Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1912-09-12
Democratic Mass Meeting

I'd, 1912, was called to order by j. A.
Carlen, and proceeded to organize by
: electing S. B. Yeargan temporary chair
man and l.. M. Burlington, temporary
mitee ON resolutions and delegations
was appointed by the chair: B. G. Adj
cock, v. E. Bockman, w. r. Carlen,
Frank Richmond and d. E. Slagle,
which committee, after consideration
and deliberati0n, reported as follows
Whereas the Hon. George N. Welch
is an aspirant to represent us in the
upper house of the next general assem-
bly, of Tennessee, and realizing that
he is eminently capable of represent
!. pg us, being one Of our most success
full business men, as well as high
toned, honorable gentleman:
Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
the Democracy of Putnam county, in
mass convention assembled, instruct
our delegates to cast the vote of Put
nam county as unit, and use all hon
orable means to secure his nomina
ton so long as his name is before the
convention, for Mr.. Welch as our next
senator of this, the Tenth senatorial
district of Tennessee.
Be it further resolved, that it is the
sensei Of this mass convention that a
delegated convention be held in the
courthouse at COokeyille, on Monday,
Sept %, 1912, for the purpose of nom
mating a Democratic candidate for the
office of Representative in the, next
general assembly Of Tennessee. That
each civil district shall be entitled to
count its proportional part of the vote
in said convention and the elegates
present from each district shall cast
the vote of said district, the basis of
representation to be one vote for every
so Democratic votes or fractional part
over rs cast for president in the last
with less than 25 votes shall have one
vote. Said delegates to be selected at
this present mass convention by the
committee on delegation.
B. G. ADCOCK, Chairman
ID. f. SLAGLE, Secretary
w. r.. CARLEN,
FRANK RICHMOND,
V. E. BOCKNAN.
When the committee offered the fol-
lowing names as delegates to the SEN
atorial convention to be held at Liv-
ingston on Sept %, 1912:
]. A. Carlen, d. E. Slagle, v. E. Book
man, r.. l.. Farley, r. B. Capshaw, A.
j. Dudney, E. H. Boyd, Thomas Finley,
G. W. Alcorn, P. Y. Jared, Worth Bry-
ant, d. H. Morgan, Mike Moore, Tom
Pharris, w. w. Mcdonald, r. L. Rash,
Dow Ballard, T. D. Ford, w. R. Staley,
Harve Shipley, l.. M. Burlington, B. G.
Adcock, w. O. Watson, E. w. Capshaw,
@. X. Holiday, M. X. Adcock, Jere
Whitson, w B. Rector, r. p. Morgan.
Chas. r. Countiss, O. N. Draper, A. L.
Weeks, Lee Pr0ffitt, J. II. Verble, ]. H.
Hill, r. d. Taylor, d. w. Dyer, Millard
Watson, L. F. Miller, Alvin Walker, z.
Dixon, Will Mccormick, John How
ard, W. H. Jernigan, D. Averett, Wiley |
Bilbrey, S. N. Miller, John Tucker, J.
f. Pippin, Roe Palk, Bill Whitson, Joe
Scott, Huse Dyer, M. C. Farley, Cleve |
ton, Tom Lee. Frank McBroom, 0. N.
Bryant, John Denny, A. Stanton, F. H.
Jared, A. B. Thompson, Will Nelson,
Philip Sadler, Jim Warren, G. A. john
son, L. f. Stockton, Chess Warren,V.
w. Talbot, Viii Terry, JessBartlett, w.
II. Anderson. j. ID. Lowe, John Barks,
j. A. Lambert, j. C. Ferrell, John Van
tfease, j. B. Rogers. H. T. Rogers EN-.
Dubois. J. M. Mccormick, Jim Bohan-
non, w. r. Carien, J. N. King, j. w.
Hughes, B. p. POinte re. H. Hickman,
j. T. Pointer, j. H. COrnwell, Terry
verble, ]. r. Hampton. H. A. Draper,