The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-04-07
Democratic Mass Meeting
Held Monday.

One of the most harmonious democra-
tic conventions that ever assembled in
Fayette county met at the court house
on last Monday. The purpose of the
convention was to name delegates to
the state convention which meets in
Nashville on May II and to attend to
any other matter that was for the good
Of the party in this county, Aresoution
was adopted appointing as delegates all
democrats from the county who may
attend the convention and instructing
them to vote as a unit on all questions
coming before the convention.
The resolutions also endorsed the adj
ministration of Woodrow Wilson as
president of the United States and /.
C. Rye as governor Of Tennessee ard
instructed the delegates to vote for the
denomination Of Gov. Rye. W. D.
Scruggs was endorsed for Secretary OF
state and j, B. Thomson for comp
troller and Porter Dunlap for Treasurer.
Hon ]. P Matthews was recommend
ed to the democrats of the tenth con-
gressionaI district as a delegate to the
National convention and 7, R. Preston,
w. H. Hartford, Judge A. S. Buchan-
an and Judge S. j. Everett were en-
dorsed for delegates from the state at
large.
The following resolution was passed
Resolved by the Democrats in mass
convention assembled:
First That we DO most heartily IN.
dorse the administration Of Woodrow
Wilson and commend his success II
keeping this country out Of war with
all other nations of the world, anc
pledge and instruct our delegates to Dc
all in their power to secure his renomi
nation.
"Second That we indorse the ad
administration Of Hon, T. G. Rye
governor Of Tennessee, and commend
him most cordially in his efforts t.
carry out the platform pledges Sc
forth in the last Democratic convention
and we instruct our delegates to d
everything in their power to secure hi
; denomination for governor.
"Third-That we commend to thu
Democracy Of the Tenth District Hon
lip. Matthews as one of the delegates
TO the National Democratic Conven
ton in St. Louis for the purpose O
nominating Democratic candidates TO
president and vice president.
FOURTH having majority o
the votes which make it necessary t
have a floterial representative iron
Shelby and Fayette Counties, and hav
) ing been denied any voice whatever II
the selection of such fioterisl represen
. tatiye since 1906, therefore we demand
that Fayette County be permitted Il
name the candidate for said fioteria
representative this year.
"Fifth-That we endorse the candl
dacy of our former countyman. Hon
W. d. Scruggs, for secretary OF state
and most heartily and enthusiasticall
commend him to Democracy of othe
counties of Tennessee, and we instruc
our senator and representative 10 q
all in their power to secure his election
"Sixth-That we commend to IN
: Democrats of Fayette County and tn
entire state Hon. X. D. Mcclellan
nominee for United States senator, an
pledge him oul loyal and untiring sue
port in the November election.
"Seventh-That we indorse Hon.
B. Thomason for reelection as comptrol
: er and the Hon. Porter Dunlap as treas
y urer. and instruct for their reelection
"Eighth-That all Fayette Count
: Democrats who attend the conventlo
! in Nashville on May II are hereby cor
stituted delegates to said convention
and hereby instruct them to vote as
unit on all questions coming before tn
convention.
'Ninth-That we instruct our dele
/ gates to vote for the following delegate
; from the state at large to the nations
convention: Hon. I. R. Preston, Hor
W. H. Hartford, Hon. A. S, Buchana
and Hon. S. j. Everett"
And after the adoption ofthe resolV
ton w. t. Loggins was elected as fiot'
rial committeeman from this county.