The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-09-11
The Convention.
so be Held I0 Eoaducah. Oc-
GOber KI1

30" W."
10 assemble IN Paducah, Oct Is. IS7
to nominate Democratic candidate TO
ro,,.~a-,
mere were present OF the Distrie
committee
ballard county Ihomas a. Corbett
Calu"sli' NJ Dudley; Fulton, ii. a
! Tyler; Hickman, w. f Boon; Graves
Henry Hail.; Livingston. j. l.. Hibbs
LYNN 9 ~ I.eo,.rd Msrsbou 7 y
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anu W D3iiS''' @u iuio'hi'i uleu' oei
+ from Critteuden. Ten of the twelve
counties composing the District being
,snresa,.sl s
'''l cue N.'''tsS'9'' $ export Of the
'''P ''i0 '''''" '''s
".1T. y. N Leonard offered the fol-
loVyiry resolution
.s'-fta' Ah'i 10 is the sentiment 81 thls
foinuli. rec l",t ihe poHl eNlgencles OF
,n1 present t4''e IN Ie,'toa 10 Ihe Ooh-
al b
assr +, - $50, 49, ls. -
a. uanae.alfe party in The Noyember
-efeettoh thataa convention on tne parry
be caltSd 20 nominate candidate Tor the
position OF representative IN congress
Every member Of the committee
: ~
P'e'Su' "a P'09'0N i'' NP'"
resolution. and ID was finally adopted
II
oy EO'e oi seven W '"o' '"0 nay
being Ballard ana -hcCrackeh
Upon motion OF MIR. OgIlvle, the
18th of October was fixed upon as the
en- o,J ,,rop rrotion Of C,nt Tvlar
r., :, p.a,,,ah H. -
for the convention.
The followinr resolution offered nv
Mr. Gilbert elected long aud earnest
discnss;on Several amendments we're
offered, bpt voted down, and the reso-
lution hdNty passed
"Reso'oed, That the Democracy s' Of u the
gressionaI District be REQUESTED to hold
mass meetings at their respective county
Countv S ETG ,g co aT ~ or the
chairman thereof and appoint delegates
10 tne coHVehtiohi uhisas 1He com ,ee
tl.iet Tneerines Tee Co1orv Commirte..
or their chair-neu shall at feast ten dpys
,5 49, .,1 ,- l,.a! IN 4.5 @iselion
precinct, notices Of the time ami place Of
msegns So mat eVeFy Df ,i n, may nave ..
shoald bistric, meetings be heii ia any
COUNTY the number Oh votes 60 "Aich each
n.is5d br The Coanry Committee npon the
basis Of the Denoorat'e vote Of such DIS
VOTE ore Of me %, b ,il - the number
80 which the county shall be entitled.
\ resolution was passed asking that
'hs u crate P'P.'s OF 'ne e., D''lr'e -.
meeting
The action Of the Committee in call
inc oooyan,ioD has baan regular and
cir and = s,o~oyod n, an oy..rvbeln,.
inc Democratic sentiment The real
not imaginary danger. of the election
Of \ Radical in tbi, district. which
cave Grant 6o79 vote. ayaipstap aver
ace Democratic vote Of between II 600
and u 900 only. fsso arpereut TO all
real democrats, that there eau be no
clgiI, except with a few sore-heads,
who constitutional oppose any aud ev-
er,iLiug, not of their own origiuatiuu
aud suggestion.
The srea, iaty of the Democracy
now. Is TO guard With circums pection
and scrupu!ous fairness. every step in
the assembling aud action of the coun-
~ and precinct meetings in the ap.
noiprment and selection of delegates.
Let the honest sentiment of the people
be as nearly reflected q possible. The
Radicals being disappointed in their
well laid plans to elect Pickett. we pre-
diet will seek to foment disoord BY
encouraging some boiling Democrat
to run against the Democratic nominee
assigning the usual, stereotyped obiec
lions to conventions. We repeat. also.
'na' tue j"''IeSS % Tue 0on (" ''on 10
Pen'' Po" tue P'NP''' G 'i'' "
oc'a'S ~ ever! CUM"
''Ae b" NV interest !" '''' u
aou sec '.'a' '"e t'OP' -
NJ = = 1 800 'o-as~,3 -
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49, - g r. No.
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