The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-05-08

/ Hams. Eec. l.. Taylor. -. Is. Rollwage.
| :. N. Rauck.
On r.ntion The six gentlemen named
were declared elected.
A motion 70 instruct for all officers
| from governor down prevailed. \ mo-
ton to instruct for Dan w. Jones for
governor. was carried. BlackiiSh and
Griggs townships voting in the mega
i've. and for James II. lIsrrod. A
motion to make it unanimous WAS lost.
On motion the following ilstructiQns
were unanimously adopted: For Sec
rotary of State. Reeoe B. Hogins, for
Associate Justice. Hon. n. w. Norton.
notwithstanding his withdrawal; for
| Commissioner of Mines, Manufacture
and Agriculture. w. G.. Nincenheller;
| for Treasurer. Ransom Gulley: for
Auditor. Clay Sloan: for Commissioner
of State Lands, j. +. Richie; for Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction. j.
j. Jordan; for Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court. Judge Edgar +. Bryant;
for Attorney General, E. B. kinswor-
thy.
The delegates to the judicial conven-
tiou were UNANIMOUSLY instructed to
vote for Hon. John L. Hicks.
Delegates to the congressional con-
vote of st. Francis county sfor Hon.
James IIasley for congressman. with
Hon. L. ID. McCuIloch as second choice.
On motion the delegates to the sew
eral conventions were instructed to
cast the vote of the county as unit
and that no proxies be allowed.
On motion JAS. Russell WAS endorsed
as the choice of the st. Francis conn
~ democrats for the position of dele
gate to the national convention from
the First congressional district.
On motion Hon. w. Nj. Fishback.
Senators James X. Jones and James
I'll. Berry. and Gov. James p. Clarke
were endorsed as the choice of the dem.
ocrats of this county for the positions
of delegates to the national convention
from the state at large. and the dele
gates to the state convention were in
structed to cast the vote of the county
for them.
1t was moved and carried that the
gentlemen who were recommended in
the township conventions for the posi-
ton of executive committeeman be the
choice of this convention.
The following named gentlemen
were then named 10y their respective
township delegations tn serve for the
ensuing term of two years as executive
committeeman from their respective
townships: WheatIey township. j. Il.
West; Franks township. J. l.. Scott ::
Madison township. Geo. p. Taylor and
NJ. n. Gaines; TelIco township. Geo.
NJ. Rowland; Goodwin township. j. s.
Ellege; Johnson township. w. r.
Fletcher: Griggs township. w. r. Ken
drick: Blacktish township. Sam y s'i-
worth: Prairie township. G.. VI. Will
kinson; l. 'Anguille township, Chas. NJ.
Hill.
On motion the convention named
Saturday. June 18th. AS day for hold
ing primary election for all county
and township Offices.
There being no further business, the
convention adjourned sine die.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the county convention. the newly
elected executive committee met in the
court room and the secretary furnishes
the following report of their proceed
ings:
Pursuant to call The County Execu-
tive Committee assembled at the court
house, in Forrest City, Ark. Saturday
afternoon, May =, 1896. and organized
by choosing Gen Geo. Z. Tay Tor chair.
man and NJ. y. Gaines secretary
There were present. Geo. L. Taylor
and NJ n Gaines. Madison township:
]. r.. Stockard, Goodwin township: j
l.. Scott. Franks township: Geo. VI.
Rowland, Teiico township: J r.. West.
Wheatley township: w. Il. Kendrick
Griggs township: Robt Brown. john
son township. Blacklish, Prairie and
L'Anguile townships were not rep
resented.
The first order of business was en-
crossing the following petition from
the various county cand dates wit !:
70 the Honorable Democratic Execu-
| tive Committee o. st. Francis Coun-
Nv:
| We would respectfully suggest and
petition your honorable body. that in
consequence of some irregularities and
! dissatisfaction in regard To our prima-
~ election as heretofore held. that you
! give US legaliZed primary election
which we think will give entire salts.
faction to all candidates. Signed:
". j. Matthews,
y. e. Folbre,
-. T.. Doris.
.lno. 5. II. Cowan,
! h. L. W alker.
j. A. Lindsey,
q. l.. Mallory,
Jas. Brown.
% f. HambletOn
/ ". f. Williams.
The hour being late, the commit ee
adjourned after passing the following
resolutions:
Moved seconded, that the com
mittee meet at =. m. May II, 1896.
at the office of Geo. L. Taylor, i'll the
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