T. B. Hardesty
Secretary of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee, who signed its June 1925 resolution for a direct primary.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 4, 1925 reports a meeting of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee at the office of its chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, and prints the committee's resolution, signed W. T. Lewis, Chairman, and T. B. Hardesty, Secretary, that its nominee for the House of Delegates be chosen by a direct primary on August 4, 1925.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of June 4, 1925 reports a meeting of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee at the office of its chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, and prints the committee's resolution, signed W. T. Lewis, Chairman, and T. B. Hardesty, Secretary, that its nominee for the House of Delegates be chosen by a direct primary on August 4, 1925.
What the source supports
That W. T. Lewis was chairman, and T. B. Hardesty secretary, of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee in 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. Two items in the same issue. The resolution's OCR prints the meeting date "May 2Sth", read as May 28. Neither item says how long either man held office. No relationship to the other Hardestys named in 1925 notices is assumed.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The report of the committee meeting at the chairman's office.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 4, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-06-04 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Democrate Will Elect Members
Relevant passageDEMOCRATE [DEMOCRATS] WILL ELECT MEMBERS. To County Executive Committee In Primary To Be Held la [in] August. Following a meeting of the Clirke [Clarke] County Democratic Executive Committee last Thursday at the office ot [of] the Chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, it was announced that members of tl>3 [the] committee to serve for the ensuing two-year period would be elected at the August primary.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The committee's resolution and its signatures.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 4, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-06-04 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Democrats Adopt Resolution for Primary
Relevant passageDEMOCRATS ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR PRIMARY. The following resolution was adopted by the Democratic Executive Committee of Clarke County, Virginia, at a meeting held on May 2Sth [28th]. Resolved by the Democratic Committee of Clarke County, Virginia, that the nominee of this party for the House of Delegates for the district consisting of Frederick and Clarke counties and the city of Winchester, shall be selected by direct primary to be held on August 4th, 1925 ... W. T. Lewis. Chairman. T. B. Hardesty, Secretary.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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