Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-01-23
The Harmony Plan
Is Agreed Upon
The Two state Committees Are
Acting Together. Primary for
State Oi1icers April 25.
Barton and VsrIrsSS Shake

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 2O-Re-
sounding cheers from the threats
of the democrats assembled at the
Maxwell House announced that
both democratic committees had
agreed and adopted plans for a
joint primary 20 be held on April
p, to nominate state Clhcers.
The action of the Barton com.
mittee came after two hours de-
bate, in which the merits and the
dement's of the revised harmony
plan were considered. The plan
adopted, followed the appearance
of Senator Lea before the Yer
trees committee in response TO an
invitation. In addressing the
Nertrees cOmGittee, Senator Lea
asked for eight amendments to the
Vertrees plan to make it satisfac-
tory to the Independents. Seven
of these amendments were adopt
ed by the committee, but over
the strenuous objection of Chair
man Vertrees. Tho eighth amend.
ment was In the nature of a com
promise.
The plan agreed upon and the
amendments are as folIows:--
That Il state primary In which
all democrats regardless Of pas
affiliations, who will agree to sup
port all the nominees, may parli
cipate, is hereby ordered by th'
state democratic executive com
mittee.- to be held on SATURDAY
April u, 1912 to nominate candi
dates for the United States Senate
for governor, state comptroller
state treasurer, secretary Of stat,
and railroad commissioner.
That this primary shall be hell
and conducted b1 a committee o.
oeyen-three to be appointed b!
Maj. w o Vertrees, chairman O
the state democratic executiy,
committee and three to be appoint
ed by Col. 0 G Barton, chain maj
of the state democratic executiv,
committee. and the seventh mem
Der to be elected by these SIX; anC
then the board will at once NEE
and organize and arrange to hole
the primary
That this primary board of sew
en- shall have full and complet
charge Of the primary, that the,
shall formulate all rules, require
ments Of candidates, and regula
tons for holding SAID primary
and that their action in declaring
nominees from the result of tn
primary shall be final; provided
however, that candidates receivin,
a majority of the votes on the fac
Of the returns shall be declares
| the nominees, and that this com
mittee shall not have the power t
change any rule or regulation al
ter the date for qualification O
candidates, which shall close a
neon, thirty days prior to tn
| holding Of the primary, withou
the consent in writing Of all candi
dates for office that would be al
fected by the proposed changes
Ii no candidate shall receive a ms
iority Of the votes cast for all car
dldates running for any particula
office, said committee of seve
shall order, as early as practicable
a run-of primary between the tw
candidates receiving the highe,
number of votes for such an ofiC
in said election Of April u,
That state convention is her,
by called and ordered to CONVEX
in Nashville on Thursday, May
1912, at II O'Clock, noon, for ii
; purpose of nominatlnga candidaf
for supreme Judge, candidate {
the court of civil appeals, pres
Dental electors, a new state dem,
cratic executive committee, for s.
Letting delegates to the nation
democratic convention for adop
ing a platform and for any oth'
business that may properly atten,
ed to by a state democratic Co
vention and which has not bee
provided for in the aforesaid pr
mary.