The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-05-15
ALLIANCE CONVENTION.
Drs. e. p. Conneriy and n, r.. Apple
white Nominated for Delegate
and Floater,
Aad n Declaration OF Principles An
nouuced,

AAd n Declaration OF Principles An
nounced.
! A delegate meeting OF the LincolI
! County Farmers Alliance met at UnioI
Hall May 9Th, 1890.
Bro. r II. Applewhitc Nas called To tn
chair and r. II. Young elected Secretary
The infect of the meeting being OK
phined by the chairman, d motion wa
made to appoint a COMMITTEES of three
on resolutions, and OH motion the chair
man and Bro. b. A. Bcason were add, I
to said committee.
on milton a recess Of one hour Ma'
given.
After recess the house was called to or
der, and the committee on resolutions
presented the following:
Your special committee appointed tC
draft resolutions expressive of the views
of the meeting beg leave to report The
following taken from the Jones and
Kinds county resolutions.
Upon motion it was agreed that the
resolutions he voted upon by sections.
/. That we fat0t extending the fran
chise to each male person over 81 years
of age, who is a citizen of the United
States, has resided in the State two years,
and in the county IL months, provided
he has paid taxes for the preceding year.
2. The adjustment of the registration
law.
3. The election of all officers by the
people for four years, making all incl
igible for re- election.
a. Abolish the .chancely courts and
confer chancery jurisdiction on circuit
judges.
5. Create Board of PardOns.
6. The Governor should have power to
disapprov any item IN a bill making
appropriations of money and signing such
items as he approves; the items disap-
proved to be null and void unless passed
over the veto by both houses.
2. The Legislature should he required
to pass laws regulating the system OF
trial by jury, so as to assure its integrity
and capacity.
g. The Office of Lent Governor should
be abolished.
9. No money should be appropriated by
the legislature for any institution not un-
der the absolute control of the State.
10. In the public schools the age should
be from SIX to twenty one.
IL. In the matter of taxation the COM
mittee recommends that an absolute and
unavoidable rule of action should be
laid down for The legislature, requiring
that its burdens shall be imposed equal
ly upon corporations for pecuniary profit
and individuals; that all real and person
al property of corporations and individ-
uals shall be taxed according to the just
value thereof, and that in all cases a
uniform rule FOR the collection Of taxes
shall be enforced.
In addition to the above the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved; That it is the sense of this
meeting that we recommend suitable
candidate for delegate from this county
and one from the FlOater District, TO the
State constitutional convention, to be
voted for in the primary election to be
held III june next.
In pursuance of the above the follow
ing candidates were placed in n0mina-
ton; T. r. Applewhite C. p. Connerly
aud B. A. Beason for members of the
constitutional convention.
oi' bCCpht ~ ~ NC''''S' -
was declared TO DO duly elected 10y the
meeting as Il suitable candidate for mem
Der of the constitutional convention.
1t was then moved that K. Fl. Young
cast the entire vote for the whole 'lelrga-
tun for r. r. Applewbite as candidate
for Floatcr, which being placed before
the house was unanimously adopted, and
committee appointed to inform the per-
sons selected as candidates, of the results
as above.
1t was then ordered that the Brook
haven papers he requested to publish the
proceedings OF the above meeting.
No further business coming before the
meeting the meeting adjourned.
r. r. APPLEWHITE,
Chairman.
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