Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-05-25
Proceedings of the Congressio,., ton of the Democracy of ,h. District of Arkansas.

Camden, on Monday the 10th dspp rpOsts James NJ. killgore having be:ru the last congressional convention m oan vention to order, and was proceed;r roll of delegates by counties. wban sA; Dr. D. 0. Williams objected to dure, on the ground that the co, v Sa pot organized, and could not be un,l a and secretary, pro ponnpore, were ch,
 Whereupon Dr. B. P. J ett was aoSs al dent, and J. NJ. Killgore .ecreta,r e'se'
 The president explained theob;.,!p't' p' the convention had assembled a,S Jstl2 secretary to proceed to call the r.lI 1 I'e !, as hereinbefore stated.
 The following counties, by tb.i. delegates, responded:
 Ashley county-Jesse Hin Holmes. I'd
 Bradley-James H. Walker
 Calboun-J. H. Marks.
 Clark-Benjamin T. Duncan
 Coiumbia--Dr. A. W. Foste, n. and J. c. c. Moss. D1
 Jefferson-Walter c. Dent. " Pnla'kiLGeorg0 Brodie, c. Langsl
 Pike-W. B. Spreer, Dr. T1c Perry-W. D. Jacoway-proyvO O'' Sebastian-Benjamin I. buy,I
 Union-Dr. R. F. Richardson n, n gore, W. J. Owen, A. J. Moore VI U Hon. John Quillin, Joel Kelly VI
 Hot Springs-A. D. Hardv Ouachita-Dr. x. S. Graves Iot. c. H. Thron, A. T, Hawthorn I J'T' P 5. I. Abbott, W. s. Thornton, WI " n H J. Greening, J. D. Hill, A. W. Ban.. % I # Williams, Ii, w. Bragg, w. w. Leaks V K A. w. Hobson. Il N
 HemPstead-Beniamin P. Je., l.. gore, E. w. Can't. '0&
 Yell--John Haney, W. D. J.ov,.
 The following counties appeared !. sldent of the convention. who M. by resolutions of their respective s to cast their votes in case of abs... '. delegates;
 Arkansas, Chicot, Polk, Prairie an.
 On motion of Mr.. McConaughsr vention then proceeded to the esc. manent officers, whereupon | Hon. John Quillin nominated D, Il Hams, Col. Holmes nominated Cd Duval, and Walter c. Dent nomjp,.s5 r. Jett for president
 | By request of Dr. Jett, Mr. Dan, the name of that gentleman; and 1 Dr. Williams, in few brief aDl marks, withdrew in favor of Mr. Dp, upon
 MT. Dnval was unanimously e.. dent of the convention. l Col. Duval was then conducted ns Messrs. Gantt and Williams. who h. k pointed committee for that purDos
 The convention next proceeded i K ton of secretaries, whereupon, l On motion of Dr. Graves, J. ME elected principal secretary, unaninr ! On motion of Dr. Richardson ? E on motion of MT. Leake, Dr. A \ | and on motion of Col. Holmes N were elected assistant secretaries ton.
 On motion, Major Thompson B was invited to address the conveBro upon that gentleman came forward an ed in brief but able and pertine, requesting that his name be withdrarl convention as a candidate for the a,, nomination, and warmly pledging tin. hearty support of the nominee, vi. might be.
 | On motion, Dr. Charles B. Mtch. ed upon to address the convention, VI, ed, and in the happy manner pecs-g self, expressed his sincere thanks to ' of those counties who had instructed gates to cast their votes for him, anI drew his name from before the com a candidate for the congressional nou
 J. w. McConaughey then offered a.| ing resolution, which was uuauimous ed: ResolUed, That the basis of repres. this convention shall be the democrats for governor at the last general els. that 1t shall require a majority of Id democratic vote of the district to mas. nation.
 On motion of Sam T. Abbott hsi ton adjourned until half-past two old,
 HALF-PAsT Two O'CLOCK P. M.-}d met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Hawthorne introduced the f1Id solution, which was unanimuslv adovs
 Resolved, That we do heartily and ! approve the public conduct of our uzI resentative in the Congress of the Una Hon. E. A. Warreu-as in ever rsl mocratic.
 It was further
 ResoIUed, That the Hon. E. 4. VI requested to address the convention rI nommittee of three be requested to rs communicate to him this request. Whereupon the chair appointed M.s thorne, Can't and Jacoway as sail e- Mir. Warren addressed the convea1 eloquent and impressive manner. aid 4 pledged himself to the support of is Dr. Jett offered the tollormg sI which was adopted unanimously:
 Resolyet, That the convention n1EI to ballot for candidate of the demOTI to represent the southern district of .h. Arkansas in the representative bnl next Congress, and that the deleEa.s recognized as such, by the primay this convention, cast the vote of thers counties, and that the president cas; G such counties as may have authodI rected the same-each county being s1 the number of votes which it cast itl mocratic candidate for governor at tha < eral election, and that he who shall majority of all the democratic votes 01 trlct, shall be declared the nominee of ventiOn.
 Whereupon Mir. Dent nominated r Albert Rust of Pulaski county, as aoI tor Congress of this second eonys4I trict.
 When the secretary proceeded n roll of the counties--the delegates oi spending, by voting, as the names of Y ties were called-it was ascertaind ' 1 Hon. A. Rust rereiyed the votes of tsi ing counties, viz:
 Arkansas, 309 Pike,
 Ashley, 309 Polk,
 Bradley, 469 Perry, | ChicOt o19 So,.;ar