Nevada County picayune., 1888-03-28
THE OFFICIAL CALL
For the Democratic State Con.
 vention, To Be Held May 90.

The following is the official call is- sued by the officers of the central committee for the state convention:
 At meeting of the democratic state central committee held in the city of Little Rock, March IA, 1888, for the purpose of calling a state convention and fixing the time and place for the same, the following res olutions were adopted, to-wit:
 Resolved, That convention Of the democratic party of the state of Arkansas is hereby called to meet in Little Book at l2 o'clock m., on Wednesday, 3Oth day of May, 1888, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the democratic national convention, to be held in the city of St. Louis on the 5th day of June, 1888. and of nominating candidates for state offices to be held on the first Monday in September.
 The basis of representation in said convention shall be one dele gate fer each POO votes and one for each fraction of 100 votes cast for the democratic candidate for gover- nor at the general election held in 1886 provided, that each county shall be entitled to one delegate. The secretary is instructed to provide seats iu the convention for only the number of delegates to which the counties are respectively entitled un- der the above apportionment.
 The county conventions are re- quested to designate alternates to represent them in the absence of the regular delegate.
 Resolved, That for the purpose of promoting full attendance of the several county and state primary con ventions, this committee recommend that in all cases in which county con yentions have not already been call ed or held, the primaries throughout the state be held at the hour of two o'clock D. m., on the 23rd day of May next. and that the county con- ventions be held at the same hour on the 2Gth day of the same month, pro- vided that the several county demo- cratic committees shall have power to change the times of holding said primary and county conventions by proper resolutions, of which due public notice shall be given.
 Resolved, That all persons who are sincerely and earnestly disposed to unite with us in support of the policy of the democratic national ad- ministratisn in the reduction of tax es and the reform of the present un- just and oppressive tariff exactions, as defined in the last annual mes sage of the president and to support the candidates nominated by our state and national conventions are invited to attend and take part in the proceedings of the primary and county conventions.
 Resolved, further, That the com mittees at the head of the county and local organizations of our party, are requested to exert their influence to procure full attendance at the primaries, aud to urge all democrats, without regard to local differences, or ther utilization with other organi- cations of a non-political character, to attend the primaries to the end that there may be full and fair representation and free expression of the views and opinions of all class es in the deliberations of the party.
 Now, therefore, in pursuance of the following proceedings, a conven- tion of the democratic party is here by called to assemble in the city of Little Rock at l2 m. on the 30th day of May, 1888, each county being entitled to the following number of delegates, towit:
 Counties Dem. Votes ls>d Delegates.