The Van Buren press., 1876-10-10
COL. cRAyENs ONCE MORE DECLINES.
GAINESVILLE, September u.


CLARKsvILLE, September ~,
Hon H. b. Stuart:
DEAR SiR-Your note of Yesterdays
date in the following language at hand
" Having submitted two PROPOSITIONS to
you for settlement OF the differences ex.
isting in the democratic party Of this con.
gressi NIL district growing out Of the
candidacy Of both OF us, ! now submit
TO you and your friends third and last
proposition propose that that the del
'egates 10 the late congressional conven.
ton be reasstmbled on agreement to be
signed by you, Gen. Newton and myself,
on the tenth day OF October; that the
same persons or their proxies who were
recognised as the delegates prior to the
withdrawal Of your friends from the con
yention shall be recognized AZ the dele
gates !; that the convention shall be called
to older by the late chairman of the con
gressional committee. j. w. Miller, or in
his absence the next member on the list
who is present, aud that the basis OF rep
resentaton in the convention shall be the
same as that proposed by your friend,
DR. M. Nj. Mcclure, Of Yell, viz: one
vote for every 500 votes cast for W. r.
Miller for governor Mt the recent election,
and one vote for each fraction Of $50
votes, provided that each county shall be
entitled to one vote. II is further under
stood that the convention shall convene
at Little Rock, or any other convenient
point you or your friends may suggest
I ,roI N kpn hat ~, Il ot tnx 4.
recognized the manifest justice of the ba-
sis of representation proposed by Dir.
Mcclure, which, had it been adopted,
would have given me eighteen votes,
yourself seven and Gen. Newton twelve.
Faulkner and Saline having instructed
for me second choice, Gen. Newton be.
ing first, and also Polk, you being first,
my nomination would have been almost
certain by the entire convention, and
would have been absolutely certain un.
less degree Of obssinacy not creditable
to democrats, had prevailed. Should
the convention be again assembled and
my name placed before it, with the in
structons as l have stated them, it may
be surmised that would be the nominee.
your proposition seems to be framed
especially to make it improbable. BY
your published statement you are estop.
ped, if such u thing Is known in politics,
from holding Mcmillan to be the proper
alternate from Polk county; yet your
propagation is to admit him. Ofthe out
RACES perpetrated by the temporary or
ganzation his admission, In my judgment
for exceeds all others. could not give
my sanction to an act SO palpably viola
tive of democratic usages and principles
under any circumstances and no good
can result To the party from concessions
recognizing so great wrong by any one.
hold Gas said in answer to your sec
ond propositfon) that the delegates diff
fering are the persons called upon by ev-
cry sense OF propriety to institute the
means of reconciliation between them
selves and the democracy whom they rep
resent. Observing out OF the seven
names Of persons signed to the recon-
mendation accompanying your note, re-
questiug the acceptance of your propo.
stion, three who were delegates or alter
mates, therefore turn over your note,
with the recommendation. to snch Of the
delegates from Johnson as are here, for
their consideration
Your oljedicnt servant,
JORDAN f. CaAvENs.
p. 81 herewith hand you a commu
nicatiod from johnson county delegates.
J EC.