Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-01


ty Sheriff.. l. J Maxwell, j II Bell.
Jaekson-Austin Allen, T ii Harris.
! Drew-R l. Williams.
DOrSey-C B Johnson. Jackson Rucher.
! Benton-M w Gibbs, proxy.
: Boone-F. w White proxy.
! POlk--J NJ Stanley.
| LogaE-Joe Gardner.
| After a considerable Stru gSle the follow
| ing prrmanent officers were elected: Chair
man, S II Holland, of Chcot; secretary, j
Elias Rector. of Pulaski; assistants. Alon-
20 w Stone. of Garland, and G. W il
/ Jams. of Desha.
| Alter the appointment of several con-
Mittees. &c, MIR. Bush made a motion for
The chair to appoint committee on per-
manent organization.
| Mr.. Rector moved that the house proceed
| to elect. Several nominations were made
and on the second ballot S. II. Holland of
Chicot, received 13 votes, and Nj. w. Gibbs
received 80 votes. S. IL. Holland was
thereupon declared elected the permanent
i chairman of the convention.
/ ON motion of Judge Gibbs the election of
/ Sr. ). ii. Holland was made unanimous.
| Mr.. Holland then took the chair and said
he thanked the convention Tor the honor
thus conferred, AS it was wholly unsought
by him; he delivered very appropriate
address and announced that he was ready
for business.
MIR. Jones of Desha. moved that Mr.. Rec
tor of Pulaski. Mr.. Stone of Garland, and
Mr.. Williams OF Drew, be declared perma-
nent secretaries of this convention. Car
ried.
On motion Of Mr.. Watkins of Calhoun,
the convention to ok Il recess until o 'clock.
pm.
NIGHr SESSION.
At the proper houS the chair called the
convention to order.
Mr.. Mitchell of Hot springs. moved ths
the convention select two delegates from
each congressional al district and one at large,
as far as practicable.
Mr.. Scott OF Chcot, offered as a substi-
tute that the delegates be aplsortioned ac-
| cOrding to ratio of population. Mr.. Scott's
substitute prevailed.
Mr.. Bush of Crittenden, moved taist the
chair appoint committee of five to slaake
the appOrtiOnment. Carried.
The chair appointed the committee Mhe
retired and soon returned and reported
that they could not find any census report
from which to base the appOrtionment,
therefore recommended two from each dis
trict and one at large be elected. Adopted
Mr.. Jones moved that the ckair appoint
4 committee of seven on resolutions, to
| which all res solutions shall be rcfc rred with
out debate. Adopted.
The chair appointed the following: Jones
of Deshs. Gibbs of Pulaski, johnson of
ChicOt. LAWS of Jefferson, Ridout OF Con-
way. Morris of Phillips and Samucls of
Hempstead.
Mr.. Wallace moved the chair sppoint a
committee of seven to select eleven dele
gates to Louisville. Ky.
Wadkins offered resolution to appoint
State Central committee of 23. Amended
and accepted, by adding five for the state
Mr.. Lee ofOuachita, moved tina: we now
proceed to elect the delegates, beginning
with the fret district. Carried.
FIRST DISTRICT.
NJ a Clark 80. T. c Norris 60. J Jones II.
j r Scott "a. = III Holland AZ, { Brown II.
Morris and Clark having received the
highest number of votes. were declared AZ
delegates to attend the National ConVeE.-
tor. Adjourned until a. m.
Tuesday, August %, 1888.
The convention called to order at
900 o'clock, MIR. Iolland in the chair.
The chair stated the first business in or
der was the election of delegates from the
second district.
SECOND DISTRICT.
: J Iiollinsworth 81. Ferd Havis 7G, j II
lIokc 20, f Rdeut 40.
HaviS and HOlinswOrth having received
the highest number of votes, We're declared
the delegates to attend the National Con-
ventiOn.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Murray. Watkins, Muldrow, Calvin,
Peak and Stone, were the candidates..
Mess!s Watkins and Murray having re-
ceived the highest number Of votes, were
declared the delegates to attend the Ma
tional Convention.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
III Simkens 7s, c w Keats 81, Napoleon
Rowell 80, e S Wallace %;
Messrs Simkens and Keats having re-
ceived the highest number of votes, were
declared the delegates to attend the Ma
tonal Convention.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
AS no competent colored man resides in
this district. Messrs ) III Holland and & A
Ridout receiving the highest number OF
votes. were declared duly elected to repre-
sent the fifth district in the National Con-
ventiOn.
Mr.. Havis moved that Hon. NJ. w. Gibbs
be unanimously declared the delegate at
large. Adopted.
tftor tho Followipr
read:
Whereas, The coiored people of Arkansas
are without a state central committee; be it
Resolved, That Il committee OF nine be
appointed to select state central commit
tee of cOlcred men.
The motion was made to strike out the
words ''colOred men, and Lee of Ouachita,
took the floor in support of the motion:
"Gents.'' he said: ..that phrase should be
stricken out. 1t is a mistaken idea to thus
discriminate in this thing. Itell you, gents
so long as you prescribe the colored people,
just so long will they be prescribed by 9TH
ers-by the withstand that's just what
this will do. 1t will be drawing the color
the colored people, and
the speaker was Interrupted by delegates
jumping upon the floor with points Of or
der, questions of privilege and motions
uponmotioLs. Though confusion prevailed
the resolution was adopted without altera-
tions.
The committee on resolutions returned
and reported as follows, the report being
read by NJ. w. Gibbs, assisted by f. c.
Morris.
eve, your committee on resolutions. beg
leave to report as follows: We recommend,
first, the resolution presented to the con-
ventiOn by J. +. Harris be adopted, which
reads as follows: That for people to be-
come independent and respected, the y must
be owners of the soil; that as our people by
education and fitness are especially adapted
to agricultural pursuits, we urge upon them
to become owners OF the soil as a source OF
power and projections; and
Whereas, The colored people of the older
southern states are increasing in numbers
and intelligence, but are debarred from Sc
curing homes for themselves on account Of
the high price of land; and
Whereas. The state of Arkansas has
thousands of acres of government lands
sub ject to donation under the homestead
law; thousands of acres lying along the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad, and
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad, to be disposed of to settlers at low
prices, on deferred payments from six to
ten years time; and
Whereas, The salubriOuS climate and pure
water are more conducive to health than
the overflowed districts; therefore, he it
Resolved, That this convention issue an
address to the cslOred people of the south.
setting forth every advantage pertaining