The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-20
rHE ALLIiNcg COMuITTEE.

~ their called meeting here the Farmers Al.
lance adopted the following among other rcsoln-
lions.
''iesnlvcd. That n committee Of i've bc appoint
III by the President 10 expires to tho Committee OF
tho Legislature ON Constitution the Views OF this
body iourhlng the question Of q Constitutional
Convention and that said committee also walt on
the Governor aud solicit his cooperation with the
Legislature In the passage Of bill 10 submit tho
question IN a Constitutional Convention Of the
qualified electors Of the state"
The committee cins,tlng ni , Jones, McIRca
Mostly J. A. NlcholI.on, "a. n Scott aud 4 H. Hall.
cndcavon,d 10 carry out their instructions on
Thunday. They Ant called upon the Governor
aud pre.cntca him with the resolutions adopted by
the Alliance urring the importance oi Consliiu
uonal Conyvntlon. Tho Governor asked the noc~
ats ior the convention. The chairman. Mr. Jones
said that tho principal rasnn Cor tho convention.
o. axignci ny the people was 10 sccurc an elective
judiciary. Mr. Hall arrccd with Mr. Jones that the
PEOPLE objccicd 10 an Appcintyc Judiciary, because
Il lodged loo much power In one individual, and
tended toward ocnirallnlion that the County
Alliance where the question had been
discussed had expressed themselves In favored the
convention Tic Governor deslrcd W know n the
County Alliances were onyagcd In shaping politics
In ,hclr scofv, mcctlniri Mt Hall rcplcd that
pulilc aaiir. and that their action In all matlou
wcrc published Opinions woro iUcly exchanged,
the committee arguing tor a convention and the
Governor holding that thcw wss no ncCcel,y for Il
when ali the cytls compialncd Of could 10 cor
rcc,s4i by amendments lie suggested that Tho
matter mlght b. referred 10 The ncNt Democrats
snlc convention. When Il could DO acted upon a.
rany measure that he thought = State Con.
ycntion. composed Of representative men ircsh
ffum a Dcmocnllc constituency, would 10 Z
proper body To Ia- upon u. snd that he believed
even body -cspccially all DEMOCRATS would cheer
hiIly bow b. H. decision. Mcssu. Jones aud Hal
opposcd the vicrvncc 81 the question 70 a state
Convention when tho Governor said. Il sup
poss this commiitee IL composed Of
democrats Mr. Nicholson mid ''apcakinr
only cor myself, an, pcmocmL" NJ. Nosby "
piled. n am aud always have been a ncmocst"
Mcsn Jones. Hall and s,olt did not admit that
they were Democrat. The Governor We, surprised
that only two memhcn had been ouispokcn In De
ciATins themselves a. pgmormt and concluded
tho Interview by saying "Gcuilemcn. this Il q
Democratic administration. and II you sm not
Dcmocnis cnch aud eycry one 81 yuu, you Of
ooufsc arr not with tho dominant party on this 90
any other question" 1hrcc Of the committee.
Ae~rs JONES. Hall and sCuit who are furoucd io
h. Republican, or Independents, hal nothing moro
" tay after the question 81 Democracy Was sprung.
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NO ,isn''p'na'ns democrat IN ''''''S,
supp VINO appreciates INC advantages ana
p'c'''"sN o' s'0e so'''""'e"' o". WIZ ''oI
',Ae oo''''"s MS 'AVo ""'n "0 na' 'cau
INC above "Po'' 'aA'n nom uho col
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