The Forrest City times., 1898-02-25
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township to the County conven-
ton shall be one for every twenty
five, or majority fraction thereof,
of the votes cast for Gov. Jones in
1896.
Each township shall be entitled
to one committeeman, except Madi-
son township, which is allotted two
committeeman.
The following resolutions were
offered, but were rejected: ;,
Resolved further, That if on
canvass of the vote cast at the
primary election held on May the
7tb, 1898. by the democratic COM
mittee it should appear that for
any Office no candidate shall have
received majority of the votes
cast for the Office for which he
may be candidate; then the Ex-
ecutivc committee shall. immedi-
ately order another primary to be
neld on the 22nd day of May, 1898,
at each Young precinct in the
county by the same officers who
held the primary on the 7th day of
May. ut which last election only
the two candidates shall,b be voted
for the same office who received
the highest and the next to the
highest number of votes cast for
said office at the primary to be
held on the 7th day of May.
Resolved further, That no VI =.
cast at the primary that may b,
held on the 22nd day of May shat
be counted unless cast for cand;
date authorized TO be vote for h,
the proceeding resolution ,bot IN,
returns shall be made L the secra
tary within three de vs and ~,
vote canvassed wit .in five day.
after the SAID prim arv bv the Ex
ecutive committee and the resnI
declared, the ca ndidate receiving
the majority of all the votes cas-,
Tor any one Jffice TO be declared
inc nominee of the Democratic
party for 50 Id office
In vie" of this action Mr.. Bla
lock one Jred the following resolu
ton:
mes olved. That 1t is the sense Of
TINS committee, and is therefore
ORC cred that this question BE sub
10 dted to the democracy of St
francis county, for decision by
vote at the primary election to be
held on May 7. 1898, and that to
this effect all tickets to be used al
said election shall have printed
upon them the words "For Majority
Rule" and "For Plurality Rule
and that each voter shall express
his choice, and the further action
of the committee on the question
shall be governed accordingly.
| The resolution was LOST. Ayes.
Gaines (2), Blalock GU. Pogg, total
5; nays, Fletcher, Kerdrick (2),
Scott, Smith and Wilkerson, total
| AT this juncture the resignation
of General Taylor was read and
accepted and ordered placed upon
the minutes Of the committee pro-
ceedings.
NJ. n. GAINES, ESD.
Sec, Dem. Executive Com.
DEAR SIR: Having become candi.
! drte for the Democratic nomination for
| County and Probate Judge, | hereby
tender my resignation as member of
| tile committee.
| After mature reflection. | do not
think. 1T best to participate in shaping
! the policies of the party from whom
nope 10 receive the nomination, nor do
L deem 1t in accord with the eter-
nal illness or things to participate in
the selection of. judges and clerks of
such election.
l regret To sever my connection with
delegation, each one of whom | have
the highest personal regard for. and
with whom ! have had the most pleas
ant relations; yet | have every conf
dence in your ability to act wisely for
the party we have loved so long.
Trusting your deliberations may be
harmonious. and that nothing VIII be
done to occasion dissension i'm our
ranks. and assuring you that whatever
may be Your actions, will receive my
unqualified endorsement, | remain
Very eroly yours,
GEO. L. TAYLOR.
Chr. Dem. Ex Com.
Accepted and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
Hon. John Calling was unani-
mously elected to fill The unex-
pred termro. exChairman George
2. Taylor.
The following resolution of re.
spect was passed and ordered |
placed upon the minutes.
Whereas, George p. Taylor, the |
honorable chairman of this COM
mittee, has resigned his relation
with the sane; be it