Nevada County picayune., 1886-05-12
Proceedings of the County Gen.
 tral Committed.
PRESCOTT, ARK. ] May $. 1SS6.


 May s, 1886.
 Pursuant to call of Dr. A. D. Wrenn, chairmsn of the Hemocs-at- ic Central Committee, published iu the Nevada County Picayune, the said committee met OF the Sth day of May, 1886, at the office of Mont gomery, Madden x Montgomery, in Prescott, Ark. The roll being called, tie following members were present: Dr. A. D. Wrenn, w. R. McLurc, W, L. Pipkin, II. G. Brooks, w. R. Barham, R. II Mitchell. Mr. Ross represented il. H. Meyers of Ronghton; B. Leake represented Jno. Watts of Taylor; D. B. Madden represented Dan Toler, of Caneyt J. M. Mont gomery represented G. R. Blake of Union. MT. Montgomery offered the following resolution which ~ss adopted:
 "Resolred, 1st. That the candi- dates for offices hc selected by the 1 Primary election plan and the can didatcs receiving the greatest number of votes for any office be tho one selected to represent the Democracy for such office.
 2nd. That this committee or tho chairman thereof appoint threc known Democrats of each election precinct or township whose duty it shall be to act as judges of such primary election and that such judges shall appoint two Demo. crats 10 act as clerks of such ciec- ition.
 3rd. That no one be allowed to vote at such primary election, ex. cept those who are known to be Democrats. / 1 4.h. That ,ho polls for this pri- mary election be opened at one o'clock p. m. on tue 3lst day of Ju- ly, 1886, and shall be kept open until sundown of Said day.
 | 9th. That one of the judges from each township shall make re- turn of the votes cast in his town ship to the chairman of this con- nittee at Prescott, on the 7th day of Ahgust and that sach judges and the chairman of this commit 1 tee shall all together open and count the votes cast and declare the result thereof. /
 6tM That the Primary election shall be held md conducted in the came manner that stale and county elections are held; that regular tai ly sheets shall bc kept and that af. ter the votes arc counted tho bal lots shall be put in one package or envelope and sealed up aud to- gcther with the tally sheet be de- livered to the chairman of this committee and judges from each township.'
 It was further resolved that:
 "A convention of the Democrat ic party of Nevava county be call cd to Dc held in the town of Pres. colt on Saturday the 26th day of June, 1880, at l2 o'clock m. for tho purpose of appointing delegate: 10 represent said county in the Dom. ocratic State convention to be held in Little Rock on the 3Oih day of June. 1886, and also 10 ap- point delegates 10 represent said county in the congressional, judi. cial and senatorial conventions to be thereafter held.
 2nd. ResOlred, That the Demo. crats throughout the county are hereby requested to assemble in their respective townships on Sat- urday, the 18th day of June, 1886, and appoint delegates to said coun- ty convention and that each town. ship be allowed one delegate in said county convention for every twenty Democratic votes cast for Governor at the state election in 1884, and one delegate for each l fraction of votes so cast over ten"
 The chairman then proceeded to appoint the following judges in each ownship: Albany, W N Slut ton, W B Garrett, w J Martin; Boughton, Monroe Price, J J Msys; Caney, W T Finchcr, w r Tomp. son, J II Samson; Jackson, Jno K Marsh, D w Toler, D NJ Young; Leake, F T McLnre, II D Heron, J II Leakc; Missouri, B II Logan o Moncricf, F NJ Smith; Parker, Jno Grant, J c Parker, Peter Fuller;