Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-01-27

dates pay the officers OF primary
Ia. j. Dykes spoke against such
course, and several volunteered
their services free of charge, and
hit was decided by the convention
Ithat officials should serve with
out recompense. This plan was
seconded by u. G. Lancaster,
VIM. Lee, j. j. Thach, j. c. Kel-
lily and others.
On motion of. c. Kelly, the
chairman appointed ]. G. Lam
kester, J.. j. Dykes and W. F.
Mechanical committee to prepare
rules for primary. While this
committee was in session, talks
were made by the candidates as
! follows:
Wash Coppipger led off for
sheriff, and abiding to his form
.er race, said he failed to under
stand the remarkable falling off
of the vote at the Lock and Rich
ard City two years ago from the
primary figures. He raised some
fun over this tough point.
j. M. Kelly, present sheriff,
and out for the second race, made
a neat speech thanking the peo-
pie for their favor, and asking
support.
L. P. Brewer for trustee, said
as a member of the county court
he had tried to do his duty. He
said a county squire got lots of
cussing, and he would like an Of
flee where there was more in it
than that.
S. L. Rogers, of Whitwell, an
other candidate for trustee, said
this was his first speech in pub
lie. He said he had entered the
race at the solicitation of many
friends.
Austin Tate, of Battle Creek,
another looking towards the
trusteeship, said he had always
been a republican, and and if a
loser in the race he would>still be
a republican.
O. H. Francis of lnman, as
fourth candidate for trustee,
made neat speech, and also said
that MANY friends hadurgeG him
no make the race
Ed Willis, a fifth candidate for
HKustee, did not crate, being out
in theWard. possibly, looking ;af-
eeY his fences.
w. M. Bible of SouthPittsburg
a sixth candidate for trustee,
said that he was a blacksmith,
but believed the trusteeshiB
would suit him very we'll.
w. D.. Alder, candidate for taxi
assessor said it was a very im-
porfam office, and he would do
his duty faithfully, if he secured
it. 81. .s
Report On executive committee
was then read by J. L. Raulston
and adopted, as follows:
1st Dtstniet G. W. Mccullough.
Dan Green, Andy Curtis, James Bry
ant, Fred Campbell, R. J. Kilgore
end District IS. 9. Green. Ike
Layne, Dsye Layne, Sam Brown.
Thomas Morrison, Jr,, John Higgins
3rd District Joe league. j. A.
Giayson, George S. Smith, Gillian
Barker, Foster Y. Powell, r. l. |
Powell.
4th District Miles Merritt, Kelly
Pryor, Jesse Coppinger, Sam Curtis,
Chas. Curtis, M. NJ. Jones, Church
Springs, Arthur HaywOtth, Monroe
Cheek.
5th District-Henry Peck, George
3ryson. Dan Pitman, Wash Long,
Houston Vinsant. B. B. Alder, G. W.
McCurry. o. Fl. Francis.
9Th District james Newsome, Robt.
aitchie, Thomas Ritchie, Nathan Nc
Nabb. sf
7th Districts. s. Tate, o. P Gill
lam. NJ. D. Brewer, F. NJ. McCul
ough, J. ". Morrison, Chas. Curtis,
Y. F. Thomas, J. c. Kelly, A. w.
Ferguson, T. l.. Foster. Alex Rogers,
!. W. Dame, Sam McReynolds, Taylor
spears. Mitchell Goodman, Fred
'hockley, H. NJ. Westmoreland.
Sth District-D. Vinsant, Kelly
9uarles, Rich Huckaby. Thomas Nor
ison.
9th District-J. G. Raulston, Roy
3eene, Marion Collins, John Alder,
Henry Rsulston, John Beene, John
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