Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-02
TUESDAY MORNING, May Is

TUESDAY MORNING, May Is.
 The convention met pursuant to adjournment
 and the minutes of yesterdays proceedings were read and arrroved.
 It being suggested that Mr. Price. by reason of sickness would be unable to act further a secIeta-
 ". on motion. Mir. Cause, of Jackson, was elected
 secretary in his stead.
 The committee credentials, through their | chairman, Mir. Stamps, nude the following report. The committee on credentials beg leave report: That, for the counties of PhilliIs, St Francis,
 Poinsett Greene. Randolph, Lawrence, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Newton Carroll, " Wa>hing ton, Crawford, Franklin. Johnson, Pope Conway.
 White, Jackson and Independence. delegates are in
 attendance whose names were recorded on yester-
 day when the roll of counties called and whose
 right to represent said counties is not contested.
 The county of Mississippi has no delegate pre-
 sent. James Blackburn. of Phillips, is duly au-
 thorzed to act as proxy for said county.
 The county of Critenden has no delegates pre-
 sent. The president of this convention is empow- cred to act as proxy.
 From the county of Madison, two opposing dele
 gations claim seats, representing separate meetings
 and instructed to vote for different candidates The test monv before your committee shows that
 the first meet ng, which in truced for T. C. Hind
 man, for Congress- was called by the friends of his competitor A. M Wilson; also that the friends of
 the latter gentleman were present, talk ng part in its rroreedngs but that they withdrew from the same when it appeared that large ljoritv were
 opposed to their fivorite. One of these friends Of Col Wilson has stated here since this conv enton
 met. that lie voted for Wilson in said meetinc-that
 he only withdrew because in the minority and that if the majority of that meeting had declared for
 Wilson instead of Hint man, he, as Wilson's friend
 would have opposed the holding of another meet inr.
 Your committee are, therefore, of the opinion
 thqt the delegates of the first meeting. towit.- Thomas Blteman and Calvin Evans, are entitled
 to se1ts in this convention, to the exclusion of Thomos D. Berry, the delegate of the second meet ing.
 From the county of Benton there are also two
 opposing de'eeatons. A. c. Yell, A. H McKisick
 anl N. B. Penrce represent mass meeting, which a'senb' ed after one month's full notice and was
 mnoSed of between four hundred and six hul dred
 democrats. John A. Arr ngton represents a meet
 ing composed of thirty-s rersons In the election of | chairman of the mass meeting, there was trlal of strength between the friends of Hindmhn
 and Wilson. and the crowd proved so large that
 'he vote could not well be ken in the court house
 lt was, thereflre, reso ved to vote ous',le which was done. and the friends of T. C. Ii ndnan ( ect- ed James w Cowan chairman by about five hrn dred votes in favor to roies against The
 crowd then returned to the ,ourt house and Mir Cow m took the chair after which instructions were l given for T. c. Hindman and the above named
 de'e"ates appointed by an almost unanimous vote. When Mr. Cewan elected chairman, the ma
 ]omty ot the frien4s of A. NJ Wilson retired from
 the meeting. and organ Zed another, at or near the
 court-house steps. The mass meeting having ad- loufheG, thls seeding meeting returned to the
 count house and instructed for Wilson for Congress-
 arp" nt'ng John A. Arlington and others delegates ihrtN-elx persons only were present of whom less
 than ten took part in hose disorganiz ng proceed lngs. They afterwards held what were termed toWnsnp meet tngS,'' which went through wi h
 the fhce of "rati yng' their acts of disorganiza tnn. The number of persons taking part in these twonshp meetings ranged at from two to ten per meeting. The democracy of the county refus
 ed to participate in them.
 This Is the substance of the testimony. Your
 committee are clearly and decidedly of the o, inion
 thHt tbe delegates of the mass meeting, to-wt: A. C Yell, A. H. Nick sssck and N B. Pearce, are alone entitled 10 seats in this convention, to the
 exclusion of John A Arlington !. w. STAMPS. J. T. HARRISON, A. c Fl KhTT, Committee. J. V. CROSS,
 J. J. CONAN,
 (Said committee also proposed resolution, which
 was read for information, relative to E. c. Boudi- not, one of the delegates from Washington county,
 stating that the proof was not clear that he is not citizen, and therefore admitting him to seat
 Said res ,lution has been lost mislaid, and there
 fore cannot be set forth in fully
 Mir. Martin, of Randolrh of the same commit- tee, made the following minority report:
 Minority report of the Committee on Credentials. Your committee upon credentials present their minority report as follow, to-wit: That upon examination of the evidence intro duced before them they find that upon the 18th day of February, two mass meetings were held in tue county of Bnton, both of which appear to have