Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-03-02
DEMOCRATS
RAMPANT
Two Red Hot Conventions at
Jasper Saturday.
REGULARS DECIDE
FOR PRIMARY
Minority Nominate W. H. VIII
son for Reelection for
FlOater.

That the Republicans of Marion
have no cinch on rows in conventions
was evideuced Saturday when tue
Democrats met at Jasper to attempt
to settle the question of a candidate
for fioater for the couutiss of Marion
and Franklin. 1t was a royal row,
with the affair still in 4tatu quo to be
settled in q primary Saturday, April
!. This decision was reached by the
Cameron and number of anti bond
democrats of the county by large
aftiaiority, while the Wilson supporters.
about 100 in number, nominated their
man anyway
The story of the convention follows:
At tw enty minutes to the hour set,
the courtroom was jamnied with a
multitude Outside, autos were still
driving up witt fresh loads of voters,
and the courtyard was crowded. A
wrangle was already in progress over
the question of who should open the
meeting. The regularly constituted
chairman, w. q. Carter, Of South
Pittsburg, was not present, but the
regularly constituted secretary. L. r.
Darr, of Jasper, was attempting to
call the meeting to order, and an
noupceC that it was to be held in the
yard owing to the numbers still out
side desiring to attend Before any
motion could be put, N B. Moore, of
Whitwell, Put in nomination J. A.
Walker, of Whitwell, as chairman,
and as quick as lightning it was sec
onde5, and the vote put by Mr.. Moore.
What the result was Is hard to sell
for the storm burst right there, each
side trying to yell the other down.
Indignation filled the hearts of demo-
crats who came supposing the meeting
would be called by the regular official.
the secretary always being considered
the proper person in event of the ab-
sence of the Chairman, and a fierce re-
solve on the part OF the others TO take
the convention anyway. Dlsgraeeful
scenes we're enacted. Two INST nghts
occurred between members OF the op'
posipg factions, aud more serious
trouble. knife and possibly gun play
narrowly ayeTted. Men looked on ana
saw acts committed that did not saw
or of the acts of reasonable men. FOR
fifteen or twenty minutes the STORM
ragged. Finally exhausted in yelling,
mil came. Secretary Darr, who had
bean epdeavoring all the while to I'M
tanpIa the turmoil, and still held posi-
tlou on the rostrum, quickly TOOK the
to put it to vote, tnat a9-
Nsnt should be made to the yard.
s.auickly carried by very de
shout, the opposition being NOT
-eftsitive. = .,. cont.
Standing on a table on the south
nortico of the courthouse, Secretary
Darr read the call for the meeting as
issued by Chairman Carter
s, n. Alexander gained the stand
and said that as citizen OF Marion
Countv he had Just witnessed thing
which was disgrace to the county:
THAT he. was for majority rule Inat
ba cama To transact business ana hoG
to nuarreI, but declared, I'VE VIII
,,avsr get iustice SO long as we never
asS for iustice.', Mr. Alexander
hr;ef words were very strong and tnor-
onehIy appreciated by the mulfitune
bafnrs rim which, republicans ana an,
numbered nearly 700 peopie. lheie :,
were cries of TELL us OF wilson,
and 1Tbe bond bill" but he refuseq s'I
ID talk further, and merely saio,
have come to put in nomination. peIoro
this oniet convention DIR. ). u. oeay;
~ Nhitwell, as your CHAIRMAN,
III Tbs nomination was seconded by A.
s Kelly Other nominations ae;d weie
called - for but none made. and am,o "a
cries of aHoneet Man" and square square
naai fl,e1 ), y which seemed to be the slogan
Of 'tb The convention. he was elected. 50 uai, Il
p 3 'T Darr was elected secretary as wei, a
a q. par a,, hays @ of the press present, and
theIorganization n made permanent; PERMANENT
4hay
GSs,Iuias Ns'lvl q o MiIwee, A. 7. Stew
2 % % Aenry Towics. aud s. Il Alex, Alex
as; nSar % %rommittee on Resolutions ana
1eU nUr;ng their absence w. M eau aa
.,a,' n of soutb Pittsburg, for whose whose
candidacy for fioater many n'' '