Des Arc citizen., 1860-04-21
Iials, consisting of the following gentle

| On motion of Hon. N. B. Burrow, it
 was resolved that the president appoint a committee of nine to report platform of principles.
 The president asked time to appoint said committee and on motion of k. M. Gaines it was resolved that the president be permitted to have until tomorrow morning to announce such appointments. On motion of Hon. B. T.. Duval, the committee on credentials was instructed to report basis of voting for the conven- tion.
 On motion of Hon. R. M. Gaines, the convention adjourned until 9 o'clock, to. morrow morning. z .a3 M TUESDAY MoRxIso, 9 O'cLocx.
 The convention met pursuant to ad. journment.
 The roll of counties was called by or der of the president, and the following gentlemen had their names enrolled as delegates in addition to those enrolled on yesterday. aa a 8
 Carroll-B. c. Harley, president of the | lCOnVcutlOu, FhoAxs .ff : Calhoun-N. Orr, Gas delegate instead of as PRoxy)
 | Jefferson-M. L. Bell. @ Mississippi-J. Whitmore. | Montgomery-B. c. Harley, president of the convention, as PROXY.
 The proceedings of yesterday were read, corrected and approved.
 On motion of N. B. Burrow, the demo. cratic vote of Crawford county for Cover nor in 1856, was changed from l72 to 458, in accordance with the written state- ment from the Secretary of State present ed by him. The presiden. announced the following committee on platform of principles: l: G. w. Taylor, w. M. Randolph, N. B. Burrow. T. B. Flournoy, w w. Leake, Jo. Gray, Dahl Griffin, Philan- der Lit,el, c. w. Carroll-9.
 On motion of Hon. F. A. Terry, the rules of the House of Representatives of this State at the last session. were adopted for the government of this convention. | Reports from committees were declared in order.
 MT. Taylor, chairman of the commt- tee on credentials, reported the following resolutions: s5sa.s
 RESOLVED, That P. R. Cleburne, James M. Jackson and Arthur Thompson are best enti- tied to represent Phillips county in the State convention. They are elected under formal call, their entire proceedings are Tn accord ance with democratic usages, and the com mittee on credentials recommend that they be admitted to their seats to the exclusion of Thos. J. Key, J. c. O. Smith and J. s. Horner. RESOLVED, That Robert Harston is legiti- mately entitled to represent Benton county in the State convention. That from all the evil dence before the committee. the mass meet ing which appointed him was orderly, and organized in conformity with democratic usages: that he, Robert Harston, be admitted to his seat to the exclusion of Thos. c. Peek, proxy of the other meeting (which, we think, was informal and somewhat disorderly in character. - $ RESOLVED, That we recommend the demo- cratic vote in the last gubernatorial election as the basis of voting in the State convention, and that majority of the whole democratic vote determine the result; and, furthermore, that the county delegations be recommended to select one of their number to cast the vote of their respective counties.
 Which resolutions were read, and on motion of MT. Duval, it was resolved, that the convention vote on them sepa- rately.
 Whereupon, on motion of Maj. Flour noy, the first resolution reported by the committee, was adopted. astk The second resolution was read, when MT. D. McRae, from the same commit- tee, made the following minority report
 MR. PREsIDENr.-The undersigned, your committee, to whom the credentials of the delegates were referred, having under consider tion the case of the contested seats of the delegates from the county of Benton. make this, their minority report, adverse to the ma ljority report, to-wit; It appears from the evidence introduced be- | fore, and submitted to your committee, that on the 18th of February, 1860, there was as- sembled very large number of the democ- racy of Benton county, at the court house, in Bentonville, for the purpose, among other things, of sending delegates to this conven- tion, and that in attempting to organize the meeting, that great confusion prevailed-that all persons left the court house amid great confusion. Afterwards, it appears that por- tion of the said democracy returned to the court house, organized, and appointed Col. A. Whinery and Robt. Harsten delegates to this convention. And it further appeared from said evidence that at the same time and place, another portion or said democracy, re-aSSem- bled in mass meeting, and appointed Hon. M. Douglas, Hon R. E. Doak and the Hon. Thos. Quarles as delegates to this convention, and in the event of their non-attendance, Thomas c. Peek to act as their proxy. And it further appeared to said committee, from the afiida- wits of J. c. McHatton and D. B. McKisick, two reputable citizens of said county of Ben ton that the meeting under which Col. A. Whinery and Robert Harston claim their right to seats in this convention, was com posed of some thirty-six voters, and that the meeting under which Messrs. Douglas and others, through Thomas C.. Peek, their proxy, claim their right to seats in this convention.
 was composed of between four and five hun dred votes--it appearing that both of said
 meetings had been held under different calls
 but at the same time and place; and that the
 meeting for which Thomas c. Peek claims to
 act as a proxy, was composed of by far the the greater number of voters.
 l Your committee would recommend that the
 majority report herein be rejected, and that Thomas c. Peek be admitted IS the proxy to cast the vote of the democracy of Bentor
 county, in this convention. D. McRAE.
 MT. Griffin moved the adoption of the
 2d resolution. ltt 70 Ne5t G9 | MT. T. c. Peek moved the adoption o
 the minority report. #
 | Afler a lengthy discussion, participated