Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-16
WHAT THEY THINK.
The Executive Committee Dis
cusses the Election.
A l.. tier From NJ. Savage and Resolu-
ton That Are Self Explanatory
Full Report.


The Democratic Committee met
yesterday and among other questions
the matter of conte5ting the recent
for State Senator between
Savage and Slaughter was discussed.
The following letter from Mr.. Savage
was read:
GAINESVILLE, Nov. IL, '92
Hon. ChdS. w. Tyler, Chairman Dam
Ocrdtic Executive Committees!
My DEAR SIR-Your committee
will moet to-day, and ana informed
will discuss the question of consisting
the election of the Sth inst. as to
State Senator, etc. While | know
from reliable sources that the election
laws of the State were utterly ig-
nored in several districts OF this
county, and that a contest can be
successfully prosecuted, and while |
believe our legislative ticket was
rightfully and legally elected, still, it
is my judgment That the circum-
stances do not require either Tor the
good of the State or the party that a
contest be made and that therefore,
perhaps we had best allow the matter
to drop. Our Legislature is largely
Democratic in both branches and no
fusion of the Populites and Republi
cans can avail anything. We
have enough to be grateful
for, ana while our party
in Montgomery county failed to &C
complish the victory we hoped to &C.
complish, still we have good organ
ization, made good fight against a
strong combination and ought to be
ga istied. OF course your committee
will determine what 10 do, but my
idea is, we have but little to accom-
plish by the proposed contest and
this defeat will add new inspiration
and determination to our party in the
future, and we will witness its g0nd
effects for years to come in united,
strong party organization.
Very truly,
M. SAVAGE.
Polk Prince introduced the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That il the Den OCratic
nominee for Senator has been lawful
Iy and rightiully elected, he ought to
be seated; and
Resolved, That we recommend an
inquiry into the question as to
Whtt Their he has been lawfully and
rightfully elected, aud if he has, we
recommend that proceedings for con-
testing the election be instituted,
nrnxyilnl 10 IL h nf Mr.
Savage himself to commence such
proceedings.
Ga a full discussion, after state
ment3 by several members as to how
the election was conducted in their
districts, the resolutions of Mr..
Prince were adopted by vote Oh
twelve ayes to four nOes.T
Judge Tyler, when the committee
was called to order, made them a
brief address, in which he compli-
mented the memb RS upon their
faithful work in the last canvass.
He said: "That while MontGOm-
cry county had perhaps not doue all
that was expected of it by some per-
sons, it had at least done as much as
any well-informed person could ask
or expect OF it under the cireum'
stances. Four years ago Cleveland s
majority in the county was less than
450 Last Tuesday, in spite Of tht
Weaver dIsaffection, which amount
ed to thousand votes, ClevelaDd'S
majority was more than 700. Judge
Turney, too, carried the comfy by &
plurality Of 500 votes in spite Of The
Buchanan disaffectiOn OF 200 votes
and more.
The combination of Republican
and Third party men was too strong
to be resisted, but it was cOmbina
ton we would never have to face
again in this county. We have nov
an organized Democracy OF more
than 1000 men ready to work aut
fight for the party in the various dis
tricts of the county, and such an or
ganizatiOn would hereafter be ire
sistible." He cOngratu'at the com
mittee and thanked them fer thu
work they had done.
The committee adjourned to NEE
at the call of the chairman.