Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-04-14

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 Mr. Taylor, chairman of the committee on credentials, reported the following reso- lutions:
 Rcsol,,a. That P. R. Cleburne, lame, NJ. Jack son and Arthur Thompson are best entitled to rep resent Phillips county in the State convention. They are elected under formal call, their entire proceedings in accordance with democratic usagcs and the committee credentials recom- mend that they be admitted to their seats to the exclusion of Thos. J. key, J. C. c. Salth and J. 5. Horner.
 Resolucd, That Robert Harston is legitmate'y entitled to represent Benton county in the State convention That from all the evidence before the committee, the mass meeting 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. Peck, prory of the other meeting, which, we think, was informal and somewhat GlsOrderly in character.
 Resolved That we recommend the democratic vote in the last gubernatorial election the basis of voting in the State convention. and that ma ioritv of the whole democratic vote determine the result; and, furthermore, that the county delega- tons be recommended to select one of their num- Der to the vote of their respective counties.
 Which resolutions were read, and on motion of Mr. Duval, 1t was resolved, that the convention vote on them separately
 Whereupon, on motion of Mai Flour noy, the first resolution reported by the committee, was adopted
 The second resolution was read, when Mir. D. HcRae, from the same committee, made the following minority report:
 lMr. President--
 The undersigned, your committee, to whom the credentials of the delegates to this convention were referred, having under consideration the case of the contested seats of the delegates from the county of Benton, make this, their minority report, adverse to the majority report, to-wit:
 It appears from the evidence introduced before, and submitted to your committee, that on the 18th of February; 1860, there was assembled a very large number of the democracy of Benton county, at the court house, in Bentonvlle, for the purpose, among other things, of sending delegates to this convention, and that in attempting to organize the meeting, that great contu- sion prevailed that all persons left the court house amid great confusion. After wards, 1t appears that portion of the sad democracy returned to the court house, or ganzcd, and appointed Col. A. Whinery and Robt. Har,ten delegates to this convention. And it further appeared from said evidence that at the same time and place, another portion of said democracy, rc-assembled in mass meeting, and ap- pointed Hon. NJ Dorglas Hon. R. F. Doal and the Hon. Thos. Quarlcs as dele gates to this convention, and in the event of their non attendance, Thomas C. Peek to act as tlleir proxy And it further ap- pcarel to said committee, from the atiila- wits ofJ. C. McIIatton and D. B. Mckisick, two reputable citizens of said county ot Beuton, that the meeting under which Col. A. Whinery and ,Robt. larston claim their right to seats in this convention, was composel 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 hundred votes 1t 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 proxy, was composed of by far the greater number of voters.
 Your committee would recommend that the majority report herein be rejected, and that Thomas C. Peek be admitted aS the proxy to east the vote of the democracy of Benton county, in this convention.
 D. McRAE.
 Dr. Griffin moved the adoption the 2d resolution.
 Mir. T. C. Peek moved the adoption of the minority report.
 After lengthy discussion, participated in by Messsrs. McRae. Peek. Burrow and Harvey for the minority report, and Messrs. Black, Boudinot, Randolph and Flournoy for the adoption of the resolution reported by the committee, Mir. Cook, of Columbia county, called for the previous question, and the president having stated shall the main question be now putt" the calling of the roll by counties was called for, and re- suited as follows:
 In the iirmativc-Ashley. Carroll, Clark, Columbia, Conway, Dallas Desha, Drew, Greene, Hampstead, Independence, Izard, Jefferson, Johnson, Monroe, Mont gomery, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Pope, Randolph, Saline, Searcv. St. Francis, Union, Van Burcn and Washington coun- ties-14,41S.
 In the negative-Arkansas Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Crawford, Fulton, Hot Spring, Lafayette, Mississippi, Phillips. Prairie. Pulaski, Sebastian, Sevier, White and Yell countics-6,590
 So the main question, on the adoption the second resolution reported by the com mittec was stated and the roll of counties ordered with the following result
 In the atlirmatve-Asbley, Calhoun, Carroll Chicot, Clark, Conway, Dcsha, Drew, Geenc, Hampstead, Hot Spring, Independence, Mard, Johnson Lafayette, Monroe, Montgomery, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Searcy, Sebastian, St. Francis, Union, Van Burcn, Washington and Yell counties -16,475.
 In the egative-Arkansas Bradley, Crawford Dallas, Fulton, Jefferson, Mis- sissippi, Phillips Prairie, Sevicr and White counties-5, ,062
 The two delegates of Columbia county disagrecing, by agreement between them selves, they did not cast the vote of their county.
 When Sebastian county was called Mir. Duval arose and stated that his colleagues anl himself disagreed, and that he dis scnted from the vote given by the majority ot the delegates from his county
 So the second resolution reported by the committee was adopted.
 The third resolution reported by the com mittee was then read, when Mr. Duval moved to amend by inserting the words ''of the State" after the words "wholc democratic vote"
 Mir Johnson of Pulaski moved to lay the amendment on the table.
 After some discussion thereon, the con- vention, on motion of Mr. Orr, took recess until 3 o'clock, p. m.
 At o'clock p. m., the convention met
 The roll of counties was called by order of the president, when the following dele gates had their names enrolled in addition to those already enrolled:
 Johnson-A. M Ward, II. c. Butts, KY V Floyd and John F. Hill.