The Russellville Democrat., 1882-08-31

ference to nominating Prosecuting Attorney. On the 10th of June, 1882 Franklin County held township pri- maries in the several townships in the county (save one ], at which was submitted the claims of candidates for State and Judicial offices. anu on the 18th q June met in county convention and instructed for State and Judicial offices. Before these township primaries the candidates for prosecuting attorney made a can vass, each contestlng the claims of the other.
 Wallace was nominated by an over whelming majority. In the County Convention delegates were appointed to the District Judicial Convention I and instructed to vote for Wallace. Byers instIgated a motion to be made in the County Convention to post pone action upon the claims of can. didates for Prosecuting Aattorney and re-submit the vote to the town ship primaries which were to be held on the 10th July for the purpose of nominating county officers. The convention voted this proposition down 26 to 10. He then undertook to have the County Executive Com. mittee order resubmission of the vote, which they refused to do. Byers then took matters into his own hands against the expressed wtll of his party, went around with the county candidates and made speeches in the several townships in the county, in sisting upon his friends to endorse him on the 18th July and send up delegates to the County Convention to be held on the 17th, that would appoint and instruct another dele gation to the Judicial Convention. Wallace did not meet Byers in this canvass but treated the convention of June 12th as final.
 There are 37 votes in the county convention and 19 is necessary to q choice. Mr. Byers received in the township primaries held on the 18th in regular convention l6 instructed delegates to reopen the contest and re-submlt the vote for Prosecuting Attorney. That being three less than majority, and it being the pol icy of the party to treat the conven- tion of June 18th as final and ab- stain from voting on the question of re-submission, the convention of June 18th was treated as final and virtually ratified by majority refus- ing to take part in the re submission of the vote.
 In the County Convention held on the 17th July Byers' instructed vote being a minority yielded to the ma jority and the convention adjourn ed ratifying the convention of June 18th by non-action and recog- nizing Wallace as the nominee of the county for Prosecuting Attorney. The letter annexed to Byers' circular claims for him 25instructed votes in county convention of June 17th; to make that number the delegates from White Oak ', Watalula Noun tain l, are claimed for him.
 In White Oak township at the township primary on the 18th Byers' friends bolted-a minority electing J. II. Dacus chairman after the reg ular convention was adournedg and instructed for Byers. Only lS0 men participated in the bolt. There were SIS men in the regular township convention. In Watalula township which was entitled to only one dele. gate his friends bolted. In Noun tain township no action whatever was taken in the matter which was virtually ratification of the first convention.
 In the County Convention, how ever, there was no holt, and Wallace is as much the nominee of the county for Prosecuting Attorney as Judge Berry is for Governor or as any other man on the State ticket is the nomi nee of the party of this county, all reports to the contrary notwith standing.
 R. w. Steele, Chm of Go. Ex. Com.
 E. T. Woodruff, Chm Co. Cen. Com.
 Chas. Wallace, Sec. White Oak Township Convention, July 10th.
 W. A Carter, M. D. Delegates to
 II. H. Turner, M. D. Go. Conv'n
 J. J. Pendergrass, July 12th.
 W. c. Milton, P. F. Webb, J. J. Eichenberger, J. F. Quaile, William Nichols, c. $. Mckinney, J. w Qualle, R. E, Eichenberger, J. A Lane, J. R. McIroy, Thos. A. Carter.
 Read the following certificate as to the standing of twelve of the sign CTS of Byers' circular; and the re. turns are not yet in for the balance: STATE OF ARKANSAS, ss
 County of Franklin.
 l, James O. Aston, clerk of the Circuit Court, within and for Frank lin County. Arkansas, at the request of J. G. Wallace, do hereby certify that at the June term of the Frank I'm Circuit Court that indictments were pending against the following named parties, who signed J P. Byers' circular, stating that he, C..