The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-09-01
The Ceuniy Committee.

The Convention held here last Mon
day recommended seven persons Ia the
State Committee for the Democratic
Executive Committee Of Ohio county.
There are "A few persons who seem Ia
think ~ the chairman did, that the
Convention Monday had mo power Ia
recommend new committee. The
persons who hold that way were not AT
the Convention Monday, rs there was
not "A solitary vote given Ia sustain the
ruling of the chair. What are the plain
facts? Here they are. The Judicial
Committee Of this District ordered "A
Primary Election To he held July Sd,
lss0, 10 nominate candidates for Circuit
Judge and Commonwealth Attorney.
The Committee Of this county failed to
carry out the instructions of the Judi
cial Committee, and a minority of the
Committee did the duty and the State
Central Committee We're called upon to
endorse and legalize the action of the
minority Committee. The failure of
the majority Committee To act was thus
brought TO the attention Of the State
Central Committee, who called a mass
convention Ia meet in Hartford July
18Th, 1850, Ia recommend seven names
for an Executive Committee for this
county. The mass convention on the
18th of July thought proper, as il was
81 near the August election, Ia post one
the matter. 4 conference was had with
leading friends of both sides, and an
agreement WAS made thai the vacancy
ON the Committee should be filed 10y
nett, aud that the committee thus COM
posed should constitute the Committee
of the county until the next regular
county convention.
Here il the resolution in full a. passed
at that meeting:
RcsOlrod, by the Democracy of Ohio
county, i'm mass convention assembled,
That We respectfully recommend 10 the
Democratic State Central Executive
Committee the following named gentle
men 60 constitute the Ohio County
Democratic Committee till the next reg
ular convention of the party in the
county, viz: T.. ID. Walker, chairman,
ii. ID. McHenry, DIR. Tyler Griffin, Jas.
w. Ford, Jesse T.. Fogle, J. l.. Collins
and Jno. +. Barrett.
The next regular Democratic Con-
ventiOn of the county Was certainly
called 10 meet, and did meet here last
Monday.
On the 18th Of July, when the con-
ference Of parties WAS had, the Congress
sional convention was spoken Of as the
next regular convention. Ihe conven-
ton Was called 10y the committee and
was denominated by them a mass con-
veniion, and this convention had Ia do
something last Monday, for when il add
journed without action the existence Of
the committee recommended on the
18th Of July ceased, and a failure To act
last Monday left the county without a
committee. Certain il is that If the
matter had not been acted upon last
Monday we would have been minus a
committee.
Suppose that the matter had not been
called up until the next convention held
in the county: then the position that
the time had passed for action, that the
convention was the second and not the
first convention held since July 18th,
could be maintained beyond question.
Beyond and besides this, the State
Central Committee had determin-
ed, and 80 advised the friends
of Democratic organization here,
that lit will not have as members of u
County Committee, persons who decline
to do their duty or will not support the
nominees of the party"
''rhe unanimous petition of a county
would not avail to get Us to retain upon
County Committee a member who
should announce that he would not sup
port the nominees of the party" This
determination of the State Central
Committee rendered it still more I'M
portant and necessary that some action
should have been taken last Monday.
While the attendance was small
Monday, yet we feel certain that the work
done will receive the appreciation of the
masses Of the Democrats of the county.
The distribution of the committee all
over the county, as now constituted,
will certainly lie more satisfactory and
more correctly reflect the views of the
Democrats of the county than CON-
mittee all residents Of the same locality;
and il is thus much more Democratic
and less centralized. We venture TO af-
firm that il the appointment of the new
committee is not satisfactory to the
masses of the Democrats of the county
or il its acts in future do not suit the
Democrats of the county, all they have
TO do is to make il known and the CON-
mittee will resign as quick as resigna-
ton can be- written out, and they will
do il too without a murmur and still
support Democratic principles and
nominees as heretofore.