Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-27
THE FULL TEXT.
Resolutions Passed at the Court
House Saturday.
The Action of the Democratic Executive
Committee Denounced From a
Third Party Standpoint.

buClldIidu ultStlhR az tiiO 'o"i' ho'SS
Saturday:
Whereas, the Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee of Montgomery
county, or rather a few members
thereof, have assumed the authority
and delegated to themselves such
power as by right, and in accordance
with all precedence, belong alone to
the people themselves.
FIrst-They have "resolved" that
the vote of the county shall be cast
as a unit in the State convention for
the nomination of governor, a
thing that can only be rightly done
by a vote of the Democrats in the
county, either in mass meeting or In
con vention, with all districts proper
ly represented.
This unit rule (arranged as we be-
lieye. for the purp0se) would enable
district No. II, Including CIarksville,
with the aid of few county districts,
to control the entire balance OF the
county. and thereby enforce upon
the people of many districts the hu-
initiation of having themselves
wrongly represented in said conven
ton. In plain terms, it would force
them TO send delegates to Nashville
that were defeated by them at the
polls, whilst those that were selected
as their choice would not be allowed
to represent the IN. We be ieVe that
those selecter as their delegates by a
majority of the Democrats OF any dis
trict should represent them In SAID
convention, and 50 we demand.
In the second place, the chair 7 an
of said committee is made a return
ing hoard, to whom all returns must
be sent: whilst d board composed ol
friends of each candidate voted for
should have been authorized to re
ceive them and make proper count.
Third. The said executive com
mittee has wrOngfu!ly and without
precedent, delegated unto themselves
the authority to make the delegates
from whom the people OF the several
districts shall vote, and thereby no'
allowing themselves to have any
voice in the matter.
| Fourth. The said committee fur
ther exceed their authority, by seek
| ing to dictate as to who are Demo
Gratis. and who are not, and also who
shall vote and who shall not, and re
serving to themselves the right t.
saw whose vote shall be counted ant
whose not, making themselves in re
ality "returning bOard," privileged
to throw out, or count, such votes al
they may choose, or as may best SUI
the interest of their partisan views
therefore be it
Resolved by the Democrats o
Montgomery county in mass meeting
assembled, That we dvhounce as al
outrage and a wrong the arbitrar,
and Unauthorized action sought to b
, imposed upon the free sovereign
Democrats of the county by said ex
} ecutive committee and do hereby ig
= more and refuse to abide by, or acceT
its unauthorized, unjust and dicta
torial rulings as named.
Il Second--That we are opposed to tn
unit rule, arbitrarily sought to be I'm
D posed upon us by the said executlV
committee in the interest OF their pre-
ferred candidate, and claim the rigf
/. OF free sovereign Democrats to selet
!. such delegates to the Nashville COZ
yention as may be selected by tn
If Democratic people of each district
represent them in that body.
Third-We deny the right OF sal
lexecutiye committee to select del
gates to be voted for in the sewers
Districts. and demand that this rigl
shall be delegated solely to the Den
ocrats themselves of each civil al
!, trict, to whom it properly belongs
y accordance with all precedent ar
e. every principle of true Democracy.
|" Fourth-That we regard the q
tempt of said committee to dictate
free Democratic citizens and voters
to who are Democrats and who nt
and who shall vote and who not,
~ serving to themselves the right OF
"returning board,' with the prlvile
of counting out or in whom tn
r. please. as u radical outrage, contra
s. TO eyery true principle of Democrac
" and as such we denounce IL III teri
~ that we trust will be fully und'
y stood by those who investigate it.
O. Fifth-That in accordance Wi
i'll all right principles OF tr
de Democracy, free thought, Fl
80 opinion, free expression of OPP
W ion and free ballot, arc the just II
De inalienable rights of all free citizf
he and by such principles as these
at propose to stand or fall, regardless
inf dictation by minions OF the Easlt
y" money power, or those hired pol
cal sycophants ever willing and rea
II. to do their bidding.
- Resolved, That we heartily endo
~, the wise, conservative and honest
oh ministration of Gov. Buchanan, a
~ commend his course to oil who DIES
'' a fair and impartial administrat
of the affairs Of the State.
Resolved, That we deplore 9
condemn the Unfair, unjust and
called for attacks heaped upon h
,or by the ring politicians OF the 81
'o through the newspapers under II
ian control.
,bo Resolved, That we, the Democl
OF Montgomery county, her,
rec pledge our unqualified support for
emf election for second term as .gove
or of the State according to the ii
bonored custom of the Democr
party.
,oo Resolved, That we, the Denoc
RI. of Montgomery, go into regular
as; ganization by electing regular ID
nos ocratic Executive Committee
Il that each district in the county Sc
its own committeeman.
The following resolution was o.
Kid ed by J. b. Allen and adopted:
new Resolved, That the members OF
ing Farmers Alliance OF Monfgon
drs. county do hereby denounce
M charge contained in the circular