The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-10-01
MALVERN CONVENTION.
Hon. ]. {. Crayens Unanimously Nom
mated for Congress


A roll of the counties was called, ant
the following delegates answered
Crawford County-Benton J. Brown
N. F. Cornelius, Berkeley Neal. Present
Benton j. Brown, with proxies from
Cornelius and Neal.
Franklin County-H. B. Armistead
W. b. Stroup, w. A. Carter, Thomas
Reyburn. Alternates-C G. Colburn
and +. +. Webb. Present, c. G. Col
burn.
Logan County-Noah Hixon, W. L
Cravens, w. Hardy.
Johnson County-John L. Conley
John G. Hill, f. T. Mcconnell, G. ID
Champion.
Saline County-s. II. Whitthorne, W
T. Beauchamp, w. A. Weber. Present
W. A. Weber, with authority to cast
the vote of the county.
Yell County-James Harrison, 10
scph Gault, NJ. c. Block. Proxies to
President.
Faulkner County-Danley Chism, G.
W. Bruce, w. NJ. Hooks. Present Dan.
ley Chism.
Perry County--Not represented.
Pulaski County,. N. Smithec, r A
Howard, B. S. johnson, W. S. Curran
f. n. sf mYitIce, B. S. Johnson, ". s.
Curran.
Hot Spring County-W. d. Leiper.
Garland County-Not represented.
Clark County-Adam Clark, A. M.
Crow, D. Flanagan. Present, Adam
Clark.
Polk County-Ora Hudgins, proxy to
the President.
Pike County-Not represented.
Montgomery County-Not represcn-
ted.
Sebastian County-Benton ]. Brown,
by proxy.
On motion, the above were declared
delegates to the Convention.
On motion, Adam Clark was declared
President of the Convention, and w. S.
Curran, Secretary.
On motion, committee of five were
appointed to draft resolutions. The fol-
lowing delegates were appointed: Messrs.
Leiper, Brown, Johnson, Colburn and
Connolly.
On motion a committee of three was
appointed to select an executive commit
tee. The following delegates were APP
pointed. Smithee, Webber and Chism.
On motion the convention took re-
cess for ten minutes.
The convention being called to order,
the committee to select an executive
committee reported as follows.
Crawford County-Benton J. Brown.
Franklin County-C. C. Colburn.
Scott County,. C. Gilbreath.
Logan County-Thos. Whitaker.
johnson County,. T. Mcconnell.
Yell County Jos. w. Pounds.
Faulkner County-Danley Chism.
Perry County,. A. Isom.
Pulaski County w. S. Curran,
Hot Spring County-S. H. Emerson
Garland County-E. W. Rector.
Clark County-John II. Crawford.
Polk County-Thos. Wright, Jr.
hhiJ|hiiht GAHstyUJuhtyC apwe!nRRa uuoagc
Saline County-M. J. Henderson.
Sebastian County-M. IL. Sandels.
The committee on resolutions report
ed lis follows:
The Democracy of the Third Congress
sional District of Arkansas, through ac
credited delegates, in convention assem-
bled at Malvern, on the 25th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1878, make the tolowia.
nomination and declaration of prnci
pies:
2. That the Treasury notes, commonly call
| al hoo he Fl, lao ,uI;
um of commerce in which the business an,
laboring masses confide, and that, by appro
pirate legislation on the part of Congress
making them receivable for public dues o
every class and character, they will be at al
times equal in value, dollar for dollar. wit
gold and silver, to every trader laborer an
producer of wealth; when increased an
limited in amount to the necessities of activ
business, trade and commerce in the Who'll
country, and will afford much greater securi
ty to the people against monetary panics o
crises than like amount in gold and silver
because non-exportable, and therefore free
from the Vaccinations Of foreign monie
monorchists.
2. That National Banks are subsidized Ma
tional monopoies costing millions of money
and ought not to be continued longer. Tha
while their notes are good. by reason of tn
endorsement OF the government, they canno
be better than greenbacks. because redeema
BILE in greenbacks. and for these reasons an
to suppress banks of issue. which are Away
arbitrary monopolies having the power t
expand or contract, we favor the retiremell
of their notes. by the substitution of green
backs; thus making the paper currency G
the country uniform. That, with the aboli
ton of these banks it will be the duty of til
Congress to regulate the amount of pape
currency so as to revive the chilled, frozel
and dead trades of the country, give to labo
its reward, and restore its wealth. producin
power to the laborer, and re-establish an
maintain the era of prosperity anG profits, S
effectively assailed and destroyed by tn
grinding and contracting policy of the Re
publican party in its past legislation
3, That we declare for the immediate re
| peal of the resumption act. it being measur
| fraught with more ruin than any other &C
ever passed by the American Congress. Tn
der 1t our people have been heavily burdene
with additional bonds, payable, principal an
interest, in gold; besides, they have bee
robbed OF millions of their currency, and be
cause of this the money lett is timid, enter
prise and business activity Is at an end an
distress irrelievable by industry covers tn
land-all this without a greenback dollar hay
ing been redeemed or any mans faith in tn
integrity of the nation being strengthened
We are unalterably opposed to the sale 9
bonds, thus increasing the public burden; ia
the increase Of the wealth Of the already rio
at so great cost as the never-ending miser
and slavery Of the poor. This measure an
kindred measures preceding it. have double
the worth of the rich mans money, by less
ening, by half. the value of the property {
the country, and the value Of the labor of tll
industrious in like manner. We want a sta
Bile currency. sufficient in volume to give III