The leader., 1895-08-13
THE LINCOLN PopULIsTs.
They Assemble In Mass Meeting and Ad-
journ without Nominating a Ticket.


They Assemble In Mass Meeting and Ad-
journ without Nominating a Ticket.
A Fair Proposition to Fuse with the
Prohibitionists Voted Down.
Pursuant to call, the Peoples party
of Lincoln county assembled in mass
meeting at the court house last Friday,
and was called to order at 10 o'clock
by Chairman j. M. May of the county
executive committee.
On motion, Gilbert Case was elected
temporary chairman and w. A. Hodges
temporary secretary, and the Temporal
ry organization was afterward made
permanent.
On motion, the following persons
we're appointed as a committee to sug-
gest the names of suitable persons to
be nominated by this meeting for the
several offices to be filed:
Beat ii. j. Stamps, John w. Boone.
Beat John Boone, s. B. Herring.
Beat 81. M. Brister, Jere Neal.
Beat IN. f. Harrington, Abel
Smith.
Beat 81. N. Lotion, Martin Watts.
County at Large-H. F. Moak, DIR.
G. r. Robertson, j. B. Wilson, John M.
May, Sam Brister, John P. Little.
While the committee was out, Rev.
f. P. Douglass, a member of the Coun.
ty Prohibition Executive Committee,
was invited to address the meeting,
which he did, advising harmony and
suggesting, if practicable, union Of
the two reform parties. He was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Geo. Vernon and
John Cowart, against fusion, and by
Mr.. Wilson j. Price, Chairman Ebert
Case and DR.. Henry Flowers in favor
of fusion.
The meeting took a recess of one
hour at noon, and on reassembling, the
committee on nominations made the
following report:
Your committee beg to report that
we retired and made the following
nominations:
For State Senator-Geo. Vernon, B.
Il. Hobbs, E. P. Douglass.
For Floater Representatives. j.
White, w. j. Price, r. N. Ellzey.
For Representatiye-A. w. Smith,
N. B. johnson, A. j. Martin, A, X.
Smith.
For Treasurer-John M. May.
For Sheriff-Wm. f. Davis.
For Chancery Clerk-E. L. Sutton,
Thos. H. Gill.
For Circuit Clerk-Dr. G. r. Rob
ertson, w. A. Hodges
For Assessor-C. w. Maxwell, M. +.
Little.
For Surveyor-T. F. White.
For Coroner and Ranger-Charley
Nettles.
Very respectfully submittad,
S. A. BRIsTER, Chairman,
j. j. STAMPS, Secretary.
On motion of E. F. Brennan the
committees report was tabled.
Mr.. Brennan then moved that vote
be taken to decide whether or not this
meeting was in favor inviting the Pro
hibitionists to fuse on terms fair and
honorable to both. A division was
taken on this motion, and all but
16 Populists In the meeting voted in
favor of it.
On further motion, committee eoa-
sisting of John w. Boone, Buck Hart,
Henry Moak, David Moak, j. Neal, and
w. w. Fore was appointed by the chair
to confer with the Prohibitionists to
see on what basis fusion of the two
parties in the pending campaign could
be secured,
The committee retired. and after be-
ing out about an hour, reported. say
ing they had been unable to reach q
unanimous agreement, and submitted
the following proposition from the
Prohibitionists without recommenda-
ton:
We, the undersigned committee who
were appointed by the chairman Of the
executive committee of the Prohibit
ton party of Lincoln county to con-
fer with the committee appointed by
the mass meeting of the Peoples par.
ty of Lincoln county ON the terms of
fusion, make the following PROPOSE
| tionS:
That the Prohibition party is willing
to fuse with the Peoples party of Lin
coin county in the pending campaign
on the following terms:
First, That candidates for the legis-
latiye offices must be trustworthy men
who favor State Prohibition law and
who will favor the submitting of con-
stitutional amendment on the ques-
ton of Prohibition to the people of
the State to be voted on.
Second, That all candidates for the
other offices shall be capable men of
good moral character.
(Signed) E. P. DOUGLASS,
j. S. BURNS,
H. A. KINCHENs,
Committee.
1t was explained to the meeting that
the acceptance of this proposition
would have the effect of making null
and void the nominations already
made by the Prohibition party and
that the members of the two parties
would then come together in mass
meeting on day to be decided by this
meeting and nominate a full ticket in