The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-01-08

ton of j. L. Brown the election of G..
e. Smith was made unanimous. G. p.
Keown was reelected County Treas
urer by reclamation. Mr.. S. l.. Stew
ems. the newly elected County Presi-
dent WAS called for and accepted
the position in a well timed speech.
He complimented the retiring Pres
ident. Mr.. Moreland, in the highest
terms and said that he could not ex-
pect to fill his place as he had done.
He appealed to the delegates to put
aside strife, factionalism and stand
together. He deprecated lawlessness
and declared that he was proud that
no member of the Society of Equity
had been engaged in any of these out
RACES. Mr.. ]. r. Weller being called
upon made short speech accepting
the position of Vice President. G. p.
Keown being called upon made a
neat little speech thanking the con-
vention Tor honoring him with a re-
election The retiring Chairman, Dav-
i'd Morel. nd, was called for by the
convention and made a strong speech
on the principles of Equity. c. NJ.
Barnett being called upon reviewed
the late National Convention work,
and urged the members to stand firm
in the cause of Equity. Lawson Local
No. 2167, placed a written request be-
fore the body asking a demit to
Mclean county. On motion the re-
quest was granted The committee on
resolutions submitted their report
which is as follows:
We, your Committee on Resolutions,
beg leave to report as follows:
Resolves, 1st That We deplOre the
deeds of lawlessness that have been
perpetrated from time to time within
the confines of our State and We here
by -denounce the same and pledge our
reasonable service for the suppression
of all such crimes and bringing to
speedy trial all such violators of
the law.
End. That We endorse the action
of the District Union in making
sales of 1907 tobacco, provided said
sales includes all of the Ohio county
tobacco, otherwise We recommend
that the pledges in any portion of
the county not included in this sale
be considered null and void.
Resolved. Bird. That we deplore con-
dltions that have existed at National
Headquarters for some time past and
We earnestly recommend to all par
ties concerned that they make every
reasonable effort to bring about any
reconciliation without the sacrifice of
honor looking to the re-establish-
ment of peace and harmony along
the we'll established paths of the
past. Respectfully submitted.
A. b. Tlchenor,
Jno. w. Sanderfur,
l.. b. Tichenor,
S. ii. Render,
+. G. Austin.
On motion the resolutions were
then taken up by sections and the
first one was unanimously adopted.
Pending a discussion of the second
section the union adjourned to meet
to morrow morning at 3 o'clock.
Met Saturday morning, Jan. A. at 9
O'Clock, pursuant to adjournment, with
President Stevens In the chair. On
motion the minutes of the previous
day were read and approved. The
convention then took up the second
section OF the resolutions and on mo-
ton the further consideration of the
resolution was deferred until after
noon.
On motion the election of delegates
to the State Union was taken up by
the body. On motion the President
appointed a committee of three TO
nominate delegates who retired to con-
slider said nominations. During their
absence the report of the stock com
mittee was read as follows:
Whereas, The people of Ohio coun-
ty have and will have more or less
stock frrm various parts of the
county to sell or be sold and believing
that they can, by placing the same in
the hands of committee cor agent
make a more satisfactory DEAL we
your committee beg leave to offer
the following rules:
LIST nan.c This organization shall
be known as, the Stock Growers Asso
citation of the A. s. of II.
End. The business of this organ
ization shall be vested in board of
directors consisting of four members
selected BY the County Union.
3rd. Said board shall have pow
er to employ any agent or agents
salesman to be paid either by salary