Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-01
DEMOCRATs IN CONVENTION.
Msstiau Of the pemccratIc State Gem,
mltfee at Nashville.

Special 70 the Appeal
NASHVILLE, October sl.-The follow
lowing resolutions were adopted in the
Democratic State convention today:
WHEREAS, this convention has hereto
fore called upon the congressional com.
mittess 10 perfect the organization Of sn
executive COMMITTEES in their respective
counties, composing their ditricts; and,
Whereas, the congregational committee
have failed to act, and as large msjority
Of the counties are without any official
organization, therefore, be II
Resotved, l. That this committee re-
cognizs all county committees whose
organization has bssn heretofore per-
fscted, Whistler this organization
rests upon the authority of the vari-
Gus congressional committees or upon the
authority of county conventions.
2. That where 10 county committees
now exist, this committee do proceed to
nominste and appoint committees conn
posed of Eve members in each county In
the state, and such committees shall be
the executive commit ees for such cour-
ties.
5. That the secretary of this COMMITTEES,
after the appointment Of such commit
tees, shall open correspondence with the
chairman Of each county committee, re-
qairing such chsirmen 70 organize their
respective committees snd to perfect the
county organization by causing the organ
ization of such committees in each civil
district, and to forward the names Of the
county committeeman and the civil dis
trict committeeman to the secretary of
this committee.
A. That the secretary Of this committee
shall open correspondence with the ma
tionsl Democratic committee, informing
them of our organization, furnishing said
Committee with the names and postofice
Of each member OF this committee and
tho name and address of the chairman
and secretary of each congressional COM
mistse, and that the secretary of this
committee open q correspondence with
the congressional Democratic committee,
informing them OF our Organization and
furnishlng them with the name and ad-
dress Of each member Of this committee,
the congressional committee and of
county committees.
5. That the secretary of this committee
shall keep in wei bound books the names
and address Of each State, congressional,
county and civil district committeeman.
The Democratic State committee OF Ten
nessee having assembled in obedience to
a call OF lie chairman and having disposed
OF such business as related to its orgsniza-
ton and readiness for future work, do re-
solve,
l. That the test CT lime snd the expert |
encs of the members OF this committee |
establish that without organization there |
can be no success.
2. Without debating to our friends in |
the North, whose faith and hope are in |
the preservation OF self-goveTnment and |
constitutional principles, We declare that, !
whatever coming gsacies msy arise, with |
out union-DeDocrscy uniOn-there is /
no hops for ths future.
3. We declare for q united Democracy,
6rst, last, and al the time, TO the end /
that success may crown our efforts in the |
next presidential canvass, and our hope 1
in the future is that the administration of /
the several State governments may be /
preserved to the Democracy as the last /
abiding hope of constitutional liberty on /
the American continent.