The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-05-27
TWENTY-NINTH
OF JUNE,
Date for the Gubernatorial
Convention.
WILL BE HELD in CHATTANOOGA.
The Populists Submit a Plan for Coali-
tion to the Democratic State Committee,
but Final Action on the Matter Was
Deferred.

Inc bIdU6 DeulOCEdVlC Executive
Committee met in Nashville last
Saturday.
Wednesday, June 20, was selected
as the time for holding the guber-
Material convention. and an invita-
tion from Chattanooga to hold the
convention there was accepted.
J. w. Peden, of Giles County,
Secretary of the Seventh Congress
sional District Committee, submit
ted communication, in which he
stated that in 1896 the State Com
mittee recommended that the Chair
man of the county committees com
pose the congressional committees.
When the Congressional Convention
of the Seventh District met
division arose between the Cox and
Whitthorne factions, and as re-
suit, two different committees are
now in existence, one of them being
the county chairmen and the other
one having been organized by the
Cox party. A resolution was adopt
ed recognizing the county chairmen
as the Committee.
A resolution by G.. H. Armistead
of Democrats in Congress IN oppos-
ing the bond proposition.
The State Populist Executive
Committee, which was also ic ses-
sion at Nashville on Saturday, sub
mitted to the Democrats plan for
coalition, but final action on the
matter was postponed. The Popu-
lists selected Wednesday, July g., at
! Nashville, as the time and place
for holding the State convention.
The report on plan for coalition
as adopted by the Populi5ts is as
follows:
Gentlemen-We, your committee APP
pointed for the purpose of Investigate
ing the differences existing between
the two parties in state politics, with a
view of arriving, if possible, at some
agreement, whereby such differenc as
may be reconciled, respectfully submit
the following as being necessary tC
secure the cooperation of both of OuI
parties at the ballot box, to-wit:
First-To restrict the operation of the
Dortch law to the four largest counties
namely, Davidson, Shelby, Hamilton
and Knox.
Second-Take the authority to ap
point the election commissioners from
the Governor and require the Legisla
ture to elect a state board Of three elec
tion commissioners, one of whom shall
be selected from each OF the three mos
prominent political parties in the state
to serve without compensation, sale
board to be empower ed and required t,
, appoint three election commissioner
for each county, each state commits
sioner naming one.
Third-It shall be made a felony TO
any person or persons to print, send o
cause to be sent out or distributed any
fraudulent ballots for any purpos,
whatsoever
: Fourth-To so redistrict the state tha
, the num5e of Circuit Judges may b.
reduced not less than four and chan
cellors not less than two.
Fiith-Ihe duties of AdjutantG Gen
eral and Governors private secretar,
shall be performed by the same person
allowing only one stenographer.
SiXth-Clerical force at the capitol t
, be reduced not less than 25 per cent.
Seventh-The further abolition Of tn
fee system and its abuses.
Eighth-Reduced fees of clerks an
/ assistants of both branches of the Leg
A.. islature.
Ninth-Each state official shall be r,
HullOu w lldhC all COllJl htlS l'l pllu
ing on states account for his office, an
publish same after verifying them
the COmptl oller.
Tenth-All visiting committees az
pointed by the Legislature shall be r.
Y quired to make to the Comptroller a
= itemized statement of all their eXpel
\ ses while actually on duty, and til
:, same shall be published.
3 We further recommend that the a
l sessment laws be revised in order that
more just and uniform system of lev,
e ing taxes may be established, affecte
|, by neither favor or prejudice,