Semi-weekly herald., 1916-07-27
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
SSEMBLY

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Promptly at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, pursuant to call, the Democrats
met for the purpose of selecting del
egates to attend the State, Congress
sional, Judicial, and Senatorial As
semblies of the Democratic party.
Immediately after chairman Frary
called the Assembly to order, James
A. Pulliam was elected temporary
chairman, and John B. O'Rourke tenn
porary secretary. Upon motion duly
put and carried, the chairman ap-
pointed committees on permanent or
ganization and order of business, and
on resolutions. The Assembly then
took a short recess, and upon recon-
vening, the committee on permanent
organization and order of business,
composed of o. f. Frary, G. w. Lane,
and Geo. E. West, recommended that
the temporary organization be made
permanent, and that the order of
business be as follows: election of 16
delegates to state assembly, election
of - delegates to congressional as
sembly, election of ~ delegates to
senatorial assembly, election of del
egates to judicial assembly; the re-
transaction of other business to be
brought before the assembly; the re
port of the resolutions committee;
and adjournment. The recommeda-
tions of the committee were unani-
mously adopted. At this point, the
resolutions committee being ready to
| report, duly reported, extolling the
virtues of the present national admin
istration, pointing with pride to
| Woodrow Wilson, and viewing with
| alarm the record of Governor Carl
son. The resolutions were duly adopt
ed with pleasing unanimity. Upon
motion of Mr.. Frary, which was
properly seconded and carried, the
chair appointed committees to select
delegates to the various Democratic
assemblies, subject to the approval
of the assembly, and the assembly
adjourned to 80 p. M, at which hour
the committee reports on delegates
will be heard and acted upon.
Afternoon Session.
The committee composed of Barry
Sullivan, Il. +. Talbot, and A f.
Hood, reported the following names
FOR delegates TO the state convention:
Jas. A. Pulliam, j. b. O'Rourke, II.
ID. Brindle, b. B. Russell, Jno. Waters
Geo. E. West, o +. Frary, r. L.
Myers, Il. II. Kimsely, B. Sullivan,
Geo. A. Draper, j. w. Jarvis, Grover
Damon, Reese McClosny, A. f. Hood,
G. l.. Russell. The committee COM
posed of A. C. Bagby, Thos. Tovrea,
and Z. q. Cummins, reported the fol-
lowing names as Congressional del
egates; Hans Aspaas, Fred Boulware
E. A. Chubb, Rod s. Day, o. F.
Frary, l.. f. Jenkins, o. l.. Keen, Ole
Lee, Jno. Gilbert, j. B. O'Rourke, j.
A. Pulliam, G. E. West.
The committee composed of Geo.
Goodman, b. b. Russell, and Henry
Scouton, reported the following names
as delegates to the Judicial assembly
o. l.. Keen, Jno. Alexander, Jno.
Clark, j. B. o'Rourke, B. B. Russell,
Barry Sullivan, l.. E. Smith, Henry
Scouton, F. A. Rodecker.
The committee composed of Cy
Graden, Jacob Fritz, and Geo. A.
Draper, reported the following names
as delegates to the Senatorial assem-
bly,:
l.. E. jenkins, II. N. Linebarger,
Geo. Gilbert, A. E. Reese, Chas. Herr,
Geo. Smack, j. A. Pulliam, Hans
Aspaas, Cy Graden, R. E. Myers,
Chas Conroy, Walter Alexander.
The reports of these various COM
mittees were all unanimously adopted
and the assembly adjourned sine die.