The Forrest City times., 1896-02-28
Republican Convention.

Pursuant to call, about fifty repub-
licans met at the courthouse Saturday
afternoon, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the county convention to
be holden next Saturday at the same
place, The while republicans were
conspicuous for their absence ,sonly one
being present,
FL. 5, paws, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, called the meeting to
order and stated the purpose for which
If was called, and proceeded to nomi-
nate DR.. d, NJ Darden as chairman of
the meeting, had called for a vote,
when WI. Purifoy arose and demurred
against the Tom Reed like decision of
the chair-that no one else could be
nominated. After considerable wraDg-
ling. and many opinions as to the
usages of conventions, j. Z. Jackson
poured oil ION the troubled waters by
moving the tabling of the whole pro-
ceedings aud commence anew. The
motion was carried, and Darden was
again put III nomination
Senator Visiting Dick Curtis was
then recognized 10y the chairman. and
III brief speech nominated w, l.
Purifoy.
After viva voce ballot, Darden
WAS declared elected chairman, amid
the cries of who done dat countin. y
The new chairman was conducted to
hiss seat, and thanked the convention
| for the honor.
A. NJ. Nash was elected secretary.
The chairman appointed Il. s Da-
Wis, j. L. Jackson, n. A. Hodges, l.
| w. Nelson and A. J. Smith, a COM
| mittee 10 select list of sixteen dele
gates. During the absence of the COM
| mlttee, Senator Curtis made a few re-
| marks. of which the following is an
| import:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:-I
knows what's what. | would like to
Say and will say just this, without fear
| OF favor or contradiction, anu a man
ufacturing republican, willing and
open one, and the pernipulation of dis
ere convention is so wildly rubicuned
that the action of the committee shines
through de blacklist cloud and dims
our angelic hopes, | knows what's
what, and dis way of republicans stray
ing from de beaten path, dis way and
dat way, Amt cording to the princIples
OF republicanism. as laid down by Abra-
ham Lincoln, and if he could SEE it he
would turn over in his coffin. This
precipitation Is for something in de
future. and de hand writing on the
wall warns you, Mr.. Chairman, to stop.
Don't do nothin under kiver-Fing
out your banner to the breeze, and
| don't perjure your soul. The work of
the committee is anticipated and the
odium Of perturbation will cling to
the hem of your garments until, Gabriel
blows de hora.n
Right here Curtis was called to order
by the chairman. who asked him II he
| luslnuated that he was to blame. Il
did All | didn't" was the reply; where
| upon the chairman said that Curtis WAS
gentleman. To which Curtis re-
piled: Il knows it, and am sorry for
| it,"
Amid confusion aud eloquence, the
names of the delegates were voted on
separately with the following result:
j. Z. Jackson, J. H. Blount. w. l.
Purifoy. ID. M. Darden, l.. j. Walker
G. f. Brown, V. Cranberry, II. S.
Davis. (. q. Bond, |. n Nelson, A.
NJ. Nash, n. A. Hodges, J. s. Buntyn.
Ben Stewart, A. Palmer, E. Boothe
h. Stewart, delegate at large,
The convention then adjourned, each
faction feeling assured that their
"pintS" were carried