The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-06-07
IS NAMED
BY THE DEMOCRATS
FOR ANOTHER Term
GIVEN THE NOMINATION FOR
CONGRESS BY A UNANIMOUS
VOTE.
He MAKES A ROUSING SPEECH
Accepts the Honor and Pledges His
Effort to vindicate Action of Con-
vention-1old Committee Deposed
and Another Selected.
Special to The Herald.


Special to The Herald.
FRANKLIN, Tenn, June with
out a dissenting voice and in the
midst of much enthusiasm, Hon. Lem
uel p Padgett, Of Maury county, was
ANONYMOUSLY nominated for repre-
sentative in congress from the sew
enih district in the democratic con-
veEtion here yesterday afternoon.
Nj. Padgett made a rousing speech
accpting the nomination and pledged
himself to carry the fight inaugurated
oy the convention to every valley and
hill in the district.
The conJ ention also adopted strong
resolutions arraigning the so-called
district committee which perpetrated
the outrage of last February. That
on.nittee was deposed from power
and in its place representative con-
gressional executive committee was
appointed to serve until the Novem-
Der election at which time their sue
cessors will be chosen in direct pri-
mary.
The following committee on resolu-
tiols was appointed: J. l. Finney, of
Maury county, chairman, G. T. Craw-
ford, Lawrence county, secretary; K.
l. Sutton. Hickman county; H. G.
Richardson. Dickson county; J. A.
Tomlinson. Humphreys county; 10 D.
Woodward. Giles county; w. D. War
ren, Lewis county; John D. Ridley,
Giles county.
The committee submitted the fol-
loving report, which wss adopted by
q unanimous vote:
The representative of the democ-
racy Of the several counties of the
seventh congressional district, COM
ing direct from the people, in conven-
ton assembled, do resolve and de.
clare as follows:
Whenever any executive committee
or governing body of the democratic
party ceases to use it's powers for and
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IN the interest of all of the members
OF tie party and becomes the faction.
al instrument for the advancement of
individual ambition, to the detriment
OF the welfare of the party, that com.
mi.tee or governing body ceases to
command the respect and allegiance
of the democratic voters Every par.
ty committee is bound by the princi-
pies, the laws and usages of the par
ty which it assumes to represent and
whenever for the advancement of a
selfish ambition, it deliberately vio-
lates party law and usage 1t becomes
an ontcast from the favor of the dem.
ocratic party and its DEGREES are with.
out binding force upon the democrat.
ic party. When committees act for
the advancement of factional inter.
ests and contrary to the public veal
AM: the welfare of the party their
power and authority should deter
mine.
The action of the so-called demo.
cratic committee of this district in
calling factiopal primary manifest
ly in the interest of an individual and
contrary to the best interests of the
party deserves and should receive
the condemnation Of every rights think
ins democrat. The primary called
for April 27 was violative of the rules
and usages of the democratic party
of this district and was an effort 70 d.
vide and disrupt the democratic par
ty over issues which have no proper
place In contest for a national Of
fice.
The dale fixed for said primary was
not only contrary to all past prece-
dent but was manifestly in the po-
litical interest of a certain Individual.
The rules and qualifications for said
primary we're not only admit adly
partisan and unfair, but they trans.
cended the powers OF the committee.
Said rules sought to dictate to the
voters upon certain questions wholly
outside of the jurisdiction of the COM
m:ttee.
The right of the people to depose
faIthless and recreant servants and
II destroy committees which by their
arbitrary and unwarrapted usurpation
of power have forfeited all claim to
the respect and allegiance of the peo-
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