The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-22


 Mir. Williams, of Jefferson, moved that Mir. Berry be declared elected permanent president by exclamation. Carried.
 Mir. M. l.. Jones, of Jefferson, moved that committee of three be appointed to conduct MT. Der ry to the clair.
 TLs chairman appointed Cols. Joncs and Williams, of Jefferson, and Gen. Tappan, of Philips, to perform this duty.
 Col. Poindexter Dunn present. ed Col. J. H. Berry of Benton, to the convention as it's permanent chairman, and then stepped down and out.
 Col. Berry thanked the conven- tion for the henor conferred upon him, in a handsome tribute to the convention. He said that il was unnecessary to urge harmony upon such intelligent representa- tiyes of a great party, as their own intelligence and past expert ence would teach them that by harmony and concert of action alone they could keep the su- premacy they had attained thro' such opposition. In alluding to the triumphs of the party for the last two years, he pointed with pride to the difference between tho state under her present eff cient government and that of rad real misrule which had preceded
 Re begged that the delgates would lay aside all private ambi- tion and work together in order to secure to the state selection of officers that would reflect honor and credit alike on state and par ty.
 Mir. Parks, of Lafayette, moved that the present secretaries be declared the permanent secreta- ries of the convention. Carried.
 Mir. Newton, of Pulaski, moved that the name of Robert K, Salle, of Ouachita, be added to the list of permanent secretaries. Car ried.
 Mir. Jones, of Jefferson, moved that all representatives of the Ar kansas press be invited to seats on the floor.
 MT. Turner, of White, moved to amend by including the members of the democratic state central committee. Amendment accepted and the motion prevailed.
 A motion to adjourn until 4 ?. m., was lost.
 Mir. Radcliffe, of Randolph, moved that the rules governing the house of representatives at it's last session be adopted for the government of this convention. Carried.
 Another motion was made and lost.
 MT. Latta, of Garland, moved that the convention now go into all election of q nominee for gov ernor of Arkansas, by a call of the vote of counties. This mo- tion being offered as a substitute to motion of Mir. Hicks, of Lo noke, excited some debate, but finally prevailed.
 The chair announced that nom- nations for governor were in order.
 Mir. Radcliffe nominated Wm. R. Miller, of Independence.
 Here considerable excitement ensucd, and a motion to adjourn was put and lost.
 Mir. Rogers, of Sebastian, nomi- hated Jesse Turner, of Crawford.
 Mir. Bruce, of Faulkner, nomi- hated $. F. Hughes, of Monroe.
 Mir. East, of Pike, nominated G. D. Royston, of Hampstead.
 Mir. Jones, of Jefferson, nomi- hated NJ. l.. Bell of Jefferson.
 Mir. Reynolds of Benton, nomi- hated A. NJ. Wilson, of Washing ton.
 Hon. Thos. Fletcher of Lincoln, was placed in nomination.
 A gentleman from Columbia nominated Thos. Fletcher, of Pu laski.
 Col. B. D. Williams, of Jefier- son, moved that two thirds of the votes of the convention be neces- sary to q choice.
 The motion was seconded, and Col. Williams argued in support thereof, on the ground that it was a time -honorcd rule of the demo cratic party in convention.
 Col. Whitthorne, of Conway, opposed the motion in an eloquent appeal for the majority rule. He said the rule of the majority was the life blood of the democracy. The two thirds rule had split the democratic party, and led to it's defeat in 1861, and well-high proved the death knell not only of the democratic party, but of lib erty. He hal no pet man to nom mate, and no wild colt to enter in the race. He was raised in the strictest school of democracy, and had been called a cotton mouth democrat. He was for the nomi- nee of this convention whoever he might be, but wanted him nominated at the will of the ma