The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-10-12

Quite a number attended an en-
thugiastic meeting of the Upton
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee on last Saturday afternoon in
the courthouse, and after the per-
torrance of the routine duties a
County Democratic Club was formed.
Esq. J. B. Overall deputy county
court clerk and chairman of the COM
mittee, called the meeting to order,
with Mayor j. J. Miller in his place
as secretary.
Directly following the organization
of the club a committee was APP
pointed, consisting of c. P. Simon
ton, Fl. v. Downing, John Y. Peete,
Lee Smith and j. c. Faux, whose
duty it viii be to take up the pro-
motor O; a club in each civil dis
trict of the county. The principal
purpose of these clubs will be to
canvass the respective districts and
induce every Democratic voter to go
to the polls and vote on November 7,
general election day
1t was pointed out in this meeting
that for years there has been an
inslstent demand for legislation that
would invite foreign capital here and
induce local capital to invest in en-
terprises that would help develop
our resources. "Year after year the
argument of those who were far
sighted enough to see that an OBJ
selete constitution and an obsolete
icvcfn,,, ~ rAa4n pnxtaYp,1, oy,f ao1tld
only retard our normal growth and
ultimately result in disaster, went
UNDECIDED: that now is the time to
arouse public consciousness, since the
Democratic party has nominated a
candidate for governor whose sole
ideal is to make Tennessee one Of.
the brightest stars in old Glory
and restore TO the people that quota
Of prosperity which is rightfully
theirs. ~ Such was the sentiment
voiced by one Of the leading COM
mitteemen on this occasion.
The committee feels that in Hon.
Austin PEAK. ofSsClarksville, candle
date for governor, the Democrats
have the man who can do real and
valuable service for our state, If
elected. During the deliberations Of
the committee, one was quoted as
saying N"We can not afford to let
our interest lag, for opposed to our
nominee is one who represents only
the destructive element in our eco
nomic life and, although Uncle ALI
is noble citizen, he is living in the
past and entertaining his audiences
with tales Of the long ago, while
taxes mount higher and higher and
INDECENT officeholders loll sleepily
in their swivel chairs. If this con-
dition Is to be changed, then we
must divest ourselves with the idea
that this is a Democratic year and
endeavor to get every white man to
vote in the coming election"
It was stated that the press is car
rying a story that large element Of
negroes i'm Tennessee has repudi-
ated the Republican party and will
vote for the Democratic ticket this
fall. This was branded as only q
part of scheme devised by the willy
managers of the Republican cam
paign committee to mislead the white
people of the state and beguile them
with idle dreams Of a fancied Sc
curity
1t was pointed out forcefully that
the help Of every Democrat in this
emergency is needed to overthrow
the present Republican regime inI
this state. Club members will be in
structed to call on their neighbors
to tell them that beneficial legisla-
ton can only come through the
election Of the entire Democratic
ticket: that the reelection of Gov
Taylor and other Republicans at this |
time would appear as though we are
satisfied with present conditions and
that we are against the bringing of |
capital to the South, which would
give employment to a vast number
of men who, are now unemployed on
account of depressing agricultural
Another meeting of the Demo-
cratic Club will be held Friday night |
at 7:3O o'clock in the courthouse. All
voters are urged to at
tend and take part in this rally.
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