The Van Buren press., 1868-02-07
Fom Little Eoct dolly Gcsenc.
DEMCCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
a LARGE ATTENDANCE FROM ALL
PARTS OF TIT STATE.


Scrvatiyc Convention for President and Vice
President ofthc United States; and that We
leave IL To the discretion of our Delegates to
That Convention tO make such choice ia their
votes NJ the election OfSuch candidates a. may
nj the time seem 10 them most advisable, not
believing II 10 be proper nj this time 10 tram
mel them with instructions in reference there
To.
iac committee on nominations not be
ing ready to report, the Convention took
a recess until a o'clock.
The Convention was called to order at
y o'clock.
w. j. Rogers, of Prairie, offered the
following, which was adopted:
Eesolrei That the thanks Of this Conyen-
ton represented 10 the State Central Commit
Tee and Democratic Club of Big Rock town
ship. and through them 10 the city authorities
of Little Rock, Tor the Use of this hail. and 10
the ladies of Little Rock for their Kindness in
decorating the same.
The committee appointed to recon.
mend names for Electors, Delegates to
the National Convention, State Central
Committee, etc, not being ready to report,
the Convention was, on calls for the gen.
tlemen, entertained by effective and in.
teresting speeches from f ii. English
and Weldon T.. Wright OF Pulaski; and
u. W. Norman, of Ashley.
The Committee then appeared and sub
mitted the following report through j.
+. Craycns. of Johnson, Chairman:
The undersigned committee appointed
to recommend to the Convention Dele
gates to the National Democratic Con
ventlon, to recommend Electors for the
coming Presidential campaign, to recon-
mend permanent State Central Executive
Committee and to suggest names to sup
ply vacancies in the Democratic National
Executive Committee, beg leave to sub.
NIT the following
REPORT:
We respectfully suggest and recon-
mend to the Convention as Delegates to
the National Democratic Convention the
names of thc following gentlemen, 10 wit
Delegates for the State at Large-Capt
Robert A Howard, of Pulaski: B. ID.
Tdrncr, Of White; A. H. Garland, of Pu
laSki; +. {. Boudinot, of Washington.
Altcrnates for the State at Largc-W.
f. Slemons, of Drew; p. O. Thwcatt, of
Phillips; W. W. Reynolds, of Benton
John r. Hampton, of Bradley; W. w
Floyd, of Johnson Frank w. Desha. of
Independence; W W. Leake, of Ouachi
ta +. B. Blanks, OF Pulaski.
Delegates for the lst Congressional
District--Robert Smith, of independence
Jacob Frolich, Jr., of White.
Alternates for the Ist Congressional
District. II. Mangum, of Phillips l..
{. Cause Of Jackson; B. Duval, of Law
renee; 0. p. LyleS Of Crittenden
Delegates for the 2nd Congressional
Distrct-Jno, w Wright, Of Pulaski;
). A. Saunders, of Dallas.
Atemates for the 2d Congressional
Distrct-Jno. NJ Iarrell, Of Pulaski: VI.
l.. Bell, Of Jefferson; d. II. Reynolds, of
Chicot; Wyatt G. Thomas, ,ofIIempstead.
Delegates for the Sd Congressional
District. s. Dunham, of Crawford +.
{. Davis, Of Clark.
Alternatcs for the 81 Congressional
District. NJ Hoge, Of Washington:
Samuel Kelly, of Pike; Ed. Brooks. Of
Sebastian; ". d. S. Cook, Little River.
Your committee respectfully suggest
and recommend that the present Demo
cratic State Central Committee be con
tinued as the permanent committee for
the state of Arkansas.
They also respectfully suggest that the
Democratic State Central Committee be
authorized and empowered to fill The va
cancies from this State IN the National
Democratic Executive Committee.
They, in accordance with the resolu-
ton OF the Convention, also beg leave to
recommend the names of the following
gentlemen for Presidential electors and
for Presidential canvassers
Electors for the State at Iargc-J.D. Walk
or, of Washington; Jno. Il. Fellows. OF Ouachi-
Ia.
1st Congressional District-R. S. CAN'T, of
Prairie,
2nd Congressional Nstrct-A. b. Williams
of Hampstead.
3rd Congressional District--J. L. CrSrcps,
of Johnson.
Canrassers were appointed for nearly
every county in the State, The follow.
ing are those designated for this the 3rd
Congressional District
Benton-W, w, Reynolds, A. W. Dinsmore,
Jasper Dunagin, James Putnam. w. T.. Gould
w. g. Duvall, W. b. Collum, Judge Ellis sam
w. Pcale John Black, John A. Arlington,
Wray, WI, Howard, NJ. Douglass.
wford--lIugh +. Thomson, Jesse Turn
cr, Granville Wilcox, Benton J. Brown
Clark-lIarris Flanagan. III. b, Stnart, Jesse
Ross, Col McMillen r. c. Davis, John Me-
Cabe. j. l.. Wthcrspoon.
Caroll-Bradey Bunch, Joseph Wright, y.
b. Greenwood, W, W. Watkins.
Franklln-Squire Boone, w. W. Mansfield.
JohnsonJ. W. May, +. I. Batson.
Montgomery-Capt Dunbar W. j. Will
loughby.
Pope-l. b, Sheppard, b. I. Embrcy, Kirk
bride Potts