The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-27
BY FIRST DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Roles Changed as a Result of the
Changed Conditions Another
Meeting to be Held the %.

publican executive cOmmltLee Oh tHS
first congressional district met here
yesterday for the purpose of taking
action concerning the primary to bt
held on Sept. 5th. A full attendance
was had, all counties except johnson
being represented. The withdrawal
of the Shipley committee. from the pri'
mary and reputation of their agree
ment to hold joint primary was dis,
cussed at considerable length. AS
only one candidate for committeeman
of each county had qualified, it was
decided to give candidates until Fri
day, the 28th, in which to qualify. Ad-
ditional rules were provided for hold
ing the primary, made necessary by
the withdrawal of the Shipley commit
tee, in which it is provided that if nc
other candidates qualify by noon OF
Friday next, the committee shall meet
on Saturday and declare those quail
flying the nominees, thereby doing
away with the primary. The resolu-
ton covering this phase of the matter
is as follows:
Whereas, by joint agreement en-
tered into on May Is, 1914, primary
election was called by the republican
congressional executive committee and
an organization, self-styled the pro
gressive republican congressional exc
cutive committee, and commonly
known as the Shipley committee. said
primary having been called for Sept.
5, 1914, and
Whereas, said Shipley committee has
repudiated its agreement to enter in
to such joint primary and refuses to
participate therein; and
Whereas, under said joint agreement
signed by both committees, the chair
men of the respective organizations
were each to file with Hon. j. E. Bid
die, on or before June l, a certified
list of six names of republicans who
were, in conjunction with Hon. J. q.
Biddle, to form primary board to
hold said election; and
Whereas, both chairmen did file
such lists, but said Shipley did not file
within the prescribed time, and few
days after he had filed his list, men,
Der of said Shipley committee, without
the knowledge or consent of said Bid
die, went to his Office and withdrew
said Shipley list and thereafter failed
and refused to return it, thereby rem
dering 1t impossible for said Biddle to
give notice to the members of the
primary board selected by said Ship
ley committee and proceed in accord
ance with the agreement previously
entered into; and
Whereas, said Biddle and the men,
bers chosen by this committee have
advertised said primary election, and
ments for holding the same in accord
ance with said agreement insofar as
they are able to do so, and
Whereas, this committee deeply de.
plores the action of said Shipley COM
mittee in repudiating it's agreen ont,
and still hopes to harmonize facto1al
differences, and avoid further str. in
the first district; and
Whereas, only one candidate, the
Hon. Sam R. Sells, has qualified as a
candidate for congress in accordance
with the terms of said joint agreement
but has indicated his willingness to
waive informalities and Irregularities
on the part of said Shipley committee
and any other candidates for congress;
and
Whereas, it is and has been the
opinion of this committee, and it has
been judicially determined. that acts
of 1901, chapter 80, do not apply to
congressional primaries, and this COM
mittee agreed to attempt to hold the
primary. under said act for the sole
reason that said Shipley committee
demanded it; therefore, be it
Resolved, That primary election
Is hereby called to be held on Sept
ember s, 1914, in which all bona fide
republicans are invited to participate, /
and to be held in accordance with the
provisions of said agreement of May
Is, except as hereinafter stated, and
in accordance with the following adj
ditional rules and regulations:
/. Said primary will be held by |
Hon. j. Il. Biddle and the members of |
said primary board heretofore select
ed by this committee.
2. Should other candidates for con-
gress desire to qualify in said primary
they may do so by filing with Hon. ].
E. Biddle, on or before noon, Friday,
August %, 1914. crtified check for
$250.00, accompanied by a notice of
and the pledge prescribed
by rule of said agreement of May Is,
1914. In the event an additional can