The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-30
z3EETT COUNTY POPUlilTS.
YstAlun zud Eiset Dsi.xat~s
RESOLUTIONS Passed.

Hal tt county Peoples Party con
ven,ic rne. IN the town OF Lilling
ton on $ G.h day of July. 1896. Mr
l.. T. Kivet called the convention te
order. Il. y. Bizzell, d. j. Seuter,
Geo. L. Byrd. Alex West and Henr,
Groom were appointed committee or
permanent organization, and the
committee made the following re.
! port: DR.. J. W. Pipkin, chairman
w. q. Byrd. Secretary, and A. L
Arnold assistant Secretary. On mo-
tion that each township select Its
own delegates to the State, Congres'
sional. and Senatorial conventions
The following is list of delegates
Anderdson Greek Township-State
l.. T. West, and NJ. A. Elmore; Con
gres8iopaI. Alexander West, ID. j.
McCorquodale; Senatorial, J. S. In
groom. l.. b. West.
ivansboro-State, |. W. Taylor, ID.
5. Williams; Congressional, d. N
Bizzeu, l.. +. Jernigan; Senatorial.
u. Il. Hodges, w. r. Gainey.
Barbecue-i5tale, j. }. Rosser, W.
ID. Graham; Congressional, d. T.
Douglas, J. W. S. Caster; Senatorial,
J. 2. Ryles, J. ". Lester.
Buck Horn-State, A. T. Arnold
n. L. Johnson; Congressional, Da-
vid Wheeler, J. W. Stephenson;
Senatorial, L. E. Smith, David
Spence.
Black River-State, John G. Ad.
ans, J. L. Honeycutt; Congressional
j. Il. Young, Y. g. Utley; Sena-
torial, 5. J Garduer, John Matthews
Grove-State, John z. Parker, L.,
III. Ryles; Congressional, Rev. VIM
Byrd, X. Nj. Parker; Senatorial, Ali
son Stewart J. l.. kyles.
Hestor's Creek-State, ID. H. SEN
ter, b. H. Matthews; Congressional,
G. d. Spence, J. A. Johnson; IS ma.
torial, T. Il. Smith, &. B. Johnson.
Mills Creek-State. l.. II. Marks
FL. II. Horner; Congressional, H. a
Poe, d. NJ. Hamilton: Senatorial, w
j. Ennis, A. d. Byrd.
Lillington-State, L. W. Pipkin
W. g. Byrd; Senatorial, l.. W. Byrd
W. b. Ennis.
Stuart Creek State, W. A. Parker
S. l.. Parker; Congressional, X. NJ
Allen. J. W. Byrd; Senatorial, q. E
Byrd, S. N. Parker.
Upper Little Rivcr-State, W. NJ
Patterson, J. M. B. Thomas; Con
gressional, W. D. Patterson, F. M
z. Mcleod; Senatorial, F. M. Me
Kay, Paul Mckay.
Delegates at large-Geo. d. Spence
S. W. Parker.
The following gentlemen were ap
pointed committee on resolutions:
FL. N. Bizzell, M. A. Elmore, J. J
Rosser, J. G. Brown, S. J. Gardner
d. A. Stuart, D. H. Senter, A. D
Byrd, Il. T. Kivert, B. F. Truelove
". M. Patterson, and submitted tn
following resolutions:
| WHEREAS, That part Of the nov
existing Constitution of the Unite,
States formed by our forefathers an,
ratified by the State Of North Caro-
lima, November 21st, 1889 that re
fers to money has never beel
changed, and
! WHEREAS, Said constitution CAV
Congress the sole power to col
money and regulate the value there
of aud unit bills Of credit and CAV
the several States the right to max
the said coins tender in payment Q
debts, and
WHEREAS, Aliens or foreigners
aided by traitors in this country
have succeeded in inducing Cor
gress, secretly or otherwise, to pas
laws that, in their operation, annul
the Constitution Of the United State:
as applied to money, and given tha
right to certain incorporation know
as national banks, and
WHEREAS, The Democratic part
had absolute control of the govern
ment Of the United States from th
, 4th day Of March 1898 to the 4th da
of March 1895 and the Republica
party had sufficient control OF th
law III king branch Of the govern
mert since the 4th day of March 1S9
). to the present day. Neiths
one Of these old parties has offere
or desired TO offer to restore to tt
government the constitutional pov
or of controlling its money, therefor
, RESOLVED 1St, that we, the Pc
I . pies Party of Harnett county in col
l vention assembled, do declare to Il
1 public that we will not vote for ,
! assist in the election of any man
q either one of the existing parties
q any Federal office from the lowest
Il the highest except he be pledged
), use his entire ability for the restor
q q ton to the government of the CO
stitutional power of money as exc
. cised before 1878, and not then e
II cept bis words and public record W
bear him out in said pledge.
RESOLVED 2ND, That while we r
affirm our allegiance to the Omal
platform and in all its demand
yet, to show our faith by our work
a we will in the present campaign /;
IF aside all other planks in o
national platform except that on
lg nance, and meet either Or both of t
20 old parties If they will likewise &
o. sert themselves Of all other demand
10 on a common ground of cooperate
II and work for the election Of ticI
ty pledged to free coinage of silver a
Id gold, 16 to l, a graduated income tt
as abolition Of banks of issue and
D. paper money be issued by the I
1t tlonal government.
he Respectfully submitted to the co
be mittee.
he DIR. j. w. PIPKIN
a Chairms
1t W. G. BYRD, Sec'y.
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