Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-13
It's Z Pcinl.y Election.

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Pursuant ID Il call OF the Clairn "a
the Dan IcrAtic Committee IN It at Pa
dhcaa last Sun,lty jr the purpose OF
d1vi3,ng some plan for the orgAnizl
tiOn OF the party in lhe coming cam
plign. The question As to whcthe
Il pri,nlry clection OF Il delegate col-
We ltiOh sL)Ill ,. h1l ID tile the
claims OF thu various eau litlates for
Cms',s' wt' tn, onlJ on! Of mich
cDa'tI TltiIL thu cane b..lre the
com ntte1. After various props
tiOa5 were discussed the follOwin
resolutions were lJJt,d.
l't. That W., aS mImJsrs of I'll
Dtm bcratic Committee for the FIRST
Congressional District of Kentucky.
approve the call issael by the Chair
mln Of this con nitt51, for Il mees-
lag OF the con nitto1 al tilis time FIR
oILS,llting Il; ID thu necessity for
mDr1 thufJagh organization of the
Dem Dcralic party in this district, ana
thtmanncr or mode of procedure t,
elect such organization, AMI the Sc
lection ola candidate to be voted
for at the ensuing August election.
WHEREAS, There has been diyis-
ion and dissension in the ranks of
the Democratic party in this districJ
AS to the mode an ii mlnn3r OF choJ :
candidates for the party to represent
this district in the Congress of the
United States; and
WHEREAS, 1t Is important that har-
mJny should prevail, in order that
the principles of D;m )crlcy my t. =
Hmph in the approaching President
ial election, and
WHEREAS, It is certain that in som,l
counties in this district local election
will demand, for the success of the
Dem )cratic candidates, the unite
and constant work Of all D.mJ rats
i'll said counties on the day of our
general election in August, and there
by prevent any active interests in the
selection Of candidates to BE- voted
for at the November election follow
Ing therefore b. it
RESOLVED, That all Democrats il
the First Congressional District be
and they are hereby called upon anj
requested to meet at their respective
precincts on Saturday August 30, 1888
and cast a vote at primary election
to be held at that time and place TO
their choice of a candidate for Rep
resentative in the Congress Of tin
United States from this district, 70
the term beginning March ), 1885.
2 That the Democratic Count,
Committees in the respective coun
ties Of the district are hereby author
izel and requested to cause poll t.
be opened at each of the voting place
in the counties on the day and dat
named, and to appoint suitable per
sons, Dem )cratS, to hold said cleo
ton.
4. That on or before Thursday fol
lowing the said election, the pollboo
are to be returned to the Chairman {
the County Committee, and that o
Sturdy following til day of cleo
tionCrhurSday}thc vote as recorded i
said ppll-books shall b. canvaSSed b
the Chairman Of said county con
mitteG and such members of til
COUNTY committee a5 may be prcseu
at that tim1.
5. That the b)lrI of canvasscr
last named shlll certify and trans
nit to the chairman of the distri,
committee the result or said clectio
an that the chairman OF some men
Der Of each county committee sha
meet the chairman of the distri
committee at the City Hall, in Padl
cab, on Saturday, Sept. Ii, to con
pare the votes cast at said clectio
AMI announce the result, and dcclai
wb2 the nominee Of the party is.
i That the Democratic voters
the Congressional district are co
daily invited and earnestly rcques
cl to attend said primary elcctio
AMI express their preference for cal
didates for Congress. ..
I. That the Democratic ncwspt
pers of the district be requested
published the proceedings Of Il
meetings in full of the action Of ii
committee.
Representatives were present fro
Fulton, Graves, McCrackcn, CritteI
den, Hickman, Caldwell, Callowt
and Lyon: Marshall, Ballard al
Trigg not beng represcntcd.-Cad
Telephone.