The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-02-22
THE SOVEREIGN WILL o..

On the nrst page OF the DaAet'e
today will be found an account OF
the meeting Of the senatorial COM
mitiee Of this district at the Usona
hotel in Fulton last Saturday night.
No public notice was given in ad-
vance Of the meeting and therefore
the public was taken by surprise and
naturally has begun to look for the
bug under the chip BY the terms
of the call Graves county can name
the senator and doubtless the lucky
(7) man has already been promised
delivery OF the goods. We feel
sure that the masses Of the demo-
cratic voters will have no voice in
making the nomination, and the com
mittee, composed Of Mr.. Harry
Coulter. OF May6eld, and Mr.. R. L.
Smith, of Clinton, might Just as we'll
have declared the nominee at the
Usona hotel last Saturday night. To
US II makes little difference 10 whom
the "honor" goes; but such snap
methods will not strengthen the demo-
cratic party in these three counties.
What is at stake, anyway The
senator has but to 60 10 Frankfort
and vote for Beckham for United
States senator. To US it looks like
mighty poor politics for the compel
ling power behind this committee 20
aniagonize a large body Of demo-
cratic voters in a year when every
democratic vote is going 10 be need
ed in Kentucky.
The aifront to the town OF Hick-
man showed a reckless disregard for
the party's welfare and leads Us to
suspect that the individual members
Of the committee we're used 10 settle
somebody's old sCOIvs against the
county seat Of Fulton county, which
naturally should have been the place
to hold the county mass convention.
The loss OF 600 or 700 democratic
votes at Hickman might cut some
figure in the senatorial race as we'll
as in the state election this fall.
The calling Of mass conventions
a. May6sld. Fulton and Clinton 70
select the delegates to a district con-
vention at Fulton was a most ridicu-
lous thing to do, anyhow, unless
there was some sinister purpose in it.
Graves county has more delegate
votes than the other two counties
combined. Had each precinct elect
ed its own delegates, Graves might
not have presented a solid front in
the convention but under this call
the action Of the Mayheld conven-
ton is a hnality and il would be far
cial to hold conventions in Clinton
and Fulton. GaEettee.
Well. brother Walker, what do
these individuals care for the in
terests Of the party, when they have
their own interests at hearth AS far
as the affront 10 the town Of Hick-
man goes, We, (Hickman) do not
care; in fact If such snap methods
as you speak Of are to predominate
in the political conventions, Hick-
man, for her part, would much pre-
fer that they be KEEP. as far from her
threshold as possible. The fact
is, as you may know, or rather it
seems 50 TO Us. that the days Of let
ting the people choose their repre-
sentatives In this district are over,
and the matter is decided wholly by
oligarchy. However. II the people
are willing 10 remain silent and let
this state Of affairs rule, what are
we poor servants of the people TO
do, other than sit back and look on
With a sickening smile on our faces1
An old time, unpolluted demo-
cratic convention would be such
an unusual incident tina, We would,
At sight Of II. sit back in our sane
sum. so dumb-founded. that our hair
would stand on end.