The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-12
That "Conyocation."
n,,anc. of fba Demoerat

That "Conyocati0n.
 Correspondence of the Democrat
 As taaere was great convention, council, conyocation, Republican meeting, or meeting of that faction of B. of F. which is resolved to de- grade our order into secret poIiti- cal party held May 3lst, it is but right that the rest of the order should know of it's acts.
 It met at Centre Valley, the head quarters of radicalism. instead of Gum Log camp-ground as was the call.
 | The first gruel of the man of the ls.quill' was to consider only such re ports as favored ticket. But when .sthe pulse was felt J. H. Parker and others were in favor of more liberal measure, to consider the re ports both for and against, winch motion carried. Reports were received from B lodges, 3l for and two against ticket. Number of E. Of F. Tn favor of ticket TOO. and even ln those lodges reporting there were 63 opposed to it, while there was respectable minority of the lodges not represented.
 It was plain from first to last that every influence had been brought to bear to cause the greatest number of votes to be cast for ticket, while there was perfect indifference to ascertain the number opposed. Al though it was evident that the TOO was not majority of the 1,S00 or 1000 heretofore claimed, the i'm pression was tried to be made that the strength Of the order had beer greatly ovcrestimated, and that the figures above of the E. of F. was tru iy majority.
 The next gruel of the "qull'' man: That they proceed to nominate a ticket, but again ''the pulse" was too low. Parker, Tobey and Whar- ton was in favor of waiting until the lodges instruct their delegates, and possibly other lodges heard from. The Reflector man then predicted that the present is the largest body of B. of F. that would assemble this year. "Mark ye my prediction" he cried, "for the crumbliDg off of the edges will be greater loss than our gain from other lodges" But the others did not agree with this and he was again left.
 There was motion made and car ried that the B. of +. put out full ticket for county officers, at Mt. .Enon lodge, on the Sd Saturday in June.
 50 it appears that ticket will be put out by the B. of F. regardless oi the act of the County Council, which al. true B. of F. regard as the proper authority for such move, for Ar ticle 3, Sec. , of our constitution reads as follows: "The County Coun- cil shall have power to regulate the general interests of the order within its jurisdiction, by attending to the general welfare of the same"
 It does appear any true democrat would only have to attend one of these meetings, note the leading spirits, and remember thelr antece- dents, to convince them that the thing will not do, for there is not one that can show record as true dem- ocrats, but are of those that shift into anything that offers shadow of hope that the party might be in jured. The President (Mayo) claims to have had to leave Missouri on ac- count of democratic principles, which the true democrats of Pope county do not doubt, for he is of such pro clivitics, that he has become equally obnoxious to the democratic party here. Just think of democrat. leaving a democratic state on ac- count of democratic principles. The idea is too absurd.
 Dr. Snider was once a member of the Union League, so says those that should know. As to Tobey and Wharton their records are too well known to need noting. Mir. Ewing is republican, honest and true to his party, and as a gentleman is res peeted by the democratic party.
 J. H. Parker's militia career in 1872, fully shows up his principles. The greatest wonder is that demo. crats can think afliliating with the avowed haters of the party, which has redeemed Arkansas from the very verge of bankruptcy, haters of that party that guided our general government until 1881, when 1t passed to the radical party, who has done more to degrade the social. po- litical and financial standing of our country than anything else.
 Democrats stop and ponder.
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