The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-22
30 TIE DEMOCRACY
nE the First EODGresss0na a
DSsETECs.

under which the Commit
tee took action for the organization OF
the party il the present canvass aud
The reasons by which such action was
They regret the ueeessl-
ty for it, but regard it as due to the
public as we'll as themselves, inasmuch
as their action as we'll as their motive
is being attacked
While the Committee we're discus
sing the proIr ETY. OF meeting Tor the
purpose of considering the necessity
OF taking steps looking to the orGani-
zation of the party, the surroundings
were briefly these: \ PreSidentlai
canvass was pending, the most import
ant perhaps ia the history OF the cJun
try. involving issues the most vital 20
the people Both parties had made
their nominations 7 he Democracy
was making a terrible struggle against
the united Republican party backed
by the whole power OF the admluistra
ton with its army Of HUNDRED thou
sand off holders Every possible
effort was being made to overcome the
Democrats majority in the House OF
Representatives aud to this end the
Republicans were holding Conventions
and making nominations for Congress
wherever, through numerical strength
or division in the Democratic party,
<-A4.us.- = thssiraeau
didate. 10 this District thclT Com
gres~ional Committee had called a
Convention to meet about the middle
of August; they were holding county
meetings aud appointing delegates, aud
at the time named they held Con
ven,ion and nominated candidate,
the first time for several elections past
We had three Democratic candidates,
all men of ability and strength with
the Democratic vote divided between
the three anything like as equally as
the probabilities were that 1t would De,
defeat was almost certain; and even
divided between two the same result
was possible it not highly probable.
The highest vote ever east by the Dem
ocracy of the counties now composing
the District was for Gov Leslie in
August. 1871, when It was thirteen
thousand. three hundred and four. Al
the q ubernatorial election last August
IL was near hundred less. being thur
teen thousand two hundred and SIX
te n We, Of course, cannot expe'
our vote at the approaching Federal
election, with no local candidates to
assist in bringing il out, to come up L.
that of ihe State elections; it never
has done so, aud the falling of has
usually been very material, s0mctime-
reaching over two thousand; aud the
falling off in Congressional elections
has been much greater. The hightest
vote ever cast by the counties compo-
sing the District at any Presidential
election was eleven thousand eight
hundred and eighty-two. 1I,SS2.) Al
the last Presidential election It was ten
thousand eight hundred and three
I I0.SU3) Col Grassland vote at the
same time was ten thousand two hun
dred aud seventy six. G0,276) a
the last Presidential election the Re
publican party in the District, without
any regular candidate for Congress
and without the prospect OF intluenc
ing any local result, cast six thousand
aud forty-six (604G) votes, and thi'
vote. we have no doubt, can, with ;
little effort, be very materially incrcas
ed. At the last Congressional election
Judge Boone received five thousand
eight hundred ani eighty seven
z-sTI5r Gi5sr't fTun5iTe5i 5nd t.9eTiry-s7fi,
G. S2D; each falling under the Re
public al vote at the last Presideutia
eieeti IN. We may expect the Demo
cratic vote TO be fuller this Fall than
two years ago, but considerable pro
portion OF the aggregate vote Of H..
10o received by these two c4ndidate-
was cast by Republicans. they having
made 10 nomination and running no
rcguiar candidate.
These circumstances in the opinion
Of the committee 50 far as heard from
(lnd all were heard from except two)
rendered it not only proper, but the
imperative duty Of the committee to
NEE; and a; least consider the proprie-
ty of taking STEPS looking to the or
eanization of the party, both with
reference to the Pr sideutiaI and Con
greSsioDal canvass Ballard being the
first county on the list IN Alphabetical
order, the chairman of the Ballard
County Committee had the right to
call the committee together and to act
as chairman if he desired. lie filling
to do so, a conference of the commit
tee was suggested to be held at Padu
cab on the llth Of August To this
all the members of the committee we're
invited by note mailed to each. a
their respective postolices "a early "a
August "a, and all attended in person
'r by proxy, or responded by letter,
except two, VIZ : the members tor Liv
ngston and Ballard, being ten out OF
he twelve members composing the
committee, and all agreed that the cir
demanded that the com
nittec should meet aad consider the
,ropriefy Of taking steps looking TO
,rganization At this conference the
oIlowing note TO Col Turner, Chair
nan of the Ballard County Committee,
vas signed by majority OF the Dis
rict Committee, VIZ.
'PADUCAH, Aug. II, 70.
To Hon. Oscar Turner, Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Committee of
the First District:
DEAR SIR: Recognizing the ne
essity for an early meeting of the
District Committee, TO I
AXE into consideration the necessity /
or calling a Congressional District
the undersigned members
f said committee take this means of
arnestly urging you to cali such
Meeting Of the committee, to take
lace at Paduch on or before the 23d
Instant
II. S HALE, Graves county.
"THos. G PooRE, Hickman Co.
"GE WARREN, Fulton Co.
"G. H. Morrow, McCracken Co.
IF. w. DARBY, Caldwell Co.
Linn BOYD, Galloway Co
rs n. LEONARD, Lyon Co"
This note was at least as carly a.
lugust ] 4th mailed to Col Turner at
is post office, and was also published
18th the account Of the proceeding.
+ the meeting, in several OF the news
apers of the district. No response
aving been received, the committee
gain met on 23d of August, all the
rnIvp mnmhors baiur, presant in nor