The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-13

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district had been often overcast,
and political difference had prevent
ed any sort Of harmony in party.
He said:
81 do not believe there is any
gentleman here who will question
my political religion. / stand here
as | stood four years ago, a silver
Democrat, and l will never support
any man who does not stand on that
platform. This is my religion. l
take it that all of the candidates will
stand on this platform, and | think
the committee should deal with alb
solute fairness to each candidate.
As a Democrat / feel the response
bility of our position. and | am sat
isfied that each Of the two candidates,
or any other candidate, should re-
ceive absolute fairness, and every
Democrat should feel this way if the
interest of the party was at heart.
The resolution Of Mr. Miller is hope
lessly inadequate. The voter might
be correct, but the idea of the COM
mittee calling a convention in two
lines Is altogether without precedent.
"There is another point that pre-
sents itself, and that is in regard to
calling this convention in the mid
die of May, a season mostunseemly.
Mr.. Miller interrupted by asking
"why?" Gen. Peters did-not reply,
but continued: 81 am discussing
this question in a fair and impartial
way. Common decency demands
that some precedent should be OBJ
served. The records show that
never but once before has conven
ton been held in May, and that
was when there was only one candi
date. Usually these conventions
have been held in September; and
why Mr.. Miller should rush into
the matter so hurriedly and ruth
lessly put aside precedent observ
ed for twenty-five years is more
than l can understand. 1t seems to
me that it is a courtesy due to at
least wait until the Democratic
party has held its national conven-
ton on July and has expressed its
declarations and party principals.
Such hurried action is not in accord
ance with party principles"
However this might be, Gen.
Peters said, the resolution adopted
by the committee at that time was
fair and that the resolution of DR..
Albright was very much like it;
that it was a resolution that appeal
ed to gentlemen who desired to act
fairly and honorably; that since he
had cast his first vote he had never
heard of a convention being called
in two sentences. He said that he
had heard that in Upton county
some sort of meeting had been held
and a convention 10 name delegates
had been called for April I6. Such
a way to do business, precluding
any possibility of a campaign to any
future possible candidates, was, to
his mind intolerable, doubly so, as
the action was taken without the
knowledge of the committee. lie
said:
GAS a Democrat | protest against
such actions. | think this highly
improper and not pure politics. 1t
is to my mind neither honest nor
for any committeeman to
say Il will give ten days for can
wasting, regardless of what the COM
mittee does l believe in honest
and fair dealing in the party and
among party men. This resolution
of DR.. Albright provides against
snap judgment: it provides honest
treatment, and while | am for the
party and the committee, | can not
conceive of more suicidal policy
than the rejection of this resolu-
ton"
Mr.. Moran moved that the substi-
tute be tabled. The chair asked if,
there was a second to the motion,
and hearing none he seconded it
himself. The motion carried,
Moran, Miller and Jackson voting
to table, Peters and Albright
against it:
Gen. Peters then moved that the
resolution be so changed
as 10 make the basis of representa-
ton the vote Of 1898 instead of
1896, and with this change offered
it, This was tabled by the same
vote.
DR.. Albright asked if he could
amend the Miller resolution to show
now the vote might be taken, as it
lid not show how the delegates
should be elected.
Chairman Jackson held that this
vas not germane, but it could be
added later.
DR.. Albright asked why it should |
lot be done now. Gen. Peters
ieconed this. Mr.. Miller moved !
The previous question.
The original Miller resolution
vas then put and carried. Messrs. |
Peters and Albright voting against
it.
Gen. Peters asked Mr.. Miller TO
It least change the date from May %
o August Is. This he declined to
10. Gen. Peters then asked him to
hange the date until July Is. This
7as also refused.
Mr.. Miller then introduced the
GLOWING resolutions:
TIPTON's ACTION ENDORSED.