National Republican., 1880-09-09
THE DEN. JACKs.
The Association Concludes Not to Abolish
the Central Ccnnmlttss aud Struggles with
tha Ouestion of Kepresentaiion.

The Association Concludes Not to Aboilst
the Central Cc,amlttss aud struggles with
the Question OF Representation.
The Jackson Democratic association held It's
regular meeting last Night at Cosmo.
polttan hail. Hon. Jobn Z. Morris In tho chair
a. A. bipsconib. esq secretary. The chair
read letter from N. w. johnson, inclosing 81
as an entrance fee for membership The fol-
lowing names were entered for memhorship.
r. 3. Oucrback, Thomas Gray, NJ. w. johnson,
| William u. O'Donncll, L. L. Lusby w. II.
ttnwick, G. A. Cox, and they were duly
elected.
The chair read letter from Mr.. r. s. Davis,
Withdrawing the third resolution" offered at
the last meeting, which provided for the aboli-
tion of the central committee. A motion was
| made to permit the withdrawal of tho rcsou.
tion. Mr.. McGinnis objected 10 the with
| drawal. Tho chair ovorruled the objection.
Mr.. Bell made tho point Of order that Mr.. Da-
Wis being absent could not withdraw a reso.
luton presented by him at a previous meeting.
The point Of order was ovorruled and the mo.
tion 10 permit tho withdrawal Of the "third
resolution" was carried. The chair announced
the names Of the committee directed at the last
meeting TO be appointed for consultation with
The Young Mems Hancock and English club
Messrs. J. B. Wilson, chairman, Il. w. Fem
wick, r. s. Davis, G. G. Fraysor and A. A.
Lipscomb.
letter was received from John OBrieu,
| sculptor, Of Baltimore, stating that ho had
modelled plaster statue of General Hancock,
heroic size, which would be unveiled at Hare.
wood park, Baltimore September 49, He
offered to duplicate tho statue in plaster for
500, in marble for $780, aud wanted to hear
from the Jackson Democratic association MS n
purchaser. The proposition was referred TO
tho executive committee. Messrs William G..
Burns aud John II. Happ were elected mem.
bors. DIR. Culver read a letter from General
| Hancock, thanking the Jackson Democratic
association for tho honor conferred by them
upon him by clecting him member Of tn at
association.
On motion Of DR.. Allen, the lettor was
ordered to DO placed upon tho files of the asso'
On motion tho resolutions offered at the
last meeting were ordered to be taken up.
Mr.. Fraysor moved that they be laid on tho
| table, which was enthusiastically carried. lie
then moved to reconsider tho motion to lay on
the table, and to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table, which was almost unanimously
adopted.
| Mr.. Lipscomb offered q resolution that II
was tho sense of the Jackson Democratic as.
ISOLATION, that, as since tho creation Of the
central committee n number of democratic
| clubs or associations had been organized, such
clubs should he represented on said commit
tee by member of their own selection.
This resolution provoked long and lively
discussion, in which all tho leading members
| took part, and the whole subject of the ap.
pointment of the democratic convention, its
powers and the relations Of the jackson as
sociation to the central committee was re-
viewed. The resolution was fually nasscd.
| The debate at one time assumed threaten
| ing aspect and was much enjoyed by the older
| democrats present as n reminder of the vgor-
Gus days Of the old-time democracy. A por'
trait of Hancock aud English was exhibited
to the association as present from gentle.
man whose namo was not given. The associa.
tion then adjourned.