The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-08
DELEGATES
|NDORSE ROBERTS
AND M'KELLAR
Pick MCkeIIar, Preston, Berry
and Mrs. Dudley for State
at-Large-Davidson Re-
fuses to Condemn Shields.

fuses 10 condemn Shields.
,r, NASHVILLE, Tenn. June s. (Spl1-
me SHELBY county delegation with 1lO
Notes To-Day lndorsed Senator McKellar
ana GOV. Roberts. The former was
commended for his support of the
league of nations and the governor for
ms Amertcanism Instructions were
gwen for McKellar, Preston, Mrs. Gull
Iord Dudley and Harry S. Berry. for
ddeiiegates from the state at large. The
eeeiegatlon went on record as favoring
iour delegates from the state at large
ooT The Davidson county delegation with
80 votes adopted the following resolu-
tlon this morning: This delegation is
opposed to the personal condemning OF
any Democratic official who acts hon
tstly and according to his judgment and
dictates of his conscience"
rms delegation will vote as\ a unit
agalnst any resolution of such a charac-
teT olIered in the convention"
Ihe~fesolution is supposed to be the
result of rumors of efforts to condemn
the course of Senator Shields.
Fhe Ienth district delegation elected
L. Il. Gwin, of Covington, to preside
over over its Its district convention, and Mrs.
aam fian Phllilps, secretary. The conven-
1,on ,on indorsed the. league of nations,
wilson's administration and that Of
GOV. Roberts, and the records of SEN
dtor Mckellar and Congressman HUI
pert Fisher. Judge Julian Wilson and
Miss Charl Williams, both of Memphis,
Bolivar, and Boiling Sibley Memphis,
aHernates. Charles p Simonton, of
CoVington, was named elector. l.. f.
GWln was chosen member of the plat
FORM committee; Frank J. Rice, ere
dentials committee, and d. NJ, Arm
strong, permanent organizations com
mittee.
District Conventions. "
The district conventions this morn.
mates and electors as follows:
Bristol, and W, A. susong, Greeneviiln' TIeWnti'
delegates; John Jones, Newport and
George l.. Berry Rogersville, alter
rates; Oscar NJ. Fair, Johnson City,
Second District-Mrs R. E. L. Mount
castle, Knoxville, and Sam Johnson.
Maryville, delegates Miss Fannie Cox,
Knoxville and w. K. Mcclure, Sr.,
knoxyIIe alternates; Rupert Reynolds,
Third District-John L. Willis. Nc
Mnnville and R. L. Kirkpatrick. Duck
town, delegates; c. p. Hutchison, Spar
ia, and George Hardwick, Cleveland.
Fourth DistrictNo. *: Hoiiaday.
Cookeville, and ]. T. Baikervlle, Gala
tin. delegates c. E. Snodgrass. Cross
vile, and John NJ. Davis, Warburg. al
ternates; W. Y. Boswell, Oakdale, cleo
tor.
Fifth District-W C. Houston. Wood
bury, and Thomas n. Greer, Shelbyville.
delegates; Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Greer,
alternates; Giles i. Evans, Lincoln !
county, elector.
Sixth District-Hill McAlister, Nash
vile. and A. NJ Leach, Clarksvil!e, dele |
gates: Miss Della Dortch, Nashville, and |
Mrs. j. A. Long, Springfield. alternates; |
w. T. Jones, Nashville. elector.
Seventh District-George B. Witt, |
! IIylnnyille, ISl1r and c. W. Turner, Waverly,
rhos. Peebles. Columbia, alternates; N Le- |
'oy Hammond, Mount Pleasant. elector. |
Eighth District-Claude Bushart. |
Paris, and Mrs Neil Wright, Hunting |
on, delegates; A. NJ. Patterson. Sa- |
ION, alternates; S. l.. Peeler. Camden,
,lector
Ninth District-W. P. swiggart. Union
Iity. and William Kinney, Brownsville. |
delegates; Mrs. D. w. Moss, Dyersburg,
md j. T. Dennlng, Gibson County, al |
ernates. No elector named
Tenth District-Julian Wilson, Mem
his. and Miss Charl Williams, Mem
,his delegates; Charles A. Miller, Boil
'ar and Boiling Sibley, Memphis. alter
iates: Charles p. Smonton, Covington,
l""tcr. There wera no instructions for
PRESIDENT by the district conventions.
lIte subcommittee of the Democratic
state committee late Monday submit
ed the following list of women to
'erve as advisory members Of the state
First district Mrs r. b.
yooke and Miss Margaret Mcfarland,
ireenvile; Second district, Mrs. George
W. Denney, Knoxville; Mrs George
,sort Milton, Chattanooga, Mrs. Dana
slaughter Millar, Winchester; Fourth
er. Gallatin Mrs, Sam Young, Dixon
springs; Fifth district, Mrs. G. S Lam
ION, Tullahoma; Mrs. Lee Fox Muir
reesboro; Sixth district. Mrs. j. B.
3zell, Nashville; Mrs, Henry Lupton.
yard Eslick, Pulaski; Mrs John Colley,
Eighth district Mrs. Alex
nder White, Paris Miss I3valyn Pc
.ues, Jackson; Ninth district, Miss
iiary skefflngton, Dyersburg Mrs
rict, Mrs. ]. NJ. Mccormack, Mrs Sam
'hillips and r. G. Brown, Of Memphis,
ubmitted the names of four women
rom the Tenth district instead of those
AIMED in the subcommlttee's list as
'rancis Fentres, Miss Lettie Riley and
frs. f. L. Houck. On motion of L.
:, Gwinn the report of the subcommlt-
ee was adopted by the state committee.
The state committee declined to seat
he nonpartisan league delegation in
he fight to the credentials committee
f the convention. If the committees s
ction is sustained Hill McAllister is
ssured of election as delegate from
he district to the national conven-
ion.
The Shelby county primary board
lected consists of Jack c. Carey r. NJ
Ietcalf. Harry S Eaton, Harry Kaba-
off, and p. Harry Kelly
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