Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-02-14
PRIMARY ORDERED
IN 7th DISTRICT
Democratic Congressional Com
mittee Adopts Plan az
Franklin.


Seventh congressional district met here
today pursuant 10 call to fix the time
and mode for making The nomination
for congress. The committee met at
noon with s E. Hunt, Of Dickson, chair
man, aud ] w. Lambert. Of Hickman,
secretary. The roll call showed the
following present: Dickson county
S. E. Hunt, Giles; Irvine McGrew
proxy for ]. V. Campbell; Hickman, J,
W. Lambert, Houston; 7. H. PEBBLES,
Humphreys; H. c. Carter, proxy for W.
B. Rulings; Lawrence, John ForsYlhei
Lewis, Frank Carell; Maury, J. N. Burns
Wayne, 7 J Whitley; Williamson, J. W.
Reid. The following committees were
appointed: On credentials, Irvine Nc
Grew, ] NJ Burns, ] W Forsylhe. On
resolutions, H. c. Garter, T. r. PEBBLES,
and Nv Lambert The committee
then adjourned to 1880 o'clock, recon
venine somewhat later and being in
session about an hour
The credentials committee reported
that there was only one contest before
them, that for membership Of the com
mittee from Williamson county. TIP.
Henderson had appeared before the gen
eral committee and presented argument
why he should be recognized as being
chairman Of the regularly elected com
miitee Of Williamson county. His claim
was referred to the credentials commit.
tee who reported in favor Of J. ", Reid,
declaring him TO be the REGULAR chair
man Of the executive committee in this
county. The general committee unani-
nouslV adopted the report OF the Gre
dentials committee, seating Mr.. Reid.
Candidates For Congress
Messrs. Padgelt, The incumbent, Sena.
tor c. W. Turner Of Humphries, and
Hon. LIB. White Of Lawrence, the
candidates for CONGRESS, addressed the
committee Mr.. Padesit advocated an
August primary, 50 did Mr. White, but
Mr. Turner wanted il held on April ~
and the committee BY vote Of 9 TO /
fixed the datefOr April q.
The resolutions, which were adopted
| by a unanimous vote, provided thai the
nomination should be made by a white
primary on that date; aud provided tha
in order to vote the person offering t;
vote should pledge himself 10 supper
all the party nominees TO be chosen il
the general primary on that date. The
chairman of the executive committee il
each county is made supervisor of th'
primary 10 his county. 1t was ordereC
that in the selection Of the officers t,
conduct the primary they should b
} divided as equally as possible between
the several candidates for congress. Th,
principal features of the primary ar
similar to those recently ordered by tn,
committee in the Fifth congressional
district,
Mr.. McGrew, of Giles county, haC
moved to amend the report OF the reso
utions committee so as TO enable demo
| cratic negroes 10 vote, but the commit
: tee, by vote Of 9 10 /, refused to adop
the amendment.
An entrance fee Of $4,000 to defra'
the expenses Of the primary is required
by the plan; aud it was further provid
ed that by certain date if there wa
only one candidate who had qualified
he should be deemed the nominee,
Columbia, Tenn, Feb. 9-There i
the likelihood Of a bitter taclional fieh
| in the ranks Of the republican party o
/. this county after all and in spite Of tn
D claim repeatedly made that the haIche
had been buried. 1t will all come u
over an effort to be made to give an en-
, dorsement TO Treasurer Tom Taylor i
/ the coming county convention Th
= friends of Taylor declare emphaticall
!, that if any effort is made to give an en-
. dorsement to Hooper and Taft the
f will insist on the same endorsement fo
Y Tom Taylor, This does not of course s.
4 we'll with the regular republicans VIII
l declare that 10 endorse Hooper aud q
the same time endorse one OF his bitter
5 est enemies and man who has don
n all in his power to hamper and embal
: rass the only republican governor sine
. the war with one exec ption, would
! an insult to Hooper. They will certain
f ly insist upon an endorsement of Hoop
e er and Taft and fight The Tom TaYlC
t movement. 1t is evident that harmon