The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-19
HARMONY
PLAN IS ENDORSED
THIRTEEN TO SEVEN
MINORITY THREATEN TO FILL
PLACES OF THOSE FAVOR.
ING RESOLUTION.
JUDGE ". 0. GORDON SPEAKS
Score of Lesser Lights Join In the De-
mand for May Primary and an Ad.
dress Has Been Issued to the
Public.

Public.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 49,
For Editors Worley, Helms
kennerly, Stewart, Bockman. Nor
ton, Ray, Lewis, McGrew, Heron
Barr, Williamson, Stainback-13.
Against Editors Plan-Hickey,
WINS. Lyle, Vertrees, Hunt, Linn
Houston.
By a vote of 10 to ALMOST two to
one-the Vertrees state committee
Friday ratified the editors plan for
the unification of the democratic par
ty in Tennessee. In reality the vote
should have been IA to 6, as Frank
Bond OF this city voted the proxy of
w. &. Linn contrary to instructions.
The proxy of Committeeman Hous-
ton was voted by JEFF Hunt, who did
not respond to roll call when the
committee first began its delibera-
tons.
In sending his proxy to Mr.. Bond
Committeeman Linn stipulated that
in the event that eleven members vot-
ed TO ratify the editors plan that his
, vote was to be cast IN favor Of such
action. The instructions were read
before the committee at the insist
ance of Gen D. J. Caldwell, but de-
spite this fact Mr.. Bond voted against
the harmony.
Not only did the committee by the
vote of 13 to ratify the harmony
plan, but it rescinded the primary or
iered for May rs by the same vote,
and revoked the authority of the pri-
mary board to proceed further with
the election.
The resolution adopted by the COM
mittee was introduced by Committee
nan j. f. Helms, and is as follows:
Whereas, at a conference of the
democratic editors of Tennessee, and
OF other representative democrats, in
Nashville on March %, a resolution
was adopted recommending and SUBJ
hitting to the members of this COM
mittee and to the Barton committee
a plan providing for convention to
nominate judicial candidates, presi.
dental electors, delegates to the ma
ticnal convention and a new execu-
tive committee.
And whereas, the said plan so rec
commended has been agreed to and &C
cepted by majority of the members
CT both said Barton and this commit.
tee.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
state democratic executive commit
tee, That the said plan above men,
toned, be, and the same is hereby
ratified, approved and adopted by this
committee.
And, whereas, this committee, at
meetings on January 16 and March 9,
by resolution adopted and promuigat-
ed plan providing for convention
and a primary, and constituted a pri-
mary broad for carrying said plan in
to effect.
Therefore he it resolved, That this
committee does hereby reconsider
said resolution calling said primary
and convention, and does hereby re-
cali and revoke the authority by said |
resolution vested in said primary
board and the said primary is here
by discharged.
A resolution offered by Committee.
man S. E. Hunt, placing the commit |
Zee on record as favoring the carry
ing out Of the primary on May 25, was
voted down by a Is to vote.
The final vote demonstrated the |
popularity Of the editors harmony |
plan throughout the state, and was !;
most sweeping victory for the advo- /
Gates of party peace. 1t came as a |
singing blow to Chairman Vertrees,
Who has fought persistently for the
disruption of the part by means of /
the May primary, after it had been
fully ascertained that the democratic
voters would not enter the primary.
With the factions united and with
out ole state organization, the demo-
Gratis of the state will now march
SHOULDER to shoulder to victory in
state and national elections, it is con-
fdently predicted.
Speeches fayoring the May prima-
~ We're made by Judge Frank Lynch,
Of Franklin count; Judge Osceola
Gordon, of Maury county; w. V.
Whitson, of McMinnville; Judge Geo.
Newman, of Lincoln county: Repre-
sentative John Doe Smith, of Frank
in county; Bancroft Murray and
Mayor Howse.