The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-01-28
no PRIMARY FOR
COUNTY OFFICES.

members oi the committee present
Those being: ]. w Peeler, Eugene
D Heron, Represented by proxy) w.
N. Beck. w. T. Kabnard II, G.
Richardson. George Hudson. J. Sill
Hicks. Z. II. Stone, J. W, Johnson.
Represented by p-oxy). and w. X.
Oakley, talso represented by proxy.
Sesas. Kannard and Richardson
"sre unanimously elected Chairman
md Secretary. The vacancies were
filed by selecting w. Il. Baker. OF
the l-t district; K B. Collier Of the
7th district; Rook Baker, 9th dis
trict; John Turner, 10th district;
George Wright, 18th district; and
Tom Crow. 18th district.
Mr.. George Hudson, Committee
man from the 9th district made a
motion that the County Primary he
:, held slhe .ascepd Saturday. in april,
at which time the Democrats OF the
county nominate candidates for
Sheriff, Trustee, Tax Assessor, and
Representative In the legislature.
Mr.. J. Sill Hicks seconded Mr.
Hudson s,mo.lon. Mr.. Hudson made
strong speech in favor OF the
Democratic Primary for all county
offices, and stated that il this was
not done, that Republicans were
likely to be elected to the office,
and the Democratic party OF the
county would be greatly injured.
He stated that IN early primary
wouid enable the defeated candi-
dates y: make crop.
Mr. Pitt Henslee and Mr.. +. IL
Stone both made speeches against
the County Primary claiming that
there had never been n Democratic
Primary in the county, and that no
Republican had ever been elected
to a county office,
Messrs Stone aud Henslee both
stated that thoy believed primary
at this time would cause discord
in the county, and would do the
Democratic party more harm than
good.
They stated that in the recent
Senatorial primary, a very small
vote was cast, and that no election
was held in some districts. and
with the prejudice that most Of the
people had against the primary,
and with majority Of the candi-
dates OF the county, opposing
primary, they thought It best TO
have no primary for county offices,
and let the candidates for Sheriff.
Trustee, and Tax Assessor run be-
fore the August election and let
all OF the people decide at the regu-
lar election in August, who they
wanted for their county officials.
MI. Huas,n repised that any
good Democrat ought to be willing
to 10 into = Democratic primary,
and let the Democratic voters de-
eide who should be the officials Of
the county, and that II a man was
not good enough Democrat to vote
in the Democrats primary, that
then he should not call himself
Democrat,
DR.. J. +. Mathis stated that he
would be a candidate for the legis-
lature. aud stated that he favored
Democratic primary for all county
Offices.
Mr.. II. G. Thompson stated that
he was a candidate Tor the legis-
lature, and that while he favored a
democratic primary at the regular
Odgust election to nominate a
candidate for the Legislature. yet
he did not think i, wise to nomi.
nate candidates for Sheriff, Trustee
and Tax Assessor and vote was
then taken, 4 voting against the
primary and voting for it, Those
voting against the primary were
Eugene Heron, represented by
proxy II. c. Richardson, W. +,
kannard, h, II. Stone. W, J John.
son Represented by proxy W. r,
Oakley represented by proxy,
Those voting III favor 0! the primary
10 nominate county office were; J.
n, peeler, VIII Beck, George Hui-
son, and J, Sill Hiok. 1t was then
decided that there would be no
primary to nominate county officials.
but tha, all candidates would be
allowed to run through until the
Angus, election. Mr., Pitt Henslee
then moved that a primary TO nom-
mate a candidate Tor the legislature
be held at the regular August elec-
tion.
Mr, II. c. Richardson seconded
this motion. Mr.. (. H. Stone
stated that he favored the primary
to nominate y candidate for the