The true Democrat., 1856-04-22

Pursuant to previous notice, delegates from the different townships in Dallas county, met in convention at the court house, in the town or Princeton, on Monday, the 7th day of AnriI 1856. for the purpose of selecting delegates to the State and district conventions, and nomipat. ing county officers.
 The convention was organized by calling Dr. James M Lea to the chair and appointing Jo Gray and T. G. Bledsoe secretaries
 The object of the meeting having been ex. pianed by the chair
 On motion of Geo. w. Taylor, a committee of nine were appointed by the chair to draft re. solutions and suggest the names of suitablo persons as delegates to the State and district conventions, to wit:
 Geo. w. Taylor, P. Watts, Alex. Smith, c. Atkinson, esq, John c. Green, B. E. William. son, esq, E. Thrower Wm. K Harrison, Col Wm. T. NJ. Holmes
 Who through their chairman, Geo. w. Tay. Tor, reported the following resolutions and lists of delegates:
 l. Resolved, That we fully endorse the ad ministration of Governor Elias N Conway as being faithful and efficient, and fully equal to all the emergencies which the State has had to encounter; and that should he receive the mo- imitation of the approaching State convention for collection to the high and responsible of fee which he now holds, the democracy of Dallas county will yield him their cordial and undivided support.
 2. Res0'Ued, That we do fully ratifv the mo- imitation of the Hon. John R. Hampton by the recent senatorial district convention, as the candidate of the democracy to represent the counties of Dallas and Bradley in the senate of our legislature at Its approaching session, and pledge ourselves to use all honorable means to secure his election. 3. Resol0ed, That s. G. Smith, B. & Mont- l gomery Wm. B. Holloway, J. L. Dickinson,
 Il. Il. Elliott, G. M. Green, T. J. Reid, G. D. Hodge, A. Il. Phillips and G. c. Eaton, be and they are hereby appointed delegates to repre- sent Dallas county in the State democratic con. vention to be held at Little Rock on the first Monday in May next, and that said delegates go uninstructed to said convention. , 4. ResoiUed, That F. w. Compton, Jo Gray, } L. c. Selman, Dr. James NJ. Lea T. C. Hud- | son, w. w. McCraw, G. w. Taylor, J. C. Green, G. G. Lea, and P. Watts, be and they are hereby appointed delegates to represent !, Dallas county in the district convention to be held at Hot Springs on the second Monday in May next, and that said delegates go uninstruct- ed to said convention. Which were adopted. : c. W. Taylor offered the following resolu- ton:
 ResotUel That the convention now proceed to the nomination of a democratic candidate to represent Dallas county in the representative
 branch of the next general assembly of the
 State, and also to nominate candidates for the
 various county offices of said county, and that
 we do pledge ourselves to use all honorable
 means to secure their election. Which resolu-
 ton was adopted.
 Col. W. T. M Holmes nominated Dr. James f NJ. Lea as a suitable person to represent Dallas county in the House of Representatives of the $ next general assembly. Which nomination was carried by exclamation The following named gentlemen were then l nominated for the various county offices, to- ) wit:
 For County and Probate Jadge U Presley
 Watts.
 For County Trersmer-N F. Goodrich. For Circuit Court C1erk-Jo Gray.
 For She,If--Wm. B. Holloway.
 For Coroner-Jesse Council For County Stuueyor-Wm. R. Mckay. For Internal Improvement Commissioner J. : c. Green.
 For Common School Com.-Isaac Holmes
 Joseph Gray offered the following resolu- tion:
 ? Resolved, That we recommend Robert H. Dedman, esq, of Princeton 10 the voters of the 2d judicial district as a gentleman well qualified and worthy of their support for the office of prosecuting attorney for said district; which was adopted. On motion of Col. Wm. T. M Holmes, it is Reso1rea, That the proceedings of this con.
 vention be signed by the chairman and secre- taries, and published in the True Democrat and
 that the other democratic papers in this district
 be requested to copy the same. On motion the convention adjourned sine de e JAMES NJ. LEA, ChR. $ Jo. GRAY,