Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-11

tdS iHNfSdStu III fdluH, uItu now, Tn our impoverished condition we are making the last struggle to. in some degree of justice and right, equalize the parity between the money and our commodities, so that the farmer, the nechaHie and the lahorer may receive inst e0mpensations for his work or commodity. and this can only be accomplished by change In the present laws of our government, for if the policy pursued by our gov erHment since 1872 has produced the depression in trade, the low prices in commodities and the general condi- ton of bankruptcy which has pre- vailed almost constantly since that time. what reason have we to pre- snme that continuance of our pol icy will not produce thesaine results.
 At the conclusion of Sgai. Whites remarks, Messrss D. Boil and J R. Core were elected temporary seere- taries.
 The delegates were then requested to hand in their credentials, and there being no contests, the follow ing gentlemen were declared dele gates from their respective town ships:
 Barraque-W.C. Davis, J. A. Bain, w. c. Berdsley.
 Bogy-G. l.. Madding, NJ G. Sen nett.
 Boliyar-J. A. Miller, j. R. Core.
 Dudley Lake-J. w. Tucker, s. Galligan.
 Dunnington-A. B. Grace (proxy), G. E. Lytle.
 Jefferson-J. D. Bush, J.eL. Davis.
 Melton-A. J Hooker. : Niven-J. H. Shelby, ]. $. Wingard.
 Plum Bayou-T. NJ. Phillips, II. A. Mccoy (proxy), J. NJ. Barrett. D. c. Wa t.
 Roberts-O. H. V. Dawson.
 Richland-R. T. Moore (proxy), J. A. McPhail. B. T. Perry.
 Spring-A.. W. Monk, l.. Melton, J. k. Homan.
 Talladega-M. A. Hudson, +. c. Cotter.
 Yictoria-J. W. Davis, J. W. Cor coran.
 Vaugine-W. E. Greenfield, Leo NJ Andrews. John Currie.
 Washington-J ". Bates, r. T Miller, D. Foley.
 Whiteville-W. D. Raney, |. NJ Ross, G. l.. Black well.
 First Ward-DeWitt Hope, M. Hel- land, john Canady, H. +. C.Foster NJ. Donovan, W. q. Street.
 Second Ward--W. z. Tankersley F. G. Bridges, W. H. Langford, ". T. Woodbridge, J W. Crawford, A. Brewster, Gabe Meyer, H. r. Vest brook, N. J. Owen.
 Third Wards. NJ. Taylor, $. r. Hilzheim, ]. W. Adams, A. $. Trigg, George Steinback. D. c. Bell, V. O. Alexander, C. NJ. Philpot, Alex Strauss.
 Fourth Ward-N. T. White, J. B. Johnson, Creed Caldwell.
 Upon motion, Mr. J. W. Jones was allowed to represent Villemont and Mir. B .Curlin Pastoria 
 Upon motion the temporary officers were then declared the per- manent officers of the convention.
 Upon motion Messts. A. E. Grace and s. Y. T. Knox were indorsed for by the Governor as Election Commissioners for Jefferson county.
 Mir. A. E. Grace then arose and of fered the follow resolutions:
 RESOLVED, That we are i'll favor of sound money and an "honest dollar" "a dollar worth neither more nor less than one hundred cents. and a currency whose ''soundness" has been tested and proven by more than 6 hundred years of the growth and of this nation. Therefore, we favor bi-metallism, and to that end we demand the free and unlimit- ed coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 as standard money with equal legal tender, DO wer of the action of other nations.
 RESOLVED, That our delegates to the State convention be and they are hereby instructed to vote for such persons only as delegates to the Ma tional Democratic convention as are well known to be ardent and sincere advocates of the principles embodied in the foregoing resolution.
 Mir. H. R. c. Foster then offered the following as an amendment:
 RESOLVED, That we endorse the course of the Hon. James K. Jones in the Senate of the United States, and recognize in him u statesman of unusual ability and unquestionable loyalty to his constituents and the peoples interests. And we instruct our delegates to the State conven- ton to endeavor to have him recom- mended to the Legislature for re- election.
 That we instruct our delegates to the State convention to use their in-