The Forrest City times., 1896-05-01
County Conventlons.

candidates Tor state. congressional, and judicial offices.
 The meeting was called to order by R. !. Williams, who stated the object 0f the meeting. .Ino. Gailng was chosen chairman. and NJ. \. Gaines and F.. l.. Nadakin. secretaries, Sec retary Gaines then read the call of the Executive committee.
 After receiving information that the meeting was called to select delegates to the county convention. which would in turn select delegates to the state. congressional and judicial conventions
 F.. '. Gray moved that the delegates to the county convention be first in- struc:ed on all above county offices The motion was seconded by Q. F. Wolff
 w. F.. Williams moved that the del egates ba instructed to vote for Has ley and Norton. and that for al' other offices. a primary be held between that time and the county convention. in which the democrats could vote for all except the county offices
 Prof. J E. Sanders moved as a sub stitute that the convention selec, twelve delegates to the county conventions, instruct them 10 vote for a primary for county offices. and that the chairman of the convention select three judges and two clerks to bold primary election beginning aS soon as the convention adjourned and continuing until : o'clock. in which democrats of Madi- son township could vote for their choice for all the offices above the county-the candidates receiving the highest number votes to be voted for Solidly by the delegates from Madison township. The motion Was seconded all others withdrawn, and it was nnan- imously carried.
 The chairman appointed !. F, San. deFs. F. Landvnigt and H r. Gorman as judges, and NJ. x. Gaines aud E. l.. Nadakin as clerks.
 lt was moved and carried that the judges aud clerks be required to keep poll book and register the name of the voter on the poll hook and upon his ballot. and number the ballots and yot- er's name consecutisely.
 The following delegates were placed in nomination, viz: Jas. Russell. F. A. Rolfe. O. F. Wolff. R !. Williams, Chas, B. Scott. ]. E. Sanders, Geo. F.
 Taylor, John GatIing. w. E. Mann. 0.
 l5. Rollwage, J. T. Brady. Sol Lewis
 E. T. Gray and J. F. S,one. After the nominations were closed, Dr.
 Stone and Mir. Gray withdrew. and the latter moved that the remaining twelve he elected by acciamaton. The
 motion was carried and the twelve 1 iirat-named gentlemen were unani- | nous y chosen as delegates. | It was moved and unanimously car 1 ried that the delegates be instructed ! ia. ,f1 f,,r ha foIl
 son Gulley. treasurer; F. B. kins-
 worthy. attorney general J. F. Ritchie. commissioner state lands: .Iunius Jor-
 dan, superintendent public Instruction.
 and w. C. Fincenheilpr. comm iSsioner
 of mines manufactures aud agriculture. | It was moved that the Madison dele I gation he insti ucted to vote solidly for 1 N. W. Norton for associate justice of
 the supreme court, and for Jas. Has | ley for congress. The motion was unanimously carried.
 It was moved and carried that the | delegates vote for r. D. McCullOch as | the second choice of the convention. ! It was moved that the convention | select two men and recommend them | to the county convention as members of the executive committee from Mad
 ison township. The motion was car
 ried. and Geo. r. Taylor. NJ. N. Gaines,
 R. J. Williams, C. B. Scott and Jn0. 1 Gatling were placed in nomination. | It was moved and carried that these men he selected by vote in the primary. It was moved and carried that the | judges and clerks certify the results of | the primary to the delegates to the l county convention.
 The convention then adjourned and the judges opened the urinary. The number of votes cast were 131, the result being as follows;
 For Governor-Dan W. Jones, 72; Jas. II iIarrod. 55
 For Secretary of State-Reece R. l IIoglns, 6l: ThOs. ". Newton, 36; A.
 C. Huh, 9.
 For Anditor-Clay Sloan. 67; r c.
 Monroe. 49; R. W. McFarlane, l; Jno. Black, 1.
 For Chief Justice--E. E. Bryant, 56;
 II. C. Bum 46; J. NJ. Hill. 6.
 For Prosecuting Attorney-Jo ohm T.
 Hicks, 24: It. R. Macon. ,.
 For Two Members of the County Ex- ecutive Committee-Geo. F. Taylor, S9; Nj. N. Gaines, 72: R J Williams, g: C. R. Scott, 2S; John Gating, 3l. We have been unable 10 get the re- port from all the townships. Franks. TelicO and Johnson, instructed for Jones'; Griggs instructed for Harrod, Blacklish and l. Anguille held no com ventiou. Goodwin dld not instruct for governor, and we have not heard from Prairie and Wheatley. Jones. Hogin. Norton, Hasley. and Hicks re- ceived enough instructions to insure the county for them, Sloan and MOn- roe are still in the race for the audi t0rshiD and Runn and Brvant for