The herald., 1898-08-06

ana denounce the executive committee
for usurping undue authority and at
tempting to boss the party. Let no
loyal member OF the committee be de-
ceived by this pharisaical pretense; it
simply cloaks a deep-laid scheme 20
| work mischief. The executive commit
tee has done no more than its plain
duty; it has called primaries in an open
and fair manner, and has taken steps
to secure an honest and full expression
from the members of the party in this
county. There has been no effort to ger
rymander precincts or fill the election
booths with men of any particular fac
ton. There is no just or adequate rea-
son why the election should not pro-
coed as already arranged.
Every Democrat knows that the state
committee, on the Both of July, called
the Democratic state convention for the
18th of August This call was not pro-
mulgated until the 31st of July, and the
chairman of the county central commit
tee was not officially notified until the
1st of August. Under this call the Gre
titled to the secretary of the state COM
mittee at least five days prior to the
day of holding the state convention.
The very latest day, therefore, upon
which the county convention could be
held was the 10th of August. The ex-
ecutive committee. therefore, found it.
self confronted with a serious difficulty.
1t had only nine days in which to call
primaries and hold the county conven-
ton. The executive committee, under
these circumstances, deemed it inadvis-
able to call the central committee to-
gether, and they We're led to this conclu-
sion by the fact that the 9Th of August
would be the very earliest day upon which
such meeting could be held if proper
notice should be given to the coun-
try committeeman, and by the further
fact that to call them together upon the
9Th and again upon the 10th would work
a double hardship upon them, in loss of
time and expenditure of money, and also
that, it would be doubtful if many of
the central committeeman living at a
distance would respond to the notice
at all.
With no other purpose in view than
that of subscribing the best interests OF
the party, the executive committee ex-
ercised a right which had been exercised
by former committees. and called the
primaries and the convention. The at
tention of central committeeman is
invited to that call (Which is published
in other columns of this issue), and they
are asked to point out anything therein
which is not in accordance with Democ-
racy, good politics and fair play.
That this call is not acceptable tc
ballot-box suffers, reporters, wirepull-
ers and ward bosses, we have no hest
tation in admitting. No serious COM
plant about it has thus far been made
by respectable Democrats, and if any
complaint has been made, it has long
since been withdrawn. All the objec-
tons come from those individuals who
have been instrumental in calling the
meeting of today, and who have taken
especial care to notify all of their kind,
and have trusted that the one-day-
mailed notices to the other members OF
the central committee throughout the
county may not be largely effective.
The duty of all honorable Democrats
is plain. The executive committee is
made up of the very best men in the
party, and DR.. Hill, chairman Of that
committee, as we'll as his workers in
the crusade against this disreputable
element, should receive the solid sup
port as they merit the esteem, of every
loyal and right-thinking Democrat in
the county.
There is hardly doubt that Uncle
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