The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-30
CONDEMNED STATE COMMITTEE
Committee Met Again Saturday and
Passed Resolutions.

EdSscu hoSOIut1OnS.
The county executive committee met
Saturday and denunced the state
committee because of it's rule pledg-
ing voters in the approaching pri-
mary TO support all democratic nomi
nees, both state and national. AT a
former meeting of the committee such
resolutions were introduced, but they
were not adopted. Saturday the res
olutions were passed by large ma
jOrity.
At the meeting Saturday the follow
ing fourteen of the eighteen members
of the committee were present: w.
B. Oxford, chairman; G.. NJ. Roberts,
M. c.. Edwards, j. F. Cooke, j. G.
Dean, A. T. Wall, w. B. Dismuke,
E. w. Aven, j. H. Pritchard by
proxy, j w. Fillingame by proxy,
w. S. Thornton, J. T. Waller,
Johnathan Bridges and Lawson
Chambers.
DR.. j. G. Dean advocated the pas
sage of the resolutions, and they were
vigorously opposed by NJ. G. Ed
wards. On the vote there were eleven
for and three against, the three voting
in the negative being M. {. Edwards,
w. S. Thornton and E. w. Aven.
The resolutions. as adopted, follow:
"Whereas, at a mass meeting of the
democrats of Terrell county few
weeks since resolutions were adopted
by an overwhelming majority calling
upon the state democratic committee,
at its meeting then soon to occur, not
to depart from the rules and regula-
tons which have controlled the state
primary elections during the past
half dozen years, and
"WhereaS, this same request came
from ninety out of ninety-two counties
which acted previous to the meeting
of said state committee in Atlanta on
April 30, and,
"Whereas the state committee did,
in an arbitrary, partisan and I'M
democratic spirit, adopt regulations
which we're unwaranted and ObnOX-
iOus, we believe, to a majority of the
white voters of the state, tending to
disrupt rather than unite democracy,
therefore be it
"Resolved, That the action of said
committee be and the same is hereby
condemned and denounced as I'M
necessary anu uuWloC,
''Resolved second, That we denounce
those members of said democratic
committee who voted in favor of said
rules and regulations as unfalthful to
the trust reposed in them, in as much
as thew were elected to execute the will
of the party at large and instead of
so doing have executed the will of
few. and have attempted to promote
the welfare of certain Interests and OF
certain candidates.
"ResoIved third, That the commit
tee exceeded it's powers when it attempt
ed to bind the voter to support the
national democracy for all time to
come. as an executive committee has
no right to bind the party or the
voter beyond the time of the election
at which the candidate for whose
nomination they provide is elected.
"Resolved fourth, That we urge
upon those democrats of Georgia who
were formally populists, or members
of other parties, at whom the caption
of the ticket prescribed by the state
committee was aimed, the Importance
of participating as organized demo-
Gratis in the primaries of the party,
and in this way foil the attempts OF
those who are trying to prevent a
large number of loyal democrats
from giving expression to their
wishes. and participating IN the
election of officers.