The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-09
PEOPLES PARTY ORGANIZED.
FaVOrS Putting Full County and State
Ticket in the Field.

| House at o'clock Saturday. There
was an attendance of about $50 til
lers of the soil.
| The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. George Porter, ex-president
of the Bethania sub-Alliance.
President Speas followed with an
address in which he stated that the
object of the meeting was to organ
ize to put out a Peoples party coun
ty ticket at the coming fall election
Permanent organization was then
effected by the election of William
league, of Abbott's Creek, as chair
man and D. A. Binkley. of Lewis.
vile, secretary.
The chairman stated that the
meeting, the object of which was
known, was ready for business. Rev.
Emanuel Fishel thereupon asked
that the secretary read the plan of
organization of the Peoples party.
The next business was the election
OF citizen from each township to
constitute a county committee The
following were chosen:
Broadbay-Nelson Hine.
Belew's Creek-J. A. Lowry.
Abbott's Creek-W. l.. league
Kernersville-A.A A. Lowry.
South Fork-A. A. Crater
Salem Chapel-T. M. Marshall.
Lewisville-T. j. Ketner.
Vienna-R. C. Lineback.
Old Town-R. B. Flynt.
Clemmonsville-Emanuel Fisher.
Middle Fork-W. H. Cox.
Bethania-Geo. Porter.
Old Richmond-James Butner.
Winston-J. F. Jarvis.
The following delegates were elect
ed to the district convention to be
held at Lenoir June 10th.
E. A. Conrad and j. W. Speas, vi
emma; F. M. Pfaff, Old Town; George
Porter, Bethania; E. M. Fisher, Glenn
monsville.
ALTERNATES.
A. A. Crater and T. ]. Ketner, South
Fork; Geo. Wilson, Vienna.
The chairman called upon Alexan-
der Conrad, who arose and explained
the duties of the executive committee
chosen for the county.
Mr.. Conrad before taking his seat
stated that if it was thought proper
to put out county ticket tand he
thought it was) that some action
should be taken in matter Saturday
afternoon Upon motion of Mr.. Geo.
Wilson, of Vienna township, (son of
Virgil Wilson, it was unanimously
carried to put out a county ticket.
Mr. V. l. Beck, OF the same town
ship, also moved that it was the
sense of the meeting that State
ticket be put in the field. This was
likewise carried without dissenting
vote.
T.J.Ketner arraigned theDemocratic
and Republican parties and said If
there was anybody in the audience
who knew one single law for the
good of the farmers that had
been passed by either of the old par
ties in twenty-five years to speak
ence applauded. The speaker said
that he had always voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, but the only reason he
gould give for so doing was that his
ancestors and neighbors had done so,
and he thought what they did was
right.
He said that if a millionaire had
made his money fairly all right, but
if he had stolen some of it he would
say to him ego steal no MORE"
He said that he was in favor of
putting out National State and
county tickets -"go whole hog or
none.'
He believed that the favor of God
was with the movement, and that it
would succeed.
He did not believe there were a
b slf dozen in Forsyth who wanted
to see Winston or Salem go down.
He added that the towns and county
must stand together If either pros
pered, but there were men in this
city with more money than brains
| who wanted to keep the farmer
down.
Mr.. Ketner's remarks were strong
/ ly III ldVOE Ol Tue 4nIEO party auQ 4G
concluded by saying that until he
was convinced otherwise he pre- pos ed
to stick to the new party.
President Speas, of the county AL
lance. and Rev. Emanuel Fishel, a
Moravian minister who has hereto
fore been Republican, spoke aleng
the same line.
Mr.. A. W. Bevel, in behalf of DIR.
J A. Blum, asked the farmers to get
up selection of their wheat crop
for Forsyth;s exhibit at the Worlds
| Fair.
The petition calling for State
convention was unanimously adopt.
ed and signed by So people.
A collection was taken up for Geo
E. Hunt, of Davidson county, dele
gate at large to represent North
Carolina at the Omaha convention
| Upon motion of Mr.. Geo. Wilson.
the convention unanimously endors
ed the st. Louis platform aid ad
journed.
Chairman league has heretofore
been Republican, and Secretary