Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-09-29
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATING
 CONVENTION.

AL convention or the democracy OI the lst district of Arkansas, assembled at Augusta, Arkansas, September l6th, the following proceedings were had;
 The Convention was called to order by T. c. Hindman, of Phillips, who nominated Franklin Boswell, of Jack sou county, as temporary chairman, and J. Thomas, of Prairie, as secretary, which nominations were by the Con- vention adopted.
 The following committees were or ganized, to wit:
 1st. A committee of three was ap- pointed to report officers for the organ izatien of this convention.
 2d. A committee of one from each county to examine and report the ere dentials of the delegates.
 3d. A committee of three to report basis of representation and rules for the government of the convention.
 4th. A committee of three to report | resolutions for the consideration of this convention. Whereupon the chairman appointed the following committee: ON REsoLuTIoNs-T c. Hindman, of Phillips; W. R. Hunter of Randolph | A. Slaughter, of Monroe.
 ON CREpENrIALs-W. r. Henderson, of Randolph; w. G. Bohannon, of Green; J. II. West, of Craighead: r. c. Cause, of Jackson; A. D. Ramsay. of Independence J. $. Thomas, of Prairie; A. G. Jackson, of Monroe James Sparks, of Poinsett; J. $. Izard, of St. Francis; A. 5. Gattan, of Crit tenden; T. c. Hindman, of Phillips ". w. Drummond, of Arkansas. ON URGANIzATIoN-W W. Drum mond, of Arkansas; J. H. West, Of Craighead; J. S. Izard, of St. Francis, | ON RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND BASIS OF REpREsENTArroN = l.. c, Cause, of. Jackson; E. +. Kerr, aoi Monroe; Charles Maxwell, of Ind8' pendence. On motion of J. s. Izard, the com mittee took recess of twenty minutes Upon reassembling, the chairman, w. W. Drummond, of Arkansas, ol Committee on Permanent Organization, submitted the following report. as per manent officers of this conventlon: For President: Charles l.. Sullivan of St. Francis.
 Vice Presidents: Franklin Boswell, of Jackson; H.. G. Jackson, of Mon roc.
 Secretary: L. c. Cause, of Jackson, Which report was, upon motion, adopted by the Convention, and com mittee of two appointed by the chair, consisting of T. c. Hindman and w R, Campbell, to conduct the president elect to the chair, which duty was per formed, and the convention organized,
 The Committee on Rules and Regu- lations and Basis of Representation, by the chairman, submitted the follow ing report;
 MR. PREsIDENr,-The committee to WHICH Was TclciiStt tiio pli oA uANS regulations, and basis of representa- ton in this convention, have had the same under consideration, and report the followiug:
 lst. That the basis of rcpresenta- ton in this convention shall be one for each representative in the most hume rous branch of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, for the ses- sion of 1S66-67; that is-for Arkan- sas county, vote, Crittenden, l, Craig head, l, Cross, l, Conway, l, Fulton, l Dcsha, l, Independence, 3, fzard, l. Jackson, l, Lawrence, ,, Mississippi, | Monroe, l, Poinsett, l, Prairie, l, Green Phillips, ,, Randolph, l, Seacy, St | Francis, }. Van Buren, l, White, | l Woodruff, l. ,e
 2d. That this convention shall be governed by the same rules and regu lations as govern the House of Repro sentativcs and of the U. S, and of tho State of Arkansas, as prescribed II Jeilcrson's manual which report, was upon motion, received and adopted.
 Committee on Credentials made tho following report:
 The Committee on Credentials beg leave to submit the report, and recon mend the following named gentlemen be admitted as delegates to this con vcntion, from the counties to whicl i they belong, their credentials having 1 been satisfactory to your committee to-wi,: From Randolph, w. B. Hun ter and ". F. Henderson from Green w. G. Bohannon; from Craighead, J II. West; from Jackson, Franklin Boswell and l. c. Cause; from lnde' pendenee, A. D. Ramsay, Chas. Max well and Robt, Neal Izard and lnde' pendence delegate proxy from White l.. C. Cause as proxy; from Prairie, $. Thomas, from Monroe, II. c. Jack son, B. F. Kerr, A. NJ. Watts and A Slaughter; from Poinsett, Jas. Sparks from St. Francis, C. L. Sullivan and J s. Izard; from Cross, J. $. Brooktield i c. C. Grayham, J. NJ. Landrum and Louen Chappel; from Crittenden, A E. Gatlin and R. F. Key; from Phil lips, T. c. llindman; from Arkansas ". w. Diummond Desha, president of convention; from Woodruff, w. J Thompson, W. P. Campbell, W. l. Renno, r. E. Pope and M. D. l.
 ". F. HENDERSON, Chrm'n of Com. | fIrrrrpcuxv 1Tth