Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25

ties ever heard of the circular or au
thorized their names to be signed t.
it. This, however, is simply asser
ton on our part, but let US state some
Of the facts. The gentlemen in theil
eagerness and haste did not even ex
empt the Democratic Executive Com
mittee's names from this circular
James III. Williams name appears a.
one arraigning the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee, and yet he is &
member of the committee and voted
against calling a primary. t. l.
King and H. III. Mockbee, two othel
members of the committee, who
voted against a primary are also
signed. A. r. Wilson never author.
lied any one to sign his name, and
neither did Sid G. Batson, who the
gentlemen didn't seem to know was
brother-in-law of Mr.. Corban. p.
0. Travis happened to be in the city
yesterday and heard for the first time
his name was signed to it. He hast
ened to the committees rooms and
stated with great emphasis, that he
never authorized any one to put his
name to the paper, that he had
always voted the regular Democratic
ticket and always intended to, and
did not wish himself clsssed with the
boilers. Some twenty names were
called whom,members of the commit
tee stated had said they had not au-
thorized their names TO be signed and
intended to have nothing to do with
the boilers.
1t is not at all surprising that the
candidates should be a little afraid of
primary held by these gentle
men, who reserved to them
selves the right to sign it as
it properly deserved before pledginS
themselves absolutely to abide by it.
Especially when the very PROPOSE
ton submitted to them is to abide by
a majority of votes cast for them, and
the gentlemen in convention publicly
refuse to pledge themselves 10 sup
port them, then attempting to in
struct candidates they did not vote
for. The candidates do not deny the
right Of the people to instruct and
pledge themselves to represent the
wish of the people upon matters in
the legislature.
But they say the senatorial ques-
ton is a new question, sprung since
the convention. Here they are in err
ror again, the question was discussed
and brought before the convention
met, and was at fever heat the very
day of the convention and was the
QUESTION which causes all the dissatis
faction upon their part that day. AT
ter the nomination of the candidates
the minority themselves discussed
the question OF offering resolution
before the committee for holding a
primary, and were only deferred
from Offering it because they knew the
COW ntion would vote it down, and
yet they insist that the committee,
merely the creature, should do what
they knew the convention would no
do.
The committee may be deposed,
but it made a fine showing on yester-
day, They were there il force, in
person, fearing it might not please
the Democrat for them to write
note saying how they stood on any
question, and many of the sub-com-
mitteemen in the districts were pres
ent. They were harmonious and
on every question and deter
mined to push the canvass with the
greatest vigor for all the regular
Democratic nominees from Cleveland
down to Richardson. We never saw
a larger and more enthusiastic meet
ing of Democratic Executive Com
mittee in this county.