Washington telegraph., 1853-05-18
proceedings of the vvhig District
Convention,
HELD AT CAMDEN, ARK, MAY 9TH, 1852.

Cor1n u.
On further motion of Mr.. Garland. DR.. JAMES
N,ppEN of Ouachita, was appointed President
III -ro teu and E, Block, of Hampstead, Secretary
III p On motion of Mr.. Pagan, the following gentle
mon came forward and enrolled their names as
daIegates to the Conventions:
YH oOurny.-P K. RounsaviIle-proxy
baroe.-S. A. Saunders-proxy
lckansas-R C. Farrelly and W. c.. Weeks.
.Leferson.-N. I. Ponder-proxy
S4Lim-Jas. F. Pagan
Hot SDrings.-Cnas. A. Brown.
Pike-Wm. II. Preston.
DqIlas-S. A Saunders.
Desha-S. A. Davis. J. NJ. Williams.
Byudley-B. w. Martin and w d. Barnett
Ouacaaa-J n. DAILY, ]. S. H. Rainey, F. Will
iams ]. 3. Lee, E. Roe. j. Madden, and JAMES
A. Jones.
Uaion-E. W. Wright, w D. Lee, and w E..
Powell.
Colnabia-John B. Hawkins
HempStead.-A. III. Garland, and E. Block.
The chair having announced that nominations
for President OF the Convention were in order,
Mr.. J. F. Fagan, of Saline, nominated DR.. James
Madden, of Ouachita county. No other nominal
tions being made, DR. Madden was declared duly
elected President of the Convention.
The President in a very brief but eloquent man.
ner returned his thanks to the members of the
Convention for the honor conferred upon him, and
proceeded to define the object of the Convention
to be to select a standard bearer for the Wing
party for the approaching congressional canvass
The President then announced that nominations
tor Secretaries were in order.
Mr. DAILY, of Ouachita, nominated Z. Block and
J. A. Jones, who were unanimously elected
Mr.. Garland offered the following:
ReSoired, That a committee of one from each
county be appointed by the chair to constitute a
committee on Resolutions. Adopted.
The chair appointed upon said committee Mes
H. Il
Williams, Barnett, DAILY, Lee, Hawkins, Garland
Ponder and Preston
Mr. Rounsavile offered the following
Resolred, That in the preliminary proceedings
of the convention, each county be entitled 10 one
vote.
Rssolued further, That in the election of the
nominee the voting delegate from each county
cast the number of Wing votes poed at the last
Presidential election and that majority of all
the votes cast, shall select nominee. Adopted.
Mr.. Pagan moved that committee of three be
appointed to wait on Maj. Stth, and request him
to address the convention.
The chair appointed Messrs Pagan, Saunders
and Garland said committee.
On motion of Mr. Lee the convention adjourned
until o'clock, 2. NJ.
O'CLOCK, P. VI.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The committee of invitation reported. through
Mr. Pagan, that Mai. Stith and Mr.. FarrelIy would
appear before the convention at candle lighting
The committee on Resolutions through their
chairman Mr.. DAILY, reported the following.
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolrcd, That having full confidence in the wis
dom of this convention. we pledge ourselves TO
abide the Will OF the same expressed by ma
jorty and dlscarding all personal predictions
will yield cheerful and enthusiastic support to
the bpiIpy that ho will
form the labors assigned him by this Convention
by an energetic advocacy of the principles of the
Wing party.
On motion, the Convention adjourned until II
O'Clock, P. Nj.
u O'Clock, P. NJ.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. DAILY introduced the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolred, That this Convention now proceed to
the nomination of a Wing candidate for tie second
Congressional District
Mr. Saunders, of Dallas, nominated Mai. Stith
of Ouachita
Mr. Fagan, OF Saline, nominated F. w. Trap
nall. of Pulaski
Mr.. Powell, OF Union, nominated II. P. Smcad
of Union
Mr.. Barnett, of Bradley, nominated w. P
Grace, of Jefferson.
Mr.. Williams OF Ouachta, nominated L. E
Case, of Ouachita.
Mr.. Weeks, of Arkansas nominated r. c. Far
reilly, of Arkansas
Mr.. Farrelly, of Arkansas, nominated VIM A.
Lacy of Union.
Mr. DAILY, of Ouachita, nominated John Field OF
Hempstead
The names OF Messrs Stith. Case. Field, Far
reilly and Lacy having been Withdrawn, the con-
Ventlon proceeded to ballot for a candidate which
resulted as follows:
For F. w. Trapnall--Arkansas, f1G; Desha, 1885,
Dallas, $50; Hampstead 295 Hot Spring, l25;
Monroe, 81; Ouachita 252; Saline, 1877; Yell, l66
Jefferson, 224; Pike, 40.
For II, P. Smead-Union, $50; Columbia 49,
For w. p. Grace--Bradley, 1SS.
The chairman then announced that F. w Trap
nall, of Pulaski county, having received MAORI
ty of all the votes cast, was the nominee of the
convention
Messrs. Stth, Farrelly and Garland being call
ed for, addressed the convention at some length
urging upon the Wings of the ID Congressional
district the importance of rallying to the support
of the nominee
Mr.. Pagan introduced the following resolution:
Rcsotced That F. w. Trapnall OF Pulaski Co.
be declared unanimously the nominee OF this con-
ventlon, as the candidate of the Wing party to
represent the 2nd Congressional District in Con-
gress
Which was unanimously adopted by acclama-
ton.
Mr.. Garland introduced the following resolu-
ton, winch was unanimously carried:
Resolred, That a committee of three be appoint
to wait in person upon Mr.. Trapnall, and inform
HIM OF his nomination by this convention, and re-
quest his acceptance
The Chair appointed Messrs Pagan, Weeks
and Farrelly.
lhe following resolution was introduced by
nT; DAILY, which was unanimously adopted
hesotued That an executive committee of seven
be selected who shall have power to select a cam
didate, should the nominee of this convention de-
cline and that said committee be empowered to
call luture conventions of the whig party in the
2nd congressional district at places to be selected
by them, until their power shall be revoked by
another congressional convention
The following gentlemen were selected in pur-
Suance OF the above resolution: Messrs. Saunders.
fagan Davis, Garland, Powell, Stith and Barnett
Mr. Pagan introduced the following resolutions.