The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-09-20
IENOIR COUNTY CONVENTION.
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Lenolr County Peoples party con-
vention met at kinston Sept. Sth.
Chairman r. B. kinsey called the
meeting to order and stated It's ob-
ject. lie then requested J. NJ. New
borne to act as temporary chairman
and |. II. Bright as temporary Sec
retary. The temporary organization
was afterwards made permanent.
J. NJ. Mewborne, upon taking the
chair, made telling speech in the
interest of the Peoples party, severe
ly criticising the democratic party
for what it has done. and what it has
failed to do.
The committee on credentials re-
ported full delegation present from
every township in the county, and
no contests. The committee on res
olutlon5 reported as follows:
Whereas, the conspiracy of wealth
guided by the masked hand of money
owns and controls the Executive,
owns and controls the Judiciary, and
| the legislation of the Nation, un-
less this conspiracy is exposed and
its iron fetters that bind our govern
ment to corporations, combines, and
trusts are broken, we will become
landless tenants and graveling serfs.
Therefore, Resolved, To avert such
a calamity the conspiracy of wealth
must be abolished, its methods ut
terly destroyed, and the government
restored to the people with
whom it originated, and to whom it
belongs. Every franchise of a pub
lie trust granted by law must be re-
voked and all public functions that
are sovereign, operated by the gov
ernment, the agent, in the interest
of all the people at cost of main
tainance.
Resolved, That we reaffirm the
principles of the Omaha platform
and endorse especially our State
platform in its entirety.
Resolved, That we favor a free
ballot and a fair count as essential fol
the preservation of our inalienablt
rights as a free people, and we here.
by condemn the fraudulent method;
and practices at elections to impair
the ballot and suppress the honest
voice of the people fairly expressed
at the ballot box.
i Resolved, That We denounce ths
action of the board of county com
missioners of Lenoir county, unwar
ranted by law, for paying a larg'
amount of the peoples money ou
of the county treasury to defray th
expense Of attendants appointed b.
sail commissioners to the Inaugural
; bali of Gov. Carr, otherwise called
!, Road Congress, and we hereby cal
the attention of Solicitor Allen t.
this fact. The report was adopted.
: Nomination of candidates wa
then declared in order, and the fol
lowing ticket was nominated by &C
clamation, it having been agree'
upon in a previous caucus: Fo
, House of Representatives, c. S
!, Wooten ; Clerk of the Superior Court
S. II. Bright; Sheriff, ". E. Woot
: en-; Treasurer, Benz. Sutton Regis
: ter of Deeds, Z. q. Tyndal; SUI
: veyor, William Arthur, Sr.; Coroner
l DR.. II. Q. Hyatt. The candidate
} were then called for and each on
2 present made a short speech Q
thanks accepting his nomination.
: The convention was well attende
e and enthusis, 5ic. Good report
came in from every section of th
S county. The ticket put forth is
e very strong one throughout an
/, everything points to complete vic
f DRY for the Peoples party nez
f November. S. H. Bright, Sec'y.