Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-16
The Disorganizers Humbug Cry of
 Maiorities.

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 Racause the vote that nominated Col Johnson for Governor was not majority of the entire party vote of the whole State, piteous, but hypocritical howl IS set ur that minority has dictated to the majorl- tv. and that therefore democrats are not bound to support the nominee. The real truth of the matter is, that Col Hindman hates Col. Johnson, and is using this spe- cious humbug as blind, hoping todeceive the honest yeomanry into the belief of his sincerity and attachment to principle A convention has perfect right to make nomination by majority; and we defy the Old Line Democrat or Col. Hindman to show to the contrary. We are willing to meet Col Hindman or any of his lieu tenants, and discuss this issue.
 It is urged that such basis of nomlna- tion is contrary to precedent, and the custom of democratic State conventions Tn this State? We reply that such IS not the case, but on the contrary, the same rule, that is, the majority of the party vote re- presented was adopted by the State con ventions of 1S44, 1S4S and 1852, in loo6 the nomination was made by acclamation,) and it is not until one T. c. Hindman comes from Mississippi, and one I. U. Peek. esq.,, comes down from the plains ot the North, that the eyes of Arkansas de- mocrats are opened to the "gross enorm'- hes'' so long practiced upon them; how grateful we should all be to these self sa- crifcing political missionaries who have left their sunny homes, and braved the wilds of our young State to teach us demo- cracv, and show us wherein we have been so ruthlessly imposed upon; indeed we should.
 But driven from this point, do they pre- tend to say that other States do not noml- nate by similar rule to that which noml- mated R. H. Johnson? If they do assert such to be truth, we modestly refer them to the proceedings of the late Missouri State convention that nominated Clebourn F. Jackson for Governor. There they will find that tacenty three counties were unre- presented, either by delegates or proxies, and that the majority of the votes cast were only necessary to nominate, and that the candl- date for Secretary of State, 5. F. Massy, was declared duly nominated bya bare ma iority of 1865 of the votes cast, twenty three counties being entirely unrepresented.
 We are also informed by distinguished gentleman and politician of Mississippi, who has been frequently a delegate to his State conventions, that the majority rule has been invariably adopted; not the ma iorty of the whole State necessarily, but majority of the party vote represented.
 But as we drive these bombastic brawlerS from pillar to post, perhaps they will try to crawl out of their absurdity by contend ing that it ought to require majority of the whole to make nomination, whether it has been customary or not. With re- gard to the erpediency of such rule we will not treat at present; a majority of the "entire party vote' doubtless would be preferred by some, to majority of the votes cast; on the same principle two-third vote would be much more preferable than the majority of the whole, and entire unananity to a two-third rule.
 Let us examine briefly this ma jority hum- bug, and see if the principle professed, is not in fact jealous and seltfsh hotred to men. The constitution provides that two thirds of either body of the legislature may constitute quorum which IS com potent to legislate for the whole State.- The House of Representatives consists at present of seventy-fve members; fifty IS a quorum, or two-thirds, and twentysir majority of that quorum which can pass avs affecting the lives, liberties and pro- perty of every inhabitant of the State; it is constitutional, right, just, proper and democratic that this should be so, but oh! how monstrous! how undemocratic! how "grossly enormousn' how outrageously culpable that three. fourths of convention should determine to nominate candidate upon the same principle; they acknowledge the democracy of the act when it may even affect life and Hbeny, but ignore 1t as unde- mocratic when it affects merely their perso- nal choice.
 In county that votes 2,50O, three mem- bers were elected to the last legislature, none of whom received over 900 votes; and two of them if we remember. received but about 800 votes, not one-third of the votes of the county; vet they were the legal and legitimate representatives of the entire rote. We shall have more to say on this subject hereafter, and challenge any body, or any paper to take up the g love we throw down Here is the proposition-it is democratic to make nomination by majority of the votes represented.
 Keep it Before the People.