The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Rules Adopted by the COMMITTEES tor the
Selection of Delegates.

Selection of Delegates.
AT meeting of the Democratic
Congressional committee, held at
jackson May 9, 1894, the commit.
tee on resolutions reported as fol-
lows;
We your committee, to consider and
report as to time and place for nominal.
ing candidate for Congress in the
Eighth district in Tennessee, beg to re-
port as follows:
% We commend a district delegated
convention to be held at Lexington.
Tenn, on Monday, the 9th day Of Au.
gust, 1894
~ we recommend a ballet box be
opened in each voting precinct in said
Congressional district at g a. m. and
close at 4 p. mon Thursday, thei2d day
OF August, 1894, by, and under the super
vision OF the representative Democratic
committeeman of each district for the
election Of one delegate for, each fifty
votes and fraction of fifty votes cast for
Grover Cleveland in 1892 TO. attend the
said nominating convention atIe.;ing-
ton, Tenn, on the q day of August, 1894.
(S) Said ballot box to be under the
control OF three judges and two. olerks to
be appointed by the district committee
man with the county Congressional COM
mitteeman.
"a Said district committeeman to re-
port names of delegates elected to the
county Congressional committeeman and
he to report same to chairman of. Con-
gressional committee.
o. That all persons eligible TO vote in
the general election in November, 1894,
shall be entitled to vote in the primary
election, provided they are qualified UNI
derthe rules herein adopted.
60 That the judges and officers Of
said election must strictly enforce the
rules adopted by the executive commit
tee, and they have no authority under
saidrules to receive the vote of any per-
son not in party accorded and sympathy
with the DernoCraticparty, and that each
voter, before casting his vote, If there be
any doubt of his Democracy, shall be re-
quired by the judges to pledge his I'M
qualified support and assistance to the
nominee of the party.
| G) That the action oi tine executive
committee will bear no other construction
than that we have given it, and the
judges of election are referred to the rules
adopted by the committee with instruc-
tons to enforce the same strictly. To
the judges and officers OF the election is
committed the protection of the party,
andGs true and loyal Democrats, it rests
with them to guard we'll the party's in.
terest.
(S) In case of & vacancy in the Office OF
Judge, officers or clerks of said electionin
any voting district appointed as above
directed, the remaining judges and off,
GERS of election shall appoint a substitute
who shall have the power and upon who
shall rest all the duties of Judge, officer
of election or clerk.
g. That no person shall he appointed
as a judge, officer of election, or Gle k
except good and true Democrat, whose
Democracy and integrity shall give am
pie assurance of free and impartial ex
preston of the will Of the Democracy by
the strict construction of the rules sCIopt
ed by TIE executive committee.
, %, G. BARTON.
= THOMAS +. PARSE.
y j. Il. SroJT.
:, The report oithe committeewas adopt.
/, ed.
: The following resolution was,adopted
} Resolved That the committeereq
= each county in the Eighth Congressional
District to elect Congressional commit.
6 teeman on the same day hereafter that
they reorgauize their county executive
! committee.
T. G. RYE,
J.T. McCUTcHEN, Chairman
= Secretary.