Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-05
By the Denoocretic County conven- tion=-prinnary Set for
 June 18th.
PROCEEDINGS SATURDAYS CONVENTION

of the judges in each voting pre- cinct to hold said election, and if more than three candidates run for Sheriff, that the others be, and they are hereby authorized to se- lect represent tative who may be present at the polls during the vot- ing and counting of the ballots, and that the candidates for Prose- cutting Attorney be, aud they are also authorized to have a represeu- tative present at the polls, the same as provided for candidates for Sheriff; and
 Be it further resolved, that when it becomes necessary for any voter to have his ticket made out by one of the judges, that same be done in the presence of all the judges and representatives of other candidates, unless otherwise requested by the voter himself; and,
 Be it further resolved, that with the exceptions herein above set out, the said primary, as far as practi- cable, be held under the State law for lega,ized primaries.
 Mr s. M, Taylor raised the polnt of order that the resolutions were out of order, and spoke at length in favor of the same, declaring Shat it was preeedented and an eneroach- ment upon the prerogatives of the County Central Committee. The contestants, he said, had been noti- fled to take depositions in support of their petitions, which had been done at a great expense, and now that they were ready to establish their right to be declared the legal nominees of the primaries held on Mays7, and had compiled with the directions of both the old and new Central Committee, the speaker de- clared, they should not, now be forced to surrender their nomin- ations which they believed they had established by the testimony of witnesses, and be compelled to run the race over again.
 The chair sustained the point of order, whereupon MT, W. G. Street moved an appeat from the decision of the chair.
 The appeal was discussed by Messrs. Street, S. M. Taylo N. T. White, W. D. Jones, J. W Crawford and Steve Galligan at length, after which there was a demand for a call of the roll.
 The ballot resulted in 39" yeas for sustaining the decision of the chair and52 mays" against it, whereupon the decision of the chair was over ruled.
 Mr. Galngan then moved the adop tion of his resolutions, and the roll being called, 65 votes were cast for the adoption Of the same as against 27 noes.
 MT. Gailigan then offered the fol- lowing resolution, which was adop- ted;
 Whereas At a previous meeting Of this convention MT. Lee Quattle. baum was named a central commit teeman from Dudley Lake township but since that time said township has duly and legally elected Central Committeeman from sald township by the voters thereof.
 Therefore be it resolved that Mr. J. W. Tucker be aud he is hereby de- elared the Central Committeeman from said township in place of said Lee Quattlebaum.
 Mr. Simon Bloom moved to re- consider the vote by which Mr. ". c. Roundtree was made q member of the central committee by the con- vention, Mr. s. B. Browndeld hay ing been recommended by Richland township. Carried, and Mr. Brown field declared the committeeman from that township.
 
 MT. ". F. Coleman moved a recon.