The Republican journal., 1884-08-21
Democratic County Convention.

county or call those opposed to the Republican
party" as the call read-assembed at the Court
House in this city Saturday last for the purpose
Of nominating a county ticket. The call providing
for large representation there good attend
ance. The convention was noticeable in some re
spects. A number of old Jeffersonan and Jackso-
MAN Democrats who have attended these conven-
lions from time immemorial were absent and in
their places recent converts from the so-caled
Greenback or Fusion party. The Democratic and
Fusion county committee acted as a committee on
credentials and occupied the table inside the bar.
At II O'Clock Mr.. L. H. Murch, of the county com
mittee, called the convention to order and named
Hon. VIM. NJ. Rust, of Belfast, as chairman.
Mr.. Rust, on taking the chair, thanked the con
vention. etc and asked "What has TRANSFERRED in
the past four years." and then proceeded to answ-
cr the cnnandrum. He said that in 1882 Mr. Taber, of
Unity, and himself were elected Senators. They
would now make report. In 1873, he said there
cry all over the State for reform, and people
elected reform House. 1t reform egisa
ture so far the House was concerned, but in the
Senate the reformers were in the minority. As
result $27S,000 were saved out of the expenditures
and they came very near paying all the expenses of
the State on these reduced appropriations. Two
and made the appropriations 81 100000 and then
found it impossible to meet the appropriations aud
had to borrow large sum to pay the expenditures.
New Offices had been created. In the Republican
party there can be no hope of reform. In the gen
eral government the thieves have got control and it
is Impossible to bring one justice. The speaker
then attacked the schools and said the eNpcndi-
lures have increased three times i'll the past twenty
lit nnu H., .I,YIl Il
that the schools had not increased in efficiency, and
that much of the appropriation is expended need
lessly. The speaker said while in the senate he
introduced measure t. abolish the State Reform
school, and said that Warden Rice informed him
that one-third of the convcts at the state prison
came from the Reform School. The legislature did
not sustain nm lie SAID If boy stole jack knife
OF broke pane OF glass he was sent to the Reform
Sehool during ms minority, ana from associations
became food for the state prison. Unless you up
root the kcpublicah party Your taxes viii increase
anu the Lord only knows when they viii stop.
coming ao"h 10 i"c"t aiiairs he sad that rotation
III once Is the great principle OF the Democratic
| party HethouSht an 7houlI nave Il chanrt- one
OF the tehets OF the republican party i to built up
an arlatorracy and an otlfc holding party Let Us
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considered sufficient 10 RIM the machine u X
Drake. of Frankfort. was made second secretary
The committee on credentials reoorta,l tt.i the
whole number of delegates under the call wa, l45
Every town except l,lesboro WAS r.rresented hut
mont had two sets of delegates ana both were sd
mitte,l, making the whole number present Ii2
The Temporary organization was made pcrna
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Rust OF TINS CITY, ne renomnatcd for first senator
by acclamation, ana il was 80 voted. A. Mr. Eus
did not decline it j. Supposed that wltcn He ,leral
ct rotation in office To- br the principle of the De
mocratir party, he referred to the serond senator
who was rotated out.
On motion of I..C. Cummings, the chair appoint
ed L. c. Cummings, of Prosnect, Dawn Alexander
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