ican party remained in control of the national government
until 1884 Grover Cleveland was elected for two terms, four years
each.

This party originally advocated a high tariff.

The recent platforms of the two parties now in power will give the
issues of the present day.

CHAPTER VI.

COMMITTEES.

The national committee of each party is formed of one member from each
state, who organizes the national convention of his party.

The chairman of this committee of each party calls a meeting of his
committee in the spring before the presidential election and decides
when and where they will hold the national convention.

This year the Democratic convention was held in San Francisco,
beginning on 28th of June.

The Republican convention was held in Chicago on the 8th of June.

Each convention adopted its own party platform.

DEMOCRATIC.

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF KENTUCKY.

The State Central Committee is the party organization in control of
the party in the State. It is composed of one man from each of the
eleven congressional districts elected by the people and a member at
large.

MEMBERS OF STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FROM KENTUCKY.

State at Large--George B. Martin, Catlettsburg.

State Executive Committee from State at Large--J. A. Robinson,
Lancaster.

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE BY DISTRICTS.

1st District--Arch Nelson Marshall Co. (Benton)

2nd District--Ira D. Smith Christian Co. (Hopkinsville)

3rd District--T. P. Dickerson Barren Co. (Glasgow)

4th District--W. C. Montgomery Hardin Co. (Elizabethtown)

5th District--Henry J. Tilford Jefferson Co. (Louisville)

6th District--Judge Otto Wolfe Campbell Co. (Newport)

7th District--Thos P. Middleton Henry Co. (Eminence)

8th District--J. H. Nichols Boyle Co. (Danville)

9th District--Foster B. Cox Jessamine Co. (Nicholasville)

10th District--J. R. Johnson Pike Co. (Pikeville)

11th District--Edward Gatcliff Whitley Co. (Williamsburg)

DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

1st District--Thomas Turner Trigg Co. (Cadiz)

2nd District--John L. Dorsey Henderson Co. (Henderson)

3rd District--Dr. Joe M. Ferguson Muhlenberg (Greenville)

4th District--Chas. Hubbard Larue Co. (Ho