Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-13
TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND VOTERS OF THE
2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF TENNESSEE:

It is with exceeding regret that feel called to make
reply Hooways announcement OF ms re1usal W
abide bv the result of the Republican Judicial Primary held on
Dec 8th 1917 which nominated by lO2o majority over
him. and to take his boiling herefrom and running
an independent candidate the August election Especially
is this true as the people are disturbed IN mho peEau
and interests and the fate of loved ones OF many are cell
tered. -, Dl :
party held primary 8th 1917, in which Judge Hoo
way was candidate and in which was candidate And II
any for the charges that ne makes
such having few in court and gen
eral un6ne he terms it, for the duties OF the gh
then addition if qualified to perform the duties
of this high Office and there was aught to pc said against
why did he the Republican primary against me and sign
solemn pledge to support the nominee OF that %
Holloway entered this primary FIVE weeks after had been
announced candidate. 1t does not therefore, lie IN MS
anything Of kind thing he knows is untrue he de ID
eratey the primary against me- and especially a y
Mr. Holloway has had his day He had his opportunity
to make charges and time when could retute them
face to % with ese nss AFTER these days Of have
passed and when he has no hope of being elected
In view the foregoing facts and others that
could mention of self respect and
out respect friends and the Republican party to resent
manly and sraig htforward as can the ungente
manly and conduct of who has
every had through the Republican party of
the End Judicial Circuit of Tennessee thus that he repays
with ngratitude
THE FACTS ABOUT THE PRIMARY AND THE ACTION OF
THE COMMITTEE AND HIS PROTEST AND CONTEST
mtee Judicial Circuit met at the Hotel Mitchell
at the time and for nominating the
Republican candidates for Judge and Attorney General OF said
Second Judicial Circuit also to provide for rules regulating
and conestng the election. The result OF that
meeting that said committee the duly accredited repre-
sentaves of the Republican party which is not denied direct
ed primary be held Dec 8h 1917 in the Counties of Ham,
blen Cooke SEWER Granger Union and Jefferson they
prisng said End Judicial Circuit That committee provided
also for rules governing contests between candidates. If more
than qualified and other things its action to be
final And also required of each candidate pledge that he
would not do through himself Others certain things and
would likewise do certain things Here is of the pledge
of the Honorable Jno. B. Holloway:
"HON. D. A. GREENE, CHAIRMAN REPUBLICAN
JUDICIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE
STATE OF TENNESSEE, MORRISTOWN
TENNESSEE:
You hereby notified that am candidate
for Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of the State
of Tennessee, at primary election ordered to be
held by said Executive Committee, at the various vot-
ing prcncts of the Counties composing said Circuit
towt, Cooke, Granger Hamben, Jeerson, Sewer and
Union on the eighth day of December, 1917, as pro-
vded by said committee in meeting assembled at Nor
ristown, Tenn. on Sept 9Th, 1917
| also hand you herewith the sum of $4,000 to
help defray the of said primary provided
by the rules and regulations of said committee
do hereby agree that will abide by and submit
to the results of the primary election ordered by said
said committee, and that will support and for
the successful candidate determined and declared
by said committee, subjec the rights and privileges