Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-07-14
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Report OF Meeting, Together With
Rules Governing Primary Election.

AIuOlu, CudlTllldu Ol Tue beulOCl at-O
County Central Committee, the Dem
ocratic County Central Committee of
Miller county, Arkansas, met at the
City Hall in the city of Texarkana,
Arkansas, and was called to order at
10 o'clock a. m., by w. H. Arnold,
chairman, John N. Cook acting as sec
retary by proxy from Id. Ssnderson,
and the following members, on roll
call, answered to their names: Ward
2, Henry Moore; Ward 8, w. T. Burch;
Ward 4, j. w Paup; Garland town.
ship, r. Higginbotham; Days Greek
township, l. S. Few; Cleveland town.
ship, j. II. Sewell; Beech township, c.
e. Turner, by his proxy 7, II. Hull;
Homan township, W. R, Lambeth, by
his proxy H. b. Scofeld; Red River
township, j. M. Connor; Cut Off town
ship, T. E. Webber, by his proxy W.
f. Kirby; Lost Prairie township, G.. M.
Heryey, by his proxy j. W. Harris,
and Sulphur township, f. P. Bennett;
all being present except G, H. Kelton,
from Ward l.
The chairman filed with the Central
Committee a request in writing signed
by VIM. r. Kelley and j. d. Sander
son, applicants for the Texarkana
postoffice, requesting that the Central
Committee be called together for the
purpose Of arranging for q primary
election, to ascertain the choice Of the
Democratic patrons of said office for
postmaster. A motion was made by
W. F. Kirby that the seat of j. Fl.
Sewell be declared vacant, on account
of the non residence Of Mr.. Sewell,
and that the Central Committee pro-
ceed to the election Of q member from
Cleveland township to fill his place.
After full discussion and statement
by Mr. Sewell that his removal from
the state had not been completed the
motion was lost by vote Of five for
and six against-voting in the affirm
ative, Moore, Higginbotham, Hull,
Kirby and Bennett; negative, Burch,
Paup, Few, Scofeld, Connor, Harris
Mr.. Sewell did not vote. The follow
ing petition, signed by all the Demo
cratic voters of Cut Off township, was
read and presented:
To the Central Committee Of Miller
county, Arkansas:
The undersigned, who are all the
Democrats of Cut Off Township, in
Miller County, do hereby certify that
1t was not our intention to elect II. E.
Webber member of the Central
Committee to represent said Cut Off
Township, and we do hereby request
Mr.. Webber to resign from said Com
mittee as the member from this town
ship and we do hereby select and ap-
point to be the member of said Coun-
ty Central Committee from Cut OF
Township, Mr.. W. B. Booker, and do
respectfully request the said County
Central Committee to extend to Mr..
W. B. Booker all the rights and priv
ilcges of the member of said Commit
tee from said Cut OFF Township.
T L Wade, W G Wall,
S White, Joe G Thompson,
B II Means, Jordan Franklin,
A Iundley Givens, P M Booker,
w G Williams, Monroe Hawkins,
Hal Jones, L f Magee,
T e Hanna, N p Magee,
10 Magee.
Motion made by Henry Moore to
| lay the same on the table. Motion
lost. John N. Cook then moved that
w. B. Booker be recognized and de-
clared the member Of said committee
from Cut OFF township. F.P Bennett
questioned the right of the secretary
to speak and vote in said committee,
The chair stated that under the rules
passed by the committee the secretary
had the right TO speak and vote on all
questions coming before the commit
tee, and the motion was thereupon
put and carried by vote Of six for
and five against--voting in the af
6rmative, Paup, Few, Sewell, Sco6eld
Connor and Harris; negative, Moore
Burch, lligginbotham, Hull, Kirby
and Bennett. Mr.. Kirby withdrew
his vote before the result was an
nounced and declined to vote.
]. S. Few offered resolutions for the
government Of the primary election
and Henry Moore offered resolutions
as a substitute. Mr. Moore then pre-
sented and fled an agreement signed
by VIM, r. Kelley and j. D. Sander
son, a copy Of which agreement il
hereto attached and made a part o.
these minutes. A motion was then
made and carried unanimously that
committee of four be appointed by tn,