The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-03-20
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON-
VENTI0N.
Attention, Democrats of Boone
County.

committee of the county Of Boone, held ut
the court house in the town OF Harrison,
Saturday, March, Is, 1886, the proceedings
we're as follows:
D. II. Perew, Chairman, called the meet
ing to order, and j. X. Newn an was elect
ed secretary,
The best method was then freely discuss
ed that should be adopted to obtain the
choice ofthe party as To its nominees. The
committed were almost unanimous in sdopt-
ing the primary election system by and,
through delegates to county convention
Tho following provisions erethen mado'
a convention Of the democratic party Of
Boone county is hereby called to assemble
at the court house in the town of Harrison
on the Goth Cay of July, 1886, at II o'clock
n. IN. Said convention shall be composed
of delegates from the several townships in
said county, to be chosen in the manner
herein after provided, and shall have power
TO nomir ate Il candidate for representative
in the next general assembly, candidate
for Sheriff, and for each of the other coun-
ty offices to he filled at the next general
election; and II shall also have power so
take such further action, not inconsistent
with democratic usage, rs may then he
found necessary TO the welfare and success
of the democratic party. Each township
shall be entitled in said convention TO one
vote for every fifty votes given in said
township for S. p Hughes for governor ut
the Inst general election, 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 to at least one vote.
Each township may choose rs many dele
gates as it has votes. The delegates who
attend and sit In said convention from any
township shall be entitled to oast the entire
vote thereof, and no person shall be allow
ed scat or vote in said convention Rs a
proxy for any delegate unless appointed in
writing. A majority of the whole number
of votes to which all the townships are en-
titled in said convention shall be necessary
to a nomination.
For the purpose of selecting and in
struoting delegates to said convention, Il
primary election shall be held in each
township Of said county at the usual place
of voting therein on the 18th day of July,
1886, between the hours of o'clock q. m.
and o'clock p. m on that day. Snid cleo
aion shall be conducted and held by the
following named persons, who arc hereby
appointed judges thereof for the several
townships for which they are named.
1fany 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 egsl democrat
&c voters OF said couaty. recognised "a aUch
by the Judges of election, OF a majority
thereof, and VINO declare their intention to
support the nominees of said convention,
shall be entitled TO vote at said election in
the township where they reside.
JUDGES & CLERKS.
Summit. w. Nanny, A, Harris and w.
Irwin.
Carrollton-'rhos Officer, A. B. Cory aad
7. F. Albright.
Jackson-Wm. Dcnning, Ben Estes and
mines Jones.
Long Creek--John Wann, d. d. Franklin
and f. J. Morris,
0maha-.I. Q, Noel, Jno. Patrick, and w.
T.. Clemmons.
Lee-Jno Boington, w. @. Crumpler
and Robt. Coffee.
Bea Creek-Thos. Cook, Jas. Davis and
Thos. Chatham.
Elixir-Thos. Chandler, Jesse French and
Joe York.
Sugar Leaf-W, G. Cromwell, VIM. Pun
phrsy and B. j. Vance
Blythe-J. NJ. Davidson, John Wills and
Jos. Ruckm0n,
Washington-Wm, Breeze, S. d, Starkey
and Jno. Ray.
Prairic--D. L. Mallard, G. w. Newton
and VIM. Eaton.
JefTerson--M. d. Vance, j. X, Young and
Pleas Fowler
Bollefonte-J. NJ. Bailey, Alex Walters
and Jos. Holt.
Crooked Crsek--H. w. Coffman @. c. Bal
ley and Bras Parker,
Hsrrison-H. II. Stannard, j. Il. Newman
and II, 9. King,
The voting al said election shall DO by
written or printed ballots, to be delivered,
received and counted in the manner re-
quired by the laws OF this state governing
elections therein. Such ballots shall con.
tain the names Of the persons voted for and
the offices Cor winch they are proposed, and
shall also contain the names Of such per
sons as the elector Asay desire TO vote Tor
for delegates TO said corvcuti@u, naming
them as such. Said electan shall in other
respects be conducted as elections provided
for by law are held in this state, and rslu,n
thereof shall be mad3 ~ the chairman Of
the County Central Committee on the 10Th
dAy of July. 1856. The reiurns Of sgId
election shall be mado in the munucr plo-
vided fer lawful elections
The persons who at said election receive
the highest number of votes tor delegates to
said convention, shall be declared chosen
AS such. and tbs judges shall give them GER
titicates of their election. il any ballot
contains the names % more persons than
the township where it is cast is entitled TO
elect, ,hc Judges shall count the sam. only
for the proper number OF delegates, taking
them in the order in which they appupr on
said ballot: and II there should be tie vote
between two or more persons voted for rs
delegate5 the same shall be determined by
the Judges CT election Each person who
receives majority Of all the votes cast for
any off &c in any township shall be declared
the choice Of that town hip for such Office,
and the delegates Their in chofeu shall be
regarded rs instructed accordingly. II no
person receives such majority for Ruy otliro
then the pc,son receiving the highest uuIn-
Der OF such votes shall BE- declared the lrst
choice sf said township, and the delegates
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