Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-12
Lemuel P. Padeett
Again Nominated
A Big Crowd of Representative
Democrats from all over the
District ~ Present.

Franklin, June 4.-The Democratic
Congressional Convention held here TO.
day was largely attended by the most
representative democrats Of the district.
Thos, Z. Haynes was made chairman
and George Crockett secretary. The
report Of the Committee on Resolutions
was adopted as follows:
THE representatives Of the democra-
cy Of the several counties Of the seventh
congressional district, coming direct
from the people in convention assem-
bled, do resolve and declare as follows:
Whenever any executive committee
or governing body Of the democratic
party ceases TO use its powers for and
in the interest Of all the members OF
the party and becomes the factional
instrument for the advancement Of in
diVidual ambition to the detriment Of
the welfare Of the party, that commit
tee or governing body ceases TO COM
mand the respect and allegiance Of the
democratic voters. Every party com.
millee is bound by the principles, the
laws and the usages of the party which
Il assumes TO represent aud whenever
for the advancement OF selfish ambition
il deliberately violates party laws aud
usage, II becomes an outcast from the
favor Of the democratic party, When
committees act for the advancement Of
iactional interests and contrary TO the
public veal and the welfare OF the
party their power and authority should
terminate.
The action Of the so-called demo.
cratic committee of this district in call
ing a lactiOnal primary manilestlY in
the interest Of an individual and con.
tTaTY 10 the best interests OF the party
deserves and should receive the con
demnaiiOn Of every rieht-thinking indi'
vidual The primary called for April
/ 27,was violative OF the rules and usaees
OF the democratic party Of this district
and was an effort to divide and disrupt
the democratic party over issues thai
have no proper place in a contest for a
national office. The date fixed for
said primary was not only contrary to
all past precedent. but was maniiestlV
in the political interest of certain in
dividnal. The rules and qualifications
for said primary were not only admit
teddy partisan and unfair, but they
transcribed the powers Of the commit
tee. Said rules sought TO dictate tC
the voters on questions wholly outside
the jurisdiction OF the committee.
THE right Of the people to deposC
faithless and recreant servants and tC
DESTROY committees which by their ar
bitrarY and unwarTanted usurpatiOn'
Of power have forfeited all claim TO the
allegiance and respect Of the people, il
inherent. Therefore the so-calleC
democratic committee Of this district By
the acts above complained of, ha
ceased lOnPer 10 represent the demo
cratic party Of said district, therefor,
this convention directs that demo
cratic executive committee of the Sew
enth district be and the same is heTeb,
created. This convention shall Selec
one member Of said democratic con
eressional committee from each count
and within thirty days after the ad
ionrnment of this convention the chair
man Of this convention shall call SAT-
committee together for the purpose 0
organization and for such other bust
ness as is within the jurisdiction of
party executive committee,
4 this convention does hereby real
firm its allegiance TO the principles G
the national democracy and until supe
coded by another the last platform de
claration of the national democracy
hereby adopted as the convention
declaration Of party principles. Thi
convention hereby pledges its loYa
support to the platform and the nom
nees Of the national democratic cor
vention which will convene in Bait
more on June Is, 1912.
| To the end that the democratic cor
! ereSsional committee shall be thorough
= ly representative Of the national demo
cracy and uninfIuenced aud unemba
raised by local divisions and disser
tiOns, the committee hereby create
V shall serve until the regular Novembt
election Of this year, at which time II
! democrats Of each county in primal
N election shall elect one member of sai
committee and thereafter on the date
said November election every two yea
said committee shall be elected. II
committee hereby created shall pr
scribe proper rules for said prima
election, at which all democrats sha
- be allowed TO vote
il FINNEY, Chairman
CT CRAWFORD, Secretar
SUTTON
nc RICHARDSON
le RIDLEY
WD WARREN
III HOWARD