The Forrest City times., 1896-07-31

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was unanimously chosen permanent
S,,ldilihan: lie made brief speech ne.
hnowledglng the lOBor.
w. L. Mason, of Madison township
was chosen permanent secretary.
III was moved anu carried ,hat
cnalr appoint three persons as Com.
mlttee on Resolutions. On this con-
mlttee. the chair appointed :. e Swoa,
w, L. Mason. aud J. :. Fitch.
IL was moved by j. n. Cotton. that
.ne convention proceed to the nominal
tlo, Oh county ticket, emitting can.
u ',n Tor sheriff, clerk. and treasurer
Inc motion was seconded. This mo.
ZION was discussed by Delegates Todd
sweet Nose Moore. Fitch, G. ~
Moore, Aldridge, Milton, Fizer. w. A.
smith, Bonner, Mcknight, Coffev
Kelley and others.
Inc previous question was moved
Inc ballot resulted in ayes %. noes III
not voting ,, absent /. The chair do
clared the motion lost. Wv
Inc original motion was voted on
Dy yeas and nays, resulting as follows :.
Ayes: Mason, Wilson, Bonner
sweet, Smith wv. Az. Young, Moore
Mo3e), Milton, Patton, Grgndy. Moore
q. ~, Cotton, Sipf, Duncan. Hill
haitian, Sulcer, Coffey. Sullivan, Mitch
e ell Hudspeth, Walker, Dozier. Total
Noes: Aldridge, Todd, Fitch. Terry
Hinton, Trimue, Pippin, Smith (JasI
Mcknight. Stout, Adkins. Jones. Bali
Fulkers0n, Kelley. Total Il.
Not Voting Fizer, Wood. Total
Absent one.
The chair announced that the motion
was carried.
Mr.: Fitch, of Telico township. asked
PERMISSION to speak to the convention.
IL was moved and carried that his re.
quest be granted. He stated that he
could no longer remain in the conveu-
tlon, whereupon he and a few others
withdrew.
1t was moved and carried that the
vacancy on the Resolutions COMMITTEES
caused by Mr.. Fitch's withdrawal. be
hlled. W. IL. Coffey was appointed
TO I'LL the vacancy.
The convention then proceeded To
the nomination of candidates.
>. L. Sweet was placed i'm nomina-
ton for representative and he was
nominated by acclamation.
w. IL. Coffey was nominated for
county Judge by reclamation.
John Slpf was nominated for assessor
by acclamation.
Geo. Rattan was nominated for coro-
ner by reclamation.
j. Il. Harris was nominated for sur
veyor by reclamation.
The Committee on Resolutions sub.
mltted the following report: -
The Peoples party of st. Francis
county, assembled in convention at
Forrest City, July %, 1896, puts forth
the following declaration of principles ::
we enthusiastically affirm oar allie
giance to0the principles enumerated by
the National Populist Convention in
st. Louis. The apparent conversion of
the Democratic party to the tenets of
popullsm betokens political regenera-
ton that is highly gratifying to those
who have labOred so faithfully for
the triumph of those principles which
we consider essential to the prosperity
of the people and the perpetuation of
this republic.
We sincerely endorse the platform
put forth by the Peoples party of Ark
ansas in convention in Little Rock.
and especially do we endorse its denun-
citation of that species of anarchy
known as ballOt-bOg thievery-a prac-
tice that sucverts the will of the people
and renders popular government i'm
possible. We shall endeavor, AS long
as we have the pride and self-respect of
freemen, to overthrow any party or in
dividual who co1dOneS or profits by
such dishonest methods in politics.
We pledge ourselves to unceasing
warfare against the debauchery of citi-
zenship by the wholesale and free dis
tribution of whiSkey or money for i'm
proper purposes.
To every producer in tie land who
desires that the product of his toll
should not 90 to build up colossal for
tunes for Eastern money lenders, to
every voter in the State of Arkansas,
who believes in an honest ballot and a
fair count, to every citizen Of st. Fran
els county who deprecates The improp-
e. influence of money and whiskey in
the political contests of our county, to
everybody who desires honesty and
economy in the administration OF gov
ermental affairs, we extend "A cordial
invitation to support the various nomi-
nees of our party to the end that existing
abuses may be corrected and righteous
popular government established"
On motion the report of the Commit
tee on Resolutions WAS adopted.
1t was moved aud carried that the
County Central Committee be author
lied to fill any vacancy that may occur
on the ticket for county Offices.
1t was moved ana carried that the
thanks of the convention be extended
to The chairman ard secretary for the
efficient manner in which their duties