The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-22

convention '..i and bis purpose not to co
operate IN procuring meeting of the
committee to consider the question as
to whether one sbonld be called. Ii
could not, therefore have been expect
ed that Ballard would be represented
10 any meeting the committee might
have. The couples of Lyon, Gallo
way ana Fulton we're represented by
proxies. The authority to the proxies
'or Oailoway aud Lyon are htfe''
appended The authority 10 Mr. Poore
20 act "a proxy for Fulton, II u was
h'ed with papers OF the committee.
has been mi>laid. but Telegram had
been received from the Fulton comfy
committee. saying they had heid
meeting and instructed their vote to be-
cast IN favor Of calling convention
The member for Ballard not benz
present, ia accordance with the rule
heretofore acted on with approval OF
the State committee, the member Tor
Caldwell, the county next III alpha
betical order, was requested to act as
chairman, which he did The committee
as thus organized adopted measures
for the Organization Of the party with
reference to tie Presidential campaign.
aud called Congressional Distinct
Convention to meet in Paducah on
9th Of September On all matters
except that Of selection OF place Ion
holding the convention the action OF
the committe was. nnanimous.
We would say that prior to tins
last meeting a communication was re-
ceived from ths.charman OF tie State
I,.,.se.e-,.sse cornf>i ttee, and under date
OF Auguet 18th he says. '--4
Now as to recommendations for
conventions you will find il the cir
cular of llth July the following:
District committees are chwgcd
tcjth the drg of coiiiag coar1ttioI,s or
f.rjBg The time and hummer a. making
nominations and totth all matters per-
iainisq 10 tkcir districts rs such Now,
if the several chairmen OF the several
county committees in district advise
tie calling convention, who can Oh
iect? Thee duties are conf led to
district committees, and not to the
chairman of he district alone. If the
Democracy fyonr district want con
vention it isclearly not in the over
Of the CHAIRMAN or any Que mau to
prevent IL
The tails are his
The connitiee had no purpose to
subserve brt what they believed to be
the best iutgests Of the party and the
country. and have called a convention
because tho believed it TO be their
duty. as well as the wish of large
majority of the Democracy Of the
+ District. Cqtainly Democrats cannot
desire TO tax such dangerous risks as
would resul.lrom party division aud
factious waTing at this critical period
/ 1t would beunjust 70 the Democracy
of the county which is struggling So
manfuIly ad against such odds. II
! it should that the Democratic ma
iority in ne House Of Representatives
/ Is matcrialy reduced the political
complexion Of the representative Of
the First hstrict may become mat
ter Of NaDnal importance. With the
/ POSSIBILITIES before Us it is already a
matter of 90 much importance for u
not TO useall proper means to secure
the result And the Committee felt
that it wdld be little less than crImi
nal in then to fail to do their part in
bringing bout the use of such meal 5,
The surrandiDEs are too serious a, d
the emersncy too great to permit tue
ambitiou6 any TO eudanger The sue
cess of tie, party; and the Committee
in cal!nga convention, disclaim any
iuju-ticeor partiaiity for any particu
lar asp a." They believe the people
I cratr >Tfifi =. men, -ns competent now
now % desrmine 10y Conventions who
shall bear he Democratic flag aud lead
its hosts q victory as they were in the
days Of or gallant leaders, Boyd and
1 Burnett. no political party can long
exists wIaOut organization and hur
mony in q It's parts The scripiural
maxim tht "a house divided against
itself mus fall, Is as true when ap
+ piled to pitical organizations as IN
I the divineappl!cation.
Tie comittce have done what they
deemed tobc a duty they owed to The
party in be discharge of the trust
conided toihem. and it now remains
with the pgple Of this grand old Dem
ocratic di,sict to rally around the old
flag and litit above the clouds Of ia
dividual sri!e and unfurl it in the
sunlight ofharmony and union. or to
permit il to be trailed in the dust OF
di-eord. divisions and factions. With
a confding trust in the intelligence
aud patriotism OF the party. We submit
;he action OF the COMMITTEES to the en-
lightened judgment of the Democracy
of the distra. Very respectfully,
j w BLUE.
L W. DARBY.
September II, 1876
Proxy pr Galloway Couuty.l
MURRAY, KY, Aug. u. 10.
To the Democatic Committee Of the First
Congressman District of Kentucky:
The undersigned Chairman and
members composing the Democratic
Committee Of Galloway county. are 10
favor of meeting Of the District
Committee on the 23d ins:., whether
called by the chairman or not. and
feeling the necessity of rhorough or
ganizatioa of tie party with the pres
ent candidates before the people for
Congressional houors, this committee
are Iu favor of calling District Con