The Green Forest tribune., 1894-08-02
Holt Sen at0rial Pr0ceedf. rs.

proceeding OF the Holt convention
that nominated Il. 6. Mitchell for
State Senator:
At the Democratic Senatorial
Convention, of the 3rd Senatorial
District, held at CarroIlton, Ark,
July Il, 1894, the following pro-
ceedings were had to-wit:
Convention called to order by
J. r. Holt, chairman of the Sena-
torial Committee, and organized by
the election of L. W. Clark OF
Newton county, as temporary
chairman, and II. L. Routh, tenn
porary secretary, after which the
the convention, on motion, made
temporary organization perma-
nent.
On motion committee of three
consisting of Louis Stamps of
Newton, A. i. Kinh and J. P.
Noorhies of Boone were appoint.
ed on Credentials. Committee re
ported the following delegates
present and entitled to seats: L..
W. Clark, Louis Stamps of New
ton; B. +. McMahan, j. r. Holt,
D. II. Perew, ii. L. Routh. J. p.
Voorhies and A. L. King OF Boone;
W. ?. Ramsey of Newton not be-
ing present as delegate from that
county. J. B. McFerin appeared
and acted as proxy for him. Car
roll county failed to send any del
egates to the convention.
On motion of A. l.. King noml-
nations declared in order. The
roll was called by counties, and
Judge D. III. Perew OF Harrison
placed the Hon. b. G. Mitchell of
Boone in nomination, which nom
ination was seconded by B. f.
McMahan. No other nominations
were made, and roll was again
called by counties, and Mr.. Mitch
ell received the six votes of Boone
ond the three votes Of Newton
ma6ipg nino votes in all; Carroll
county, which was entitled to five
votes, not voting, and Mr. Mitch
ell was declared the unanimous
choice of the convention for State
Senator from the Third Senatorial
District.
Mr.. Mitchell was then notified
of bis nomination, and appeared
before the convention and accept
ed, returning his thanks to TIE
oony ention and his friends for
their support and endorsement.
On motion q committee of
three was appointed ito select ~
Senatorial committee to servo the
ensuing four years, consisting Of
J. r. Holt, B. F. McMahan and
louis Stamps.
The committee recommended w.
F. Mitchell of Boone, and W. S.
Moore OF Newton, and that the
Central Committee of Carroll coun-
ty be requested to appoint "a com
hitteeman from that county, as
Carroll had no delegates in this
convention. The report of the
committee was adopted
No further business appearing,
the convention adjourned.
l.. W. CLARK Chairman.
II. L. RoUTH Sec'y.
The Banner and Times both
came out very boldly last week,
for Mitchell for State Senator,
each saying they had heretofore
had nothing to say on the subj ect.
TIE TRIBUNE had nothing to say
on the subject till unfair methods
were used, since which time our
columns have been denounelng
the partisan manner in which the
Newton county convention WAS
held, but more especially the Holt
convention since it was first called.
The Banner and Times both very
well know that the calling OF that
convention was ursurpation Of
power upon the part Of Holt.
Neither of them have attempted to
defend the action Of that self const-
tuted committee. phillips rcceiv-
ed 500 votes majority in the dis
tric', and the only committeeman,
L. L. Mex ennon, after repeated
endeavors to act in concert with
the other committeeman, declared