The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-11
TIE CASE or DYER, OBION AND
LAKE COUNTIES.
10 tho LidItor Of the AnpoaI.


In response to "Morc Anon" from Dyersburg In
this mornings ApPgAL you say: "rhe remedy Of
the Democrats lies In themselves TIM can call q
c0nucHtipn, eiher a mas c0Rts1tiOH or on siodc-
up NJ dctDdios, and h1th dIJly me remedy 10 right
me uroHgs complained Of" Now, | submit b. YOU,
Mr. Editor, IL not this Il little too thiul II did
not shrink from being prufane would say little
too d--d thinl Thcy can cali n conventional Who
are h6B ~ coursc, you mcdu the DomOcraN Of
the three counties, but how arc h'y to combine
and call a conycntun2 Toll ~, please. The Dem
ocptic Committee refusing how are the masses TO
nct2 suppose n dozen or hity or hundred Of the
Democratic citizens call II convention. who win be
governed by II or act upon ~ II large majority
Of the Democrats Of the District are In favor Of
convention, how are they to get Il up, 20 that II
will De efficient and binding, without the concur
pncc Of the Executive Committee Of the District
why not take the bull by the horns and II the
Senatorial aud Pictorial Committee refuse TO call
convention, let the state Executive Committee call
n convention oi the three counties 60 nominate
candidate for Senator aud ilonlcr' Why not bring
the state Executive Committee 10 call upon Mr..
Nichols one Oi their ncmhcrs 10 den ami a coHrcn-
tOW IL not convention DemocrauC' Then why
should anyone shrink from ~
FRiESp % ORGANIZATION.
The Democrats OF Dyer, Obion and
Lake counties, If they are dissatisfied with
what has already been done TO that end,
owe il 10 themselves and 10 the whole
party 10 hold convention to nominate
candidates for Floater and Senator. The
committees Of the lloaterial and senatorial
districts were appointed by them to per
form certain duties, among them 10 call
such conventions at the proper time. II
they fail or refuse 10 perform that duty ii
party TO resume and exercise the powers
they delegated to those committees. The
state Executive Committee Inns nothing TO
do with this difficulty they have no juris-
diction as TO il, and therefore cannot in
tcriorc. Their duties are circumscribcd To
the limits Of the state, 10 State Convcn-
tons, canyascs and campaigns And II
Is well that they are. Otherwise they
would WELD u autocratic powcrand might
In time attempt 10 override the will
Of the majority IN counties and senatorial
districts aud thus invite opposition, and
ultimate in the disntcgraiion Of the party.
TnE ArrEAL sees no other recourse iorthe
Democrats uyc in themselves. They
have the sovereign power and can do rs
they please But there is another side 10
this question that must not bc lost sight
81. The primaries have declared Mccall
to be- the Democratic candidate aud every
Democrat is bound In honor to vote for
him. That Nichols was not at homo has
nothing to do with IT, Mccall got the
votes aud Is fairly the candidate. II
Nichols sets himself up in opposition to
Mccall he should be- carefully aud scrupu.
lousy dealt with Ms disorpanizcr ~ he
seems to be. lliA policy Is rule or ruin.
4 man maniicsling such a spirit shout,
be- rclcgulcd to the mar