Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-15
GREAT GATHERING
OF REPUBLICANS
Ia1eweIl 6. 0. P, Men In Harmonious Meet
ing Tuesday Praise Taft's Administration
And Endorse SIemp and Martin,

And Endorse SIemp and Martin.
A large and enthusiastic mass-meet-
ing of the Republicans of Tazewell faced
Secretary James w. Harman in the
courthouse here on Tuesday, when, in
the absence of County Chairman John
t. Barns, the meeting was called to
order by him.
Mr.. Hsrmap I'D on Hon. w. B.
Spratt, of Richlsnds, to act as tempo
rary chairman. Mr.. Spratt in brief
speech then stated that the object of
the convention was to select delegates
to the district and state conventions.
He called for nominations for secretary
and James W. Harman was selected for
the position, and on motion of Hon.
Barnes Gillespie the temporary organiza-
tion was made permanent.
On motion of Colonel VIM. c. Pendle-
ton the delegates were selected, by dis
tricts, on the following basis: Clear
Fork g.; Jeffersonville z; Maiden Spring
z. The various districts then repaired
to separate rooms to select their dele
gates and alternates, and when they had
re-assembled reported the following:
CLEAR FORK.
State Convention.
Delegates-Samuel P. Mustard. T. R.
Smoot, H. c. Galloway, R. L. Gillespie,
II. S. Bowen, F. M. Moss.
Alternates-R. L. Mustard, c.. W.
Mathews, DR.. Frank Pyott, E. C.. Nc
Farland, c. w. Crockett, ]. W. Wade.
District Convention.
Delegates-J. P. Crockett, Henry S.
Bowen, c. N. Mathews, J. Floyd Gil
lespie, II. c. Galloway, ]. Walter Gray
beal.
Alternates-JohnP Pruett, ]. G. Giles
pie. ]. R. Anderson, F. NJ Moss, Frank
Cox, Rsnse Carter.
JEFFERSoNvILLE.
State Convention.
Delegates-F. Thompson, VIM. C.
Pendleton, W. G. O'Brien, ]. C. Peery,
NJ. L. Peery, w. A. Leece, ]. w. Har-
man.
Alternates-W. o. George, w. L.
Moore, w. F. Harman, T. R. Waldron,
Geo. P. Hall, H. F. Peery, T. R. Peery.
District Convention.
Delegates-J. S. Gillespie, VIM. C.
Pendleton, G. o. Bandy, ]. P. Whitman,
w. F. Harman, C. w. Greever, Robert
Pickett.
Alternates-W. L. Moore, H. G. Nc
Call, Alex R. Beavers, Thos. Crockett,
7. L. May, 7. E. Hankins, j. II. Peery.
MAIDEN SPRING.
State Convention.
Delegates-W. B. Spratt, Nj. C. Nc
Corkle, N. Zeigler, R. T. Bowen, w. 3.
F. White, T. A. Mcclure, J. Ed Bandy.
Alternates-J Pickett, G. G. Har-
ris, Harry Bane. C. N. Barns, S. F. AL
lison, b. V. Elswick, John A Higgin-
botham.
The same delegates that represent
Maiden Spring in the state convention
will also represent her in the district
convention at Bristol
Peel Harman then introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
We, the Republicans of Tazewell
county in convention assembled, do
hereby renew our allegiance to the prin-
ciples of the Republican party as here
tofore enunciated in its platforms, State
and National, and as exempted by the
administrations of Abraham Lincoln,
William Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt
and William 81. Taft, therefore, be it
resolved
First: That we most cordially and
sincerely indorse the administration of
President William H. Taft, who ty his
constant adherence to the principles of
his party and devotion to the welfare of
the people has demonstrated his fitness
for the exalted position he now occu-
pies.
Second: We most heartily indorse
the record of our Congressman, the
Hon. c. B. Slemp, who has thrice been
chosen by the people of this district as
their representative in Congress, and
who has been uniformly faithful to the
interests of his constituents; and of the
Hon. Alvah H. Martin, our national
committeeman.
Third: We hereby instruct our dele
gates to the convention to be held at
Bristol on the 21st instant and at Roam
oke, Va, March IL, 1912, to vote for
the Hon. C. B. Slemp as State chair
man and as one of the delegates at
large to the National Convention which
meets in Chicago; and for the Hon.
Alvah 81. Martin as national commit
teeman from Virginia.
Fourth: We hereby instruct the del
egates from Tazewell county to vote in
said convention at Bristol for H. G. Nc
Call and A. P. Crockett as Delegates