The Dawson journal., 1884-07-10
TEI;IRELL'S DEMOCRACY.

'oIullhS Vi Tue journal 10y the char
man of the county Executive Com
mlttee a mass-meeting of the demo-
cratic citizens of Terrell was held at
the court house on last Friday, the
4th day of July, to reorganize the
Executive Committee select delegates
TO attend the gubernatorial, con
gressional and senatorial conventions
and decide u pom the method of nom
mating a candidate for the legisla
ture. Capt. Il. f. Simmons, the
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, called the meeting to order,
explained its object and then stated
that the election of a permanent
chairman was in order Upon mo-
ton Capt ]. W. Roberts was elected
chairman and Geo. w. Cheves secre-
tary. The meeting being declared
ready for business, it was resolved
that committee of two from each
Militia District be appointed by the
chair to nominate delegates to attend
the several conventions. The chair
man appointed the following com
mittee: Messrs. John Whitehead,
j. NJ. Simmons, ". D. Murray.
James Clark, H. p. Haas, B. T. King,
j. j. Hill, John Sanders, NJ. II.
Marshall, Edgar Brown, j. 1 Hitler
and W. 3. Oxford. The committee
retired and after an absence of few
minutes returned and submitted the
following nominations, which were
unanimously ratified by the meeting:
GUBERNAToR1AL CONVENTION r.
f. Simmons, Geo. o. Hill, John
Whitchard and L. G. Hoyl.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION E. II.
Hill and J. II. Query.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION B. H.
Hood, A. J. Carver, J. w. Sears,
W. b. Oxford, 7. w. Glaze, NJ. H.
Marshall, W. d. Murray, T. K. Cobb,
Mathew Marshall, J. A. Cater, w.
G. Simpson and I. A. Chappell.
All of the above delegates were
empowered to appoint their own
a!ternates. Pending the nomination
of delegates, the Executive Commit
tee was reorganized. The following
is list of the new members, to serve
loc the ensuing two years -
f. 7. Kenney, j. H. Query, S. r.
Christie, I. NJ. Jones, Mathew Mar
shall, J. A. Carter, H. p Hass, w
w. Lee, S. T. Jordan, W. D. Muir
ray, Z. w. Glaze, W. G. Wall H.
u. Lamar, VIM. Moreland, John
Holland, W. G. Simpson, j. I. Hill
Ter, G. F. Oxford and J. W. Sears.
The Executive COMMITTEE was EN-
powered to elect its chairman from
among its own members or without,
just as they should see fit.
The question then came up as to
the method of nominating a candid.
ate for the Legislature. Mr.. II. G.
Lamar moved that the nomination be
made by the delegate system"
Mr.. w. +. Sessions moved as a sub.
stitute that the nomination be made
by primary election" The vote of
the meeting being taken upon the
substitute it was decided that the
nomination be made by primary
election The following resolutions
were adopted, whereupon the meet
ing adjourned sine die -
Resolved 1st, That a primary
election be held at the various vot
ing precincts in the county OH the
16 b day of July, 1884, to nominate
a candidate to be elected to represent
this county in the next General
Assembly. Said primary election to
be held in the usual way of holding
elections for members of the General
Assembly, but to be managed by the
msmhers of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of this county. In
case they do not act, the same shall
be held and managed by three
freeholders of each district. None
but known Democrats to be allowed
to vote.
Resolved 2ndy That the managers
OF said primary election shall meet in
Dawson at the court house on the
following day and consolidate said
votes and the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes, shall be de.
clared the candidate of the Demo.
cratic party to represent this county
in the House of Representatives, Of
the next General Assembly.
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