Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-07
MASS CONVENTION
Delegates Instructed for West
Tennessee Candidates

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mittee for the holding Of county ju-
de-. conventions in various coun-
ties Of Tennessee on Monday, Dec.
8rd, 1917, a county mass convention
was held at the court house in Hunt
ingdon at 1 p. m, Monday.
The convention was called to or
der by C. NJ. Watson secretary Of the
county democratic executive com
mittee, and on motion c. NJ. Watson
was elected permanent chairman and
Allen S. Eason and D. A. Burkhalter
permanent secretaries of the con-
vention.
The chair was authorized to APP
point committee of five on delegs-
ton and the following gentlemen were
named to compose said committee
Messrs. R. B. Moore, E. A. Bryant,
VI, E. HALEY Joe H.. Mccall and J.
W. Murphy.
The committee reported the fol-
lowing list Of delegates to attend
the state convention at Nashville
First district - E. NJ. Moore, R. E.
McNail;
Second district-C. j. WingO, Jas.
Il. Hillsman, S. &. Hames, G. w.
Harris, j. E. Bryant.
Third district-H F. Alden, Frank R.
Young,
Fourth distriet-D. A. Burkhalter,
w. J. Fuqua, Fern Scates, Cozzie
Young, r. V. Mitchell.
Fifth distriet-Dorsey P. Bramley,
w. R. Newsome.
Sixth district. w, Porter, w, II.
WoodalI
Seventh district-Ben johnson, Joe
Cook
Eighth district John Foster, Sam
Kennon.
Ninth district L. G. Butler, viii
Gordon.
Tenth district j, w. Mann,
Eleventh district &C. NJ. Watson, Al
len S. Eason, J. H. Bayer, J. NJ.
Nesbitt, ]. T. Peeler, and L. A.
Hurt.
Twelfth district-R. H. billiard. r A
Crider.
Thirteenth district-Tom Jamison, L.
B. Walker.
Fourteenth district-Lem Wall, G. A.
Thomson.
Fifteenth district w. H. Owen, l..
L. King.
Sixteenth district-H. P. Bayless, Ed
Halcomb.
Seventeenth district-A. NJ. Pinson,
Geo. Turner.
district-Jim Kee, Thur
man Kee.
Nineteenth district-J E. Scates. S.
H. Coleman.
Twentieth district. w. Mckinney.
NJ. 2. Bryant.
Twentyfrst Districts. L. Baroer II
P. Mullins.
lwentysecond district. S. Parnell
+. M. Everette and R. M. 'Ellinor
rwentythird district Homer VII.
lialns, Albert Perry.
fwentyfourth district. T. Moore
T. A. Tucker and V. T. Utley.
On motion the five gentlemen com |
losing the committee on delegation
we're added to the list of delegates. |
md then the action Of the committee |
vas made the action Of the conven- |
ion
The convention decided to instruct
he Carroll county delegation as to
rho to vote for as, candidates from
Vest Teansssee for the Supreme
'ourt and Court of Civil Appeals but
0 leave the delegation uninstructed
8 the candidates from the Middle
nd Eastern division of the State. I
he delegation was also instructed
0 vote as unit and that a majority
+ the delegates present decide as to
ow the unit vote should be cast.
1t was voted to first take up the
andidates for Court Of Civil Ap-
Gals from West Tennessee and that
lstructions be given by secret bal
1t of democrats present at conven-
on. j. H. Bayer and j. T. Moore
ere appointed as tellers and the
ote resulted in Felix w. Moore re-
ewing "a votes, Sid R. Clark 40 4
otes and w. A. Owens as votes. The
lair announced that Messrs Owens
nd Clark having received the high
t number Of votes should receive
lie vote Of this county and the dele
alton was so instructed.
On motion duly made and carried
lie delegation was instructed to vote
II Judges Frank P. Hall and Col