The Forrest City times., 1890-05-31
Mass-Meeting.

s
 At democratic mass-meeting of St Francis county held in the courthouse May 18th. lSW the proceedings were as
 follows, to wit: The chairman of the Central Committee being absent. the house was called to order by Secretary 0. P. Wolff.
 J. l.. Ingram was called to the chair
 and 0. F. Wolff was appointed secrei | tary of this meeting.
 Moved and seconded that the meet ing go into the election of an executive
 committee.
 | Carried.
 Immediately after the above motion was carried 1t was suggested by some
 one that 1t might not be tlie best, tiil-
 der the circumstances to elect an exc cutivc committee at tliis meeting
 This suggestion gave r!se to d lengthy
 discussion as to whether it was proper
 for this meeting to proceed with busi-
 ness, or adjourn to a future day.
 After all the pros and cons had been
 heard, Hon. c. F. Hinton moved that a
 rising vote be taken to decide whether
 to proceed to business. Carried unanimously. Moved by $. NJ. Blalock, to make the
 executive committee consist of one
 member from each township. | Carried.
 l Following are the names of the com.
 mittee elect. Greggs township, C. l..
 James; Blacktish. J. $. R. Coweli; Johli- son, Col R. w. Pecvey; tby acclama-
 tion;) Madison, A. C. Word; tby acch-
 mation;1 Franks, J. l.. Richards: Good
 win, J. Y. Stockard; Prairie, IT, A.
 Martin; Wheatley. W. $. fIeminway:
 EAngulle, J. $. Jordan; Tellico, W.
 E. Fogg.
 Moved by Col. Geo. r. Taylor that
 this mass-neeting direct the executive
 committee that upon the call of its chairman to bring together the com
 mittee,an upon due notice being given, three shall constitute d quorum. | Carried.
 After extensive discussion of the above motion it was generally agreed. that due noticeN meant such notice as is usually given in converting such
 meetings.
 Moved by J. NJ. Stewart that this mass-meeting call township conventions to be held In the various townships on June the 7th toelect and send delegates 10 county convention which this mass-meeting directs to be held at | Forrest City. June llth. and that the executive cofnmittee-elect. meet in For rest City the same day, June, 1lth. l Carried.
 | The object of the convention. to be held in this city June llth. is to select delegates to attend the district and state conventions, and the township
 will please take cognizanee of and re-
 member this in their meetings June 7th. 1 Moved by J. II. Cole. Esq, that tho
 vote cast for Ex-Governor Simon r. l Hughes in lSs6 be made the basis of representation, with one member added to the Greggs township delegation, on
 account of it's great increase in dem- ocratic votes since isS6. | Carried
 Moved and seconded that one dele gate be allowed for every fifty votes or fraction of twenty-five or more
 thereof, cast for Hughes, as the above
 motion indicates.
 Carried
 l Under these motions each township
 k entitle to the number of delegates 1 following it's name below: Greggs ,; Biackiish, ;; Franks. :; Madison. ls;
 Tellico, ]; Johnson. ,; L'Anguille. ,, ' Prairie. {: Goodwin. 2; Wheatley, ]. 1 Moved by A. C. Word that com mittee of seven be appointed to confer
 with. and submit propositions to u similar committee already appointed by the Union Labor party; this com mittee to he hereafter given i,struc. tioas by this mass meeting, as to the character of propositions to bc sub 1 mitted.
 l Carried.
 1 This committee Is composed of the following tried and true gentlemen. Col, R. W. feevey, John l. Jones. John
 W. Aycn, F. ]. Medley. Dr. ] E. Stone, ! iDr. ]. x. Eaves, and II X. Martin. Moved hy ]. II Cole. Esq. that the democratic committee of seven. ap- pointed tomeet and submit propositions to Il like committee of the Union Labor party be empowered as follows. to wit; l The committee of seven democrats above named are hereby instructed to suhmit.to the Union Labor party com mittce Il proposition to the effect that 1 the Democratic party of this county is willing to divide equally the county offices with the Union Labor party; that each party shall have the right tu select it's own candidates, with restric- 1 tiuns equally upon both to select only white men. that sach committee shall select one ot it's number, and these two select committeeman shall throw heads or tails fur first choice of county officers, the committeeman win ming first choice shall then name one, of the eight offices of his party's choice, and the cotniiteeman winning second choice shall name one, of the seven remaining offices, of his party's choice, and thus alternately naming the pre- ferred otfices till all are named, giving each party four positions for which to name candidates, that tie Democratic party by convention, of whatever means 1t desires, selsct four candidates for the official positions falling to it's lot, and the Union Labor party have the same priyelepe; that neither party shall have authority to say that any particular persons shall not he named us candidates of the other party: that tho candidates of the two parties thus chosen, independently of each other shall be adopted by both, as the Citizen $ Ticket of St, Francis county, to be sup ported by both ut the general election. and, that it be suggested that bo.a parties come together in grand mass meeting for tho purpose of rttifying this Citizens Ticket, and renewing their pledges to the support of pure | county government.
 Carried
 Adjourned sine dio. O. P. WOLFF, J. l.. MORAN, Secretary. Chairman. that Contain Mercury.