Sharp County record., 1888-04-19
official Call.

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County:
Pursuant to notice the Democratic
County Central Committee assem-
bled at Evening Shade on Saturday,
April "A, 1888, at Q clock, p. m.
Present; Johnson township, p. G.
Kinks by A. A. Steele, proxy; Rich
woods township, w. A. Turner by
Geo. r. Hall, proxy; Strawberry
township, John G. Mckinney; Big
Creek, John A. Wilson; North,
John Morris by Geo. r. Hall proxy;
Davidson, II. V. Underwood and W.
G.. Murphy; Highland, W. W. Hill,
by A. J. Porter, proxy; Lebanon,
Hugh Spots Jackson, S. G. Hal|i-
burton; Hardy, S. J. Walker by J.
B. McGaleb, proxy; Morgan, Isaac
N. Morgan; Cave, Thomas Bray;
Piney Fork, G. J. Wilson, Sam H.
Davidson, Chairman, J. R. Metcalf,
secretary.
By unanimous vote a county
convention, to select five delegates
to the State, Congressional, Judicial
and Senatoria! Conventions, was
called to meet at Evening Shade
May 9Gth, 1883,
at 70 o'clock, m. and it was recon-
mended that the democrats of the
several townships hold mass-meet-
ings at their voting precincts on Sat
urday, May 70, 1888, at o'clock P.
m, to select delegates to said county
convention. Every democrat, and
every lover of good government,
regardless of past affiliations, who
earnestly desires the success of the
party and its principles and who, in
good faith, intends to vote for its
nominees, is cordially invited to at
tend and participate in these mass
meetings and the other primaries
provided for in this call.
The basis Of township representa-"
tion in the county convention
was fixed at one delegate
and one vote for every 20
votes cast for the democratic state
ticket at the election in 1886, and
one additional delegate and vote for
each fraction of 20 votes, not less
than 10; provided that each town
ship be entitled to at least one dele
gate and vote.
The committee by unanimous vote
also called democratic nominating
convention to meet at Kings M!ll on
Saturday,
Ju.y @sth, 1883,
at 10 o'clock, a. m. to consist of
like number of delegates from the
several townships, to be selected by
the democratic voters i'll primary
mas meetings to be held by the
townships at their precincts, oatur'
day,
July SGs1, '8S,
at 10 o'clock a. m. or at such time
and place as shall be convenient to
the people, When assembled, the
mass meetings are requested to pro-
vide for the holding Of public pri-
mary election, by ballot, to determine
the first, second and other choices Of
the democratic voters for senator
from the second senatorial district,
representative from Sharp county,
county Judge, sheriff, clerk, treasnr-
er, assessor, surveyor and coroner;
said primaries to be kept open under
the direction of the mass meetings
until all the democratic voters Of the
township shall have an opportunity
to vote; that then the ballots cast be
publicly canvassed and the result
announced, and the returns delivered
to the delegates selected to the
county nominating convention for
their guidance.
Each township meeting will select
not less than 3, nor more than 20
active democrats to constitute the
township central committee for
the next two years, and recommend
one or more for appointment to the
county central committee.
The following is the vote for the
state ticket in 1886, with
the number Of delegates to which
each township is entitled;
Jackson, ........... rs votes, delegates
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