People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1895 — BALLOT RIGHTS LEAGUE. [ARTICLE]

BALLOT RIGHTS LEAGUE.

Meeting to He Hehl at New Orieana Jan. 18. Hon. J. C. Manning, leader of the Alabama Populists, has given out a call fora conference to organize the Southern Ballot Rights league. It is us follows: “The right of the states to republican form of g< vernment and the riyht of (he citizens to a fair vote and an honest count is guaranteed by the consi itution. “The unrest caused by the reign of a ballot box stuffing oligarchy in Alabama and other southern states has but recently aroused the people to demand that their constitutional rights be given. “In consequence of existing conditions. I have been delegated by those who ha ve awakened to patriotic effort *o call a « onference at New Orleans, Jan. 18-19. f>r the purpose of organizing a Southern Ballot. Rights league and taking such other steps as tnay restore constitutional rights to the people. Delegations are urged to come in response to the call from every southern . stat •*. (Signed) “J. C. Manning, “Montgomety. Ala.’’