Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-05
WHOLE NO. $500.
A Correction That Needs to De Made.
Nashville Union.


There seems to be prevalent an er
] roneous idea among the Democrats d
! Tennessee that needs 10 lie corrected
We have met not a few intelligent and
influential Democrats who appear to
: be discouraged in regard TO the future
OF the patry in the state, for the reason
that they were OF the opinion that the
chief editor Of the American is still
the chairman OF the state Democratic
executive committee, and ieared that
the dicfuna OF the American, therefore,
was but the pre-announced deternli-
nation Of the committee in regard TO
merging our judicial state convention
into the political one. Our private
correspondence, as well as our person.
al observation in various parts OF the
state satisfies US that there is already
much dependency among good DEM
ocrats on this very account We take
| pleasure IN informing the Democrats
of Tennessee that the American speaks
only for ITSELF and isneither the ment-
or nor conscience. keeper OF the state
executive committee rs to its official
actions. The editor of the American
IS not even member Of the commit
tee, and it is but just to the committee
to assume that the American is no fur
ther authorized TO speak for the COM
nlittee than any other Democratic pa.
per in the state. Mr.. VertreGs' chair
manship.o of the state executive COM
mittee closed with the convention OF
1854 The committee then appointed,
and which conducted the campaign of
last year, Is still in existence, and will
so continue until tho next gubemato-
rial state convention. For general in-
formation we here give the names Of
the committee:
Julius A. Trousdale OF tile fifth dis
triet, chairman; John Allison of the
first district, ID. ID Anderson OF the
second district, - Blles of the third
district, Thomas ID. Gregory OF the
fourth district George Kinney OF the
sixth district - Mckay of the sew
enth district Stokely ID. Hayes of the
eighth district, Charles Ewing OF the
ninth district, Charles Miller and John
Il. Hillsnan OF the tenth district.
Capt Hillsman, having accepted the
position OF revenue collector, will of
course retire from the committee
and his place will be filled by the COM
mttce at its first meeting.
Ii will be the duty Of these gentle
men, at the proper time, according TO
the usages OF the party, TO assemble at
the call OF the chairman and designate
Il time Tor holding state convention
lor the nomination OF candidates for
supreme judges, and also a time for
the convention to nominate a candid
ate for governor. These two conven-
tlons, we believe, have heretofore been
IN the same CALL though
meeting at different times and conf
posed Of different delegates, or dclo-
gates specially appointed to each con-
ventlon. Our experience with judicial
conventions has been comparatively
brief, but sufficiently extensive to have
a well-recognized party us
age, which has all the effect OF law.
We are not ready to assume, nor do
we believe there is any reason for any
one To assume, that the executive COM
mlttee is ready, at the command OF the
Nashville American, TO disregard the
well-k own customs Of the party and
usurp the authority TO override its
well-establlshed usage in such matters.
Were it even question exciting no
serious opposition, it might well be
whether the committee
would have the right to assume that
he Democratic people Of the state de-
sired to abandon their custom in ref.
srence to the nomination Of candid
ties for the supreme judgeships. But
t is certainly not to be supposed TINT,
n the face of the very general and do
opposition TO the zone con-
iention scheme" that has already been
and which will become
much more emphatic MS the days 20
Dy, the committee will invite the almost
certain defeat OF our nominees by
merging the two conventions and thus
INVOLVING the judicial nominations in
III the wire-pulling, log-rolling and
)ther unsavory methods and cOmbina-
ions of political convention. We
will not say the committee will not
ldre attempt so gross an outrage upon
ne Wishes OF the party, as Is suggested
nd advocated 10y the American, for
hat would imply that the committee
5 only restrained from such course
" fear of popular condemnation.
The committee has Signiiied no such
lesire. Its members, so fara we know
hem, are gentlemen Of honor and in
They are trustees for the
'arty. They have no Eight to violate
'arty usage, nor as we have already in
imated, have they given amy sign Of
isposition to do so. They have GER
ainly not, by any official act, recog-
ized the American as their mouth
iece, sponsor or Dictator Democrats
Tho believe in preserving the purity
nl dignity OF our supreme court need
ot be excited or dismayed by ground
ess alarm. We have no apprehension
hat the committee will attempt or
esire to attempt, so bare-iMced usur-
alton Of authority. IL has done moth
lg, as bond to warrant suspicion OF
D gross breach Of trust. We will
ave our two conventions as usual, the
diets and fulminations Of the Ameri-
an to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Is purposes are well enough under
,ood and will be estimated at their
'ue moral and political worth. The
ays Of its petty dictatorship are end
i, and IL will be compelled, at last, to
lbmit with such grace as it can TO the
lthorlty which IL is now seeking 10
oerce or defy-the voice OF free
people ftl
@<SN 1919 W no ucSIOnuency lnefe-
re-, The people have determined in
leir hearts that the lactionaf fights
thin our party shall end, and that
le days OF mismanagement shall
,ase with them. At the proper time
t every Democrat do his duty, and
will go well.
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