The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-07-27
HARDEMAN DEMOCRACY IN
NOTION
Organization the Watch
word County Campaign
Clubs. Stirring
Addresses.
Next Saturday Permanent Or
ganiZatiOn Effected. Grand
Rally to be Held at the
time Of the County
Convention.

According to previous announcG
ment, the democrats of Bolivar and
vicinity in large numbers assembled al
the Court House Saturday night to per.
feet arrangements for the organization of
Tilden and Hendricks Campaign Club
for Hardeman county. 1t being an ad,
journed meeting from the one held Satur-
day night previous, Col. Horace Polk
occupied the chair, and West s. Arm
istead acted as secretary.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, who, after some remarks
on the issues of the day, yielded to the
request of Gen. r. P. Nicely, that the
business Of organization should first be
transacted and then speech-making would
be more appropriately in order. Where
upon, Gen. Dupuy, Chairman of the
Committee on Constitution and BY laws
appointed at the previous meeting, stated
that they were ready to report. Geo. w.
Armistead, Secretary of the Committee.
then come forward and read the follow.
ing report;
CONSTITUTION AND RULES.
The Committee on Constitution and
Rules respectfully submit the following
report:
Recognizing the necessity of organi-
z8tion il furthering the cause OF De.
mocracy and Reform in the ensuing
| Presidential election, the subscribers
| hereby form themselves into an associ-
| alton to be known as the Tilden and
Hendricks Club, of Hardeman county,
and agree to obey the following Consti-
tuition and such Rules as may be adopted
in conformity to its provisions:
ARTICLE l.
Sec. l. The officers of the Club shall
consist of one President, as many Vice
| Presidents as there are civil districts in
the county, a Recording Secretary, a Cor
responding Secretary, a Treasurer, q
Sergeant-atarms, and such Assistants as
the President may from time ID see fit
to appoint.
There shall also be "a Executive
| Committee, consisting of seven members
the President of the Club being ex-of-
fcio chairman of said Committee.
Sec. 2. In each civil district 90
operative Club shall be organized, to be-
auxiliary in spirit and work to the Cen
| trail Club. Said District Club to be of
| icered and managed as tho members of
the3same may determine, with an ex-
ception hereinafter provided for.
Sec. 8. The elections Of the officers
of the Club enumerated in Sec. l.
with the exception of the Assistants to
be appointed by the President, shall be
| by ballot, a majority of the votes of the
members present being necessary to a
| choice, provided that the number of
members constitute a quorum.
See. 4. The terms of the officers so
| elected shall continue until the Both day
of November, 1875, but in all cases Of
resignation or removal in the office OF
| President, the senior Vice President
shall fill out the unexpired term, and in
all cases of resignation or removal Of
other officers elected by the Cub, then
unexpired respective terms shall be filed
by election.
| Sec. 5. The Vice-Presid ent shall; be
Eelected one from each Civil District oil
the county.
Sec. 6. The senior Viee-President shall
l
dents by a majority of the votes of the
Vice-Presidcnts assembled for the pur
pose of selecting him, and he shall pre-
side over meetings of the Club in the alb
sence of the President; and should boil
be absent, the Recording Secretar,
shall designate the Vice-President t
serve as President during such at
sence.
Sec. 7. All officers elected by tn
Club shall take the following pledge be
fore entering upon the duties of thei
respective Offices, to be administered b.
the presiding officer, to wit:
solemnly declare that | will fulfil
the duties of the Office of--as tn
, Constitution and Rules of this Assoc
alton require, to the best of my ability
Sec. 8. All persons joining the Gu
shall take the following pledge in b.
coming members of the same;
do solemnly declare that l will flu
fill the duties of q true and loyal men
Der of this Club and in every honorabi
way work to advance its interests.
This pl edge to be administered
the presiding officer.
ARTICLE ii.
D Sec. /. 1t shall be the duty of th
S President to preserve and decide q
e points of order, sign the minutes of th
meeting, convene the Club by proclama
ton at any time, for the transactiO
OF such business as he may deem nece
q sary for the good of the cause, and
perform all the functions of q presidin
othcer of par Elementary body, subje
to such limitations as may be prescribe
from time to time by the Rules of ii
Y Club.
Il Sec. 2. Any decision of the Cha
q on any point of order or otherwise, ma
:, be appealed from and over-ruled by tw
d thirds vote of the members present
Fec. B. The Vice Presidents are, /
virtue of their Offices, Chairmen of tt
Clubs of their respective Civil District
and 1t shall be their duty at each reg
lar meeting to report the proceedings
their respective District Clubs in &
Is campaign work done within each
these fields.
Sec 4. Each Vice-President is T
lie quested at an early day to organize
a cooperative Club in his Civil Distri
and see that it is properly Offered al
put and kept in working relations wi
this, th Q Central Club.
Sec. 5. Each Vice President as Pr
ident of q District Club, is ex-oficio,
member of the Executive Committee.
u Sec. S. 1t shall be the duty of tn
Recording Secretary to preserve il
wsll-bonnd book, the minute Of I