National Republican., 1884-04-02
THE JACKSON DEMOCRATS.
A Long and Interesting Meeting OF That
AssocIatIon Last Might.


Association Last Night.
The monthly meeting Of the jackson DEM
ocratic association was hold last night at
Cosmopolitan hall, Eighth and Z streets, with
Mr.. John +. Norris, president, in the chair,
AMI Nathaniel Sardo secretary.
Mr.. Il. H. Bird was nominated as q member
with the request that the rules bo suspended
and that he be elected at once. The chair
stated that article IL of tho constitution re-
quired that the nominations should be refer
red to the committee to be acted upon at a
future meeting. Tho chair declined to en-
tertain the motion. This gave rise to q lively
and prolonged debate, participated in by
Messrs. G. S. Moore, II. Il. Clagctt, Il. ID.
Wright and others, the latter appealing from
tho decision of the chair. The speakers
claimed that on two previous occasions the
rules had been violated by the election OF
members OH the night of their nomination.
Tho decision of the chair was finally sus-
tanned.
Mr.. c. s. Moore, Of the special committee
appointed by tho district democratic central
committee, extended an invitation to the
jackson Democratic association to bo present
at the convention to be held in the district
April 10 to name delegates to attend tho
Chicago convention. The invitation was
accepted. Mr.. Moore also said that it wa:
| the wish of the central committee that the
Chicago convention in body, headed by
| their president
Mr.. Jesse B. Wilson produced n sensation
in tho wigwam by submitting tho following
Resolved, That all powers, if any, granted to this
| central committee By the Jackson DemGcrallS
association be, and the same are hereby, resclnded
and also that the central committee be, and the
same nre hereby, discharged
Mr.. Wilson said that there was o conhic
between the central committee and thu
Jackson Democratic association; that ther'
| was clashing between them, and that thu
central committee was working to supplan
the Jackson club, which was founded In 1899
and had been in existence for fiity-years
The jackson club is the regular and undis
puted authority in democratic affairs in tht
district
The resolutions gave rise to stormy de
bate, participated in by Messrs. Wright
Moore, Dickson, Il. s. Davis, Lawrence
Gardner, and others. It was stated in tho
discussion that tho convention which me
four years ago did not appoint the distriC
democratic central committee. Mr. Dickson
said that the committee had been appointed
after the adjournment of the convention. Thi
statement was corroborated by tho chair,wh
said it had been appointed after consulta
tion between himself and Mr.. Ennis.
Mr.. r. S. Davis said that the jackson
Democratic association had accepted the in
vitation Of the central committee to be pres
ent at the convention and now the sssocia
tion wished to wipe them out of existence
For these very two reasons he opposed MI
Wilson's resolution.
Mr.. Wilson wished to know whether tn
Jackson Democratic association was to be pu
down and others put over it. He said he ha
offered his resolution after having had con
versations with number Of prominent gen
tlemen and tried and true democrats in tn
district, who entertained the same views tina
he did in regard to the clashing between tn
central committee and the Jackson Demo
cratic club.
Mr.. Dickson said that Mr.. Wilson wa
laboring under a misconception, and that tn
central committee had no priority over tn
jackson association.
The prolonged discussion was fnall
brought to an end, and upon the vote bein
put by the chair on the resolution it was los
by large majority.
Mr.. Wright offered resolution rocognizin
the regularity and legality of tho appoint
ment of the central committee, which wa
referred. Vi!
The association adjourned to meet April !
and then to proceed in body to the conver
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