The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-09
SEVENTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS CALL
FOR CONVENTION
WILL BE AT FRANKLIN ON MON
DAY, MARCH II,
1912
RESOLUTIONS FAVORlNG TATE

VIII select Dele9dtes ana ~iteSndtco
to Attend the Republican National
Convention at chIcaoo-6ut Very
Little Other Business.
There was meeting of the Repub-
Ecan Executive Committee Of the sew
enth congressional district at the Her
mitage Hotel In Nashville Monday,
when the following call was issued
and the resolutions adopted:
To the republicans Of the seventh
congressional district of Tonnes
see:
Notice is hereby given that c re-
publican congressional convention, In
and for the seventh congressional dis
trict Of Tennessee, Is called to meet
at the court house in the town of
Franklin, Tennessee at IL o'clock
noon, ON the 18th day of March, 1912,
for the purpose of selecting two dele
gates and two alternates to attend
the republican national convention,
which is called to meet in Chicago,
H., on June IS, 1912; and to transact
all business that may properly come
before said convention.
All persons. regardless Of past po-
ftical affiliations, who believe in the
principles of the republican party and
endorse its policies and who will sup
port the nominations made at the
convention, a,e hereby cordially In
yited to unite with the republicans in
the various counties of the district to
take part in the selection of delegates
to this convention.
The county convention to select
delegates to this convention will be
called by the respective county COM
mittees in this district, and two weeks
notice of the time of electing such
delegates viii, be given in each coun-
".
This February 8, 1912.
e. II. THURMAN, Chairman
c. M. MOUNT, Secretary.
Resolutions.
We. the members of the republican
executive committee for the seventh
congressional district of Tennessee,
assembled, do hereby re-afirm and
avow our allegiance to the great ma
tional republican party.
We firmly believe in its principles;
we are proud of its history; we stand
upon its platform, and we expect to
advocate it's policies.
We point with pride to all of its
leaders from the beloved Lincoln to
our noble Taft.
We are in entire sympathy with
and highly endorse, the administra-
ton Of our nations present chief ex-
eeutive Il has been clean, wise and
patriotic, and will be submitted to the
intelligent citizenship of the United
States fol its candid consideration; |
and we have no doubt but that It will 7
receive the stamp of its approval.
We believe steadfastly in the Hon
orable Theodore Roosevelt, and we |
believe he spoke the truth when he
said, mo man of better training, no
man of more dauntless courage, of
sounder common sense and of higher,
finer character, has ever come to the
presidency that William Howard
T6ft"
Therefore, be 1t resolved,
That We hereby heartily endorse
Lis denomination for president of the
United Stateg. and pledge ourselves
to use our best efforts to further his
denomination and election.
We also highly indorse the admins
tratiop of our states present chief ex-
ecutiye We are proud of him and OF
the platform upon which he was elect
ed The church, the school and the
moral and Christian citizenship OF
the state can stand upon 1t and feel
secure, because it is right. A clean
er man. standing upon such noble
declaration Of principles, has never
filed the gubernatorial chair in Ten
nessee, than the Honorable Ben W.
Hooper.
We. theI efore, indorse his re-nomi-
ntion and pledge ourselves to uss our
influence TO further his re-nonina-
tion and election.