The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29
COUNTY REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE MEETS.

The Republican Executive Com
mittee Of Henderson county met last
Saturday with Chairman F. NJ. Orr
presiding and Secretary Felix Greasy
present. The committee was repre-
sented as follows
First District, F. M. Orr and A. F.
Stewart; Second District, John Tay-
lor and ]. L. Manley; Third District,
C. T. Roberts and Joe A. Deere, pres
ent but excused from voting because
of the fact that both are candidates;
Fourth District, A. M. Powers, pres
ent, (Neal Hodgin not presently Fifth
District, F. ]. Azbill and J. X. Denni-
son: Sixth District, Jack Davis, rep
resented by w. F. Appleby, and Dan
Powers; Seventh District, j, S. john
son and John story. .....
The following rules were adopted
to govern the Primary Election fixed
by the Committee to be held on Satur-
day, August 9th, 1921:
!. The said primary election shall
open at 8 o'clock a. M, and close at
400 .. M, at each of the regular vot-
ing precincts in Henderson county.
2. That known Republicans Of age
of Il years and those who will be Of
said age at the Regular August cleo
tion, 1922, shall be eligable to vote in
said primary election. Voters of all
other political parties may vote in
said election upon signing an affida-
Wit that they will support the nomi-
nees declared in said election by the
committee.
3. That each voter participating in
said election be required to vote at
his or her regular voting precinct, ex-
cept the same shall not apply TO can
didates before said primary, they be-
ing allowed to vote at any precinct
where they may be on the day of the
election.
4. That the Chairman and Secre-
tary of the County Executive Com
mittee are authorized and empower
ed to select officer, Judges and clerks
to hold said election at the various
voting precincts of said county, pub
fishing list of the same prior there
to.
5. That the Chairman and Secre-
tary of the County Executive Com
mittee are authorized to have printed
for use at each voting place suitable
captions and certificates, including
proper oath to be administered to the
various officers of the election, the
cost of same, together with all other
necessary expense be ascertained and
that each candidate be assessed his or
her pro rata of same for payment
g. The returns of said election
shall be made and forwarded to the
Chairman of the committee on or be-
fore Wednesday at noon following
said election.
T. That the candidate for any Of
flee to be voted for receiving the high
est number of votes in said primary
shall be declared the nominee for the
office to which he aspires, provided
it is not shown that such candidate
has violated the rules herein adopted,
governing the primary.
g. No candidate will be declared
tie nominee for any office who has
heretofore failed to support the Re-
publican nominees of Henderson coun-
ty, Tennessee, especially the last gem
eral August election, 1920.
After the committee meeting it be
ing ''norated" that Hon. f. NJ. Davis,
candidate for Trustee had stated in
the Committee meeting that Rule s,
if observed would eliminate him from
the Primary, The Progress man made
il his business to hunt up Mr.. Davis
and get statement from him, which
in substance is this: That Rule S. if
observed, would eliminate Mr.. Davis
from the primary, but that Mr., Davis
is going to proceed and run in the
primary as though Rule had never
been considered. Mr. Davis stated fur
ther that he had seen soma of the
candidates who had expressed willing
ness to go ea with the usual Joint
discussion and list Of speaking dates
and that MIR. Davis had called a meet
ing Of the candidates for Thursday of
this week to join him in making a list
of speaking dates regardless Of the
committee and its action. We go to
press too early to give result of that
meeting. The committee simply fail
ed to provide for the usual JOINT dis
cussion and list of speaking dates.
Further developments will probably
take place and be made known in our
next issue.