The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-03
TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY.
Tho State GubernatOrial Convention VIII
Be Held June Goth.

| The State Democratic executive com
| n1ittee met at Nashville recently and
/ transacted the following business:
All the members answered to their
names, in person or by proxy, except
Charles Sykes and Dorsey o. Thomas
Chairman Coleman, who was absent
on account of the illness of his mother.
! was represented by S. B. Williamson.
Judge Childress held w. M. Caswell's
proxy; ". B. Gilman held jeff Hunts
proxy, and Morgan Fitzpatrick held
Bancroft Murray's proxy. There was
besides, quite a large number of Wis
itor's present, including T. NJ. McCon
nell, Ii. 4. Rogers, Sam Erwin, T. c.
Latimore and Mayor Ed Watkins, o1
Chattanooga, who came as a delegation
to invite the committee to hold the
State convention in Chattanooga.
After the committee had been called
to order, Vice-Chairman Childress, who
was presiding, said that a conference
committee had been appointed, and
asked if this committee was ready tC
report.
Mr.. John Essary said the report OF
this committee would have to be sub.
mitted in executive session. He sug.
gested that the selection of time and
place of meeting the convention be
taken up. This was agreed upon, and
Chairman Childress said they would
hear from the Chattanooga delegation.
Mayor Watkins extended the invita-
ton and explained in detail the accom-.
modations which could be afforded by
Chattanooga as to hotel rates, etc. He
said he was authorized to invite the
committee to be the guests of the city
of Chattanooga during the sitting of
the convention. He made strong APP
peal from Democratic standpoint to
show the advantage the party in the
eastern section of the State would gain
by holding the State convention in Chat
tanooga.
Judge Mcconnell also spoke in behalf
of the delegation. He said he believed
the holding of the convention in Chat,
tanooga would be to the best interests
of the party. Be contended that the
only advantage Nashville had over
other cities was the simple fact that it
was the capital of the State. He be-
lieved it would be worth two or three
thousand votes to the party to hold the
convention in Chattanooga.
Mr.. w. B. Gilmore moved that
Wednesday, June goth, be fixed as the
time for holding the convention. This
motion prevailed, there being only one
dissenting vote.
On motion of Morgan Fitzpatrick, II
o'clock was fixed as the hour of meeting
Judge Childress said that unfortu.
nately there were some local differences
in Montgomery county, and delega-
tion was present to submit the question
at issue with view of harmonizing
these differences.
Judge c. w. Tyler said his wing of the
party would be very glad for this com.
mittee to take such action as it saw
proper, and representing one commit
tee, he was ready to pledge his side tC
abide by any action that might be
taken looking to the harmonizing OF
the two factions.
Mr.. w. NJ. Daniel representing the
other wing of the party in Montgomery
county, reviewed briefly the efforts
which had been made to harmonic the
party. He explained the facts leading
up to separation of the party.
Judge Tyler expressed surprise at the
statements made by Mr.. Daniel. he
thought these gentlemen were here to
ask this committee for harmony, but
insisted he had come here and reviewed
the troubles, reopening old wounds. He
said he regretted that Mr.. Daniel had
forced him to make such statements as
he would be compelled to do in defense
of his party. He then reviewed the old
gold and silver fight in that county.
Judge Tyler asked the State commit.
tee to appoint subcommittee to inves.
tigate these matters and decide which
is the legal wing of the party.
Mr.. Daniel replied in vigorous man.
ner. Both speakers displayed consid-
cradle feeling, and the committee was
given the full benefit of the quarrels in
the Democratic party in Montgomery
county for two or more years back.
Both wanted harmony.
Mr.. Essary said if the parties woulo
agree for this committee to settle the
whole matter, he would suggest that
subcommittee be appointed to take the
matter up.
Both sides agreed that the action of
the proposed subcommittee should be
final and binding on both factions.
Mr.. Nixon then moved that Messrs.
Vertrees, Armistead and Young be ap-
pointed to go to Clarksville and investi-
gate these matters and agree upon n
plan of settlement. This was adopted.
Mr.. Armistead offered a resolution
providing for the recognition of county
chairmen of the Seventh district as
composing the congressional committee.
This was adopted.
At the afternoon session Chattanooga
was selected as the place of meeting.
The committee then went into execu-
tive session.
Sykes and the Governor Visit Washington
Gov. Taylor and Adjt.-Gen. Sykes
visited Washington last week. 1t is
supposed their business at the capital
was concerning the second call for vol
unteers, and to ascertain if the govern
ment will pay the preliminary expenses
of organizing the Tennessee volunteers.
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