The Forrest City times., 1898-03-04
Democratic Executive Judic.a, Com.
 rnittee Meeting.

trlct, met at ? pm, Wednesday. March ?, 1898. at the Belser Hotel, in Forrest City, pursuant to call of the chairman.
 Upon calling of roll, the following members answered:
 5. II. Mann St. Francis county: II. 5. Derrick, Lee county; Greenfield Qaarles, Phillips county.
 A quorum being present. upon mo- ton S. II. Mann was elected chaii man and II. B. Derrick secretary.
 J. J. Baugh presented appointment as proxy for R. A. Dowdy. of White county.
 J. $. Dent presented appointment as a committeeman from Woodruff couu- ty' in place of Roy D. Campbell This creating vacancy in the committee. on motion J. E. Dent was elected d committeeman from Woodruff county.
 Judge E. D. Robertson presented his resignation. through Major Dent, which was on motion accepted.
 Mir. Qaarles introduced the following resolutions, and moved their adoption
 RESOLVED 1. That primary elee- ton IS hereby called to be held in the several counties of the First Judicial District of the State ot Arkansas on Saturday, the 7th day of May, 1898, for tue purpose of selecting candidates of the Democratic party for Circuit Judge ana Prosecuting Attorney of said dis trict, to be voted for at the general election to be held on the 5th day of September, 1898. That said primary shall be conducted by the same election officers as shall be designated by the County Central Committee of each county to hold the State primary of that date. That the names of all cau- ddates for sad offices shall be printed on the same ticket with those of the candidates for State offices, under the proper designation of the office for which each is a candidate. That i'm mediately upon the closing of the polls of said primary, the ballots shall be counted, the result thereof certified to by the precinct judges, and by them forthwith transmitted to the chairman of the County Central Committee, and by him delivered to tPe County Conyen- ton, heretofore called by the State com. mittee to convene in each county of the State on the 14th day of May. 1898. That said County Conventions of the several counties of the district shall have full power to act upon all qaes- tons coming before them pertaining to the nomination of candidates for Cir cult Judge and Prosecuting Attorney, and shall on the said 14th day of May cast up the returns laid before them for said officers, and the chairman auu sec retary of each convention of the coun- ties composing sad district, shall cer- tify and immediately transmit the find- ings of said County conventions in con- nection herewith to the chairman of said Judicial Committee, who shall pre- serve tue same and lay them before
 
 to meet at Forrest City, Ark, on the 25th day of May, 1898, to canvass said r0turns and declare the results thereof.
 RESOLVED ?. That the candidate found to receive the highest number of votes of the total vote of the district. cast at said primary election. for Cir cult Judge, shall be declared the nom- nee of the party for said office, and the candidate receiving the highest number for Prosecuting Attorney, the nominee of the party for that office, and the chairman and secretary of said Judicial Committee shall certify their names as such to the Secretary of State
 RESOLVED 3. That the County Cen. tral Committee of the several counties of the said district are hereby respect fully but earnestly requested to prompt- ly carry out the provisions of the fore going resolutions, to the end that party harmony shall be the chief element of a party contest.
 RESOLVED f. That power is hereby delegated to the County Conventions to be held throughout tEe district on said l4h day of May, to select one member of the perty, each, to serve as d member of the Judicial Committee for the ensuing two years. beginning with the adjournment of the present committee. after it shall have adjourn ed on the said 10th day of May"
 After some discussion the chairman ordered the roll to be called, and the vote was as follows:
 In the affirmative-Quarles, Derrick and Baugh.
 In the negative-Dent and Mann.
 A majority having voted in the af- l tirmative, the chairman declared the resolutions adopted.
 There being no further business the Committee. on motion. adjourned to meet at Forrest City on May 25th. 1898,