The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-02-26
ONLY DEMOCRATS CAN VOTE.
A CARD FROM CHAIRMAN HARRISON
The Primary Election is for the Purpose
of Selecting Democratic Nominees.

To the Democratic Committeeman and Demo
cratic Voters Of Benton County;
/ have been requested to explain
through the columnsof The CHRoN-
ICLE, for the benefit of the commit
teemen not present at our last meet
ing, the objectand meaning of the
resolution adopted at that meeting
with regard to the qualifications
necessary to entitle those not here
tofore in line with the party to vote
in the primary election.
The resolution adopted was. as
follows:
Whereas, The action of the Demo
cratic committee heretofore in prescrib-
ing certain rules and requiring certain
pledges in order to entitle parties not
heretofore in line with the party to vote
has proven to be but an invitation to the
unscrupulous demagogue or mugwump
to present himself and demand recogni-
ton at Democratic primaries; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Judges of the cleo
tions in each precinct of the county be,
and they are hereby constituted chal-
longing committee, and the question as
to whOshall be entitled to vote and what
pledge or promise shall be required is
referred to them with full power to act
in the premises, believing that they will
carefully guard the interest of theparty.
This resolution does not mean,
and was not intended to convey the
idea thatany man, regardless Of past
party utilization, should be entitled
to vote in the primary election; but
if. does mean exactly the reverse.
This is to be a Democratic pri-
mary for the purpose of selecting
Democratic candidates for the Off
ces of, trustee, sheriff and tax asses
sor Of Benton county, these candi-
dates to be selected by Democrats,
and no one but Democrats, or those
desiring to affiliate with the Dem
oeratie party in the future, is, OF
should be, allowed to vote in the
primary election.
The resolution adopted by the
committee simply means that the
judges of election in the numerous
precincts Of the county, being per.
rsonally acquainted with the qualifi.
ed voters Of the different districts
shall have the right to say whether
or not they will receive or reject {
vote presented by any man, who
has not heretofore been in line witt
the Democratic party and leaves i
discretionary with them to say wha-
testshall be required or what pledge
exacted before receiving such vote
1t was adopted after mature DELHI
GRAFTON by the committee, believing
in the honor and integrity Of thu
various committeeman, and believ
ing further that they would selec
men Of unquestioned Democracy
as judges, who would hold no man'
personal interest above thatOf part,
principle, and would discharge til,
duty assigned with that spiritof i'm
Partially that will guarantee to ev
cry candidate the protection of hi
5 interest and his right in the contes
: forDemocratie nomination, and wa
! intended to remedy an evil that tn
e adoption of certain prescribed rule
s had created, as demonstrated in tn
: last primary: when men presente
themselves and demanded the RICH
e to vote, took the pledge required c
t them by the rules adopted by tn
d committee, only to violate it, evinc
g ing disposition to participate in
I Democratic primary at the sacrific
of honor and principle-willing
swear that hi is an ice-house {
: anything else-in order to assist
;, selecting candidates, with a view {
:, creating discord and thus defeatin