The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
TWO CONVENTIONS
CALLED FOR BY
STATE COMMITTEE
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON-
vENTIoN AND ELECTORS TO
BE CHOSEN JUNE 10.
JUDGES NOMINATED june l9

Chairman Barton to Name Sub-Com'
mittee of Five to Prepare Plans
Mass Conventions In Various ccun
ties First Monday In June.
NASHVILLE, Mar. 19.-The state
democratic executive committee, Col
o. c. Barton, chairman, met Monday
in room 60 Maxwell House, and call,
ed a state convention to be held In
Mash Vile on June IS for the selec.
ton OF delegates to the national con,
vention and for the nomination OF
electors, and state convention for
June 10 for the nomination of can
didate for Judge Of the supreme court
and Judge of the court Of civil ap-
peals
Mass conventions are called in the
various counties Of the state on Mon
day, June 3, for the purpose OF ap-
pointing delegates to the two state
conventions.
Chairman Barton was authorized
to appoint committee to be compos-
ed of five democrats within the next
thirty days, this committee to have
full power and authority to prepare
and promulgate plans for the nomina.
ton of a candidate for governor and
candidates for the other state offices.
The convention plan is broad ia its
scope an invitation being extended to
all democrats who believe in and de-
sire the success of democratic prin-
Ciples to participate in the mass
meetings for the appointment of del
egates.
In the appointment of the commit
tee Of five to prepare and promulgate
plans TO rthe nomination of the va
rious state officers, it is understood
that Chairman Barton will consider
the names of prominent democrats
from all parts of the state, and will
exercise great caution in selection of
men who have the confidence and es-
TEEN of democrats generally This
committee will be announced some
time during the next month.
In the absence of Chairman Barton
who Is spending a week at French
Lick Springs, the committee was call
ed to order by Jonas T. Amis, who
had been previously designated to
act in Chairman Barton's stead The
convention plan was then submitted
by the special committee appointed
by the special committee appointed
by Chairman Barton at the meeting
Of the committee held here on March
9, under authority of a resolution
adopted at that time, the special
committee being composed of Soma
tN o. X. Holiday, Jonas T. Amis
and Judge ]. B. Newman.
The plan as reported by the
special committee was carefully con-
sidered and adopted as a whole.
The resignation of Col r. P. Nay
10 rof Springfield as a member of the
committee was rendered and accept
cd. Col. Naylor gave as a reason for
his resignation the fact that he will
be out of the state for a few months
and would be unable to attend the
meetings of the organization Ollie
e. Sprouse, prominent merchant
and politician of Springfield, was I'M
animously elected to the vacancy.
Mr.. Sprouse is one of the leading
citizens of his section and his Cleo
ton to succeed Col Naylor will
doubtless meet with general ap-
prevail
the committee adjourned Monday
afternoon shortly before o'clock.
The convention plan adopted in
full follows:
Resolved, That a state democratic
convention is hereby called to meet
al noon, in the city of Nashville,
Tenn, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of
June, 1912, to appoint delegates to
the national democratic convention
to be held at Baltimore June 26, 1912,
and to nominate presidential elee-
tors.
Resolved, That a state democratic
judicial convention is hereby called
10 meet in the city Of Nashville,
Tenn, on Wednesday, the 10th day
OF June, 1912, to nominate a candi-
date for judge of the supreme court,
and for Judge of the court of civil ap-
peals.
Resolved, That mass conventions
are hereby called to be held at the
various county seats throughout the
state, for the purpose of appointing