The Van Buren press., 1896-04-11
Democratic County Convention

Pursuant to previous notice the
Democratic County Convention of
Crawford county met at / 80 P. M,
last Saturday to canvass the vote cast
at the primary election and select
delegates to the different conventions.
There was full attendance and the
convention organized by the selection
of A. F. Miles as temporary chairman
and D. B. Locke temporary secretary.
The temporary organization was made
permanent. A committee was then
appointed to canvass the vote and
declare the result of the primary. The
committee reported the following as
having received majority of the votes
cast and declared them to be the
nominees of the party:
Jas. X. Jones for U. S. Senator.
Hugh A. Dinsmore for Congressman
9th District.
Dan W. Jones for Governor.
Reese B. Higgins for Sec y. Of State
John Black for Auditor.
E. E. Bryant for Chief Justice
Supreme Court.
S. P. Hughes for Associate Justice.
No contests in other State Offices.
A. F. Miles for Pros. Atty.
j. X. p. Douglass for State Senator.
s. S. L. L' Jeffers for Representatives.
R. B. Winfrey for Sheriff.
Lon Black for Circuit Clerk.
W. C. Bostick for County Clerk.
j. E. Smith for County Judge.
j. NJ. Scott for County Treasurer.
Will Bushmaier for Assessor.
w. r. Burn for Surveyor.
Giles Lucas for Coroner.
Geo. Vinsant for Constable.
The following resolutions were
presented and adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party of Crawford
county is unit in favor of the free and un.
| limited, independent coinage Of silver and gold
by the United States at ratio OF l6 to there
| fore be 1t
| RESOLVED, That this convention favors the
adoption by the State Convention OF instructions
| to the delegates TO the National Convention to
use their best efforts to secure declaration In
| the National Democratic platform favoring free
and Unlimited coinage of silver and gold by the
| United States at ratio of l6 TO l. independent
| of the action of other nations
RESOLVED FURTHER, That this convention
| favors sending delegates to the National Con.
| venton uninstructed as to any particular candi.
date for President but urges that they be In
| structed to vote for that available candidate
only, :who in their judgment honestly favors
and is best identified with the efforts to re-
establish the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
and gold. at ratio Of l6 to l, by the United
| States.
| WHEREAS, The present, by reason Of the
financial question pending before the people, ID
a critical time in the history of the Democratic
WHEREAS, The Democratic party of Arkansas
is overwhelmingly in favor Of the free and un.
| limited coinage Of silver and gold by the United
States, at a ratio of 16 to /, independent of the
action OF other nations and,
| WHEREAS, The Democracy of Crawford county
favors sending the strongest possible delegation
| to the National Convention, and recognizes In
Senator James X. Jones and James II, Berry
qualities of leadership, ability and integrity
| that will add strength to any delegation that
in accord with the Democracy of Arkansas on
| the financial questions touching the welfare oil
the people therefore, be 1t
| RESOLVED, That this convention favors the
| selection of James X. Jones and James II. Berry
| as delegates at large to the National Democratic
Convention. and our delegates 10 the State Con
yention are hereby instructed to vote for them
| as such delegates at large.
RESOLVED, That It is the sense OF the Conven
| ton that the State Convention after adopting Q
| State Platform and nominating a State ticket
| should adjourn to meet at some time subsequent
| to the Chicago convention for the purpose oil
electing candidates for Presidential electors and
such other matters as may come before said
convention.
Committee to select delegates to
State, Congressional, Judicial and
Senatorial Conventions reported az
follows:
STATE CONVENTION.
NJ. p. Locke. P. ID. Scott g. r. Wood Lee
Neal, Geo. w. Wagner. Tom Marlar. q. Kerr
| A. T. Miles, DR.. Youart J. L. Dement,, Conner
] Ward, Wallace Garrett l.. s. Stokes, Wallace
! Oliver. II. Comstock.
Alternate
| J. L. Blakemore, J. W. Riggs. Geo. c. Thayer
| l.. j. Wilson, Ed. B. Peirce.
| CONGRESSIONAL
! L. II. southmayd, E. L. Matlock, Jesse Turner
4 L. c. Locke, W. A. Jeffers.
| ALTERSATEs.
! II c. Wood, H. l. Fitzhugh, s. A. Miller, ]. c
! Love, A. Quesenoury
SENATORIAL AND JUDICIAL
Dix Hamm, J. 7. Jones, W. r. Boiling, J. N
Patton, Bud Galloway.
ALTERNATEs.
Virgil Hudson y. b. Locke, ]. +. Bushmaier
] . W. Moss, J. c. Wright
! After some consideration the follow
/ ing gentlemen were chosen as tn,
County Central Committee, to serv,
two years: