The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-25

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 FOR TREASURER. T. J. Churchill, Little Rock; Amasa Howell, Crawford Co.
 FOR AUDITOR.
 A. NJ. Woodruff, Little Rock; J. R. Berry, Little Rock; John Craw- ford, Howard Co.
 COMMISSIONER STATE LANDS. J. N. Slnithee, Little Rock; A. k. Witt, Little Rock.
 JUDGE cHANcKRYi. COURT.
 J. k. Eakin, Hampstead Co. CLERK CIIANCERY COURT.
 W. 1. McClelland, Pobe Co. PROS. ATr'Y OF 9TH JUDICIAL ctEcuIr. J. r. Byers, Crawford Co.,; Thos. Pounds, Yell Co.
 Very respectfully submitted,
 J. R. II. SCOTT. After q short absence the commit tee on resolutions reported the fol- lowing which were read and adopt ed:
 We recommend that this conyen- tion adopt the primary election sys- tenn and submit the following in- structions, viz:
 Resolved, That the Democratic Central Committee of Pope county be and are hereby instructed to call primary election in the several townships in Pope county on the Sth day of August 1876, giving suf- l ficient notice thereof that the dem. ocratic voters in the several town ships may participate and make a | choice of candidates from their ranks to fill the several county offices at the general election which will be holden on the first Monday in September next. That the afore- said Central Committee of the coun- ty shall appoint in the several town ships of the county a township con- mittee residents of the township for which they are appointed, who shall conduct said primary election in their several townships in accord ance with the law governing the general election. Said primary election being for the purpose of or ganizing the democratic party and  to make nomination therefrom. It is not expected that any except democrats shall participate therein.
 K. J. WILSON, Ch'm'n.
 The convention then proceeded to nominate and elect delegates to at tend the Democratic State Conven- tion to be holden at Little Rock June l4th, 1876. The following named gentlemen were placed in nomination and elected delegates to attend said convention, to-wit: F. W. Parker, J. k. Battenfield, NJ. II. Baird, II. C. Howell, E. l.. Me Cracken and B. T. Embry.
 NJ. II. Baird made a motion that the delegates go uninstructed as to casting their votes for the different state offices. The motion after being so amended as to allow the conven- tion to express a choice for the diff ferent state offices, was carried.
 Next in order was the election of delegates to attend the congressional district convention. J. c. Rye, II. C. Howell. and N. D. Shinn were placed in nomination and elected on first ballot.
 The chair called for the nomina- tion of delegates to attend the jndi- ciary convention. R. B. Wilson, F. W. Parker, and A. A. Crane were placed in nomination and elected.
 There being no other busineiss before the convention. 1T. Clabe Howell read the following resolution which was adopted.
 Be it Resolved, That we pledge ourselves as members of the demo- cratic party in convention assem- bled, to vote for and use all honora- ble means to elect the nominees of the National Democratic Conven- tion which is to assemble in St. Louis on the 27th day of June next, 1876. And also that we will support the various nominees for office made by the Democratic State Convention which is to convene in Little Rock, Ark's, on the 14th day of June next, together with all the nominations made, selected or chosen under the Primary Election system of Pope county hereby adopted.
 We further pledge ourselves not only during this campaign but in all future elections to discounte- nance, vote against, and defeat if possible, all disorganizers and bolt CTS in and from the democratic party | Who may be seeking or holding office therein who will not vote for | and support the nominations which may be made by the respective dem ocratic national, state, and county | conventions soon to assemble and l the selections which may be made by the Primary Elections adopted by the party. As this is the only time within many years that reasonable hope could be entertained of success in the election of a democratic pres ident and vice president of the Unit