The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-22
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
The County Executive Committee Orders
an Election for May 9th.


an Election for May 9th.
The county democratic executive
committee met at the office of Chair
man Rivers in Pulaski last Satur-
day at 1890, the following districts
being represented:
No. l, DR.. H. L. Patterson; 2,Jno.
E. Gilbert: 5, N. H. White; 6, R. j.
Simpson; 7, H. Arrowsmith; s, Jim
Rivers; 9, D. E. Wilson; IL, Ed.
Harwell; II, E. J. Childers; Is, D.
j. Follis; Is, Jno. W. Fry; l6, G.
H. McMillion; II, r. A. F. jackson;
Is, M. Hancock; 20, Jno. F. Holt.
County at large: G. A. Reynolds,
Thos. W. Pitman, F. M. Bunch,
Laps. D. McCord. Mr.. Chairman
Rivers.
1t was decided to dispose ofcoun-
ty canvass first, whereupon N. h.
White moved that the committee
call no convention or primary. 1t
was moved in lieu that the commit
tee call either a convention or pri-
mary and it was so evident that
that was the sense of the committee
that Mr.. White withdrew his mo-
ton, the roll was called and every
vote was recorded aye.
1t being thus determined to call
either a convention or primary, it
was in order to determine which
should be called.
H. Arrowsmith moved that dem
ocratic primary be called.
R. A. F. Jackson moved in lieu
that a convention be called of dele
gates elected and instructed IN dis
trict primaries.
1t elected much discussion. Hon.
d. W. Ewing being present and ask
ed for his views, warmly advocated
delegated convention. The vote
was as follows:
For convention-Messrs. Patter-
son, Jim Rivers, Childers, Follis
Pitman, Bunch, McCord and Chair
man Rivers-8.
For primaries-Messrs. Gilbert
White, Simpson, Arrowsmith, Will
son, Harwell, Fry, McMillion, Jack
son, Hancock, Holt and Reynolds
-12.
D. E. Wilson moved that no per
son be permitted to vote in the pri
mary election except those who
voted the democratic ticket OF
would have voted it at the last cleo
tion for governor.
Mr.. jackson moved to amend BY
adding "and who promises to vote
it in the future"
Laps. D. McCord moved in lier
the following resolution:
Resolved, That no man be permitted tt
cote in the primaries aoho has not unit
ly uoted the democratic ticket, or aooulC
haze done so had he been at the polls ant
4 eligible, ind aoho does not promise to abid
the result Of the primary and cote for tn
nominees.
The resolution was adopted unan
imously.
N. II. White moved that the pri.
mary election be held on Saturday
May 5, between 10 and A o'clock
and that the district committeem
be empowered and requested tt
open and hold said election in thel
respective districts, in conjunction
with three persons whom they shall
appoint to assist them, but in th'
event the committeeman is unable
for any reason to be present he may
appoint some competent person tt
hold the election for him. Carried
N. H. White offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
/ Resolved, That the committeemel
who hold the election shall be requires
to make returns of the result to tn
chairman of the committee in Pulaski
on Monday following who will canvas
the vote in conjunction with the secre
tary and Mr.. II. Arrowsmith and de
clare the result at a meeting of tn
whole committee at O'Clock on tina
day.
| Chairman Rivers offered the fol
lowing resolution which was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the candidates VIII,
shall be declared successful by the com
mittee on the 1st Monday in May b.
the nominees of the democratic party
and that we pledge ourselves to thei
support and to use every effort to max
their election certain.
| On motion the chairman was Gil
rected to call a convention of tn,
people to assemble in Pulaski tn
| list Monday in May to appoint del
egates to the gubernatorial conven
ton at Nashville May 9.
The committee adjourned to NEE
at ! o'clock, May 7.
LAPS. D. McCoRp, Sec'y.