The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-11
OBION COUNTY PRIMARY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER a
Candidates Agree on County Pri-
mary at Meeting Monday.


The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Obion County met at the
courthouse in Union City last Mon.
day afternoon, with the following
members present:
No. /. o. L. Weaks; 2, absent; g.
absent; 4, r. C. Callicott; S, John
White: 6, w. J. Erwin; z, absent
8, J. r. Hurt, proxy; 8, Ira Barker,
proxy; 10, absent; IL, absent; 12,
G. r. McDade, proxy; 13, J. L. Fry;
IA, G. R. McDade, proxy; Is, alb
sent; 16, absent.
Meeting was called to order by
the chairman, ]. L. Fry. On mo-
tion Bert Clements and Sam Finch
were appointed to fill the vacancies
from Numbers Seven and Eleven. J.
L. Crockett was elected to fill the
vacancy in Number Sixteen caused
by the removal of C. G. Thomas.
Leslie Cunningham was elected to
fill the vacancy in Number Three
caused by the removal of r. e.
Switzer. w. H. Latimer was elect
ed to fill the vacancy in Number
Ten caused by the removal of Luke
Latimer.
Mr.. White suggested that the
candidates would like to be heard
with regard to the date of the coun-
ty primary, and the following can
didates present agreed on the first
Saturday in December, 1915, that
being the fourth day of the month:
T. j. Easterwood, I. ]. Howard, P.
d. Hornbeak, W. P. Noah, S. R.
Bratton, Lem Poore, T. P. Finch, w.
E. Jackson, J. E. Cox, Henry Mof-
fett, w. T. Mathes.
0. L. Weaks moved that a pri- |
mary election for all county offices |
to be filled at the next regular cleo
ton be held on the first Saturday
in December, the 4th day of Decem-
Der, 1915, and motion was unani-
carried.
John White offered a motion that
Ill known white Democrats in the
county be permitted to vote in said
election, who will agree to
support the nominees of this Demo-
ratio primary, and that those Demo-
rQfC Iuhn UiII oQI
.ge before the August election, 1915,
,lso be allowed to vote in said pri-
nary, which motion was unani-
aously adopted.
Moved and carried that the chair
ppoint three members of the COM
littee as sub committee to select
fficers and hold said primary cleo
ion, as follows: o. L. Weaks, J.
. Crockett, John White.
Moved and carried that all can
ldates file with said sub committee
nirty days before the date of said
rimary election their petitions as I
andidates and that said sub COM
littee is hereby authorized to assess !
ach candidate the amount of money L
eemed necessary to hold said cleo
on.
Moved and carried that all officers
olding said election be paid the 8
'gular fee for their services.
Moved and carried that the can
date receiving the highest number 8
votes in said primary election for u
rustee be declared the nominee of
e Democratic party of Obion Coun-
for said office, the candidate re- 81
living the highest number of votes Il
r Sheriff the Democratic nominee g
that office, and the candidate re- -
living the highest number of votes u
r Tax Assessor the Democratic d
minee for that office.
Moved and carried that all returns u
said election be made promptly d
the chairman of the County Ex- %
utive Committee, J. L. Fry, and -
at said County Democratic Execu- a
re Committee meet on the second II
onday in December to canvass the &c
turns and declare the result of d a.
Id primary ui
]. L. FRY, "
Chairman