The Osceola times., 1878-07-13
The roll was called on the adop-


Mr.. Sumprer, OF Garland, offered
The following resolutions: .
Whereas, There is diversity OF
opinion as 10 the purpose OF the
Democratic party in instituting and
pursuing the Investigation now
being conducted by what is known
as the Potter Committee, Of the
House of Representatives OF the
Congress of the United States; there
fore, be ii
"Resolved, BY the Democratic
party of the State of Arkansas, in
convention assembled, That the
title of Rutherford b. Hayes, as
President of the United States, as
settled and declared by the Forty
fourth Congress of the United States,
is final, and there is no power in
any department Of the Government
that can reverse the same; and be II
further
"Resolved, That the Representa-
tives hereafter TO be elected from
this State to the Forty-siXth Con-
gress be, and they are hereby, in-
structed to oppose any effort that
may be made i'm said Congress to
interfere with or defeat said title, as
thus settled and declared"
Gen. BurrOw, of Crawford, offered
the following substitute:
"We fully indorse the action Of II
majority of the House of Represen-
tatives, and in the investigation of
the frauds by which men not elected
to Office were instituted in the offices
of President and Vice President of
the Uoited States, we insist that
the crimes be exposed and the GRIM
inals punished, to the end that such
crimes may never be attempted
hereafter"
The substitute was adopted by a
vote of lib to -.
Mr.. ThOmasOn, of Crawford, called
up the following resolutions, which
were offered the previous evening:
"Resolved, That in the call for
future State Conventions, the Cen
tral Committee shall recommend a
day on which fall County Conven-
tions may be held to appoint Dele
gates to the State Convention.
Lost.
Resolved, That if at any time
hereafter there shall be any split or
disagreement in any Congressional
District, which shall result In there
being two candidates of our party
for Congress In such District, II
shall be the duty of the Chairman
of the State Central Committee to
call a meeting of the State Central
Committee, ,atsome place within such
District, and to request the Chair.
man of the Central Committee OF
such District to call the Committee
of such District TO meet with the
State Committee; and the commit.
tee so organized by the union of the
State and Congressional Commit.
tees shall have power to heal such
split, either by ordering a new con.
vention or by deciding and an.
nouncing who is the regular nomi'
nee of the party for Congress.
Resolved, That the Chairman
and Secretary of each County n'
vention are requested immediN Nely
upon adjournment to forward to
the Chairman of the State Central
Committee a copy Of the proceed
ings of the convention, and Of the
names of the delegates appointed
thereat to represent the county in
the State Convention. The Central
Committee shall convene and hold
meeting Immediately before the
meeting of each State Conven
tion, and shall prepare list of the
delegates appointed to said conven
ton, and shall lay the same before
, the State Convention as soon az it i
temporarily organized.
Resolved, That in case there shal
, be any split in any county or coun
ty convention which shall result il
the appointment Of two or more
sets of delegates TO the State Con
vention, it shall be the duty Of tn,
Chairman of the Central Commit
tee to appoint and request some
: member or members of the Contra
. Committee to visit such county anC
: endeavor to heal such split and t
, bring about harmony within thu
, party in such county. And If it Il
. found that such split can be healet
| by holding new convention, th'
Chairman ofthe Central Committe,
I may call such new convention ant
4 the delegates thereat appointed
, shall be entitled to represent sucl
county in the State Convention. Ant
: if said split can not be healed, |
= shall be the duty of the Chairman
r of the Central Committee to inves
e tigate the facts and causes thereo
: and to report the same with sucl
! recommendation rs the Contra
4 Committee may deem right ant
proper to the State Convention
: And until the said report Is actet
}, upon by the convention, neither So
of delegates from such county shal
, be entitled to seats In the conven
. tion.
/. No action was taken by the Con
4 vention on the two last resolutions
e Mr.. Coffin, of Lawrence, offeret
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the thanks of thi
Convention be extended to thos,
e citizens of Little Rock whose liber
0 ality provided the Opera House fo
: this session of the Convention.
: Resolved, That the thanks of thi
, Convention be returned to the off
! GERS of the several railroad compa
nies for the courtesies extended t.
: the Delegates of this Convention