Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-10
A DISTRICT PRIMARY.
The Congressional Committee 0.
the Second District Orders
aVote September Is,

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District Committee met at the Barrett
House in this city Thursday after
noon. The following counties were
represented as named: Daviess, Ed.
P. Millett; Union, Henry D. Allen /;
Hopkins, j. II. Prcwitt, proxy /;
Christian, S. G. Buckner; Webster,
j. E. Hunter; Mclean, j. Ii. Frewitt,
proxy; Hancock, IL. G, Boyd, proxy ;
Henderson, A. Il. Dudley.
The chair named A. L. Dudley as
secretary of the meeting.
The chair questioned the right of
the members from the different coun-
ties to be represented by proxies, and
called on the members to decide the
question. After some discussion it
was unanimously agreed to let the
proxies stand.
Mr.. Boyd, from Hancock county,
moved that primary for the whole
district be held on the same day.
Judge Dudley objected and proposed
precinct meetings and county
delegate conventions. Mr.. Hunter
opposed conventions of any descrip-
ton. Mr.. Allen favored making no
recommendations as 10 how counties
are to select delegates or cast their
votes-leaving each county to take
such method as il may see fit. Mr..
Milett favored primary.
The vote being put on Mr.. Aliens
substitute resulted: Ayes, Union
and Henderson. Nays, Dayiess, Web
ster, Christian, Mclean, Hancock
and Hopkins, Lost.
The vote was then put on Mr.
Boyd's motion to have one general
primary for the whole district as one
Ayes, DaviesS, Webster, Christian
Mclean, Hancock and Hopkins
Nays, Union and Henderson.
Mr.. Prewitt moved that the prlma
ry be held Oh Saturday, September
Ilth. Amended by Mr.. Allen t.
September 25th. The vote on the
amendment stood, ayes, Davies, I'm
ion, Hancock and Henderson. Nays
Webster, Hopkins, Christian and Nc
Lean. Declared lost by the chair.
Mr.. Prewitt withdrew his motion
and then by unanimous consent thC
date was fixed for Saturday, Septem
Der Is.
The following was then ofiered'b.
Judge Dudley:
ReSolUed, That the vote; oft My sucl
persons who at the last Presidential
election voted for Cleveland, or whit
not then voting have uniformly atfil
lated with the Democratic party, ant
of those persons who will arrive a
twenty-one years of age or over a
the coming Congressional election
and who are Democrats aud declar
their intention to vote for the Demo
cratic nominee at such election, sha
be received at such primary.
Mr.. Millctt moved as an amend
ment 10 strike out that part allowin
minors 10 vote who had never cast
Democratic vote. The vote bein
put on Mr.. Milletts amendmel
stood Ayes, Davies and Webster
Nays, Hopkins, Christian, Uniol
Mclean, Hancock aud Henderson
The resolution as offered by Judg
Dudley was then passed unanimou)
ly.
On motion it was resolved that Il
5 committee meet again at the Barr
5 house OH Monday, September 9th,
t examine the poll-books and decla
| the result.
I A motion that the county COMM
tees name the officers of election Fl
7 their respective counties was passe
= Mr.. Millett was, on motion, appoin
: ed committee of one to confer wi
e the candidates as to raising fun,
s for dcfraying the necessary expens
: of the primary.
il Judge Dudley then read a form
o call for the primary, which, aft
some discussion and alterations, W
unanimously adopted in the folio
ing form:
Resolved, That for the purpose
ascertaining the will of the Den
Gratis of this, the Second CongressiC
s. al district, for the office of Congre
J. man from such district, Democra
ID primary election is hereby call
lie which primary shall be held in ef
" county of such district at the variC
to primary voting precincts therein
the 18th day of September, 1886,
I'd tween the hours of6 o'clock A. NJ. q
d. 7 o'clock p. NJ, and the primary p,
u books shall be returned within th
days thereafter to the chairman
ne secretary of each county commit
3. and the chairmon, or their duly
or thorized proxies, shall meet at
Barrett House, in the city'of IIend
rn son, Ky, on the 9th day of SeptC
nd Der, 1856, count the vote and asC