Des Arc citizen., 1860-04-21

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
 DEMOCRATIC STATE CoNvENTf0N laeiE s HELD AT
 Little Rock, Ark, April 2d, 1880.
 The meeting was called to order by Dr. G. w. Taylor, of Washington county ; and on his motion, Hon. Daniel Griffin. of Hampstead county, was appointed president pro tem. < q1e@ k On motion of Hon. R. M. Gaines, of Chicot county, John D. Kimball was re. quested to act as secretary pro fem. l J. c. Merrill of Prairie county, offered the following resolution f i9 l RESOLVED, That the secretary call the counties of the State alphabetically, and that \ each report through their delegates or by PROXY, by which can be ascertained the ratio of delegations present. Which was read, and on motion of Hon. R. M. Gaines, adopted. ae
 The roll of counties was then called, when the following gentlemen had their names enrolled as delegates: s ARxANsAs-L. D. Harvey.
 AsHIrYMv. H. Manning, Jas Norris. BENroN-R. Harston T. c. Peek, PROXY. BRADLEY-J. w. Givens, B. F. Sweeny. CALHoUN-N. Orr, PROXY. fN" CARRoLL--nOne. NaEEaa ewEN CHrcoT-R. M. Gaines, Nathan Ross. CLARK-H. B. Stuart. s4 CoLuMBIA-B. Abbott, l.. Cook. 3s CoNwAY-G. w. Carroll, J. Hardin, R. L.. Cargill. } CRAIGHEAD-none. a e CRAwFoRD-N. B. Burrow. CRIrTENDEN--none.
 DALLAs-B. c. Harley, Jo. Gray. DEsHA-T. B. Flournoy, w. A. Erwin, J. P. Johnson. DREw--Jas. s. Jordan. FRANKLIN--none.
 FuLToN-T. C. Peek, PROXY. GREENE-A H. Rutherford, PROXY. HEMPsrEAp-J. H. Black, Dan'l Griffin. Hor SrRrNG--Jos. Jester. INDErENpENcE--H. c. Dye, M. H. Jack son, J. w. Butler.
 lzARD--Miles Jeffrey. JAcKsoN--none. JEFrERsoN--B. F. Ingram, R. w. Millsaps, Dr. E. J. Rawlings, w. P. Grace, R. Hutch inson. s..,.. slt N;.y5 .| JoHNsoN--O. Basham. LAFAYETTE-W. M. Randolph, PROXY. LAwRENcE--none. ~ Nt ,A3s9i MADIsoN-none. MARIoN-none. W AD MoMRoE---Isaac Winston. ..sfT.i MoNTGoMERY-none. 4 MIssIssIPPI---none. it H' NEwToN-none. f{s~ ls OuAcHITA-W. w. Leake, John Quillin. PERRY-Robt. F. James. PHILL1Ps-P. R. Celeburne, A. Thompson, J. M. Jackson--J. s. Horner, T. J. Key, J. c. o. Smith aa e haf9 I M PIKE-W. Gilmer. PoINsETT-none.
 PoLK-none. 4t popE-Roof H. Howell. PRAIRIE-J. c. Merrill, H. Reynolds, J. s. Pearson, A. A. Pitman, w. T. Jones, R. S. Can't, T. B. Kent, R. E. Rives, w. P. Pres ton; w. w. Wair, Jno. c. Warner, alter mates. M
 PuLAsKI-J. B. Johnson, Wm. M. Ran dolph, F. A. Terry, T. w. Steele, J. c. Hal liburton, D. M. Thompson, L. L. Thompson, J. D. Kimball, A. J. Hut, R. s. Yerkes, P. T. Crutchfeld.
 RANDoLPH-D. c. Black. tes
 SALINE-Thos. Pack, Warren Hoffman.
 SCoTr-none. sts
 SEARcY-R. N. Melton.
 SEBAsrIAN-S. F. Duffie, A. c. Mayors, B. T. Duval. ~
 SEv1ER-T. c. Peek, pasxY. s
 ST. FRANcIs-M. Walker, P. Littell, G. w. Seaborn.
 UNloN-J. B. Burton, o. H. P. Richardson.
 VAN BuREN-R. s. Yerkes, PROXY.
 WAsHINGToN-G. w. Taylor, J. l.. Dick son, E. c. Boudinot; J. w. Washbourne, al- ternats.
 WHITE-D. McRae,
 YELL-W. H. Field, jr. ti
 On motion of Hon. T. B. Flournoy, the roll of delegates, excepting the coun- ties from which there were contesting delegations, was temporarily adopted for the purpose of organizing the convention.
 On further motion of Mai. Flournoy, 1t was
 RESOLVED, That the democratic vote, at the gubernatorial election of 1856, of each county represented in this meeting, De adopted in organizing the convention. 3Tf4i | Nominations for President of the con vention being in order, Mai. Flournoy nominated Hon. B. C. Harley, of Dallas county.
 w. P. Grace nominated Hon. R. M. Gaines, of Chicot county. Teen Gaines declined being candi- date for preslden. of the convention, and requested MT. Grace to withdraw his name before the ballo.ting commenced. Hon. B. T. Duval nominated R. 5. Can't, of Prairie county. No other nominations being made, the vote was taken with the following result: aa9 1a MT. Gaines received the vote of Co., llumbia and Jefferson counties-l, ,llS.
 MT. Can't received the vote of Arkan- sas, Bradley, Crawford, Fulton. Perry,
 Prairie, Sebastian, Sevier and White 3. .522. .a | MT. Harley received the votes of Ash lley, Calhoun. Chicot, Clark, Conway, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Greene, Hemp
 stead, Ho, Spring, Independence. lizard,
 Johnson, Lafayette, Monroe, Ouachita
 Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Searcy, St. Francis, Union, Van Buren,
 Washington and Yell--l4,96l.
 Whereupon. Hon. B c. Harley was declared duly elected president of the con- vention. a @ I On motion of Hon. F. A. Terry, Hon. IT. B. Flournoy conducted MT. Harley to Itbo chair 4sf. nlfi l