The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-09-20
Harnett County Peoples Party
Convention.

Inc lcoplt party convention
met in Ellington on August 18th
1854. and was called TO order by l..
+. kivctteChairman Of county Tx.
Com, who after stating the object OF
the meeting requested Mr.. a. IL.
Byrd to act as temporary chairman
and j. W. Pipkin to act as temporary
secretary, assisted by Mr.. W. &.
Byrd. Mr.. Byrd on taking the chair
addressed the convention III beau
tiful little speech, advising harmony
and good feeling in their deIibera-
TONS. On motion committees Of one
from each township were appointed
ON permanent organization, credeu-
tIals and platform. While the sew
cral committees were out Rev. VIM.
Byrd was called on to address the
convention on the issues Of the day.
tie made a talk of about half an
hour, rcplete with sound judgment
and good logic that was well and en
Enthusiastically received by the large
audience present. The several com
mittecs returned to the hall and
made the following reports: Com
mittce on credentials report no con
tests; committee on permanent or
ganlIation report requesting Hon.
VIM. Pearson to take the chair and
j. w. Pipkin and w. &. Byrd act a.
secretaries. Mr.. Pearson in taking
the chair advised harmony and unity
Of action and good feeling during
the proceedings of the convention.
Committee on platform reported a
dOpting the State platform of the
Peoples party. Mr.. ID. II. Senter OF
Hector's Greek township introduced
the following resolutions as an a
mendment to the platform which
were passed without a dissenting
vote:
Resolved lst, That the present sys-
tenn Of county government ought
and should be repealed and that
every officer from Governor to Con
stable ought to be elected by the PEG
pie.
2nd, That the present unjust and
unfair election law ought to be re
pealed and in lieu thereof an cleo
ton law that will guarantee to every
voter III North Carolina, white and
black, learne ana unlearned, free
ballot and a fair count. At this
point the convention adjourned for
dinner.
At , p. m. the convention reaS-
sembled, and on account of the in
sutficlency of the court room to hold
the large crowd present, Il motion
was made and carried to adjourn to
the grove. Upon reassembling in
the grove, nominations for the diff
ferent county officers and member
to the House of Representatives and
also for State Senator from the 18th
district, composed of the counties of
Ilarnett, Sampson and Bladen were
in order. Amid great enthusiasm
the following were nominated:
For the Senate, J. w. Taylor OF
: AverabOro Township; House, Neil
NJ. Leod of Barbecue Township;
Clerk of Superior Count, F. NJ. Ne
hay of Upper Little River; Register
of Deeds, j. NJ. Byrd of Neill's Greek
Township; Treasurer, Geo. ID. Spence
of Nector's Creek Township; Coron
err, Duncan Darroch of Stewards
Creek Township.
On motion a copy Of the proceed
r ings of the convention was ordered
+ to be sent to The CAUCASIAN with a
request to publish. On motion the
convention adjourned.
VIM. Pearson,
!. Chairman
;. w. G.. Byrd, Secretary
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