The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-08
Mass Convention Of Christian
County.

Mass Convention Of Christian
County,
Pursuant 10 the call of the State and
county committees the Democratic
party of Christian county met in
Mass Convention at the court house,
in lIopkinsville, Saturday, June 9TH,
1850. The convention was called 10
order by &. q. Shanklin, chairman of
the County Executive Committee.
Sam'l +. EmDry nominated, lin be-
half of Samuel j. Tilden," Judge Joe
McCarrOlI,- who was elected with
out dissenting voice.
Upon motion OF u +. Bulc, Chas.
Al. Mcacllam, was elected Secretary.
A Motion was made by Jas. &.
Bramham that those voting should
pledge themselves to support the
nominee OF the National Convention.
Carried. The chair appointed as
committee OIL Resolutions, Austin
Peay, Thos. NJ. Barker, S. f Embry
Jno. Phelps and Z. N. Pendleton.
/ The following resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted.
Resolred, BY the Dcmocra v OF
Christian County, in Mass Conven-
ton assembled:
LIST. That VIC have not forgotten,
nor will we ever forget, the great
wrong and fraud whereby four mil
Hons OF American. voters were de-
privcd of the righliul effect of their
sni!ragcS, and made TO bow to the
will of a revolutionary Republican
minority, in order that peace might
DC maintained and liberty not LOST in
anarchy, and we believe il is q duiy
that the Democratic party owes 10
itself, the country aud The principle
of tree elections 10 place the stigma
OF it's emphatic disapproval and con-
domination upon this great political
crime.
2nd, That in the person of Samuel
j. TildcIi, of New York. we behold II
pure and true Democrat, wise and
able statesman, and our party owes
TO him It's mcc1 OF praise and honor
for his great services and wise coun-
sells III the past. l'ai
3rd, That Samuel j. Tiltlen of New
York, the patriot, the statesman, the
s,fpprcssor of frauds and rings, and
the righilully elected PrcsilenI of the
United States, is the choice OF this
Convention for President of the
United States during the next presi-
Dental term.
4lh, TO this end we do most en-
phaiically and uneJuivocally instruct
all delegates from this Convention 10
the Democratic State Convention,
which VIII meet in Lexington on the
18th, to vote first, last, and all the
time III said Convention for Samuel
j. Tildcn, as the Democratic cundi-
date for President of the United
States during the coming ampaigm,
and to Use their best endeavors and
all honorable means TO secure an ill.,
struction Of the delegates 10 the Gin
cinnati Convention 10 vote for him
first, last and always. .,.. '
9th. That we do most heartily re-
guest 'ne democratic o'aie Cohven-
ton at Lexington 10 appoint none as
Conycntion ut Cincinnat; Inf nm.
swerving Tilden men, and now in
siruct our delegates 10 use their best
en e,, ~ ~ accomplish this result
Convoni;o" ho onJ "ra ~ ro ,"I o'G.e
strucled 10 vote for Henry Waiter.
son, Henry Burnett, Gen. VIM. Pres
Ton ana Y. NJ. Clay for delegates to
Clncilinall from the State al large.
hh. lha' the proceedings OF this
convention DC published III the
county papers.
Gov. Jas. B. McCreary, Mai. Z. A.
Richards and Col. Thos T. Jonas
wcrc plocod in no,n;,o,;ou 70. r,oa
TORS for tho s,.,o =, Iarrn 49,, 80
MeCrcarv and Mai Rirbord0 r.oo,,
mepded NJ tho ,h,';,o =, n,o ~.
racv of Christian co,,,v "'9
49, , ~ w. Il.
0u"5e a. l. ora'croil, OF OVENS
ooro, was recommended Tor district
electCr of this district. |.t.
The chair then anpo;nted nc de,o-
,,o,os % ,,o 49,. r, 10 80
So Wv Ns'o" OonFehioi'
juno I''h, JAS v. Branlham, Chas.
NJ. Mcacham, L. M. Buie, Milton
Cant, e. N. Pendleton, Thos. NJ.
Barker, Austin Pcay, +. W. Owen
and Sam1 e. Embry.
On motion it was resolved, that
an G.her goou democrats OF the coun-