The Forrest City times., 1888-06-09
The convention then gave three hearty cheers for Fishback.

| The convention then gave tnre' hearty cheers for Fishback.
 The 18th ballot showed severa maternal changes viz. Hughes 1S0 Fletcher 139, Eagle 107, Rector 27
 On the one hundred and twen tieth ballot Hughes received IS. votes, Fletcher, 1858; Eagle, 104 Rector, 24. This time the Hughe crowd sent up one long and contin ued shout which seemed to lift tn, rafters of the building. They ev; dently anticipated a general stam pcde on the next round, but it dit not materialize.
 Tho one hundred and twcnty third ballot stood: Hughes. IT! 1-2; Fletcher, l26; Eagle, 123: l-2 Rector, 24.
 On the 124th ballot. Ashley county changed two votes iron Fletcher to Eagle. Conway chang ed seven votes from Rector tt Fletcher and then the Fletcher crowd proceeded to exert theil lungs and feet. Faulkner county changed one vote from Fletcher tt Eagle. Sebastian county changed one vote from Rector to Fletcher The ballot resulted: Hughes l7s l-2, Fletcher l3l, Eagle I26 l-2 Recto, l6.
 On tho next ballot Cleveland county voted 2 votes for Fishback Crawford county cast her vote Hughes 8, Eagle 3. The result was: Hughes IFS l-2, Eagle 125 l-1 Fletcher l29 1-2 Rector l6, Fish back 4.
 At this Juncture delegate from Saline got the floor and moved ar adjournment till $50 o'clock this morning. The vote was taken viva voce and with the assistance of the gallery friends of the Hughes faction voted it down, but a divi sion was called which resulted in an adjournment.
 MORNING SESSION.
 By 8 o'clock this morning the delegates began to file into the building. The delegates wore ex- cited and the ladies in the balcony caught the spirit and seemed to un- derstand that something of grave interest was about to transplre. II was ten minutes after the conven- tien was called to order before the secretary called tho roll of counties. Hon. John Nj. Harrell then sent the following communication to the secretary and asked that it be read ; To the President and Gentlemen,
 Delegates ofthe Democratic State Convention now in session at Lit
 tie Rock: Having in the recent canvass presented my claims to the demo. cratic party for a nomination to tho offico of governor of State, l have so far been sustained by my friends until the assembled dele. gates have completed the one hun. dred and twenty fifth ballot, so far attaining no result, but on the con- trary, enhancing the perplexiiies of the situation, and l in neither ballot, having received such SUD- port as would. under ordinary cir. cumstances justify hope of ulti. mate success, and. being unwilling to offer factlous opposition to the attainment of an ultimatum by the convention, l, therefore, in obe- dience to what seems to be the wishes of the people expressed al the primaries, withdraw my name from the list of those seeking | nominatl for the office ofgovern. or of the state of Arkansas, with an assurance made doubly sure, that I w,ll support with zeal and to the best of my ability, whomso ever this convention, Tn its patri otic wisdom, may see fit to nomi. nate.
 To the gallant little band of ar dent supporters who have follow ed my fortunes undismayed to the verge of defeat, 1 express, now unaloyed gratitude, and for the future 1 dedicate my life and sacred honor to their service, leaving them in their future acton. as they have been in the past-without the hope ofreward or the fear of pun ishment-to cast their votes as the dictates of an unsullied patriotism may dictate.
 With that unswerving devotion to the principles of the democratic party, to which have always giv' en my support, remain,
 Yours most respectfully,
 k. w. RECTOR.
 On the 126h ballot, when Cal houn county, which had voted all the while for Fletcher, was reached on the roll, it voted for Eagle, and then began @ scene which is unpar alleled in the history of Arkansas politics. The Eagle men raised . yell which made the very wclkir ring. The chairman pounded with all his might on his table, but the excited crowd would not heed the gavel and did not desist until II was fairly exhausted.
 Garland county went to Hughes and his faction fairly made the bull ding tremble. Faulkner county went to Eagle, and ns the roll pro ceeded 1t became evident that hs was fast gaining on Hughes. Al each gain the Eagle men sent up q long continued shout, which wa, heartily joined by the Fletcher fac ton. Ladies in the gallery, who had been on hand from the very mo ment of the convention, met this morning with bouquets and fora tributes, intended for Gov. Hughes began to look scared. Delegates on the lower floor began to worL backwards and forwards like Q dis