The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-03
The Call for the Democratic
Convention.


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NASHVILLE,
TENN, April %, 1Ss4.-My Dear Sir:
The State Democratic Executive
Committee has called u Convention of
the Democrats Of Tennessee for the
day of June next The
following ia the notice which the com
mittee has published
To tho Democrats OF Tennessee
NASHVILLE, April 18.--By direc-
ton of the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee you are hereby no
tilted to assemble in convention,
at the capitol in Nashville, on We'd
nesday. June 1S. 1884, at IL o'clock M,
for the following purposes, namely;
"To noinitatr y candidate for Gov
ernor Ia nominate three candidates
Tor Railroad Commissioners to APP
point delegates (and alternately to the
National Democratic Convention to
be held in Chicago, ILL.,, July s, 1884,
four for the State at large, and two
for each Congressional district; to
nominate two Electors for the State
at large and to select one for each Con
gressional district, and to transact
such other business as may be neces-
sary
ITO this end, the Chairmen OF the
County Conventions throughout the
State are hereby notified to convene
their respective Committees, and call
conventions of the Democrats Of their
counties, irrespective OF past differ
ences, to appoint delegates to the
said convention to be held on the 18th
day of June"
1t is important the people be fully
and truly represented in that conven.
ton. Your State Committee, there
fore, have instructed me to remind
you of the necessity of looking to your
county convention, and of seeing to il
that it is well attended, and that dele
gates are selected who will reflect the
peoples will. This can be attained
only by the adoption OF such rules as
will exclude all persons from acting
as delegates who have not been elect
, ed or chosen by the people in conven
tons. 1t is the opinion of your Com
mitteo that proxies ought never to b.
allowed.
Let your convention select an,
name their delegates, and, by resolu
ton, disable them from giving prox
les to other persons. If there is an,
? doubt about the ability Of the dele
e gates to attend the State Convention
itmigth be well to name alternateS, o
t to name some true and tried mar
G either in your own or some other coul
ty, to cast the vote OF your county il
t the event none of your delegates al
8 tend but in all eases, your EXecutiv,
Committee suggests that you nam
? the man or men, and forbid your del(
y gates to give proxies.
: Your Committee requests you t
II have your people to consider, whe
they meet in convention, anotht
!! matter which they believe will add t
h the efficiency of tho parry organization
l. It is this:
|. That the member OF the Stat
y Executive Committee for each Con
d gressional district shall be, by yirtu
II OF his position, the Chairman Of I'll
Congressional District Committee.
Il 2. That the Chairman Of enc
County Committee shall be, by Writ,
:! Of his position, the member for Il
n county of the Congressional Distri
r Committee.
8. That the Chairman of sue
County Committee shall be the mel
lg Der of his county of the Senatorial
b. Pictorial Committee for such Senat
rial or Pictorial district.
"a There was some conflict in sevor
counties in 1882, between the Coun
n and Congression Committees, re
clifton OF which will be prevented
X the future (as your committee believ
by the adoption Of these suggestion
IS, You will please bring it to the CO
an sideration OF your people, as it W
be presented to the State Conyenti
n on the 18th Of June.
In those counties in which the b
er organizations existed in 1882, the
was district committee in every ci
district, of which the member of t
Ia County Committee for the civil
trict was the chairman by virtue
Ter his position.
! AS the term OF Office Of your St,
ro- Committee expires in June, and Y
will not likely receive any more co
led munieations from it, the commit
has instructed me to thank you
the efficient, prompt and active
you have rendered during your tie
I'm of office. They have every confdel
y" that it will be continued to- the |,
OF and the people will be represented
ice June rs they were in 1882
The Respectfully,