Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-05-07
ALL STRAIGHT. #THE COUNTY TOWNSHIPS co FOR A
 STRAIGHT TICKET. Proceedings Of the Conventions of Ioifer- son and Dudley Lake TownshIps
 Held Saturday
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The Jefferson township l}em0cfa tie convention met at the call Of the committee Meeting called 70 order hy Chairman ] D. Bush and object of the meeting stated
 On motion of " \. Davis. I. b. Bush was elected chaifman Of tha meeting. By motion of R ". Boyt, ". 4. Davis was elected secretary.
 On motion of Samuel Jones he Following resolutions were adopted:
 WHEREAS. We believe that cer- tain officers of this county have been filed b4 Republicans elected by Democratic votes long enough. and knowing, as we do, that the Demo- crats of tie county pay S5 per cent of the taxes or the county, it is nothing hut right and just that to ti1c tssS spayeis beleaer tltc astlils
 And, believing that we can elect a straight Democratic ticket fairly without intimidation or fraud. we instruct our delegates to the county convention to meet in Pine Bluff May F. lS94, to vote for q straight Dem- oeratic ticket first. last and all the time. and that all nominations for county officers be made by county primaries, and we demand that the school funds be and remain in the hands of the taxpayers of the re- spective districts.
 There being some difference of opinion as to whether the county convention would elect delegates to a judicial convention or not, our del- egates were instructed to vote for the delegates 10 be instructed vote for John NJ. Elliott for judge of the llth judicial circuit and Smith C. Martin for prosecuting attorney, fl such delegates were elected, and if not, said officers to be nominated by primaries.
 The following gentlemen were elected as delegates to the county convention: David Duncan, " A. Davis, ] W Holley and c F. Hud- son.
 On motion of R. ". Boyt, W. X. Davis was elected as q member of the county central committee, and the following township central com mittee was elected: " A Davis, !. W Honey, C F. Hudson, G C Monk and J A Daniels
 The Secretary was instructed to furnish q copy of the proceedings to the Pine Bluff papers with a re- quest that they publish the same.
 There being no further business be- fore the meeting, on motion of c E. Hudson, the meeting adjeuned sub feet to call of the chairman.
 j. D. Bgsif, Chairman. ", A.DAyls, Secretary.
 
 Dudley Lake. Pursuant to call the Democrats oi Dudley Lake toWliship met in con uentiob last Saturday at o'clock D. m.
 The meeting was called to order by ] ". Tucker chairman of the township committee Mho explained the object of the meeting
 On motion AIr. J N Tucker WAS elected chairman and $ Galligan see tretary ftheeoneentiaD On motion Ethe following candidates fUr state offices were instructed for.
 Capt. J F lsitchie iO1' Land Com missioner; Prof. J Jordan for Supt- of Public Obstruction and H. C. Hinton for State Treasurer.
 On motion ! " Tucker and $. Galligar were selected as delegates to the county convention to be held in Pine Bluff on May r, and E. r. Harper and ] $. Rutherford as al- fernatcs On motion T P Earrelly, " G, critfendon and $. Gilligan were appointed q committee to draft resolutions. and after T short time the committee reported Il full set oi resolutions strongly indnrsing tic proposition for q straight ticket and