The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-06-19
Some PLAN Talk .

Correspondence of the Democr
The nominating convention FOL
Brothers of Freedom ticket met a,
the Cove school house on the night
OF the 14th inst, under the sham
name Of B. of K. lodge. President
w. A. Martin in the chair. After
some very warm debates on both
sides, instructions were in order,
with results as follows: For repre-
sentative, Clint Ludwick was placed
ii in nomination, but the presiden,
positively refused to put it before
the house, at the same time ruling
that those who opposed b. OF +,
ticket should have nothing to dc
with this convention, thereby as in
the days of yore, disfranchislng the
opponents of ticket who were dem
ocrats of course. Second nomina-
ton for representative, Joe Howard
votes. For sheriff, Jno. Young, O.
Clerk, f. G.. Morton, 8; County and
Probate judge, N. d. Shinn. 5; Sur.
veyor, R. B. Potts, 6; Assessor
James Hinkle, Z; Treasurer, W. NJ
Peeler, l.
Now gentlemen, it seems rather
strange that with all this brotherly
feeling as is claimed by some as be.
ing the main plea for a ticket, that
what am recording could transpire,
but it did. The claim is, that re-
publicans have no chance in prima-
ries, and that it is not brotherly to
thus debar them. Well if this is not
brotherly treatment low Is that
brotherly treatment wherein a re.
publican president Of convention
DISTINGUISHES democrats who oppose
his much loved b. of f. ticket, as
did the president of the Cove lodge.
Let us see now If this ruling OF his
was according to law. Sec 9, Of the
by laws governing the order reads
as follows: Every member shall vote
unless the chair excuse him on all
questions before the lodge. Now
these same members who were dis
franchised on that OCCASION, have
asked at different times to be ex-
cused from voting on this political
move, but the president would moi
excuse them, for it suited his pur
pose not TO do SO. But now, since
these democrats were about to de.
feat their schemes, the shoe got on
to the other foot, and at once the
ruling was different and disfranchise
ment was the result. This used to
be the plan in Pope county in con
nection with other frauds with the
republicans TO elect their officers
and would be again. il they could he
successful through their schemes in
getting control Of public affairs.
Some Of the members of this Cove
lodge argue that it is policy TO nom
mate a full ticket Of true democrats
in order to carry their point. Yes
policy 10 the thing with them now
principle is nowhere, and their pol
icy is to disorganize the democratic
party, and to do this they are fishing
for tender footed democrats to lead
them astray, and inject dissension in
the democratic ranks, and then on
the last day, desert the b. of T.
ticket and elect republicans, il they
see any chance in the world. 1t ma,
be good policy in these men to try
to make it appear that this m"s,
originated with the. democrats, ano
tina. they are still in sympathy Will
it, but it is open TO doubt whether Il
is quite so good policy for them /,
claim AS they do, that all the ncge,
furce will rally to their support, 10
it is known that the negro force gen
orally rallies to the republican part,
4 Of course. Some demot rats, it il
true, favored the move at first, bn
the scales are falling thick aud tas
from their eyes, and they arc flock
Ing back to their party folds. Fo
instance Cove lodge had only tw
opposed 10 the move at the time a
the Sanhedrim at Center Vale,
Now eigh. stand opposed to it an
others weakening. When a ticke
was first mentioned, Potts Static
lodge with one exception was soil
for 1t. On last Saturday note
grednbackcr called q meeting OF ths
: lodge TO tske action on the ticks
J move, and he could only muster Il,
Of his brethren besides himself, on
/, all OF them republicans except on
u No wonder this is the case. III