The Hickman courier., 1878-07-19
The Disir,ct Committee.


evening the District Democratic Com
mittee met at the Council Chamber al
"a o'clock this morning.
There were present Msssrs W B..
Machen, H. A Tyler, L. D Husbands
s N. Leonard aud + W. Drby
Ir r I. Davis of Graves, acted as
proxy for Mr. Hale. who vas eompell-
ed to return home last oigh.; Mr. Ed
Warren for Hon. Oscar Turner, oi
Ballard; l. D. Husbands for Mr.
Campbell Parker. of Marshall. aud
II. A. Tyler far Thos G Poore, of
Hickman. Eight counties being thus
represented the Committee proceeded
to bnsiness-,he nsming Of mode
for the election Of nominee for
Congress
A letter was read from Mr. Camp
bell Parker, OF Marshall county. ap-
pointing l. D Husbands 10 ac, for
him, and in4,ruc,iug him 10 vote Tor a
Convention.
A letter was aso rssd from Hon
Oscar Turner. appointing Sir. Tho,
Corbeit or Ell X Warren, as his
proxy. inssrucling them TO vote for y
primary election, and in no event to
vote for Convention
Mr. r. T Davis presented his ore
denuals as proxy for Mr. Il 8. Il ale
of Graves add instructed him TO vote
for a Convention
A dispatch from Thos G Poore
appointing II A TYLER his proxy to
represent Hickman county. and in
structing him to vote seainst pri mary
election and for Convention. was
also read.
I Mr. FL K Warren after stniinp
Hon. Oscar Turner 10 represent Bal
lard county. offered the followiug:
WHEREAS. in the Congressional
csnvasses OF 1874 aud 1879 Delegate
Conventions we're resorled 70 ~ the
means of nominating a standard bearer
for this Congressional District, and.
WHEREAS. the nominations in bo.h
instances caused Dissatisfaction 10 the
Democratic ranks Of THE Dis:rict-the
opponents 10 Conventions polling a
large vote ia both eongasses, and be.
lieving that both rings os tho Demo-
cratic family in this District can be
united and strengthened, AMI also he
lieving it to he the desire Of sl good
Democrats to see the party thGs unit
ed and strengthened therefore be it,
Rssol0eL That We the Dem cratic
Committee of the Firs, Cougre- -sional
District. assembled 10 Paducah. d.
declare, for the harmony aud good of
tho party and fair expression OF the
people may be had,--a Primary Eleo-
ton hall be held, at the ue1i August
election ia 1873. ami that il Is the
duty OF ths Democratic Committee III
each county to appoint two judges and
one clerk in each county TO take snch
vote, uE1 report the same back 10 said
County Committee and each County
Chairman % report tue result Of said
vote 20 the District Chairman. who
shall aunounce the candidate receiv
ing the largest number OF votes In said
couptiesio be the nominee ct he Demo
cratic party for Congvess in this Dis
lrict.
Rego1gei, That nouo hnt those who
voted tho Democratic ticket At tho last
general election anl who promise 10
support the nominee, sha,. be allowed
% vote at this election
Hon / D Husband offered the fol
lowing resolutions as substitute
Resolve}, By majofi,y Of ali the
Chairmen uf :be D'mocrstic County
Committees Of tbs First Congressional
District of Kentucky assembled at
Paduosh, 10 pursuance to a regular
notice. that n convention DO and the
az me ia hereby called to meet in the
si,y er Fssduoah. on Weduesday, Sep
tember 4 1879 for ths P,.fPe-~ -
nominating a Democratic candidate to
represent this District in the next
Congress Of the United States
Resolved further, That the Demoo
rscy of the respective counties com,
posing said First Congressional Dis.
trict, DO and they are hereby earnestly
requested to appoint delegates 10 meet
in said Convention at the time and
place aforesaid, to nominate a Demo
cratic candidate for Congress for this,
the First Distric, of Kentucky.
Rcsolred flsrthsr. That We hereby
suggest or recommend 70 the respect
i've County Democratic Committees Of
the District. that delegates by the
counties espectively be appointed to
attend said Convention. in such man
ner (by mass meeting or othsrwise) as
the respective Couofy Democratic
Committee shall deem best 10 ascertain
a trne and full expression of the will
of the Democracy If tbs respective
connties.
The following counties voted for The
substitute: Hickman, Fulton, Lyon,
Caldwell, McCraoken. Marshall and
Graves. Against, Ballard, aud the
substitute was adopted by vote Of
seven 10 one.