The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-05-20
GROVER CLEVELAND FOREVER.
OF THE CONVENTION.
Benton County Delegates Instructed for
the Gallant Bx-President.

Monday was the day set apart by |
the County Democratic Executive
Committee for holding a mass con-
vention for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the convention to be
held at Nashville, May 26, to select
delegates to. attend the National
Democratic Convention to be held |
at Chicago, June 81.
The crowd which assembled at
the courthouse in the afternoon
was distinctly Democratic, and all
present took an active interest in
the proceedings Of the convention.
At l o'clock p. M, Chairman w.
f. Harrison, Of the County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, called
the house to order and stated the
object of the call for the meeting.
Col. w. P, Morris was elected
permanent chairman and Sidney L.
Peeler, esq, secretary.
A. Q. McRae, J. O. Tippett, M.
A. Hatley, G. G. Camp, and Sam
uel Lockhart We're appointed COM
committee to select one executive.
committeeman from each civil dis
trict to serve for the next two years,
also to select one Congressional
committeeman, one senatorial COM
mitteeman, and one Pictorial COM
mitteeman. They submitted the
following report, and the same was
adopted:
We, your committee to appoint execu-
tive committeeman to serve for the next
two years, beg to submit the following:
County Committeemen-First district,
NJ. A. Hatley; second, o. W Hubs
third, j. W. Saunders; fourth, w. H.
Cole; fifth, A. G. McRae; sixth, G. G.
Camp seventh, William Blanks; eighth,
w. X. Hicks ninth, A. H. Melton and
Randolph Herndon; tenth, D. B, Thom-
as, jr. eleventh, J. w, Fry; twelfth, A.
j. Ballard; thirteenth, Ii. A. Rice; four
tenth, w. j, Barnes.
Congressional Committeeman-Tom G.
Rye.
Senatorial Committeeman NJ, Lash.
lee.
Pictorial committeeman. l.. Peeer
Respectfully submitted,
A, C. McRAE,
Chairman
A motion was made and carried
to appoint a committee of five OF
resolutions and to select delegates
to the State convention which meet:
at Nashville, May 26, and the chair
man appointed w. I. Hubbs, Ton
@. Rye, W. i. Morris, w. T. Har
rison, and Eugene Morris com
mittee, who reported the following
, resolutions which were adopted:
We, the Democrats of Benton County
in convention assembled, believing in tin
doctrines and purity of the Democratic
! party, hereby renew our fealty to De
mocracy and condemn all isms of what
} ever character that conflicts with on
faith.
. We indorse the magnificent Grove
q Cleveland.
, We look with pride upon the caree
Of William B. Batein the United State
Senate, the splendor of whose action
: there are not less glorious than thos
| won on the field of battle.
9 We declare ourunalterable oppositio
to all secret societies in politics, and be
heve in an unbarred and unbolted De
\ mocracy that is open to the world wit
6 its rights and privileges.
We are opposed to a protective tariff
and believe the government has no righ
to gather from the people by taxation
n any more money than is sufficient to pa
: its current expenses and. meet its jus
obligations, under rigid, economics
administration
: We advise that the delegates to til
y National Convention cast their votes fc
y Grover Cleveland for President so lon
Y as there is hope of his nomination, an
I give as our second choice, should Clev,
9 land fail to be nominated, Governor Pa
tison, of Pennsylvania.
We favor the election of Hon. R.