The Osceola times., 1878-07-13
Gen. Churchill was then nomi.

Gen. Churchill was then nomi.
uafed for the Office oi Tfe5suIer.
A gentleman nom Arkapsa-
County announced the @iths:fa - d
Of Major Woodruff. The nomina.
tion Of Gen. Churchill was then
made unanimous.
John Carroll was nominated fol
Chancellor, and, on motion, the
nomination was made unanimous.
The committee 10 select State
Central Committee reported AS fol.
lows: First District, l.. III. Man
gum; Second District, II. KeOgle
Third District, j. X. Gibson; Fourth
District, A. W. Wilson; Fifth Dis
teict, II. g. Scott; Sixth District, j.
p. Eagle; Seventh District, a. A.
Pennington; Eighth District, l.. q.
Treadwell; Ninth District, A. II.
Williams; Tenth District, w. III.
Wheeler; Eleventh District, II, X,
White; Twelfth District, B. X.
Brown, j. n. Smithee, Is. Il. WILL
Jams, w. l.. Moore. w. l.. Terry,
Thos. Peek.
II was moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the report Of the commit
tee.
A Delegate from Yell moved to
substitute the name of Sol. Clark
for that of j. n. Smithee. Lost.
Hon $. Clark stated that it was
impossible for him to serve longer
on that committee, and that was
the reason he had declined to be
placed on 1t. This was said in an
swer to q gentleman from Crawford,
who thought the old members of
the Committee had been sighted.
The report of the committee was
then unanimously adopted.
The rules were suspended and the
thanks OF the party extended to the
old committee.
Mr.. Halliburton put in nomina-
tiOn Mr.. Painell, of Arkansas, for
the Office Of Attorney General.
Mr.. Henderson was then named
for that office.
Mr.. Jones was then nominated.
Mr.. Moore was nominated.
A ballot resulted as follows: Hem
derson, So; Jones, 45; Moore, 43;
Painell, 3. No choice.
The name Of Mr.. Painell was
withdrawn.
Second ballot: Henderson, IS;
Moore, 46; Jones, "A. No choice.
Third ballot: The same.
Fourth ballot: Benton changed to
Henderson, and was followed by
Franklin, johnson, Lee, Garland,
Monroe, Faulkner, Scott, and Van
Buren. Columbia changed her vote
from Jones to Moore. Pulaski
changed hers from Moore to Jones.
Crawford and Miller Counties
changed from Jones to Moore.
Howard County changed from Jones
to Henderson.
On motion, the nomination Of Mr..
Henderson was made unanimous.
Gen. n. B. Pierce was nominated
for Land Commissioner by Mr..
Thomson, who said he thought
Benton entitled to some considera-
tion, as the great Northwest was
without a representative in the
State Cabinet. The people of that
section did not demand this. but
they were like the negro in slave
times, when asked by his masters
guest what he should pay him,
said: "Masser, you don't owe me
noffin, and my masser would be
mad If took any pay, but if you
will gire me a quarter, I'll remem-
ber you as long as l live"
A. X. Witt was put in nomina-
tion.
John L. Baxter was nominated.
ID. W. Lear was put In nomina-
tion.
Mr.. Newman thought Mr.. Pierce
entitled to the office. He had been
a gallant soldier, and should be sup
ported by all who appreciated those
qualities.
A gentleman moved to add the
name of Mr.. Newman to the list OF
Vice Presidents.
Mr.. Thomson said that If ma
king a good speech entitled him to
that distinction he ought to have 1t.
First ballot resulted as follows:
Lear, S6; Pearce, AZ; Witt, %;
Baxter, 20. No choice.
Second ballOt-Lonoke County
changed from Witt to Lear. The
name of Mr.. Baxter was Withdrawn.
Garland County was changed to
Pierce. Mr.. Wits name was with
drawn. Faulkner County changed
to Pierce. Prairie and Miller
Counties, which had supported Bax-
ter, and Greene, which had favored
Witt, changed to Lear. AS the bal
lot was somewhat mixed the Chair
ordered the roll to be called again,
and the vote resulted as follows:
Pierce, 90; Lear, Sc.
After the result was announced
the count was questioned. and the
Secretary read the vote.
A delegate from Miller wished to
change the vote of that county.
Held to be out of order.
1t was moved TO allow Miller to
change its vote.
Mr.. Sumpter, of Garland, said
that the vote was illegal, and any
delegate had right to change his
vote.
Mr.. Thomson thought the gen.
tleman from Miller had a right to
change, as the count declared was
not correct.
A delegate from Columbia moved
a recount of the vote.
A delegate from Lonoke throught