Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-01
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE OOMsIITTEIs OF TEN.
NESSEr

The gentlemen composing the Demo-
cfatlc Executive COMMITTEES of the State
met in response to the call of their Chair
man, Hon. DORSEY B. THOMAS, at the
Battle House inthis citv.on Yesterday. to de-
wise means looking 10 the more perfect and
permanent organizat ion of the party.
Entire good feeling and unity of senti-
ment characterized, their deliberations.
r. Z. DunnT lgton was unanimously
chosen by the Committee as their perma-
nent Secretarys.,, rr- a. -v-rwrg,E-s
Col. ). 7. lY ms, of East Tennessee, hav-
ing rendered his resignation as a member
OF the State Executive COMMITTEES. on mo-
ton Gen. WDl. a. Quarles, the President of
the last Democratic State Convention. was
requested to appoint his successor. ~
Horace II IAlrton, Esqs Of Montgomery,
prepared and reported, by request, the fol-
lowing resolutions, looking to a more
thorough and effective organization of the
party in this State, Which were unanimous
ly adopted: s8itzTfiHE4 -
Whereas, this Committee has heretofore
called upon the Congressional Committees
TO perfect the organization of Executive
Committees in their respective counties com
posing their districts; and wheFeasthe Con-
gressional Committees have failed to act,and
large niajoritysof the counties are without
any Official organization. Therefore, be it,
l. Resolved, That this Committee recog-
nize all County Committees whose organi-
zation has been heretofore perfected, whether
their equalization rests upon the authority
of the various Congressional Committees
or upon the authority of County Conyen-
tions. 4. 49,, -.rs~ -~..rs-s r---l..r .
=. That wheTeno ColmtyC Committees now
exist, Fthis COMMITTEES do proceed to nomi-
rate and appoint a committee composed of
five members in each county in the State,
and such committee shall be the Executive
Committee for such county.
). Thai the Secretary of this Committee.
after the appointment Of such committees,
shall OF en- a correspondence with the chair
man of each County Committee, recurring
each chairman to organize their respect-
i've committees, and to perfect the county
organizations by causing the organization
OF sub-committees in each civil district
and TO forward the names of the county
committeeman and civil district committee
men to the Secretary of this Committee.
4. That the Secretary of this Committee
shall open correspondence with the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Committee, informing |
them Of orr -organization, and furnishing !
said Committee with the names and post |
office of each member of this Committee, |
and the name and address of the Chairman |
and Secretary Of each Congressional |
Committee; e and that the Secretary /
'oI TINS COMMITTEES open correspond !
ence with the Congressional Democratic I
Committee informing them of our organi- /
zatlon and furnishing them with the names |
and addresses Of each member of this Com
mittee, Of the Congressional Committee
and of the Co oIty Committees.
5, That th Z Secretary of this Committee
shall keep well bound book,the name and
address of each State, Congressional. .Coun-
", and u al District Committeeman.
Gen. hex. Campbell, Of Madison, intro
duced the following additional resolutions.
There being a number of prominent Demo-
cratS rom different portions of the State
prese ut by invitation, a general interchange
OF Sc .ntimentS was called for. Eloquent and
effe ctive speeches were made by Gov. Jno
q. Brown, ex-Goy. /. q. Harris, Gen Vim.
} 5. Bate, Hon. Jas. VI. Quarles, Col. Jno.
NJ. Fleming and Col. ,JnO. G. Bilrch, upon
the importance of unity in the party and
expression of their cordial approval of the
sentiments embodied in the resolutions of
Gen. Campbell, which, after mature con-
sideration by the committee, were unani-
mOusly adopted:
Inc DelnOcfatic state OOmmIttee OF
Tennessee, having assembled in obedience
to the call of its Chairman, and having
disposed of such business as related TO its
organization and readiness for future work,
do -r.-r.s
Resolve, l. That the test of time and the
experience of the members of this COM
mittee establish that without organization II
there can be no success.
! Without debating to our friends in the
North, whose faith and hope are in the pre-
seIyation Of self-covernment and constitu-
tional principles, we declare that whatever
contingencies may arise, without the union
of the Democracy of the Union there is
but little hope Of the future.
>. We declare for united Democracy
first. last, and all the time, TO the end that
sHccess may crown our efforts in the next
Presidential canvass, in failure thereof, that
the administration of the local State gov
ernmentS may be preserved to the DemOc-
racy is the last abiding hope Of cOnstitu-
tionai liberty on the American continent.
There hcing some unfinished business
before The Committee they adjourned to
meet again at 9 o'clock this morning.
d. B. THOMAS, Chairman.
4. G DUNNINGTON, Secretary.