The Van Buren press., 1872-07-09
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The Democracy.
address Of The Democratic Conservative
State Central Committee on the dc-
tom Of The Late Canrsnti0n.

Rooms OF STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF
THE DEMoCRArIC AND CONSERVATIVE
PARTY OF TnE STATE or ARKANSAS.
IIrTtE Rock. june 20, 1872
To the Members of the Democratic and Con-
scryative Party of the State of Arkansas;
GENrLEMES-TheC Convention which assem-
Scmblcd IN this city on the 18th inst. settled
by it, action a line %: policy for the coming
campaign which it Is important all should
understand, The large and intelligent repre-
sentalion from the various parts OF the state
which formed that Convention composed rs
it was Of men Of all views, after mature de-
liberation and free interchange OF opinions.
declared with entire unanimity for the cand-
dacy Of Horace Greeley and B Gratz Brown
for President and Vice President OF the Uni
ted states, and instructed its delegates to OPP
pose the nomination of n third or Democratic
candidate at the Convention in Baltimore.
Ia regard to our State policy its action was
definite and unmistakable. BY its action,
and in most emphatic manner, II denounced
the plundcrcrs who compose the present
State Administration, and declared IL abso-
lutcly necessary that change should be
made in such administration, and many
Counties in the State. and a better govern
ment secured 1t declared that it would be
unwise and i'm Xpedicnt to make nominations
for State officers at the ensuing election, and
to oppose the election of Independent candi-
dates running against regular nominees, and
rejected, as likely to create confusion, reso-
luton to remit to the people the question how
they should vote as between the two factions
of the Republican party having candidates
Tor Stutc'oilicers in the field. 1t indorsed the
Cincinnati platform, and the platform and
principles adopted by the reform Republican
party in their Convention Of MAY 22 1872
aud by the sixth resolution declared as fol-
lows:
That the State Democratic Central EXecu-
tive Committee be and is hereby authorized
to act with like committees Of all reform Re-
publican organizations in this State opposed
to the present administration in the conduct
of the ensuing canvass.
1t refused to adjourn over to another day,
made its dissolution final. and conferred no
special authority upon the Central Committee
to rc-convcnc 1t in any contingency.
From these positive acts and declarations,
there can be no question that the Convention
did recommend to the party the support of
that ticket for State officers put forth by the
reform Republican Convention, held in Little
Rock on the 22d day of May, 1872. which is
in harmony with tho national reform ticket
put in nomination at Cincinnati.
There was Il minority IN the Convention
who dissented from certain portions of the
above line of policy, and whose views were
pressed with cOmmendable earnestuess; but
when the Convention, by decisive majority,
declared for the plan adopted, this minority,
with characteristic Democratic lcalty. acqui-
csced in the Views of the majority. and the
plan adopted became the policy of the party
for the coming campaign.
Let all men rally to its support, as the good
and great OF the party are doing, and success
will lift from our unhappy state burden Of
woes cntailed by Il corrupt government.
GORDON n. PEAG,
ChnirmAn State Crntral Committee.