The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-06-19
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
EENTI0N.
Attention, Democrats of Boone
County.

county.
Alta meeting of the democratic executive
committee Of the county Of Boone, held at
the court house in the town of Harrison,
Saturday Mfret, 1a 1886, the proceedings
wore Ms follows 49,
d, II, PereW, Chairman, called the meet
ing to order, and j. Il. NeWu an was elect
ed secretary.
The best metbodswas then freely DISGUISE
ed that should beaddptcd to obtain the
! choice of the patty as,to itssnominees.- Tha
committee were almost unanimous in adopt
ing the primary election system by and
through delegates to. eoanty convention
The following provisions Worathon made
A convention ofthe democratic party Of
Boone county is hereby called to assemble
ut the court house in thetown of Harrison
on the goth cay Of July, 1856, at 4 o'clock
u. m Said convention shall be composed
Of delegates from the several townships in
said county, to be chosen in the manner
hereinafter provided, and shall have power
to nomr ate II candidate for representative
in the next general assembly,a candidate
for SheriI, and for each of the other eoun-
u Offices to be filled at the next general
election and lshall also have power to
take such further action, not inconsistent
with democratic usage, as may then be
fund neeessnrr to the welfare aud success
of the democratic party. Each township
shah lie entitled in said eonl ention 20 one
vote for every fifty votes given in said
township for S. 2. Hughes for governor at
the last general elet ton, and one additional
vote for any fractional part Of fifty votes
exceeding one half thereof SO given for said
Hughes provided. however, that each town
ship shall be entitled 10 Mt least one vote.
Each township may choose us many dele
gates as it has votes. The delegates who
attend and tim said convention from any
township shall be entitled to cast the entire
vote thereof, and no person shall be allow
ed a scat or vote in said convention a. q
proxy for any delegate unless appointed in
writing. majority Of the whole number
of votes to which all the townships are en-
titled in said convention shall be necessary
to nomination.
For the purpose .: selecting and in
strutting delegates ta said convention, a
primary election shall be held in each
township Of said county at the usual place
Of voting therein on the 18th day Of July,
1885, between the hours of 8 0 elocIia. IN.
aud o'clock P. IN. on that day. Said cleo.
ton snail be. conducted and held by the
following named persons, who are hereby
appointed judges thereof for the several
townships for which they are named
Ifany of said judges or clerks fail to at
tend or refuse to act, then the democratic
voters present at the hour Designated for
beginning said election may elect other
persons in their stead All legal demoertt-
ie voters of said county. recognized as such
| By the Judges of election, or a majority
| tEerCol, hhd VINO d1CiaIe Their INVENTION To
support the nominees of said convention,
shall be entitled to vote at said election in
the township where they reside.
| JUDGES s CLEgE>.
Summit. w. Nanny, A. Harris and w.
| Irwin. .....
Carrolton-Thos Officer, A. B. Cory and
| 7, f. Albright,
Jackson VIM. Dcnning, Ben Estes and
/ Hines Jones
Long Creol John Wonn, D. D. Franklin
and H. j. Morris.
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