Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-03


Thomr=on. IT. B Luce. d c SheT-
nan. ]. o. Booth. l. W. Guiss, n A
Miller and J. G Steverso1-
Committee on Plan q State sod
. Ccunty Orrznization-A. : Barnes.
james A. seweII. J. D. Natloek. Eu-
gene Palmer. ". II. Strayer. 4. W.
D1nham, reported follUTing
BASIS or ORsASIzATIoS.
YO1r committee reoomends the
following plan for the Union Of forces
ir the state aud 10 each county;
]. we favor the leaving of the selec-
tion of COMMITTEES and all party man
agement to the people at the primar-
Ies and until this is accomplished the
.foli0sIng plan j. suggested.
That the name q this political
organization shall be Union Party"
z. Tie formation of a Union State
Central Committee by this conference
.of ore member for each county who
stall b county chairman.
3 That 3 members Of a Union
county committee and d secretary Be
chosen at mass county convention,
To be convened within thirty days for
that purpose, at cal Of the county
chairman. The persons % chosen
with the chairman shall constitute
the county executive committee.
4 The Union county executive
committee shall meet and appoint a
Union precinct committee Of 3 voters
10 each precinct who shall have au-
th6rity to conduct the nominating
primaries.
). The county executive commit
tee shall have full power to call all
county conventions and fix the basis
Of rerGesention by delegates or TO sub
NIT all nominations for a county
ticket to a Union primary election to
be called by them: and canvass and
certify the returns to the county ex-
ecutiyc committee.
Resolved, That the state commit
tee Of the UuiOn Bimetallic party Of
which the Hon. j. G. Cooper Is chair
man, be and they are hereby author
lied to proceed with the organization
Of the reform forces in the state and
in each county, in accordance with
the recommendations Of the commit
tee on organization and on the prin-
ciples submitted by the committee
on declaration Of principles and. reso-
lutions and that they are hereby in
structed and empowered TO take
charge Of this union movement, and
to combine the present friendly organ
cations into a harmonious Union
party.
A. S. BARNES, Chairman
NJ. II. STRAYER, Secretary.
Committee-James II. Sewell, O..
w. Dunbar, j. d. Matlock, Eugene
Palmer.
The committee on address to the
people, composed OF G. II. Baker,
chairman;O II. .Kerns, j. d. Kelly,
H. S. Heath, J. J. Whitney, II. D.
Norton, reported as follows:
AN APPEAL FOR UNITY.
To those who believe in the declar-
alton Of Independence, that all man
are created equal.
To those who believe in equal rights
to all and special privilege to none.
TO those who pray with Lincoln
"that the government of the people
by the people for the people, shall not |
perish from the EARTH" we urge you |
to form a closer union.
To the six and a half million of vo-
voters who stood the combined as.
saults of the money power, we appeal |
to you as patriots to remain united.
We appeal to you in the interests of |
your homes and your children to keep |
your ranks uubroken, and kindly re.
ceiye Others that are coming TO our
aid.
We call upon candid people to wit.
ness that all along the century now
closing, the people have toiled west
ward, building and leaving number
less homes and industries TO the tax
gatherer, the usuer and sthe financial |
while all between the
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