Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-03-31
MASS CONVENTION
j. W. 0Orton Chosen County Chairman
and n. c, HendIay Secretary

The republican mass convention
called to meet Saturday was called t.
order by Chairman A. L. Garrison a
IL o'clock. The call for the con
yention was read and on motion tn,
convention adjourned until 1 P. M.
At the appointed hour Chairman
Barrison called the house to ordel
and the first order of business wa.
taken up, that of electing tempo
rary chairman and secretary. Tive
cand dates were presented: ]. w
Dorton and Judge S. N. Smith. Or
the count being taken it was found
that there were % for Mr.. Dortor
and 20 for Judge Smith. Mr.. Dor
ton was declared duly elected. Two
names were put before the conven-
tion for secretary: S. c. Bishop and
Circuit Clerk H. c. Hendley. Mr..
Bishop Immediately requested that
his name be not considered and an
nounced himself heartily in favor of
Mr.. Hendley. Mr.. Hendley was
unanimously elected.
On motion that the chair appoint
committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton, Resolution and Delegates, j.
@. Burnett, M. S. Bristow and G. W.
Walker were named as a committee
on organization. S. c. Bishop,
Sampson DeRossett and W. ID.
Hedgecoth on resolutions. G. T.
Burnett, J. S. Reed and A. L. Garri-
son on delegation.
The comittee on organization rec
commended that the temporary organ
ization be made permanent and the
convention so ordered. The COM
mittee on resolutions brought in res
olutions affirming allegiance to the
republican party, opposed to the
adoption of the League OF Nations
without the Lodge reservations, and
favored the election of the true ana
tried republican as president. Rec
commended M. r. White, of Rhea
county, and Capt Tim Stevens, OF
Overton county for delegates to the
national convention; John Overall
for national committeeman, II, "
T il,iard for state committee~nan, 5.
e. Bishop for congressional COM
mitteeman and that the county go TO
The state convention uninstructed.
The convention substituted the
name of Will Wright, of fentress /
county, for that of Capt. Stephens
ordered that the delegates go to the
state convention instructed for Gen.
Wood for President, vote on all ques-
lions as a unit, instructed for hon.
Newal Sanders, Jesse M. Llttleton,
lanes Fowler, Daniel Schwab and >.
+. Gore for delegates from the state
It large to the national convention
Instructed for Miss Lavenia Mile"
# this county and Miss Hankins OF
)verton county as alternates.
The committee on delegation ha7-
no failed to include any ladies as
elepates to the state convention the |
ames of several ladies over the !
ounty were added. Following are
he names of those selected as dele i
ates 10 the State Convention:
G. T. Burnett, S. N. Smith, j. W. +
orton S. C. Bishop, j. S. Reed,
ampson Derossett, 7. F. Brown, H. i
Her dley, w. D. Hedgecoth, S. c. !,
line, q. Q. Burnett, G. w. Walker, o
. L. Garrison, Thos. j. Kerley, Jere u
orrov, A. Benedict, j. N. Smith, :,
L. anderson, w. F. Meyers, j. d. ~
yatt, Dan Elmore, A. G. Green, e. n
Tur ar, C. H. Mccoy, A. V. Pot N
r, j. r Patton, j. S. Wyatt, P. B. 9,
ever j. F, Wyatt, James Hall, I. a,
Parl m, G. w. Henry R. C. Bat o4
nv, ]. A. Hale, 3. L. Garrison, + m
Jewe M. S. Bristow, A. F. Rose, III
L. 7 Il, L. E. Burnett, Jas. Baird, tb
W. I ayes, T. A. Day, Pies Hayes, as
L. Handy, j. C. Farmer, A. S. So
ltson H. H. Tanner, W. B. White tit
ad, c, A. Smith,
Lodics-Lapenia Miller, Mrs. S. c.
hop, Mrs. A. L. Tabor, Mrs. Grace
ed, Mrs. w. j. Brooks, Mrs. A. Z.
es, Mrs. S. A. Tucker, Mrs. W. d.
dgecoth, Jane Hedgecoth, Mrs. ]. a.,
Dor-on, Mrs. Thos. J. Kerley, :,
5. G. F. Brookhart. '"S
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