The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-03
MONTGOMERY PEOPLE
DEFEND AUSTIN PEAY
Citizens in Mass Meeting Adopt Stir
ring Set of Resolutions.

ring Set Of Resolutions.
Clarksville, Tenn, Oct. 29.-At
mass meeting of Democrats of thu
county, held here on Saturday after
noon, at the call of Calls Tate, chair
man, and Dancey Fort, secretary o.
the Montgomery County Democratic
Executive Committee, the following
resolutions, presented by Judge A
r. Gholson, j. H. Randle and Clint
Young, were unanimously adopted:
"The Democrats of Tennessee, in
legal primary, on August 3, 1922
selected it's nominees for the offices
of United States Senator, Governor
and Railroad Commissioner, in an
open primary; the largest vote ever
cast in a primary contest was polled
and three Tennesseans of ability, in
tegrity were chosen over other dis
tinguished gentlemen for these re-
spective Offices. All Democrats who
participated in this primary are NOR
ally, if not legally, bound by its re-
suits to support the nominees. We,
the Democrats of Montgomery Coun-
ty, Tennessee, in mass convention,
duly called, hereby pledge our active
and earnest support to each and all
of them, without reservation.
Fo1lo 4Nxr N AICfJn
Peay, lis the nominee for Governor,
and is now, in a characteristic and
manly way, making the fight for his
party, for the success not only OF
himself, but of the entire ticket, and
10 advocating good, sane and simple
government in this State. We desire
to recommend him in his efforts to
this end, and for the uncompromising
attitude he has taken with the sim
lister opposition he has incurred in
his fight against greed and selfish in
terests.
CONDEMN THE BANNER.
eve condemn the fight which the
Nashville Banner is making against
him. We believe that its harsh
criticisms of him are unfair and un-
Just, and are of the opinion that if
he had been willing to have kept
Louthan and Louthanism that there
would have been no opposition upon
the bart of this newspaper against
our nominee for Governor.
"It is undisputed that the Banner
actively supported Senator Nickel
lar in the August primary as can
didate for United States Senator We
believe that it supported Hon. Benton
McMillin as a candidate for Gov
ernor Having done this, it seems
to us that the same moral obligation
to support the nominees of such pri-
mary is as fully binding upon news
paper as an individual.
1--WE, the citizens Of Montgomery
County, have known Austin Peay
practically all of his life. He has
lived in this county since quite a
young man, and has made a reputa-
tion for honesty and integrity that is
second to none. Our estimate of him
was fully shown by the vote received
in this county in the August primary, |
when out of nearly 1000 votes cast,
only about $50 were given his three
opponents, he receiving all the 9TH
ers. Our citizens, regardless of par
ty, supported him in that primary,
and we believe they will do so in the
coming election. No higher testimo-
nial was ever paid to a citizen of any
county in Tennessee before. We
know Mr.. Peay to be man of high
character; that his honesty and in
tegrity cannot be questioned; that
he has fine poise, executive ability
and the courage of his convictions in
Ill things. He is honest, manly and
worthy in every respect of the high
office which he seeks. Therefore,