The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-10-02
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

ls6b by W. Is. fllppln, Chairman
of the District Committee, who ex-
planned the object Of the meeting
On motion q. }. Crump Was
made temporary Chairman and S.
&. Mars temporary Secretary.
On motion the Chair appointed
Messrs Pace, Broadie and Hudg-
ms as a Committee on Credentials,
and after a short recess the follow
ing gentlemen were reported as
entitled to seats in the Convention;
Benton County-W. S. Floyd,
W, +, Pace, proxy, VIM stikes,
L. f, Mckennan, proxy, j. L. Wal
ker, not present and no proxy, Joe
McGlinton, T. L. McKennon,
Proxy, VIM, Skies, not present no
proxy, Jack Stal, n. b. Crump
proxy and 7. F, McKennon,
Boone-G. j. Crump, J. II. Viii
liams, VIM. Mitchell ard b. B.
Hudgins,
Carroll - J. P. Faneher, II.
Glitsch, Len Nunnally and Brad
ley Bunch.
Fulton-J. ?. Wood, Joe NJ.
Wiseman and Jos. Brennan; Il. B.
Weaver proxy for all
Madison w. ". Watkins.
Marion J. c. Floyd, DeRoos
Bailey and Walla Berry.
Baxter j. Carter and G. W.
Foster, Q. I. Hull proxy for both.
lizard w. b. Flippin.
Newton-W. Moore not present,
no proxy,
Searcy-Jas. A. Dodson.
Washington = Andrew Gregg,
b. H. Stone, $. Il. Mars, with
proxy for J. Y. Walker, r. \.
Miller and j. b. Shannon.
We find that W. W. Watkins
holds his appointment from the
chairman of tho Democratic Cen
trail Committee of Madison county
AMI that there was no other dele
gate appointed. We also find that
\. \. .Brodie a member of the
Democratic committee is present
and that there is dispute i'll said
county relative to the counting Of
the vote thereof This committee
declines to say whether or not
Alr. Watkins shall represent the
county and ask that the cunyen-
ton decide the same by resolution.
On motion the report Of the Com
mittee was received
On motion the report Of the
Committee except as to the Dele
gates from Madison county was
adopted.
Moved and seconded that W, ".
Watkins he admitted to a seat as
delegate from Madison county.
Moved as a substitute that A. A.
Broadie be admitted as Il delegate
from Madison county.
The substitute was lost.
AS an amendment it was offered
that both gentlemen be admitted
to seats. Br5adis to-cast twoyores'
and Watkins one. Carried.
On motion the temporary or
ganization was made permanent.
On motion the Convention pro-
ceeded to ballot for the Candidate
to represent the 9Th District in the
50th Congress with the following
result:
For Peel Benton 7; Carroll 4;
Madison /; Boone 4; Marion 3;
Searcy |; Baxter 2; Fulton 3; lizard
4; Total 20.
For Dinsmore Washington Z.
The Chair then announced the
result as being, Peel 20; Dinsmore
Y.
On Motion Messrs. Weaver,
Bailey and Gregg were appointed
as a committee to notify Col. Peel
Of his nomination.
After short recess Mr.. Peel
appeared before the convention
and with a few appropriate re-
marks accepted the honor and re-
turned his sincere thanks to the
Convention for the same.
On motion it was decided that the
Central Committee of this Dis
trict consist of one member from
each county; and the Chair ep-
pointed Messrs. Glitsch, Pace,
Bailey Stone and Dodson as a
committee to select said District
Committee,
In the absence of this Commit
tee Messrs. Williams, Fancher
and Floyd were appointed as a
committee to wait upon Mr.. Dins-
more, who came into the Conven-
ton and in his usual eloquent
manner expressed his acceptance
of the situation and pledged his
cordial support both to the party
and Its nominee.
BY the report of the Committee
which was received and adopted,
the following were selected as the
Congressional Committee for the
ensuing two years:
Boone, N. b. Crump, Chairman.
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