The Hickman courier., 1878-07-05
OSCAR TURNER'S
gon. W. B NEaclaen.
ANSWER TO

Cs.F-iaH Ist Congregational Committee.
Hos. W. b. MAchEs ~ have read
card in the Paducah News of June 10Th.
signed by you addressed to myself aud
others. in regard to settling the contest
among the aspirants foI Congress in Isl
District, calling for an expression of
on;nion By letter. In as much as gou haze
cIo,,a tbs pubic n,ode Of correspondence,
r6rlv in same channels | have no de
Sire TO conceal any views of mine under
eover of priUate Communications. Ia Nav
u,rote circular in which proposed TO
submit any claims that had TO a seat / n
CONGRESS TO the voice Of he Democratic
Marty to be expressed at the polls on the
Isl Monday ia August. | hanr Z you one
of these circulars few days after it's
nnblieatiOn. req questiug you to DO me the
fav vor to read il. The reason | proposed
the lst Monday in August was-I knew
IN was a public election for all county
offices and that the Democracy all mad
poiice Of the election and would person
alIy be at the polls on that day-and it
would therefore put them to no additional
trouble or expense or loss OF time-while
m the polls TO express their choice for
/ Congressman. l also, kflslc that primary
sleefI0a held at 4,tgust eLecd01i ,C0ltid gee
everg Democrat an opportunity 10 cypress he's
( eboiee for CJHgressmaR-HO matter hoJC
mote from Hie county seat he hired and 10
this oppressed sgiH 81 the Democratic party,
desired TO submit my claims. l supposed
1 that all other aspirants would be willing
to do tie same | have met four of the
a-piranis on the stump, and none Of them
have opposed this plan in their speeches
Since submitted this plan, | have been
in eve-y county in the District, and from
lmy Information, 1 believe it meets The
hearty approval of more than seven
aigbs of the Dcmocraey-in fact have
Ebaora but few who oppose it-and am
-. 49, s@e- net meet with your ap-
proyal, as appears from your card-as
you have thrown the weight of your opin
ION IN the scale against il before the call
ing of the chairmen together. (ln pur-
suance OF the rule furnished me by the
Chairman of the State Central Committee
ia which he says. "fhe member of the
Executive Committee shall call the chair
men of the county committees together
aud shall preside but have no vote upon
any question
take the liberty of replying to the
objections you urge. In the first place,
you suggest the number of candidates
may be lessened-thjs Is mere specua-
tton and does not effect the question. In
the second place, you suggest putting the
question OF until after the August cleo
ion-which defeats the very object of the
plan l offered and advocated, to-wit: a
full and general expression of the De
mCcracy, which could be obtained on the
lst Monday In August, without trouble to
the people. But If you put it OFF after
that according TO your uggestion-who
viii give notice 10 the voters of an cleo
ton 10 lee held on a private day and
how many that may hear of II viii feel
inclined 10 90 10 such an eection--be-
SIDES the trouble OF getting JUdges-hun-
dreds would never hear oil It-aud hun
dreds w0nid not wish to lose t,Vo days
" hen one would suffice. BY adopting the
August election, all these objections could
be obviated--there would te no difficulty
IN getting Judges, aud there would be q
tuli vote, and fairer expression Of the
Democratic party mean The Taak and fLe
mot the tricksters who have been coutrol-
hing couventious.) l can not see how the
election of county officers, can compiicate
the choice for Congress men, as you sug
gest it would
In conclusion, permit me to say | hope
you may take the proper steps az soon as
practicable, 20 have "a primary election
held TO give the Democracy "a chance TO
vote on the Is, Monday in August for
their choice for Congressman. l do not
desire 20 dictate 10 you, bat would re
specially suggest the lst or 2nd Monday
j. July, and Iue place of meeting Benton
--if you intend to call the ehairmen to-
gether-as it ought TO be done in time TO
lake the steps usual, and " hieh have been
adopted in other districts where primary
elections have been held
Very respectfully,
Your ODD servant,
OSCAR TURNER,
Chairman of Ballard County Dem. Com.
y une 22nd 1875