The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
THE CONVENTION.
Synopsis of Proceedings of State
 Democratic Convention,
Held in Little Rock. June 15. .'s2.

Pursuant to call, the state demo ocratic convention met at F m. Thursday, June Is, 1882, ia tho grand opera house in Little Rock and was called to order by Col. J. N Smithee, chairman of the state cen tral committee.
 Rev. T. c. Tupper offered a brieI prayer invoking divine guidance oi deliberations of the convention.
 Hon. II. c. Tipton, of Izar6 coun- l ty, was chosen as temporary chair man of the convention, and J. k. Williams temporary secretary.
 The roll of counties was then call- ed and ali answered. On motion, the temporary officers were declared the permanent officers of the convention.
 Robt. ". Leigh and J. w. Black wood were chosen as assistant sec retaries.
 A committee on platform, consist ing of one delegate from each judi cial circuit, was appointed.
 On motion a committee of five on order of business was appointed.
 On motion, the convention took a recess until o'clock.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Shortly after o'clock the conven- tion was called to order and quo- rum announced present.
 The committee on order of busi- ness returned the following report:
 First-Report of committee on platform.
 Second-Balloting for governor.
 Third-Balloting for secretary of state.
 Fourth-Balleting for auditor
 Fifth-Balloting for treasurer.
 SiXth-Balloting for associate jus tice supreme court.
 Seventh-Balloting for attorney general.
 Eighth--Balloting for chancellor.
 Ninth--Balloting for clerk chan cery court
 Tenth---Balloting for land commis- sioner.
 Eleventh-Balloting for superin- tendent public instruction.
 Twelfth--Balloting for congress man large.
 The report of the committee was then adopted.
 A recess of ten minutes was then taken, when the convention was call ed to order, and the chairman an nounced the committee on platform,
 It was moved and carried that the chair appoint committee to select a state central committee to consist of one member from each judicial district.
 Pending the deliberations of the committee on platform, the rules were suspended and the convention proceeded to ballot for a candidate for governor
 MT. House, of White, read a letter from Hon. T. E. Stanley, in which that gentleman announced his with drawal from the race.
 A letter of similar import from Hon. NJ. NJ. Dutlie was read.
 The names of Hon. J. c. Fletcher and Hon. W. r. Grace were then withdrawn.
 Judge J. II. Berry was then de- clared the unanimous choice of the convention for governor.
 A committee of three, consisting of Fishback of Sebastian, Black of Monroe, and Hewitt of Lee, was ap- pointed to inform Judge Berry of his nomination and request him to ad- dress the convention.
 The committee soon returned with the nominee, who, on being intro duced, spoke as follows:
 "ln announcing to you my accept ance of the important trust you have this day confded to my keeping, I do so with full knowledge and a due appreciation of the grave res l have assumed.
 My regret IS that 1 cannot bring such ability to the discharge of the arduous duties confronting me, as the high place to which you have nominated me demands.
 "Having been taught to believe that the democratic creed embodies the only true principles of q govern ment for the people, by the people; deeply impressed with the idea that the defeat of the party in the coming campaign would prove disastrous, if not ruinous, to the best interests to the state, 1 have ever held the sue cess of that party high above and far superior to my own ambition and to all considerations personal to my self, and 1 sincerely hope that these delegates, the representatives of the democracy of Arkansas, may be able, by mutual concessions, to harmon ize all the differences that may exist in our ranks, and present united front to the common foe To the ac- complishment of such an end, there is no sacrifice, however great, con sistent with honor, that I will not checrfally make. If the nomination that you have this day made, shall be ratified at the polls in September, 1 shall endeaVor to discharoe the