Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-13

 ty under the dictation of Grover Cleve- land for indorsing the crime of 1873, and consummating the same by repeating every law on the statute books recogniz- ing silver as money metal
 4. We demand that all obligations of the government shall be paid according to the contracts under which they were ere ated, and that contracts payable In coin shall be paid either in gold or silver coin, whichsoever Is most convenient for the government of the United States, and we denounce the republican and demo- cratic parties in eonfining the payments of said obligations to gold alone, whereby the burden of all debts has been enormously Increased, causing ruin and bankruptcy throughout the land and practically contiscating the hard earn ings of the laboring masses of the United States.
 3. We favor the union of all citizens of the United States who are in favor of an independent financial policy by the gov ernment of the United States, regardless of the action of any foreign sentiment or power, and deplore the disgraceful sur render of the financies of this country to an alien gold syndicate, whose only in- terest is to make money dear and the products of industry cheap, and we es- pecially condemn the action of the two old parties in their persistent efforts to legislate in favor of banks and bondhold- CTS against the interest of the people.
 6. We are for honest elections to be pro- cured at all hazards, local self govern ment, a tariff for revenue, economy in administration of government, popular education, government control of rail- roads and the destruction of monopolies.
 '. The president and vice-presidents of this meeting are hereby authorized to ap- point an executive committee to carry out the purposes of this organization
 8. These proceedings are respectfully commended to the Birmingham confer ence to be held on the 18th instant, to which the following delegates, with pow CT to substitute their alternates, from this county are hereby selected: R. N. Shel- ton, w. H. Burlington, J. H. Walpool, J. s. Gill, I. F. Leloney, T. N. Hobbs, A. J. Eaton, J. V. Burgreen, J. s. Harr, J. w. Shipley, F. C.. Wilson, W. R. Walker, J. J. Turrentine. J. H. Raney, J. F. McGav- ock. Theo Westmoreland, R. A. McClel- Ian, J. M Noblett, Thomas H. George.
 Prominent Foreigners to Speak.
 Several prominent politicians from oth- CT states are expected to address the con- ference today on the two questions, Honest Elections" and Free Silver" Among these are Ex-Congressmen Joseph c. Sbley of Pennsylvania and Ex-Coal oil Inspector John H. McDowell of Ten nessee.
 The Tallapoosa Resolutions.
 The Tallapoosa delegation, headed by Jerre Dennis, arrived on the Central train last evening. They brought with them the following resolutions adopted at the Tallapoosa county mass meeting last Sat- urday:
 Resolved CD, That as representatives of the common people of Ala bama in confer ence assembled we hereby pledge our selves and our constituents that we will flee, either local or national, regardless of party, who Is not an open and avowed advocate for the free and unlimited coin age of silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
 Resolved @, That we heartily indorse the Troy plan for holding fair elections in Alabama and recommend that proper measures be taken in every beat in the state for making that plan a success.
 Resolved (3), The black belt having be- come notorious for all manner of fraud upon the ballot box and political jobbery and seemingly beyond redemption, we recommend the removal of the state capi- tol from such deadly surroundings to the pure atmosphere of Birmingham and it's solid wall of surrounding white counties. The Committee Meets.
 At o'clock last night, in a room up stairs in the Acme hotel, Chairman s. M. Adams called his committee to order. There were present in person or by proxy the following members: s. M Adams, chairman; H. P. Bone, P. G. Bowman, T. w. Powell, A. T. Goodwin, D. B. Ander- son, A. P. Longshore, B. c. Jones' J. H. Harris, R. T. Ewing, J. M. Whitehead, N. B. Spears, A. P. Durrs, L. H. Reynolds, H. T. Stringfelow, E. J. Harris, J. P. Oliver, A. M. Hudgins, K. s. Woodruff, Charles Spies, E. c. Jackson.
 The chairman announced that the ob- ject of the meeting was to fix the time and place for the holding of two state conventions, one to elect delegates to the national populist convention the other to nomna te candidates for the state offices. Birmingham was selected as the place for holding both of the conventions and the dates for holding them were left blank to be fixed by the chairman of the committee after consultation with the members of hts committee.
 The basis of representation for dele gates to the convention to elect delegates to the national convention is to be one delegate for each 1000 votes cast for R. F. Kolb in 1894, provided that each coun- ty is to have at least one delegate.
 The basis for delegates to compose the convention to nominate candidates for state offices was fixed as follows: One delegate for each member of the lower house of the general assembly, and one for each 206 votes cast for Kolb in 1894, or fraction of 200 over 150.
 No action was taken as to what might or should be done by the conference to- day.
 Congressman J. c. Sibley, who arrived on late train last night, will address the conference at II o'clock today in Crswell's hal