The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-03-27
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON
YENTI0N.
Attention, Democrats of Boone
County.

NJ n meeting OF the ueiHoeIElle tAt'uVlNN
committee of the eountyof Boone, held at
the court bouae 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, md J. r. Newman was elect
ed secretary.
The best method WINS then freely discuss
ed that should he adopted to obtain the
choice ofthe party rs to its nominees. The
committee were almost unanimous in adopt
ing the primary election system by and
through delegates to county convention
The following provisions were then 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, 1856. at L o'clock
Am. Said convention shall be composed
Of delegates from the several townships in
said county, to be chosen in tho manner
herein after provided, and shall have power
to nominate candidate for representative
in the next general assembly, a candidate
w offices to be filled at the next general
election; and it shall also have power to
take such further action, not inconsistent
with democratic usage, as may then be
found necessary to the welfare and success
of the democratic party. Each township
shall be entitled in said convention 20 one
vote for every fifty votes given in said
township for S. P. Hughes for governor at
the last 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 as many dele
gates as il has votes. The delegates who
attend and sit IN said convention from any
township shall be entitled to east the entire
vote thereof, and no person shall be allow
ed scat or vote in said convention as n
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
structing delegates to said convention, Il
primary election shall be held in each
township Of said county ut theusual place
OF voting therein on the 18th day of july
1886, between the hours Of 8 clock q. m
and o'clock p. m on that dav. said cleo
ton small be conducted and held by the
following named persons, whe are hereby
appointed judges thereof for the seyesa!
townships for which they are named.
Ifany of said judges or clerks fail to at
tend or refuse to aet, then the democratic
voters present at the hour designated for
beginning said election may elect other
persons in their stead. All legal democrat
lie voters of said county, recognized as such
by the judges of election, or Il 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 and
T. F. Albright,
,Jackson-Wm. Denning, Ben Estes and
Hines Jones.
Long Creek-Johu Wann, D. D. Franklin
and f. j. Morris.
Omaha-.I. c, Noel, Jno. Patrick, and w. |
f. Clemmons.
Lce-Jno. BolngtoR, W. c. Crump!er |
and Robt. Coffee.
Bear Creek --Thos. Cook, Jas. Davis and
Thos, Cheatham.
EliNir-Thos Chandler, Jesse French and |
Joe York.
Sugar Leat-W, G. Cromwell, VIM. Pum-
phrey and B. j. Vance
Blythe. N. Davidson, John Wills and |
Jos Ruckman,
Wsshington--W Breeze, s. D, Starkey !
and Jno. Ray.
Frairio-D. l.. Mallard, G.. w. Newton |
and VIM. Eaton.
Jetferson-M. ID. Vance, j. X. Young and |
Pleas Fowler.
Bsllefontc-J. NJ, Bailey, Alex Walters
and Jos. Holt.
Crooked Crcek-H. w. Coffinan, Q. c. Bal
ley and Bras Parker.
Hsrrison-H. X. Stannard, j. r. Newman |
and Il. c. King.
The voting at said election shall be by |
written or printed ballots, to be delivered !
received and counted in the manner re-
CURED by the laws OF this state governing
elections therein. Such ballots shall con,
the offices for which they are proposed, and |
shall also contain tho names OF such per /
sons as the elector Asay desire to vote or
for delegates to said convention, naming
them as such. Said clcctiau shall in other |
respects be conducted as elections provided |
for by law are held in this state and return
thereof shall be made to the chairman of
the County Central Committee on Che 10Th
day of July. 1886. The returns Of said !
election shall be made in the manner DO
vided lawful elections
The persons who NJ said election receive
the highest number OF votes tor delegates to
said convention, shall be declared chosen
IS such, and thu judges shall give them GER
tihcates of their election. Ii any ballot
contains the names O.; more persons than
the township whore it is cast is entitled 10
elect, the judges shall count the sans only
for the proper humber OF delegates, taking
them in the order in which they ppear on
said ballots AID il there should be tie vote
between two or more persons voted for A.
delegates, the same shall be determined by
the Judges ct election. Each person who
receives a majority Of all the votes cast for
any ofli,e in any township shall be declared
the choice Of that township for such Office,
and the delegates Their i'm chosen shall be
regarded rs instructed accordingly. irno
person receives such majority tor any Office
then the pc,son receiving the highest num-
bar OF such votes shall be declared the drt
choice If said township, and TIE delegates
therelrom shall be regarded as So instruct
ed, and The person receiving the next high
Ell number of votes shall be regarded us IN
structed for in such township n second
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