Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-16
MOu0nD. May 14th. 1S60

FIRST DAY.
 Monday May l4th, 1860. | The convention met to-day at II o'clock, A. M., and on motion of Jas L. Withersp0on of Clark Col. A. G. Mayors, of Sebastian, was elected pre- sident pro fem.
 Col, Mayors took the chair, appropriately return ing thanks for the honor conferred and called the convention to order.
 Onmotion of Mir. Witherspoon, Mir. J. H. Black, of Hampstead, was elected temporary secretary of the convention.
 It was then moved and carried that the counties be called. During the calling of the counties de bate took place as to the contested delegations of Columbia, Pike, Polk and other counties, in which several participated.
 The roll of the counties being called, the follow | ing, through their delegations were represented:
 Arkansas-L. D. Harvey. Ashley-John Carroll Maj Jas Norris.
 Cllrk-E.. B. Bourand, Jas. l.. Witherspoon, F. T. Hart, A. J. Ross, D. II. Ross, A. N. Thompson. | Columbia-Lem. Cook, $. $. Parker, (Judge Todd contested.) | Chicot--N Ross.
 Calhoun-M. L. Jones, P. H. Eckles. | Drew-Jas 5. Jordan, R. R. Brice. | Desha--J. F. Barnes.
 Daas-Thos. C. Hudson, J. M. Lee, ". T. M. l Holmes, r. J. Cameron, M. M Dufie. l Hempstead-Dan'l Grtfn Jas. L. Killgore, J. D. Conway, J. II. Marshall, J. H. Black, R. K. | Garland. | Hot Spring-Lem. A. Cook, J. M. Sanders, Ed c. Jones, Wm. Fuller.
 Jeferson-J. J. Ingram, G. A. Atkins, R. w.. Millsaps.
 Latay ette-J. P. Erwin. | MOmoe-Presdent as proxy. | Montgomery-T G. Ships.
 Ouachita-Jno Quillin, A. w. Hobson, John c. Green, w. w. Leake. | Perry-J. w Shoppach proxy.
 Pulaski-O. R. Weaver, J. M. Harrell, S. s. ! Boone, Jas. B. Johnson. l Prairie-Jas NJ. Blakney. Pike-W. Gilmore, Wm. J. Kelly, (contested.) } | Polk-J T. Mackatee, (cOntested.)
 Saline-J. ". Shoppach, w E. Beavers, Francis Posy, Harris Roland, N. P. Roland, (contested.)
 Sever-B. c. Parker Jas. Penny, A. T. Cray croft Scott-T. II. Griffin. | Sebasian-A. G. Mayors, $. F. Duflie. | Unon-Jno. B. Burton | Yell-President as proxy.
 After the calling of the counties, Mir. J. M. Kill gore, of Hempstead moved that committee of nine be appointed on credentials. [Wthdrawn.l
 On motion, the convention adjourned until 2l 2 \ o'clock F. NJ.
 AFTERNOON SESSION. | At half past two o'clock the convention met called to order by the president-roil was call ed, and quorum being present, the conyetion l proceeded to business. The president announced that Mr. W. W. Leake, |
 who had the floor when the convention adjourned, was still entitled to it. Mir. Leake gave way, and | Mir. Ross, of Chicot, addressed the convention on the expedency of organization | On motion of M. M. Duffe, of Dallas, the follow | ing resolution adopted
 Resolued That the seat seats of no delegate or delegates appointed by any county to the con venton shall be contested by any person persons | other than by citizens of the same county, and claiming seats themselves delegates from a county conventions; and that anything heretofore done contrary the spirit of this resolution is here by declared to be null and void, and this applies only for organization
 On motion of M. M. Dufie, the following reso- lution was adopted: | ResoIced, That the democratic vote at the last election for Congress in this district, of each coun- ty represented ill this convention, be adopted in gaizng the convention.
 Following these resolutions, it was moved and carried that the convention go into an election of permanent president