The Forrest City times., 1894-05-11
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
me St. Francis County Convention convened at the Court House, in rorrest City, on Tuesday, May S,to Elect Delegates to the
 State, Congressional
 Judicial Conventions.

NiaNNe 1iNf UN utltHaItS rom the various townships.
 The convention was called to order at 7 o'clock by Hon. Van E. Izard, chair man Of the county executive commit tee. and temporary organization effect ed by the selection of Hon. o. E. Roll wage as chairman and J. NJ. Prewett as secretary.
 The temporary organization was made permanent. The chairman in few appropriate words couuseled we'll considered and harmonious action,
 The first business was the selection of the committee on credentials, which resulted Tn the election by the cOnven- tlon vote. viva voce, of w. $. Brookes, Jno. M. Davis and k. J. Williams.
 The convention then took a recess pending the report of the committee on credentials
 After recess the convention was call ed to order and the committee on ere dentials submitted their report.
 They recommended that the following delegates be declared the representa- tives of the various townships and en- titled to seats in the convention, to- wit:
 Madison township Geo r Taylor by V 5 lzard proxy, W Beck by E Hurley proxy. R J Williams, R A Haynie, 5 H Mann, J M Prewett, E Eldridge, G 5 Pettus, 0 B Rollwage, T c Folbre, N w Norton.
 Franks township-Jno NJ Davis. l. Scott. $ McDaniel by Chas Lewis proxy, W w Bryant by Sol Lewis proxy, John Lindsay, J E Richards Dan Wvlds.
 Wheatley township-W 3rookes, II c Smith,
 Goodwin township-John Dyal, Wm Jordan
 Telico township-F B Wolff, w E Fogg.
 Johnson township-Robert Brown. o E Doris.
 Griggs township-W R Kendrick, J N Eaves.
 But as to Blackfish and L'Anguille townships, the convention refused to take action and reported the following facts:
 The townships conventions were call ed by the county democratic executive committee for Saturday, the 5th day of May, 1894, to be held at the usual voting places in the several townships. In Blackfsh township four men met at 15-Mile bayou, which is not the usual voting place, and is in the extreme western portion of tue town ship, and assumed to hold their town ship convention and sent Sam AShwOrth as their delegate to the county conven- tion, instructed to cast the vote of the township for J. T. Hicks for proscecu- ting attorney. On the same day four other citiZeus of that township met at the usual polling place, in the eastern part of the township, but concluded, on account of the small attendance, to hold no convention. On Monday. the 7th inst, having learned of the action of their fellows ill the western part of the township they, with few others, met at the same place, the usual voting precinct, and held convention and sent w. COwan as their delegate to the county convention, instructed to cast the vote of the township for H F Roleson for prosecuting attorney, first judicial circuit.
 The township convention in L'An- guile township was held on Monday the 7th inst, instead of Saturday the 9th.
 Pending the vote on the seating of the delegates from these two township, it was developed that the decision Of the convention would affect the candl- date for the office of prosecusing at torney only, and it was manifest that decision either way would cause great issatisfaction. The candidates for this office came before the conven tion and agreed to relieve it of the re- sponsibility of deciding the question as 10 them, and to submit their claims to the county primary election or to a convention, in the interest of harmony. Then on the motion of R J Will Hams, which was seconded by N w Norton, the two delegates from Black fish township were admitted to seats on the floor of the convention, each en- titled to cast half of the vote of the township.
 The I'Anguille township delegate was also admitted to d seat ln the coll yentIon and entitled to cast the vote of his township.
 The business of the convention was then taken up ill regular order and the delegates were instructed to cast the vote of the county for the following candidates:
 For goyernor-EIon. James r Clarke.
 For Auditor-C B Mills.
 For associate justice supreme court I} B Battle.
 For secretary of state-H B Armis- tead.
 For attorney general-E B Kins- worthy.
 For treasurer-H c Hinton.
 For state land commissiOner-C B Meyers.
 For superintenent of public instruc- tiOn-Hon Junius Jordan.
 For congress, First district-Hon P ID McCullOch.