The Van Buren press., 1874-10-13
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Official Proceedings Of the Convention at
Clarksville, Wednesday, Sep
tember x3, 1874.

Pursuant to previous call, the demo
cratic conservative convention for The
Third congressional district met a
Clarksvlle, Johnson county, ON Wednes
day, September 23d.
LII the absence Of Maj Sparks, chair
man of the congressional executive com
mittee of this district, Hon w w. Mans
field, of Franklin county member o
the executive committee, called the con
vention TO order at Il o clock a. m.
On motion, Hon. W. W. Mansfield was
elected Temporary chairman, and l. Z
Scott, G q. Reid, jr, aud ID. l. Bour
land were elected secretaries
Upon call, all the counties responded
through their delegates in person or b.
proxy, except Scout.
Tue char appointed as committee on
credentials: Jonn ID. Adams, sr., OF Pu
laski, chairman; A, j. Ward, Of Crawfor'
oannt,,,I w Mar ,,f .Ists"s"" ~~s.-s~.
II. w Mcmillan, OF Clark county; W. A
Carter, OF Franklin county.
The chair appointed the following a.
committee on permanent organization
Ii. w Mcmillan, OF Clark county, chair
man j. p. Mitchell, OF Johnson county
and two Others, whose names the secre
tary did not obtain.
The convention then adjourned to
O'Clock p. m, and resumed business a
/ :l5 p. in
Maj. John d. Adams. chairman Of thu
committee on credentials, submitted th'
following report, which, on motion, wal
UNANIMOUSLY adopted, to-wlt:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: Your committee o.
credentials beg leave to make the follow
ing report:
The following counties are represented
as follows:
Clark countyS-H w Mcmillan, james
W Miller, Jos ,h II. Thomas. :,
Crawford county-A j. Ward, +
Wah, L. II. Sonlhmayd, K. G Whitesides
Franklin county--W. A Carter, ). y
Felkcr, G W G. Nixon, l.. l. Witch
W. n Nichols, j. Nj. Huggins, j )
Burke, Is II. ArmIstead, Thomas u
Berry, w l.. Bourland.
Johnson county,. NJ. Thompson, j
p. Mitchell, II. b, Johnson.
Saline county-John l.. Hughes, NJ L
Dale, and c. Z. Rutherford, by Thoma
Fletcher, proxy
Pulaski county-John d Adams, jr
by John CottrrlI, proxy; Sam W. Will
iams, r. A Little, by John d Adams
sr, proxy, II. Wildberger, by Sol, +
Clark, proxy
Faulkner county-Anderson Adkin
son, by Sam. W. Williams, proxy.
Sarber county--E. L. Harley, Thoma
Whitaker
Grant county--Thos c. Scott, prox.
for ". A. Wilson.
.vUose'"" V"""', J~L- II u p:ss,.,
John Is Luce, John Carnall, by d. W
May, proxy
Montgomery county-ll nj. McMi
Ian, proxy Tor Geo & Latla
Polk county-Jos W. Higgason, Tho'
Wright, by II ". Meilillan, proxy,
Hot Spring county-W Z. Kelley, b.
w II Mcmillan, proxy.
Pike counly-Q ii. Lewis, by a. w
Mcmillan, proxy.
Perry county-W II. Blackwood, b.
u. NJ. Rose. proxy,
Dallas county-R G Newton, proxy
Garland comfy. j. Sumpter, A
Curl, by u. NJ Rose, proxy.
Sewer county-B + Forney, by Sol
F CLARK, proxy; T. W MeCaran, II. 1
Floyd, George Nall, by W. II. Mcmillan
proxy
Yell county-H. NJ. Jacoway. G. S
Cunningham, proxies; dos h Perry.
The committee on organization
through the chairman, submitted the fol
lowing report, which, on motion, WA
adopted and the officers therein named
duly installed:
President-Judge U NJ Rose, of Pu
aski
Secretary-D l. Bourland, esq, o
franklin
First assistant sccrctary-C. Z KEN
jr. ESQ.,; second assistont-John N
Brown, esq, OF johnson
Mr. Williams, of Pulaski. moved tina
the laws OF representation adopted by tn
late state convention. be made the ruiz
of this convention, and that mnjorIt,
of all the votes east be necessary To
nomination, which resolution was adopt
ed.
Upon the solicitation OF the delegatei