The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-03-27
DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION.

Paragopld. Ark. March % A mass
! conyeIiion of the voters uf this county
/ was held at the courthouse Yesterday.
+ IL had been called by the cuiiIV central
committee for the purpose nf eleciing
delegates to the judicial and congres.
sional conventions. But "a great mum
/ Der or people were diSsati, fed with
this arrangement and the committee
IN the convention yesterday recesipd
from Its former action. aHd then hy
UNANIMOUS vote Of tie convention fixed
the date of the primary eirctiun for
Saturday. June q. instead ~ July Is.
as heretofore advertised IN the Cum
mercial Appeal. The primaries will
be made legal and uu ont- bat uuajiIieC
voters wlio are known to be- Democrats
VIII I've allowed Ia vote Instructions
.iil be given at the primaries far State
congressional, judicial aud comfy oil :
ces. The cHivruiiou elected the fol-
lowing delegates and instructed them
| 10 vote as a unit un all candidates in
struci-d for III the primaries: STATE
delegates. a Berlig. L. II. Wil.c0ck-
SON. j. ID Block. T. B. Kitchens. II
| L. Caviti. E. l.. Boboitt. j. ". Webb.
j. W. Hardy; congressional delegates /:
| W. :. Luna. W. 4 ". Mcdaniel. ] j..
y. Block q L Br-ckinridce. f. l..
Bobbilt. J. NJ. Lloyd. r. \. Spillman.
c. e. johnson. W Z. Spire>: judicial
delegates. Hagl, sullivan. j. X. Faylor.
X. Jackson. W. q. Lane. j. ". Hardy.
A. Bertig. j. ID Back. A Z. Mack.
he county central committee WAS re-
organized aud y. T. Mack elected
Chairman and L. w. Moss secretary.
The abave is Reproduced in The
Times for the purpose of suggesting a
most satisfactory, and we might say
the only proper way for Democratic
Executive Committee 10 promote. en-
courage and maintain party urganiza-
tion- 1t eliminates fre.a the proceed
iBgs of the executive committee any
appearance ofibossisn Ii adverlises the
TACT that the committee is the servant
! and not tue boss of the Democratic
party. and that it has proper appre-
citation of its position. II invites CON
fdence from the rank aud iils. and is
an assnrance In them that they shall
, be entitled to "A Voice in shaping tie
, destiny of the party. 1t invites
al expression from the people.
and gives an opportunity TO
base the acts of the party upon the
| combined wisdom of its supporters. II
is democratic. to say which is TO en-
! dorse it in the highest term in our
vocabulary.
LIE TINES hopes that the demo
cratic party in this county will conduct
It's business upon some such high
plane We hope it will select its CAN
didates by.a legalzed primary election
from constable no. including the con-
gresham. tlie prosecuting attorney. all
state officers. United States senator. II
ais. net skipping "A single office. no
matter how Insignificant nor how r.
mote. A convention for the purpose
of selecting Delegates to other conyen-
tions. is all right. 1t is necessary. nov
ever. to select men who will abide the
instructions of their party. Before or
after they are selected instruct them.
This is the only Means Of democratic
expression. Ii is the only method by
which the hnmblest member of the
party can WELD an equal Influence
with that of his more fortunate BROTH
or democrat.
1t is fair. il is honorable. il is just.