The Van Buren press., 1860-06-01
Democratic Convention of the First
l. Conxrassional District

Democratic Convention Of the First
Congressional District
Passuaat To adiournmens of the Bates
VILE Copyention Of 1858. the Democratic
Convention of the First Congressional
District of Arkansas, met at the court
house. in the town Of Dover, Pope county,
on Monday. May IA, 1850. at II O'Clock,
NJ. when, ON motion of Hon. Samuel NJ.
Hays. Of Crawford county. Hon. DeRosy
Carroll, of Franklin county, was elected
Temporary chairman, and W. L. Martin, of
Phillips. and John A. Price, OF Independ-
ence. temporary secretaries.
Mr.. Shaver, of Fulton county, offered
the following resolutions ---.--.-
Resoived, That the rules of order of the
House of Representatives of the General
Assembly Of Arkansas. be and they are
hereby adopted for the govern ment of this
convention as far as applicable.
Resolved, That the chairman appoint the
following committees, to-wit /: a commit
tee on organization, to consist of three del
egates. who shall report permanent officers
of this convention ...-.. ..
A committee on credentials to consist oil
seven delegates, who shall report what per-
sons are entitled to seats u, this convention
as delegates and proxies, and
A committee on Resolutions. to consist
of sevep delegates, who shall make such
report on State AMI Federal affairs as
they MY deem expedient; and all resolu.
tionssA ralAtion to State or Federal
politi0i. which may be introduced, afte,
the eisetioa Of permanent officers, shall be
referred to said committee without debate,
until reported upon.
On nation of Mr.. Rosson, of lizard. said
resolutions were laid on the table, for the
present in order that the roll of counties
night be called. which, being done. the
! following persons requested their names to
be enrolled, IS representing the various
counties of the district, viz:
Phillips county-Jos. Blackburn, j. j
Govan, L. St. j. Martin, w. l.. Martin.
Crittenden county-President of conven-
tion. proxy.
Mississippi county-Joseph Blackburn.
proxy.
St. Francis county,. T. Harralson,
Thos. G. Sugg.
Poinsett county,. c. Brookfield.
| Greene county-A. L. Stewart, j. Nc.
Daniel.
Independence county-A. J. Gamer
John A. Price
| Van Buren county-W. B. Foster.
Searcy county-Alex. Gray.
lizard county-Simeon E. Rosson.
Fulton county-John s. Shaver
Lawrence county-Alfred Gray.
Randolph county,. L. Martin.
jackson county-A. @. Pickett, l.. c.
Ia II
! White county-D. McCreery, join
|Critz, j. w. Stamps.
Carroll county-k. Featherston
Madison coupty-Calvin Evans, Thorn
las Bateman, Thomas ID. Berry
Benton county-N. B. Pearce, A. II
McKisick. A. G. Yell, G. d. Taliafero
John Arlington.
! Washington county-W. L. Neal, E. C
1oudinot.
Crawford county-A B. Howell, Sam
uel NJ. Hays.
Franklin county-DeRosey Carroll j
V. Cross, Squire Boone.
! johnson county-B. w. Cox, w. p
Clark. Phillip May. VIM. Epperson.
PopeAeppnty-D. +. Williamson, J.
4 Dw as, EA. n Wiili...soa. Caleb la
Wis.
Conway county-A. II. Beeson, VIM
If. Harris, j. w. Duncan, John Harrod.
Newton county-W. NJ. Garner.
Marion county,. B. Carlisle
On motion, the resolutions Gf Mr.. SHAY
er were then taken up and adopted; am
thereupon, on further motion. the conven
tion took a recess for thirty minutes, to al
low the chairman time for appointing tn
committees, as follows:
COMMITTEES on -Messrs
Shaver, Brookield and Gamer.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures
Stamps, Govan. Haralson, Cross, Pickett
Gray and Martin. OF Randolph.
Committee on observation-disclosures
Boone, blackburn. Hays, Harrod, Gray
| Williamson and Neal.
On motion the convention adjourned un
til O'Clock, p. M.
MONDAY EVENING, 7 O'CLOCK.
The convention met pursuant to adjourn