The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-09
THE STATE C0MMIrTEE.
Democratic Leaders Putting the
House In Order.
senator's aud Congress. men Heqnest'
TO Make Speeches in the Inter-
est Of True Democracy.

est vi ANbA"NP 81
The State Democratic Executive
Committee convened in the pa.I"is
of the Maxwe ell House in Na-iV e
last Friday at noon in pursuance o r
all from Chairman Vi, ConHeii L.
-ued September 10 Tue purposes -
the meeting ~ stated III the call
e.. ere to transact such business as
might legally come before il.
All members were present in per-
son or by proxy, as follows:
Is aafsi h im7lElS ei,.odw l. Lsdsyar l Wood;
Third, j. b. Frazier; Fourth, j. \. Me
\. CHANT iom; Seventh, j. Il. Ltehtf"ot;
l.. Bullock; Tenth, 4. ". baptist.
State at Large-T. NJ. Mcconnell,
John w. Childress, j: ). Galloway Tor
| L. H. Jackson, r. b. Wade, &. p. Voc,
!. NJ. Head, proxy for w. ii. jackson,
! w. ". Wade and Martin Kelly.
On motion Of I. ". Baptist, OF the
| Zenith District, the meeting Was open
To the public. This was also the rule
adopted for The future.
Can't. ChildTess said that he did NOT
think the meeting as important a. Il,
had considered il IL t!ie rnrIy day o.
| September, III Wigs Ul the decided turn
that has tax en- place SINCE then Against
those h"resies WHICH at one time
! scented TO threaten the Democratic
uaTtv, lie then read Il letter from,
| Couy,vasman b. y. Enloe aGVis'r z
tie committee not to take action on
the euU-lrea- ury question. The letter
| MAS written in response to al iIVi Il
uon 10 be present III the meeting.
Ga mo ion of Cot, ChampiOH il " ~
decided npi IL debate any resolution
until all had been offered,
IN ACCORDANCE with This decision
several resolutions were Introduced
AID debated in every possible lg't.
Senator Bate MAS sent fer at hl~
room, and al the request OF 'haiFIpar
Mcdonnell hc 9i,,.dc Il short talk, IL
l.nisit 1t" emphasized ti.e n' c''-~lll
for thorough dIsoussiuu uf all qHc--
tiuu- before the people, bat not J"l"i
discussions He said he tad been ~
several counties of the > ate recent. y,
and that he had found there is serious
iis- utiOu in the ranks OF the ALL
auce, lie TX PRESSED the firm bti!rl
thai ,luGs ehGutt IL urSau:- III all
over the Sta:o, as it was being done
ali over the country. The best good
results from organization.
At O'Clock the committee went i'll
TO executive session ana the report
eTs were excluded.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Baptist
providing Tor adjournment TO liked
date was voted down.
The following resolution was
adopted;
Resoyped, that the county Democratic
executive committees be rogue sted t.
take such steps AS they think necessary
to organize the Democratic party i'll the
respective counties before the opening
of the campaign III 1877.
After thoroughly discussing ant
amending the following resolution,
which was offered by Coz. Champion,
it was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we believe it is all impOr-
tant, i'll view of the interest now being
manifested in the discussion of certain
economic questions, and the difference
Of OliniQn CONCERNING the same, tina,
some action should be taken before the
opening of the campaign i'll lS92 where
bV Democrats may be brought to agree
in advance of the meeting OF the mex
State convention upon the proper COURSE
to be taken by the party upon these
questions, so that it may be placed fully
in line, both with the Democracy OF the
nation and with the time honUreC
principles of the Democratic party, anC
in order that the victory achieved III
1880 may be preserved and emphasized
and.
WHEREAS, the subjects upon which
the greatest diversity of opinion Is SUP
| posed TO eNlSJ, are purely EShCI al i''CS
lions, which Congress alone has power
to iegiSlate upon; and,
WHEREAS, the people, in their soVer'
eign capacity, have at all times Inc
right to call upon those whom they
have chosen to represent them in The
Legislative councils of the nation, for al
expression of their views upon Sucl
questions as may be of vital interest tt
them; and,
WHEREAS, those public officials whC
now do, or may have heretQfUre repr,
scented the people of this State iii eIthel
house of the Congress OF the United
States, are presumed to have INFORMED
themelYeS upon these questions anu u
be able To discuss them from all lntell'
gent, well as patriotic, point o
view; therefore be it,
ReSoLUed, that the present Democratic
members of Congress, both Senators
and Representatives, and all eX-meln
bers now resident within the State be
and they are hereby requested To make
list of appointments, and forward the
same to this committee, naming the
times and places when 1t Will be con
Venient for them to address the
people of Tennessee upon curren
political issues; that when such lists are
furnished, the Chairman ana Secrt larry
of this committee are directed to publish
the appointments through ire Demo
cratic press of the State over thell
official signatures; and
WHEREAS, the past experience OF th'
marty has demonstrated that joint dis
cussions between members OF the same
political faith upon issues CONCERNING
which the party is more or less divided
only tends to ALLEVIATE and nix precoh
ceiVed opinions, rather than to convince
or reconcile existing differences; there
RESOLVED, that no appointments bt
made or accepted by the Chairman ano
Secretary for Joint debates between
Democrats, and that such a practice Is
hereby disapproved and intended to bt
discouraged, so far as IL is In the power
of the committee TO do so.
The committee then adjourned sub
iact 70 the call OF the Chairman,