The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-17
WAIITHORNE AGAIN
NAMED CHA|RMAAOF
haURI'S DEMOCRATS
UNANIMOUSLY REELECTED BY
THE NEW COMMITTEE THIS
MORNING.
AUGH T. SAlLlON Is SECRETARY
Old Committee Meets, Declares The
Result of the Recent Primary and
The New Committee Then Convenes
And Organizes.
Mondays Daily.)

unanimously reelected chairman and
Hugh T. Shelton was elected secretary
of the county democratic executive
committee at its meeting this morn
ing. The committee was in session
less than ten minutes and the proceed
ings were very harmonious.
The old committee first convened
In the absence Of Chairman Whit
thorne and Secretary English, the
committee was called to order by j.
Finney, at the written request OF
Chairman Whitthorne. The commit
tee then unanimously adopted the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas, only the candidates here
after named having qualified within
the time prescribed for election o.
members of the democratic county
committee, therefore be it resolved by
the democratic executive committee O.
Maury County, Tennessee, that the fol
lowing named shall constitute the
democratic executive committee fol
the next two years or until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified:
First district-Gene Pigg Ben Mul
Inns.
Second district-Wingfield Harris
s. @. Weatherly.
Third district. A. Grove, H. M
Polk.
Fourth district-Ninion Evans, w
W. Pinkston.
Fifth district-W. T. Galloway
Hicks Richardson.
sixth district-W. ]. Maxwell, Rob
ert Swami.
Seventh district-Hardy Pickard
w. s. Phillips, James English.
Eighth district-Henry H. Hill.
Ninth district--W. C. Whitthorne
Charles P. Hatcher, Ed P. Turner
Dake Biddle, Hugh T. Shelton, Uln;
H. Foster.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures Akin"
The old committee then adjourned
sine die
The new committee was at once
called to order by J. l. Finney and thu
roll called by Charles P. Hatcher, tenn
porary secretary. The following
named were present:
First district-Ben Mullins.
Third district-Horace M. Polk.
Fourth district-W. w. Pinkston
Ninion Evans.
Fifth district-W. T. Galloway.
Sixth district-W. ]. Maxwell.
Seventh district-W. S. Phillips.
Eigth district-Henry H. Hill.
Ninth district-Charles P. Hatcher
Ulna H. Foster and W. C. Whitthorn'
(by ]. l. Finney, proxy, E. P. TurneI
(by J. I. Finney, proxy
Tenth district-Henderson Akin.
Twenty-one of the tWenty-thre'
votes of the committee were present
Nominations for chairman wer,
| called for and Charles p Hatcher
nominated w. c. Whitthorne for re
election ]. l. Finney stated that whil
Mr. Whitthorne had earnestly request
ed that some one else be elected ant
that he be relieved of the exactint
duties of the place, he was sure tina
Mr.. Whitthorne would not refuse thu
request of the committee. There were
no other nominations and he wal
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Hatcher then nominated Hugh
T. Shelton for secretary and he was
elected by reclamation.
The following rule was then adopt
ed:
Resolved that a quorum of the
committee shall consist of represen
tatives from districts having in the
aggregate twelve votes in the commit
tee; the representatives present from
district voting the entire vote to
which the district is entitled"
The committee then adjourned sub
ject to call of the chairman.