Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-03

! should be selected as the nominee Of
the Democracy ! would accept the
nomination. The Democrats Of the
several counties Of the district, without
reference to past political differences,
and composed Of both regular and in
dependent Democrats, did meet at the
county seats Of all the counties Of the
district on the first Monday in May and
selected delegates to a Democratic con
venlion at franklin, June 4lha which
convention honored me with the nomi
nation as the Democratic candidate for
Congress. accepted the nomination,
and as such Democratic nominee ! ap.
pear before you and ask for your en-
dorsement and support
The action Of the committee at
franklin February 9th. was so unfair
and unjust and contrary 10 all the Gus
toms and usaees Of the Democratic
party, and was so partisan and mani
testify intended 10 give one candidate
an unfair advantage over other candi.
dates, that in The language Of the Chat
lanooea Times one Of the strongest req
ular Democratic papers in the State,
the committee.
ceased to be a committee in the
sense in which they we're elected
became machine operating
against the best interests OF the
organization they we're chosen to
serve and usurpers Of the rights OF
the people
and the Democrats Of The District so
regarded il and took control Of the sit
ualion and reoreanzed the party and
appointed a new committee. may
call attention TO the fact that the poe
pie Of the State took the same course
with reference TO the reorganization OF
the State Committee known as the Ed
itors Plan" under which the present
State Democratic organization is pro-
ceedine and the campaign is being con
Quoted.
Recently the Congressional Commit
tee published card seeking to defend
the action of the Committee at franklin
February OH, saving they called the
Congressional primary for April 9th.
because a State primary had been call.
ed for that date, but they failed TO say
that when the State primary for April
9th. was abandoned they still held 10
their action for the Congressional pri-
mary. Another State primary was
called for May 18th. and it was subse-
uuently abandoned and still the Com
mittee chung to its action for a Con
pressional primary April 9th. At the
time the Congressional Committee called
the primary for April 9th. and re
CURED the voters to pledge themselves
as to the State primary, they knew
that many thousands Of Democrats were
protesting against the April 9th. State
primary and were not going to partici.
pate in it, and the Committee with this
full knowledge fixed the Congressional
primary for April 9th. and made the
qualification of voters as they did,
knowing that thousands of Democrats
would not participate in the Congress
sional primary for that very reason, and
the Committee further knew that at a
previous meeting thereof, ] had appear
ed before the Committee and had ureeC
and besoueht them to keep natona
and state matters separate and no
to complcate Congressional matter
with state factions, and at that meeting
the Committee accepted my suggestion
and passed a resolution to that etfecI
and vet at the Franklin meeting Febru
airy 9th. the Committee ignored and re
versed its former action and tied tn
Congressional primary with the Stat
primary knowing h at thereb
they would dlsfranchise thousands
Democrats from participation in tn
Congressional primary.
The Committee further say that
have heretofore received Committe
nominations, but they neglect TO Sd
that | never received a Committee non
ination when there was any other cal
didate in the field or when any 9th,
person wanted to become candida
in the primary, and they also failed
say that in all such cases the primal
was called for August and the time f
candidates TO qualify was made the fir
Monday in July and not the first da