The Russellville Democrat., 1878-08-29

tne mOFeFS III tilt HlhttciE " Vuia bO made targets for scattering shot from all directions, and gave 2 quick, un- easy look at the DEMocRAr reporter. He repelled the charge that this is, as has been charged, q republican move. It is no ''Wolf in sheep 3 clothlng,n that was misrcprcsent- ation, at least so far as he knew. He ditlenots cla. m to be republican. He did not go Into it as @ repnbli- can. He zwentsinto itas q free man, and intended to vote as he pleased. Hs claimed that the move originated and was first named to him by lead ing democrats who took part in the primary election It has been found that the republican, party will not do to trust. It has stolen from us while we were Tn our fields. Then we turned to the democratic party but we have found them no better. We must therefore organize a Laboring Mans Grcenback rarty and reap the field ourselves. This party must DC composed not of republicans or democrats, but of free men. If a man joins us he must renounce his allegiance to old parties. Our ob- ject is not 50 much to put men in office now as to plant our party and be ready to pnt in our full ticket 1.-two years hence. He recommended that the regular democratic county ticket be adopted for the most part. He hoped he had offended no one in his remarks, and thanked the meet ing for it's attention.
 The platform of principles which had been prepared and proposed was then produced, but no one could read 1t, until Mr. W. c. Ludwick suggested that as it was In Col. w. A. Wadlington's handwriting per haps he could read it. With his usual smiling countenance that gen man came forward and read the doc ument in an eloquent style. The platform was then adopted by . unanimous yote,-seven ayes and no nays. Immense cheers now rent the alr-( from the steam whistle of pass ing railroad locomotive. About this time it was discovered that the Chairman had retreated and the meeting was without q head. This difficulty was hedged over by calling Mir. Jno. T. Wharton to the chair. The new Chairman stated that if he acted as Chairman he intended to put the motions, as much as to say that somebody had been trying to usurp that privilege,
 Mir. W. A. Washington moved that full ticket be nominated from Cir cult Judge down to Constable. The motion was lost.
 A. E. Luker nominated Judge Mansfield for Circuit Judge. The nomination wassaccordingly made.
 sDr. c. w. Harkey, Jesse R. Duke, and E. l.. McCracken were nominat- ed for Representative. The vote resulted in the nomination of Dr. Harkey. 1sss aL a7
 Mir. w. c. Renfrow was nominated for County Clerk. R. B. Hogins for Sheriff; R. B. Wilson for County Judge:E c. Falls for Treasurer; C.. E. TobeyA for State Senator; w. A. Wellington for prosecuting Attor- ney. This last gentleman arose and emphatically declined; hurling the soft iDsinuation that he wanted an office ha ok into the mighty forest. | Mir. Renfrow here arose in the meeting and said he was another man who didn't want an office and wasn't going to have it. So Judge Bayliss was made the nominee for County Clerk, and the meeting for got to put some one in for the posi- 
 tion declined by Mir. Washington. The following nominations were also made: James Potts, County Sur vcyor; Capt. Peeler, Assessor; G. w.. Bergman and II. $. MadduX, Jus tices of the Peace. Wm. Luker and II. l.. Shinn were put in nomination for Township Constable, but Luker proved too much for Shinn by doub- ling him, he receiving two votes and his opponent only one.
 And thus closed the rise, progress and demise of the Great Laboring Mans party of Pope county.
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