Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-25
COUNTY CONVENTION.

to attend the county convention 10 convene
in the circuit court room to-day, the 2oth
inst, to elect eight delegates to attend the
State Convention, which will convene in
the state house at 12 N. next Monday to
elect eleven delegates to attend the Ma
tionaI Convention which is to meet at LOU
isyille, ky., on the oath day of September
ne xt, to take into consideration the well
fare and grievances of the colored people
and adopt means of redress.
The following named delegates were
elected in their respective wards and pre-
cincts last Wednesday evening.
FIRST WARD.
The meeting was called to order by r
Rector, chairman, and T. \ Knowles, Sec
retary pro tenn.
On motion they were made the perma-
nent officers of the evening. and on motion
James F. Rector, James f johnson, Albert
Knowles. Sam Jackson and Joseph Hill
were chosen delegates.
SECOND WARD.
Wednesday, August %.
The citizens of the second ward held
meeting at Anderson's church, which was
called to order by the chairman Of the
ward central committee. Fl H Gilkey was
tary. The following delegates were elect
ed: Calvin Sanders, w p Anderson, p
Williams, Wash Ganaway and A j Mason.
Alternates: w Scott, F. TOomer, Il Payne,
P Plant and J Baskin.
THIRD WARD.
According to the request of the execu-
tive committee of the Republican Union of
Pulaski county, on the evening of Wednes-
, n
met at the Mansion office at O'Clock p. m,
10 elect delegates to the county convention
to be held in the circuit court room, Satur-
day, August -. Samuel Spight, chairman,
and G Jones, secretary, were the officers
elected tor the meeting.
The following persons were then elected
delegates and alterna ates:
Delegates: Samuel Spight, G f Jones, II
Simkens, D L Berry and VIM Porter.
Alternates: WmDavis, w F Phillips, J J
Lewis, j Mills and Wallace.
Meeting adjourned.
FOURTH WARD.
Little Rock, Ark, August "a, 's3.
Editor Mansion:
Dear Sir-I have the honor to inform you
that meeting of the colored voters of the
fourth ward held their regular meeting on
Wednesday evening, August %, 1888, and
organized a fourth ward committee by
electing Mr. Crock Campbell, chairman, and
5 A Jordan, secretary; after which the fol-
lowing named gentlemen were elected
delegates to the county convention to be
held mex: Saturday (25th inst): Crock
Campbell, Scipio A Jordan, and John H
Jackson. Respectfully,
CROCK CAMPBELL, Chairman.
SCIPIo A JORDAN, Secretary.
FIFTH WARD.
Delegates elected: 5 G Garrett. VIM La
port, Morgan and VIM Stayton.
SMITH WARD.
The voters of the sixth ward met at the
Sons of Ham hall at O'Clock sharp We'd
n csday evening, The meeting was called
to order by Mcintosh and the object
stated. On motion G Purkins was elect:
ed chairman. On motion of Sam Summers
c Mcintosh was elected secretary. On mo-
tion of Sam Summers the chair appointed
committee who recommended the follow
ing names for delegates: Geo Pun Ikins, j
F. Bush, G w Thompson, Sam Summers, G
Mcintosh, r a Bush and w l. Cook.
Alternates: Ed McGee. Jerry Dunson,
II Ferguson, Robert Williams, Billie Pey-
ton, Thompson l. w alker and George w
Winstead.
ON motion of r \ Bush the convention
adjourned.
= SEVENTH WARD.
The citizens of the seventh ward met ac-
cording to call, on Wednesday the 22d inst,
and elected Jesse Butler, chairman, and
Aug Richmond, secretary. The object of
the call was read; thereupon w Keats,
NJ EJeffres and F. A Fulton were appointed
as committee to select delegates to the
county convention, to be held August 25th.
The committee reported delegates
NJ W Gibbs, F. A Fulton, G W Keats, NJ F.
Jetfries and Jesse Butler.
On motion of NJ Fl Henderson the report
was adopted.
JESSE BUTLER, Chairman.
AIrG RICHMOND. Secretary.