Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-05
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
To Be Held in Nashville, May 8, to Nom
mate Candidates for Governor,
us. Senate and Choose DEL
egates to the National
Convention.

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The republican state committee met
in Nashville Thursday and designated
May as the date for holding the state
convention to nominate candidate for
governor, United States senate and
elect delegates to the national conven-
tion that convenes IN Chicago, June Z.
The convention will be held in the
house OF representatives, capitol build
ing, on date named.
j Aside from selecting the four dele
gates at large to the national conven-
tion there will also be selected the u.s.
ual alternates. The convention Will be
called to order at II O'Clock a. m. At
this time everything seems very har-
monious and the outlook for united
party Is good.
Former Governor Ben W. Hooper Is
spoken of as the most likely candidate
for United States senate and John W.
Overall seems to be the leading candl-
date for the gubernatorial race.
The basis of representation is fixed
by the tota! vote. cast IN 1917 for both
Roosevelt and TAFT. All republicans
are to be recognized regardless of how
they voted III 1912. This county will
have it's customary four votes IN the
convention We take the following
from the call as issued by the state
committee:
All republicans are cordially invited
to meet together IN the various coun-
ties of this state and take part IN the
selection of delegates to this conven-
ton.
..At, oo,y,.r, ac.ve.Y4-9 +yzsssss elr. For n ?
Fipurpose of select. 8 delegates 70 at
tend this convention shall be held un-
der the call issued from the various
COMMITTEES committees at such times as
the said county committees may deem
nroner. proylded, however. that the
county conventions called for the pur'
nose of selecting delegates to attenc
said state convention shall not be helt
earlier than the first Monday IN Febru
arv. 1916. and not later than the thlrt
Monday in April, 1916.
MUST PUBLISH NOTICES.
T. ct is further ordered that notices O.
+ all county conventions shall be publish
ed for at least two consecutive week
o in a weekly newspaper in the count.
e where the convention is called, pro
0 vlded there is newspaper publlshe
y IN the county. If there IS none, tten
q and in that event, the said public no
!. tice shall be written AND posted in thre
or more conspicuous places IN sal
county. at least ten days before tn
date of SAID county convention, on
notice of which shall be at the court
J. house. and SAID notices shall clearl
I. state the time and place of meeting
u SAID county convention.
=, "Be It further ordered, that no couI
l. tv shall vote in said convention
lie larger number of votes than said couI
ty ls entitled to under the above repr'
sentatlon, regardless OF whether 1t 81
er lects a larger number of delegates
N the county convention or not. n
proxies shall be allowed, all degelat'
~ present at the state convention castlr
10 the vote to which said county is e
ne titled. as hereinbefore set out.
"A list of delegates from each cou
70 70 TO the state convention shall be dell
cred to the secretary of the state COZ
as m,ttee at Nashville, Tenn. not lat
av than the 9th day of April, l9l
-, Where more than one set OF deiegat
ny from any county is reported 10 tne Sc
retary of the committee, come
Z" shall be deemed to exist, and such o.
-. epates shall, two days before the &C
nc vent,on. submit all credentials
10 claims to the state committee for
cision as to which delegates report
shall be placed on the temporary r
OF the convention.
1.-The temporary roll OF the convt
lat r,on shall be made up under the ru
~ adopted by the republican state CT
ar. vent,on in 1906, and which are now
es. force.
nd .'The state committee shall meet
III the lst day OF May, 1916. at Nashvll
on. Tenn. at 10 O'Clock, a. M, Tor
rch purpose of making up the tempori
ter roll of the convention.
yer -. S. BEASLE1, Cnalrmah.
ac- "E. G. STOOKSYURY, Secreta