The Van Buren press., 1860-04-13
Reported for TIE True Democrat
Proceedings of the Democratic
State Convention.

. 4 =
i The Convention met at the Represents
tive Hall, at 10 o'clock, a. m: DR.. Taylo
of Washington County, moved that ID,
the purpose of organizing. Adopted.
John ID. kimball was appointed Secreta
. ~ pro tenn.
. call be made Of the counties, alphabet
cally to understand the ratio Of delegate
present. Adopted
The secretary pro TEN then proceeded t.
caii the counties, and fifty counties wer
represented.
Mr.. Black Of Hempstea.l, moved the ap
pointment Of a committee on credentials
| Gen. Gaines moved the appointment Of
committee to nominate officers.
L. b. Flournoy, to expedite business
moved as substitute for the former motion
that all of the members who had, at tn.
call of the counties, answered to thei,
names, be declared members of the conven.
ton, except in cases where there are con-
tiicting delegations. Passed
DIR. Taylor moved the appointment of a
committee of FIVE to examine credentials.
L. Il. FlOurnoy moved to appoint officers
of the convention directly.
DIR. TAYLOR withdrew his motion and
seconed that proposed by Mr.. Flournoy
who moved that Col. b. c. Harley be ap-
pointed president OF the convention by ac-
clamation.
Mr.. Flournov moved that counties be en-
titled to vote according to their representa-
tive basis.
Mr.. Duval moved . substitute, that the
nsa ho fol- Al. IL.
numerical democratic vote of each county,
which was carried and the vote was an
nonnced by the chair.
The secretary then proceeded with the
call OF the roll for the purpose of electing
a presiding officer.
Col. b. c. Harley having received ma
iority of the votes cast, he was declared by
the chair as elected to preside.
On taking the chair, the president made
few pertinent remarks.
On motion of Gen Gaines, John D.
kimball and F. H. Hoadley, Esqs., were
appointed Secretaries.
DIR. Taylor renewed his motion to ap-
point q committee of FIVE to act on creden-
tials. Adopted.
The chair appointed on that committee
Col Walker, of st. Francis D. MeRay,
of White; J. H. Black, of Hampstead !;
Miles Jeffrey, of lizard, and Col. j. Norris,
of Ashley.
Col. Burrow moved that a committee of
nine be appointed to report platform for
the adoption of the convention. Adopted.
Mr.. Duvsl moved that the committee on
credentials be instructed to report basis
upon which the convention shall vote.
TUESDAY, April 3d.
The convention met at 9 o'clock
The secretary called the roll of the coun-
ties, when the following counties answered
which were not represented on yesterday.
Carroll-Col. B. G. Harley proxy.
Calhoun-N. Orr.
Moutgomcry-Col. B. C. Harley proxy.
Mississippi-Gen. Whitmore.
The chair announced ~ following names
as composing ne committee on platform
an an. resolutions
G. w. Taylor, Washington county.
w. NJ. Randolph, of Pulaski ="
N B. Burrow, of Crawford, 90
L. B. Flournoy, of Desha, "
w. w. Leak, Of Ouachita. g.
10. Gray of Dallas,
Nathaniel Griffin, OF Hampstead :"
Philander Little, Of St Francis ''
G. W. Carroll, of Conway, I"
Reports of Committees being in order,
the following reports were submitted
The committee on credentials recommend
ed that the following gentlemen from the re
spectivc counties be considered as members
Of the convention.
P. r. Cleburn, Arthur Thompson and
loo
Robt. Harston from Benton.
The same committee recommend that the
democratic vote in the last gubernatorial
election be the basis on which the conven-
tion should vote, and that majority of the
whole democratic vote determine the result
The same committee recommended that
The county delegations be recommended to
select one out of their number to cast the
vote of their respective counties.
Mr.. Fiournoy moved the adoption of the
report, which was passed.
WEDNESDAY, April 4.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. A. G. Mayors offered the following
resolution
Reso!red, That in consequence of the extent of
our common country, the requirements Of govern
meat demands the building of O railroad from tire
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
ID That the route surveyed on the 35th Paral-
lei e the most favorable aad practicable route and
is eminently national, and should DC adopted and
all asPirants to the governorship should make
know n their views upon this question
On motion of j. F. johnson, it was re-
, ferred to the committee on platform.
Mr.. Duval offered the following resolu-
ton :
Resesced. That the democracy of Arkansas are
in favor of . svstem Of internal Improvement by
which the vast of the State may be devef-
oped, and being fully impressed with the beneffs
to be derived from the construction of railroads
within the borders Of the State
I'd That We utterly condemn the repudiation {,
The debts Of the State in sny manner OF form and
that the time has arrived for the making of sx,u
provisions by which the debts Of the State NAV H.
paid, and thereby restore the credit Of the State
Referred by common consent to the sam,
committee.
DIR. Taylor offered the following substi
tute to the Sd proposition of the committe,
on credentials presented on yesterday:
Resoloed, That . m.iority Of the democratic vo,.
Of the State represented on .his door shall confr
the nominations Of this convention, and tha. ",
now proceed to make the various nominations. eosn
! meneing with that Of Governor.
The vote was taken on the adoption O
F, the substitute and was carried.
| Nominations We're then declared to be il
order.
DIR. Taylor nominated R. II. johnson.
Gen. Gaines, nominated Thos Fletcher