Sharp County record., 1888-05-31
PROCEEDINGS OF TEE
SHARP COUNTY DEW-
OCRAEEC CON
VENTI0N.

Union, were represented by tnelr uuIy
accredited delegates
The following named persons were
selected as delegates and alternate dele
gates to the state convention TO assemble
in the city of Little Rock on the 3lSt
day of May, 1883, to wit: J r Metcalt,
is Medley, j Estes, 5 h Davidson,
WA Turner, delegates, and + NJ Shaver,
Walker Clayton, } Il Walsh, ) c Halli-
burton and K B Belamy, alttrnntes, and
were, by ballot, instructed to cast the
vote of Sharp county in the State con-
vention, as follows;
For Governor, Simon P Hughes, first
choice, P Eagle, second choice.
For secretary of state, s l. Black, first
choice, E B Moore second choice
For attorney general, W E Atkinson.
For auditor, W Dunlop, first choice,
and A W Files second choice.
For treasurer, W E Woodruff by acca-
nation.
For land commissioner, P NJ Cobb.
For superintendent public instruction.
Ms Kennard. first CHOICE and D +
Russell second.
For chief Justice, : R CockIill.
The following named persons were Sc
lected as delegates aud slternates to the
senatorial convention to be held at lmbO-
den, June 9th, 1888, to-wit S G Hali~
burton. D L King, R B Bellamy, E N F
Sullivan, T G Sims, delegates, and DR.,
wv Tibbells, P H Wilkerson, L Hernn,
CD Ritchie, and L Abernethy, alter
mates, and were instructed to cast the
vote of the county in said convention
for 8 II Davidson for first choice, and W
G Matheny second choice. Mr.. David
son was then introduced and in an ap-
propriate address, accepted The hattering
endorsement of his constituents for SEN
ator.
The following delegates and alternates
we're elected to the judicial convention
to assemble at BatesvIlp, June 10TH,
1888, to wit; W G Matheny. R f Hud
dleston, 7 B PEBBLES, G. + Hall; A A
Steele, delegates. L j Davidson, }
McCaleb, g 8 Jernigan, DR.. A d Barr,
and J s Medley, alternates, and were in
structed to cast the vote of Sharp county |
in said convention for j l. Abernethy |
for first choice, and j 7 Lomax, second
choice.
The following delegates and aternates
were elected to the congressional con-
yen;ion to be held at Helena June 49,
1888, to WIT: z s Bacon, T B PEBBLES,
Walker Clayton, EN- F Sullivan, r
Metcalf. delegates, and G R Hall j W
Tibbels, F N Shaver, ) Il Davidson and
j j Estes, slternates, and were instructed
to cast the vote of the county in said
convention for Gen. Uhas Coffin, first
choice, and Judge W II Cate, second
DR.. D A Lithicum and Gen j c Tappan
were elected proxies.
A committee of one for each township
was appointed to select county central
committee for the ensuing two years, and
said committee selected aud report ed the
following named persons, to wit: John
Morris of North township, J P Baird of
Union, s @ Halliburton of Jackson,
Walker Clayton of Hardy, Jerry Rogers
of Highland, W g Murphy of Davidson,
Isaac Morgan of Morgan, j J Estes OF
Ricbwoods, I B PEBBLES of Lebanon, z
J Young of Lave Creek, G Mckinney |
of Strawberry, A D Barr of Big Creek.
NJ Y Shayer snd A Taylor OF Scott,
Thos Bray of Cave, W g Matheny of Sui
liysn, A A Steele of johnson, 7 + Pick
ems of Washington, and J R Metcalf and
John B McCaleb of Piney Fork. On
motion said report was received and the
above named persons were duly elected
as the County Central Committee for the
ensuing term.
John B McCaleb was chosen by the
convention as chairman of said commit
tee.
The following resolution was nnani-
mously adopted and ordered published
as part of the proceedings of this con
vention, VIZ;
Whereas, an organization was effected
about three years ago among the farming
classes of Sharp county known as the ag-
ricultural wheel, the ostenslble object of
which was the advancement OF the inter-
est of the labOring classes by the diffusion
of useful knowledge, and the dissemina-
ton of improved methods OF farming; and,
Whereas, many democrats of Sharp conn
", approaching bne Uououls Va ah deIiOui-
turai alliance with a view to improving
and elevating their occupation, joined said
AGRICULTURAL whee!; and,
Whereas, certain desin .ng men, as we be-
heve, for their personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
have perverted the principles and teach
inQs of said order by Transforming its char,
acter from that Of an agricultural inStitu-
tiOn to a political party; and
Whereas, the aforesaid democratic voters !
renamed consistent members of said or
ganizatiOn until its purely political char
acter was made manifest, wbereupOn they
severed their connection with the same
and asserted their allegiance to the demo-
cratic party.
Now therefore be it resolved by the DEM
ocratIc party of Sharp county. IN conven-
ton assembled. That we commend the ac-
ton of all such votes in repudlatlng the
doctrines Of the political wheel, hereby ex-
pressing our hearty approval OF the lnde-
pendent and manly course pursued In re-
Iatlon thereto.
Be j. also resolved, That the substance
of these resolutions be communicated by
:he several delegates in their resps ctlVe
townships.
WA. TURNER,
X. T.. Huddleston. Sec. Chairman
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