Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-10
OPTICAL CALL FOR
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
County Chairman r. B. Terrill
Publishes Call For State And
County Conventions

Before he left for Hot Springs for
a week or so, Democratic County
Chairman Robert B. Terrill received
from State Chairman G. A. Hardin,
notice of the official call for the demo-
cratic county and state conventions,
the latter of which will be held at
Louisville, May 4th next. The call
specifies that county mass conyen-
tions to select delegates to the state
convention, be held in each county
seat on Saturday, May 1st Chair
man Ter11ll has requested publication
! of the official call as formal notice to
the democrats of Madison county of
both the county and state conventions.
The call as issued for these conven-
tions is in full as follows:
Official call for Convention to be
held in Louisville on May 4th, 1920,
viz:
Be it resolved by the Democratic
State Central and Executive Commit
tee in joint session assembled, that,
Whereas, the Chairman of said
Committees has heretofore issued a
call for these Committees to meet
and take such action at this time as
deemed wise and proper in the inter-
est Of the Democratic party;
Therefore, be it resolved that it is
the expression of these committees
that the action of the Chairman of =
said committees in calling said COM
mittees for the purpose herein in
dicated is now ratified and confirmed.
And whereas, the National Demo-
cratic Convention is called to meet at
San Francisco, California, on June
2Sth, 1920, for selecting Democratic
candidate for President and Vice
President and adopting a Democratic
platform.
Now be it further resolved by these
committees that the Chairman and
Secretary are hereby authorized to is
sue call for delegate convention to
be held in the city of Louisville at the
time hereinbefore stated for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the said
National Convention and forthe pur-
pose of selecting the members or the
State Central and Executive Commit
tees an adopting bylaws, rules and
regulations for the government of
the Democratic party. And such call
shall conform to the following require
ments, to-wit:
FirSt-Aa mass convention shall be
lheld at 2 p, m. on Saturday on the
first day OF May, 1920, in each county
lin Kentucky to select delegates to
such convention. except where there
are more than two legislative districts
in any county, then there shall be
mass convection held in each of said
Legislative lets, provided further,
that where there are two courthouses
i many county which has only two
Legislative districts in such county
then, there shall be d MASS convention
in each of said two legislative dis
tricts Said Democratic State Con-
vention shall be held in the city Of
Louisville, Kentucky, on the Fourth
day of May, 1920, same to be selected
by the Chairman Of these committees.
Second-There shall be one dele
gate allowed for said counties and
legislative districts for each One Hun
dred votes cast for Democratic elect
ors in the Presidential election in
1916.
Third-The Chairman Of the Demo-
crate Committee of the respective
counties and legislative districts shall
select the place of the holding of such
county and district convention pre-
, ference to be given to the courthouses
in the respective counties, provided
l where there is but one convention in
county it shall be held at the coun-
> ty seat Such county chairman shall
notify the voters of the tine and
place through the newspapers when
the voters Of the time and place
through the newspapers when pos
sible. Where there are no news
papers, then by poted notices.
Chas. A. Hardin, Chairman, Demo
! !cratic State Central and Executive
Committees.
S. R. Glenn, Secretary, Democratic
State Central & Executive Commit
: tees.
county.
T. C. Willis, Nicholasville, Jessa-
;, mine county.
L P. L. Beck, Stanford, Lincoln county
RI w. B. Brandenburgh, Richmond
Madison county.
l. John Bell Patton, Shawnee, Powell
county.
n j. F. Epperson, Danville, Boyle