The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-04-15

The Executive Comm t ee

The Executive Comm ee
The county executive committee
met Saturday TO arrange the prolim-
iuaries for the approaching convcu-
lions, aud IL min etiups, but we doubt
whether any very great additional
amount OF light has been thrown upon
the subject 1t had been hoped that
he committee would formulate some
plan for adjusting the ve1ed question
of primary elections, aud distinctly
fix the time for holding conventions
for nominating candidates. The first
question the committee avoided alto
gether, which, perhaps, wa- well
euoegh, as this is Il question properly
coming before, and to be determined
by, each primary for itself, although
il has been customary heretofore tor
committees to appropriate to them
selves the authority of managing the
affairs OF the primaries. L was An
warranted uaurpatiOn OF authority
by the county organization, hut the
people had become accustomed TO 1t
and looked for it. fjut, really, when
the committee had fixed the time Of
holding the county convention, ADD
the basis OF representation aud
the rules under which delegates woull
he admitted, aud filled vacancies in
primary chairmanship-, their author.
ity was at All end Tine present com
mittee, though stopping far short Of
their predecessors, went beyond it"
authority in calling the primnne hi
fixing the day of meeting and We
surmise that if any primary Chairman
sees tit to call has primary on ANY
other date than the one fixed hy the
committee, that the validity OF auch
maric's actions VIII not b. quc--
toned. But the second question, ms
to whether candidates will be momin-
ated al the June meeting, il the one
left in darkness aud most Likely it Wi
create confusion III the minds OF dem
ocrats. Ii was to this the ENAMINEi
alluded in its sunday issue when i
said the minutes as reported did no
set out clearly the intentions of Nh,
committee. No reflection wa, in
tended upon The secret Ty aud chair
man-thcy were the minutes prob
totally failed to distincriy state th,
intention. of the committee, ~ Irac
the following re-olu ious aud call
1t WIS moved and cnrrrd thnt th
couuty convention to tc rGllnt sh uO
decide whether there shnul bc nuoth'
convention .ur nominating conn nj
Gers, and tn tim IA Il ma urr.
On motion the following cnl wa
ALLOTTED
The democratic voters o' NJ LrunH
county are rtqu -tei Jo asstm I, ut thel
respective voting lHces on Sutur ny
May 2Ith 1884. not cnIiier thhu II It
IL, IA the couuty, AN $50 p ~ IA " ,co
to lee del gate t. Il cpuufy avmocrat
convention. to be held At Waco
Monday. June 2 1851 at l0o'c ock a. N
which convention viii Gomuate ali can
dldates for county oiiioss. aud appou
delegat 30 the s,Y,u ,ouN, ntou
named
Now the resolution declares tha
the convention shall be called to nom
mate delegates TO Fort worth. and t,
dispose of the question of nominal
ing delegates TO other conventions
aud candidates, either h., making tn,
nominations then and there. or b,
calling subsequent convention 10 do
the work. This was clearly the idaa
OF the committee, and the call should
have been made in accordance with H.,
but instead OF hat. the whole matter
is thrown into confusion, t.,
making the cali for CON
yeution TO nominate delegates ia
all seven of the conventions and to
nominate candidates for county ot
hces. This conflict WAS probnhiy rL,
result of the calls baviu. heon drawn
mn before the co,n,ui,,.n mo, u,d.,
the imnre.s,on that tboro v,.,t5 d..
but one convention hut who, rh,.
committee decided tn l.ave tho ouo.
tlou of two conventions IN th, linn.
meeting they neolected to ro-wri,o
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