Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-29
PROCEEDINGS IN FUL |.
OT he Sixth Congr ssion3l
Dis rict Commttea al
Rlso TT sday
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED PROVID-
ING FOR NOMINATION OF
CANDIDATE.
Convention at Fordyce on July 4 VIII
Declare Noa1ree for Democratic
Farty.
COUNTY PRIMARIES MARCH %

COUNTY PRIMARIES MARCH 2e
In response to a circular letter by
Nr Thomas c. Trimble. Of Lonoke
Eoaoke county. the members of tie
Democratic central committee o. tie
Sixth congressional district, met ia
Rison, Cleveland county, Tuesday an'
organized, and then provided TO. tie
nomination of Democfatic candidate
far congress.
David S. Hecaay. Of Hot sPins
county Was elected permanent ch3i7.
man; Y. i. standela. of Cleveland
eeaat eAailmaa Pee ten aHl &C.
Hampton, of Eoedyee. Dallas county
~ IH# aeHt seefctarT
TAa me@4e9s Of the committee pres.
aat We.e Is follows
Jefferson coQnty-#. b. Alexander.
Cleveland ea0ntF-N J. Stanfeia.
Saline county Not represented: d.
n. cloud the committeeman.
Lincoln coUnty-Judge John NJ. IL.
lott rroXy for II. II TalVer.
Dallas county-George Hampton.
Hot Springs county-W. S. Amis.
proxy for D. S. McCray
Garland county-Arthm Murray.
Proxy for J. L. Wadley.
Grant county-ANot represented w.
c. c. Borough, committeeman
Arkansas county-Not represented.
Desha county-Not represented, w.
F. Bessellieu committeeman.
Lonoke county-T. c.. Trimble.
After the organization of the com.
mittee they proceeded to provide for
the nomination Of a Democratic can
didate for congress-
The following letter from Hon. S.
NJ. Taylor, of Jefferson county, one Of
the candidates for the nomination.
was read before the committee
Pine Bluff, Ark, Jan. q, 1902.-To
the Democratic congressional commit
tee of the Sixth congressional district
assembled at Rison. Ark. January
90. 1902:
"Gentlemen-Being a candidate for
congress in this, the Sixth district
have no right to suggest to you the
manner Of selecting Democratic can
didate for congress, but will ask the
permission of expressing the hope that
you will give the voters of the district
an opportunity of declaring their
choice by ballot in the primary cleo
tions to be held March 20, 1902. Re
spectfully. S. NJ. TAYLOR .
A resolution was offered by Judge
Elliott which was later adopted. Mr.
Trimble offered a substitute to the
resolution uroviding that the contest
for the nomination be decided by ar
aggregate vote of the district, which
was lost The original resolution was
adopted by vote of to I. AS the
resolution gives in detail the call of
the committee and the provision made
for nominating candidate. the
Graphic prints the resolution herewith
in full:
"Whereas. 1t is made the duty of the
Democratic congressional committee,
of the Sixth congressional district to
take action and declare the manner Of
a candidate for congress,
and
"Whereas. the Democratic congress,
sional committee of this the Sixth
district. pursuant to call made by
Committeeman Thos. C. Trimble. OF
I.onoke county. is now on this. the
2Sth day of January, 1902. duly con
vened and organized at Rison, Cleve,
land county Arkansas, and
"Whereas, The manner of nominal
ing a Democratic candidate for Unite!
State senator as agreed upon by Sen
ator Jones and Ex-Governor Clarke
and the Democratic State Central
committee, satisfied and meets the ap
proval, as we believe. of the Demo
cratic voters; therefore.
BE it resolved by the Democratic
committee of the Sixth con-
gressional district, now duly in