The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-02-05
Mass Meeting.


afternoon Feb. 1913, in the metho-
dist church, Columbia, KY, to indorse
the Kenyon-Sanders anti-shippers bill
now pending before congress.
On motion Judge N. H. Moss was
unanimously elected chairman and
Chesterfield Turner, secretary.
J. S. Chandler, pastor of methodist
church, spoke as to the purpose of the
bill, pointing out the great victory
which the passage of this bill would
give the anti-saloon people. He read
a letter urging our two United
States Senators to use their vote and
influence for this bill. On motion
of Rev. Chandler the letter was re-
f9rred to the following committee: :.
f. E. Winfrey, G. B. Smith and DR..
U. L. Taylor. The letter was report
ed and adopted as read with this sug-
gestion that the citizens of the meet
ing be given an opportunity to sign it
A motion, was carried that a copy of
this letter with the signatures be
sent to each of the following named
gentlemen, United States Senators,
T. H. Paynter and w. o. Bradley,
and Representative in congress, Har-
vey Helm.
The following men spoke very en-
Enthusiastically as to the benefit to be-
derived from the passage of this bill.
Rev. J. S. Chandler, pastor M. E.
Church.
Rev. o. P. Bush, pastor Baptist
Church.
Rev. z. T. Williams, pastor Chris
tian Church.
DR.. Z. L Taylor.
Judge F R. Winfrey.
A Resolution was adopted to have
the county paper publish the proceed
ings of the meeting and letter to-
gether with its signatures following
is the letter.
Chesterfield Turner, Secy.
Columbia, KY, Feb, 2, 1913.
Senator'S T. H. Paynter and
W. o. Bradley:
Washington, D. G.
Dear SirS,
We, citizens of Adair county, KY,
in maSS-meeting assembled, feeling
that it is for the best interest of our
beloved county and State that the
Kenyon-Sanders anti-shipping bill be-
come law, do thereby most earnestly
request you gentleman, as our repre-
Sentatives in the Senate of the United
States, to vote for the passage of said
bill. Respectfully,
N. H. Moss, Judge A. G. c., Chair,
Chesterfield Turner, Supt., City
Schools, Sec'y., j. Il. Conover, Dep
Jailer, M. L. Grissom, H. T. Walker,
S. G. Denney, Mrs. Goe. w. Staples,
Elizabeth Holiday, Mrs. John o. Rus
sell. Mary Chandler, Rev. o. P. Bush,
William Chapman Dohoney, w. T.
Mcfarland, r. r. Moss, j. H Pelly,
L. G. Rasner, j. A. Wire, @. r.. Reed.
BrdXtOn MaSSie, q. p. Smythe, G. NJ.
W. H. Gaines, ElioS A.
Dunbar, H. B. Garnett, w. p. Sum-
mer, J. NJ. Russell, Melvin Conover,
W l. Ingram, l. E. McDOugle, w. O.
Murrell, r H. Durham, G.. c. Garri-
son, G. R Hutchinson, Guy Stephen
son, 10 S. Knif1ey, W. L. Franklin, l.
Denton, Jas. Triplett, Sam Stephen
son, J. G. Eubank, &. f Rowe, Edwin
Cravens, Ray Montgomery, Atty,
Marie Denton, Mary Breeding, Jno.
w. Ottley, Mrs. J. W. Walker, Nettie
Clark, j. G. Spears. j. d Walker, G.
a. Smith, Mrs. r. f. Rowe, Mrs. r.
r. Moss. 10 n Conover, Marvin Per-
ryman, Mrs. J J. Simpson, Miss Liz
zie Murreli, U. L. Taylor, M. D.,
Mamie Vance, Sallie E. Murphy,
Octavia NJ. Reed, NJ. A. Smith, Mrs.
w. II. Mcfarland, Miranda Williams,
} W. Coy, G B. Smith, F. R. Win
frey, w. Il. Garvin, J. S. Chandler,
Pastor Methodist church, u. u. Will
liams, Fred Rainwater