Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-03-02

to attend the meeting. addressed the
Convention. His words we're well
chosen and strong. and he made friends
by his honest, open declarations. he
prefaced his words by thanking tne
people for their support and decency
in the matter. He said the people
were holding this convention and not
few Office seekers. He wanted, ne
said. to represent the people fairly ana
equarely. He said that in all nation
al and state affairs he was in line
with the democratic PLATFORM, but
that in county matters the people mao
the right to settle them at the ballot
box. That be bad offered for office on
" once before, and that be now want
ed to go to the Legislature to give ey.,
cry man a fair, square deal. DE sald
be had a clean record as a citizen, and
bad the deepest gratitude to the con-
yention aud would serve them falth-
fully.
Resolutions were then ready by A.
S. Kelly as follows:
"WHEREAS; 1t is the sense OF this
conveL tion that tue DemoclAtic Party
of Marion County should nominate a
candidate for Floater to be voted for
in toe election to be held in November
of this year, 1916, to represent the
counties of Marion and Franklin in
the Legislature of Tennessee for 19l7..
and. it being fundamental principal
of Democracy that the majority rule,
ana to the end that every democrat IN
Marion County may express MS
choice:
"Be 1t Therefore Resolved; That a
primary election is hereby called to be
held on Saturday. April 1st, 1915, for
tue nomination of candidate OF the
Democratic Party for the Office OF
Floater to represent the counties OF
Maiion and Flanklin in tho Legisla
ture of 1917, to be voted for the cleo
tion to be held in November, 1915.
''Be 1t Further Resolved; That ev-
cry known democrat, who will be ell
gible to vote in the November cleo
tion, 1916, shall be permitted to cast
ballot in the said primary without the
production of POLL tax receipt or re-
gistration certificate
BE 1t Further Resolved; That @.
T Williamson, Chairman; g. Z.
Milwee, H. S. Layne, J. p. Arms
trong and and 7. S Turner are here
by constituted and appointed prim
ary committee with full authority to
hold and conduct the said primary,
name officers for the same, make rules
anG regulations for the conduct of the
same, to canvass the returns and de-
clare the result
''Be 1t Further Resolved That all
democrats desiring to become can
didate for the nomination for the said
office in the said primary shall file
with the Chairman of the Primary
Committee, on or before the 18th of
March, 1915 a written declaration Of
his intention to become such candi-
date, together with the certified check
of such person payable to the Chair
man of the Committee to be used by
the COMMITTEES in defraying the ex-
penses of the primary in the prepara-
tion of ballots, tally sheets, postage,
etc, the said check to be in the
amount of $37. so.
'Ba 1t Further Resolved; That no
person shall be allowed to become
candidate in thu said primary who
does not comply with the foregoing
requirements and, in the event only
one person should so qualify, then no
primary shall be held and the Primary
Committee is authorized to declare
such person so qualifying the nominee
of the Democratic Party for Floater
from Marion and Franklin Counties to
be voted for in the November election,
1916
Be 1t Further Resolved; That, in
the event more than two persons
should run in the said primary for the
should receive majority of the votes
cast, then, in that event, run off
urinary is hereby called to be held on
Saturday, April 18th. 1916, which run
off shall be between the two candi
dates receiving the highest number of
votes in the primary Of April 1st.
which run off primary shall be con-
Quoted and held by the said Primary
Committee under the same rules and
regulations governing the primary of
Aprit 1st -
In order to give fair, square deal,
and not to force anyone candidate on
the citizens of Marion it was decided
to hold primary anyway. even if only
one candidate announced
Adopted by unanimous vote, only
one voice feebly cheeping, NO." and
WAS never heard again 3
A. s. Kelly then read the list of
names comprising the Executive Com
mittee for the next two years, as fol-
lows:
"We recommend to the convention
the selection of the following demo-
Gratis to compose the Democratic Exc
cutive Committee for Marion County
for the next two years
''Floterial Committeeman, Alan s, 4
Kelly.
SEXECUTIvE COMMITTEE.
"1st Districts. N. Rust, Jess
Wooten, Robt. Foster.
9nd District--N. b. Moore, s. L.
Havron, G c. Shirley, J. L. Shirley,
d. 7. Layne, J. l.. Seay. g. Q Mil
wee, Dave Holloway, Frank Kelly, J.
H. Northcut, C. NJ. Layne.
3rd District-J G Foster, Jas.
Roope, Ernest Rector. j. E. Clouse,
Geo Myers.
4th District-P. c. Toney, Ed Bird.
well, Back Henderson, c. P. Beene,
] C Marlowe, S. P. Coffey, Will
Dsakins.
5th District lanes Wells, e. ".
Prigmore, DR.. X. Shelton, S L. Ket-
ner