People's voice., 1896-03-19
PopuIist County Convention.


Naugle.
Nominations were declared il
order for temporary chairman.
W. S. Pile nominated Harry Shap
colt. B. B. Wilson nominated A. c
Lambe. The vote was taken by tht
raising Of hands. Mr.. Shapcott'
name was placed before the conven
tion first, receiving nearly all of tht
votes.
The chair appOintedSenatOr Forney
and ]. X. Moore to conduct Mr
ShapcOtt to the chair. He was intro
duced by Chairman Lambe, and in &
few we'll chosen words returned hi,
thanks for the honor and announced
the convention open for business.
II. +. Harbaugh, of Greene town.
ship, and Lyman Naugle were put in
nomination for secretary.
Upon motion of Senator FOrney
they were both elected.
Committees on resolutions were ap.
pointed as follows:
ReSOlutiOns-A. c. Lambe, W. S.
Pile, A. G. FOrney, John Vim, c. A.
Ricky.
Permanent OrganizatlOn-J. X
Moore, Preston WycOff and James
Gallon.
Credentials-W. H. Ramey, B. f.
ZoOk and John Sullivan.
While making out his committee,
Chairman Shapcott called Senator
FOrrey to the chair. While waiting
the convention called for a speech
from FOrney. He responded in a
spirited talk of a few moments in
which he congratulated the peoOl
upon the rise of new giant among
political parties-the Peoples party.
lie denounced the manipulation of
old parties by Wall street, pointed out
the cowardice of old parties in speak
ing out on the issues and attacked the
theory of coinage Of the American
product.
The secretary read letters from
Hon. W. A. Harris and Hon. T. ].
Hudson, both regretting their in
ability to be present to address the
convention.
Remarks were made by the chair.
TX. Moore. W. S. Pile, W. B. Cold
well and Rev. W. W. Durham with
reference to the number and character
Of delegates Sumner county ought to
claim and send to National conyen.
tion.
AFTERNOON.
Convention was called to order at
las p. m.
The committee on permanent Or
ganizatiOn and order of business re.
ported through its chairman, ]. K.
Moore. The report was adopted.
Committee on credentials reported
by B. f. ZOOk. No contests. Report
was adopted.
On motion the delegates present
we're authorized to cast the full vote
OF the precinctO or township.
Committee on resolutions reported
and their report was adopted unani.
mously. They were as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
We, the delegates of the Populist
party OF Sumner county, in convention
assembled, extend congratulations IN
our friends all over the United States
upon the growth of the Peoples party;
also OF the bright prospects of success
IN the near future of our grand prip.
clples. We are the only party exclu.
slve OF the two old parties which has
elected for the past thirty-fve wears a
presidential electOr. The Chairman
OF the national committee of the Re-
publican party, Senator Carter saws
that the growth of the POpulist parGy
In the paStthree years is $40 Der cent
while both the old parties have de-
creased. And few days ago declared
In the U. 5. senate that the silver Re.
publicans would 10 longer follow the
delGSlon, the deception and fraud of
olmetalism, as interpreted by the gold
bugs of the party.
We hereby request all believers in
the free coinage of silver Is to ]. and
those opposed to gold monOmetalism
ana present condition to investigate
the utterarces and warnings of u. s.
silver senators in all parties or Won
again will be betrayed. Therefore he
it "
RESOLVED, That we are opposed tc
all mOnopolies which oppress the ne0,
pie. We recognize the fact that therf
are a great many followers in all M >
ltlcal parties who are opposed +,
money monopoly" the British COLI
STANDARD, bonds in time of peace. tn,
destruction of greenbackS, and n
those we solicit and invite your co,
operation. Believing that there is Al
organized effort by the leaders q
both parties, controlled by the none,
power t. fasten upon this countr,
the British system of finance. and n
order to prevent the British Lion,
from being stamped upon our dollar
as II now is stamped upon the folder
ana advertisements of our railroads
we MUST unite in one aggressive, ir
reSlsUi6le phalaLx, demanding the fire,
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer, rs to l.. and tie iSsna nf cr,ro,,