The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-02-12
A GRAND RALLY OF THR Pho
HE'S PARTY IN NASH
COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.

County Executive Committee, quite
number of citizens assembled in the
court house in the town of Nashville,
in mass meeting, on Wednesday, Jan
uart 2, 1895, at IL o'clock M, trying,
as we believed, to express ourselves
and give the voices of our people in
this county.
The meeting was called to order by
the ex representative of Nash county,
L. A Lloyd, and upon motion of w. H.
Robbins, Mr.. w. 8. Baily, very prom
ising young lawyer of Nashville, was
made permanent chairman, with Mr..
R. @. Dixon as secretary, and Mr.. Q. Fl.
Baines, assistant secretary.
The meeting now being duly organ
lied, Mr.. Baily, the chairman, then
arose (amid great applause) and ex-
planned the object of the meeting in a
very graceful and telling speech.
Upon motion of Mr.. R Q. Dixon, a
committee of five was appointed to
draw up resolutions suitable for the
meeting. The committee was COM
posed Of the following gentlemen:
J. III. T. Baker, J. J. Sharp, W. H
Robbins, Sherwood Brantly, Rev. L. A.
Lloyd J. T. Coley was appointed
clerk The committee, after a short
absence, reported the following reso
lutions, which were read and adopted
by sections, to-Wit:
Resolved, That we, a majority of the
voters of Nash county, do ask change
in the present system Of the county
government, so as to elect to Office all
our county officers at our regular elec
ton once In two years.
g. That the justices Of the peace be
elected by the voters Of each town
ship, and not but three to each town
ship, except In townships where there
Is town then four, and a city five
and no more. They should qualify
before the clerk of the superior court
| for honest and faithful duties Of the
Office. In case of removal for any
cause then the clerk shall appoint some
one to fill the unexpired term, and
they shall be elected every two years
as other county officers.
8. We also ask that the commits
sioners of each county be elected by
the voters Of the county, as other
county officers, every two years, at
the same time and place of the other
| county officers; and there shiLl not be
but three to each county, one OF which
shall be made chairman by tie board,
and each shall be required to give a
bond, not to exceed five hundred dol
lars, and it shall be recorded in the
Registers office; and, further, they
shall have no power to employ any
one as AN attorney for the county ex-
cept in case Of suit against the county,
or when the county has to bring suit,
then only as other individuals, the
fees not to exceed regular fees in such
cases.
4. The commissioners shall have
power to regulate and manage all
county business.
5. They shall have power to appoint
all registrars and poll-holders of elec-
tions, but in each and every case they
shall appoint an equal number repre-
senting each candidate to be voted for,
and they shall be such as are recon-
mended by the chairman of each
township and representing his party.
6. This appointment shall be made
on the first Monday in September, or
the first Monday in October, before the
election in each year, when there is an
election to be held, and then only such
persons as can read and write intelli-
gently.
2. We would ask of our most hon.
orable legislators Qor we believe we
have one of the most braiuy legisla-
lures now elected that ever assembled
in the city of Raleigh to repeal the
present miserable and rogaish election
law, and to give US one so that we can
have an election honest, plain and
free to all citizens, one that can be
held in open daylight.
g. We further ask that it be made
law, that if any person or persons
attempted to buy, bribe, or cause any
one to vote against his will by offering
inducements to another, or to check,
miscount votes, or to mjsspell the name
of any candidate for Office in returns
of an election, or to print false tickets,
or in any way attempt to take advan
taRe of an honest election, upon con-
viction of the party or parties, they |
shall be imprisoned in the State prison
not lees than one year and not more |