The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-07-05
aa.pual,o.ss coSyENrloN.

7 ArMass ~ meeting Of the Republican
party, consisting of ihirtcen white men BY
actual count ahdahoutitwice the nun,ler
Of Mniggetspas Henry Brown called them
met ii the Court House d, Saturday
O'Clock 10 regulaleLIie ailailsofthe county,
The State. and the naiioii
Fhe meeting was called Is orderly j. b.
Mason. 0nmo:ion, III. b Guthrie was
made permanent Chairman and was con-
diictcd u tlle chair by Messrs. Simyhorn
and Thompson.
Heexpaiped the objects Of The meeting
to be the appointnentof delegates TO the
State, Congressional and District Conveil~
tions; and then launched out into one of
his characteristic good humored, bui
delnlsoglcalA speeches. He arrayed the
Democratic party for its action In the Com
ventinn. chargedit with being divided Ola
lhesiihjcctaild with Withholding infor-
NATION on the subject BY making The
published Amendments the subjects Of
sale. Said the Convention was never
fairly held, and That It's President was
bought, and masa carpet bagger Tin times
l,ast, this was title of honor with The
ra,iicils, but Gutorie affects now to be
ashamed Iofit.) lie charged the Democrats
with being full Of aspiring lawyers who
thrustaside the poorer or unpiofessional
men and claimed all the ollicerS, while
the great Republican party sought lis
standard bearers among the poor and the
farmer Heidi not say among the 'niggers'
who were given to understand that ID was
honor enough for them to vote with lie
pany.)
He saw sunlight breaking and thought
there was some show ofgetting a Radical
Senator to Congress. lie drew contrasts
very favorable % The Republican National
Convention (Which qiarrrlled for 1 days
over a nomination and selected lis candi-
dates Oh theseveuth ballot) uild the Den,o-
cratic (which sat two days and selected Its
candidate on the second ballot.) He had
no, a.wor.i 10 say in defence Of The nd
ministration, and no condemnation tor
lie corruption of his party, but was con-
lident of the success of his party which IN
connection with what he did say and
what he left unsaid, sounded like a fine
piece ofirony.
Al tile conclusion ~ his re marks the
nalnes of Mr.. !. II. Strayhorn was put IN
nomination or Secretary, aud j. Is jones.
col, assistant Sec, an,i they were elected.
H. n. Bsown moved that a committee
often disappointed taselect delegates %
tile different Conventions and 10 appoint
ali Executive Committee.
Mr.. john Clements move.lto amend by
lie appointment of two delegates fronl
Zach township He said that Hillshoro
was always disposed 10 rule, and he walt
ted each township tn have tlir showing.
Phere were iiut enough delegntes % go
ruund aud Mr.. Browns motion prevailed'
Thechairappointed sIessrs H. n. Brown,
n. crabirec, Turner King. j. B. Mason,
Lewis jenkins, col. w. T.. Thompson,
Sanders Jenkins, col. Richard Graham
ell. Thom,s NJ. Faucet, and Lisbon
Berry, col.
The committee retired for consultation.
aud after atl hours absence returned with
their report. The following resolutions
were submitted.
Rss, i. That We 10 rcailirm the grud
principles of Tie Republican party and
plutigu ulir earnest eit,eayors 10 maintain
tie same.
Res. 2nd That the late Constitutional
Convention was a fraud upon the rights
and liberties ofihc people.
Res. SRI That We opiase the Amend.
n,ents proposed by the said Convention
and r,-luind 10 lie voted an as whols
thereby depriying the people Of the right
To- say which they will favor or which re-
lcct. That The underlying fr.,ium y !"
anaihilate tile township system, county
government aud lhrelrclinno magistrates
and other olilcen. by the rcnplc.
n. ". Hrown said ls had an aincnd-
nent 20 oIIcr. lie did not know whether
The nicciing world like itor nnt aud llc
didn't much care but hn was Ening 70 oiltr
Il. Ii was rcnd aud with tile air "this''I
fool some body" was adop.,si. Here Il i:
Resolrei. Reform to be necessity
aud That tie Republican Party has enoueb
of honesty and Slaicn,anslip to comuiaud
4 tho confidence aud supported ans friend II
reform OfOilcial purity aud svund ajmine
iNraiion.
The following were ianlci rs the ESc-
cuiivc Committee: IL. u. Guthrie john
n. Hogan, jones Jenkins, Jr Mckee
i d. l.. Mansn. Wash I,dke, Iicn Johnston,
Al,Irow j. king, SAINT Murphis. VIZ.
\ Tiiun,pson. Enoch Skies.
i rive have no room IN this issue for
namvs Of ,leleeatcs.l
Il No nominations wcre mada or inslrue.
iions given except that half :hc vote q
tI,c county delegation he east for III n.
lImwm for supt u Pub. Instruction. tic
o.lirr half iur SOL. rUpl.
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