The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-22


the regularity of their appointment When the resolu,
tons known the ''Majority Platform were voted
down, j. P. Johnson N B. Burrow, V. II. Manning, +,
A. Terry, John A. Jordan and F. W. Hoadey withdrew
from the Convention, while 7. B Fournoy and John /
Strman remained.
Immediately after the adjournment of the Charleston
Conventou 7. B. FlOurnoy issued an address to the
Democracy OF Arkansas appealing to them and to the
Central Committee to call another State Convention to
appoint delegates to Baltimore j. p Johnson also issued
address affirming that the seeding delegates would be
entitled to seats IN Baltimore uness displaced by the
regular Conventions of the Democracy These addresses
published generally if not universally by the press
of the State, but not until abont the last of May
when too late for assembling another State Conven
ton. No new State Convention was held and no call
was made by the Central COMMITTEE
On May H. 1S6O the Democratic Conventions of the
two Congressional districts met at Dover and Arkadel
phia respectively pursuant to adjournment of Con-
gressonal Conventions of 1855 The Dover Convention
lin the first, or Northern disrct unanimously endorsed
the of the delegates who seeded at Charleston
Convention and take his seat there-he being te only
of the seeding delegates resident IN that
The Dover Convention also appointed De hoSey 0arro
and T. c. Hindman there presently and N. B. Pearce lab
| sent as codelegates with N B. Burrow.
The Arkadelpha Convention, lin the second or South
ern district also unanimously endorsed the course of the
seeding delegates and requested those o them resident
IN bat District to attend the Baltimore Convention and
take their seats thereto wit j. P. johnson, v H. Man
nng Jno A. Jordan and +. W. Hoadey there presently
also apponted R. W. Johnson and Josiah Could there
presentl and Thomas Fletcher and H. Hobson (absent
| as co-delegates with the others.
All the y-ve counties of the State represented
| in these two District Conventions
regular Democratic organization of Arkansas and
| present are the following:
J. p. JOHNSON, f. W. HoADLEY,
JNo A. JORDAN, De RosEY CARROLL,
II. MANNING, JOSIAH GOULD,
T. b. FLoURNoY, r. W. JOHNSON,
JNo. l. STIRMAN, T. C. HINDMAN.
Full documentary proofs the facts hereinbeore sta
| ted have been duly filed.
The above named delegates have all agreed that there
shall be no contest between themselves for seats and
that they will act delegations with the further un-
dersanding that than eight can be admitted
under the rule, then T. B. Fournoy, Jno l, Srman and
six OF the others shall constitute the delegation on the
floor.
The right Of all the above named delegates to seats
except T. B. Flournoy and John l. Strman, is contested
by Thomas H. Bradley David C. Cross and William NJ
Hooper, as representing socaed "Mass Meeting OF the
Democracy of the First District held in the town OF
Madison, in St Francis county, June 49, 1850. The
following summary of the admissions made by these
contestants, show how utterly unfounded and absurd
their pretensions
They state that their meeting called only ABOUT
one month before the day which it was hed-a no
tice barely long enough for township meeting, ana
manifesy insufficient for meeting pretending to speak
the voice Of whole State and to override the action Of
the regular State and District Conventions which really
the claim set up by these contestants however nconss