The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-05-25
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
NWeA Adopted ny the Committee for the
Selection of Delegates.

Rules Adopted by the Committee for the
Selection of Delegates.
at a meeting of the Democratic
Congressional committee. held at
jackson May 8, 1894, the commit
tee on resolutions reported as fol-
lows.
We, your committee, to consider and
report as to time and place for nominat-
ing candidate for Congress in the
Eighth district in Tennessee, beg TO re-
port as follows:
Cd We commend district delegated
convention to be held at Lexington,
Tenn, on Monday, the 9th day of Au-
gust, 1894.
~ We recommend ballot box be
opened in each voting precinct in said
congressional district at 8 q. m. and
close at 4 p. IN. on Thursday, the I'd day
OF August, 1894, by and under the super
vision OF the representative Democratic
committeeman OF each district for the
! ELECTION OF enc delegate for each fifty
votes and fraction of fifty votes cast for
borrower Cleveland in 1892 to attend the
lsalu nominating convention at Lexing-
ton Tenn, on the q day of August, 1894.
N,r3) Said ballot box to be under the
tntrol OF three judges and two clerks to
appointed by the district committee
tn with the county Congressional com
mttteeman.
(4) Said district committeeman to re-
portAnameS of delegates elected to the
county Congressional committeeman and
he to repont same to chairman of Con-
gressional committee.
90 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 un-
dhrthe rules, herein adopted
(6) That the judges and officers of
said election, mnst strictly enforce the
rules adopted by the executive commit
tee,. and they have no authority under
said rules to receive the vote OF any per-
son not in party accorded and sympathy
with the Democratic party, and that each
voter, before casting his vote, if there be
any doubt ofihis Democracy, shall be re-
qpired by the judges to pledge his I'M
qualified support and assistance to, the
nominee of the party,
I'D That the action of the executive
committee will bear no other construction
than that we have given. it, and the
judges of election arereferred 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,
and as true and loyal Democrats, it rests
with them to guard well the party's in
terest.
(S) In case of q, vacancy i'll the Office OF
Judge, officers or clerks of said election in
any voting district appointed as above
directed, the remaining judges and Off
cersSOf election shall appoint a substitute
who shall have the power and upon who
shall rest all'the duties of a Judge, officer
OF election or.Clerk.
90 That no pe.son shall be appointed
as a judge, officer of election, or clerk,
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 rulesadopt-
ed by the executive committee.
OIC. BARTON
THOMAS II. PAINE.
il Il. STOUT
The report of tire committee wasadopt-
ed.
The following resolbtion was adopted
Resolvedy That the committee request
each county in the Eighth Congressional
District to elect Congressional commit.
teeman, on the same day hereafter that
hey reorgapize their county executive
-EOmpoittee.
II 9. RYE,
UT. MoCUTcHEN, Chairman
Secretary