The Russellville Democrat., 1890-04-24
PnLITICAI poINTERs.

POLITICAL POINTERS.
 The state convention of the union labor party has been called to meet in Little Rock June 10.
 The republican state central com mittee will meet in Little Rock May ', to fix the time and place for hold ing state convention.
 The congressional committee to| investigate affairs in the second dis trict is composed of three republi cans and two democrats.
 Benton and Faulkner counties held township meetings last Satur- day to instruct for state officers. These were the first guns of the campaign. Both counties instruct ed for Prof. J. H. Shinn for superln- tendent of public instruction.
 MT. Featherstone, the usurper of MT. Gates seat in congress, has thrown off all disguises and votes openly and unblushingly with the republicans on all questions, His district will bury him so deep at the next election that the Clayton CO., horts will exhaust eternity in resur- recting him.
 The democrats of Rhode Island, having 8 majority in the legislature, will elect a governor, attorney gen eral, secretary of state and treasur- CT, but not united states senator this year. The next legislature elected will attend to that important duty, and there is no doubt the peo- pie. tired of republican misrule, will see to It that constitution.lo loving democrat is elected.
 The Johnson county democratic executive committee unanimously adopted the following resolution: :: "That all voters whosbelieve in dem ocratic doctrine and will support the nominees in so far as they vote at the primary, be cordially invited to participate in the primary cleo tion." If a man agrees to support one man on the ticket he is allowed all the privileges accorded to the one who supports the whole ticket. This is the very qulntescence of liberality and foolishness.
 The most recent platform of the union labor party is said to contain no reference to tariff reform. Posing as the peoples party and the special champion of the farmers interest, is it not little peculiar that they would be silent upon Q question of such vital interest to the massesS Of course it is not bid for repnbli- can votes. A party of such purity and rectitude of purpose would not stoop to the level of ''the two old parties" in 8 matter like this. They simply forgot it.
 The supreme court of the state has affirmed the decision of the circuit court of Pulaski county in the Jones Glidewell contest for the office of county treasurer. The court very properly construes the law to provide for fair elections, free from intimidators and bulldozers. The evidence before the court amply sustained the charge of republican interference with voters, preventing the peaceful and untrammelled ex- ercise of theIr rights as electors, hence the decision favoriDg Glide well.
 The Faulkner County wheel, one Iot the organs of the union.labor par ty, suggests the following as a suit able state ticket: for governor, w. S. Morgan, of Hardy. secretary of state, N. B. Fizer, of Beebe; auditor, J. o. A. Bush, of Murfreesborough; !; treasurer, John Parham, of Forrest city; land commissioner, J. T. Wharton, of Russellville; superin- tendent of public instruction, c. B. Cox, of Rector; associate justice, W. R. Coody, of Searcy; attorney gen eral, s. T. Chambers, of Little Rock; {; prison inspector, F. A. Hainey, of Yell county. We are told these men are statesmen of high order, non. office-seeking patriots, whose selec- tion would aptly illustrate the doe Urine of the office seeking the man. If this isn't richness, we admit we don't know where to find it.