The Forrest City times., 1904-04-08
The ballots were then collected and
counted and resulted as follows: Dan

lock, 10; y. w. Norton, =; ). I'll. Mann,
>; w. German, l.
The chair declared Messrs. Wylss,
Russell and Rolfe duly elected as dele
gates to the state convention.
On motion the three gentlemen re-
ceiving the next highest votes, viz: :.
NJ. Blalock, III. w. Lewis and n. W.
Norton, were elected as alternate dele
gates to the state convention.
The next order of business being The
election OF delegates to the Congress
sional Convention, the following gea-
tlemen were nominated, and on motion,
elected by reclamation: DR.. J. L.
McDougal, S. II. Mann, Daniel Bond
and Chas. Lewis.
As there will be no Judicial Conven-
ton, it was moved and regularly car
ried, that Hon. Walter German, chair
man of the Judicial Committee, be
authorized to certify the vote Of st.
Francis county for Hon. z. r. An
drews for Prosecuting Attorney, to
the proper authorities.
The next order of business being the
election of committeeman from this
county on the Congressional, Judicial
and Senatorial committees of this dis
trict, it was moved and regularly
adopted that the present incumbents,
towit: Congressional, James Russell;
Judicial, w. German; and Senatorial,
Judge j. 5. r. Cowan, be reelected.
The next order of business being the
| naming Of the members of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee to act for
the two years ensuing, as selected at
the several township mass meetings on
March 20, the following gentlemen
were placed in nomination by the dele :
gates from their respective townships,
and on motions were severally and COL
lectively elected to serve as committee
man as above:
Madison townshp-Walter Gorman
II. a. knight.
Telico townships. NJ. Blalock.
L'Anguille township-G. L. IIinson.
Franks township-T. j. Rowland
johnson township-G. G. Doris.
Nheatley township Fl. c. Smith.
Goodwin township--W. J. Jordan.
Prairie township-Hugh Coffey
Griggs township-E. l.. Taylor.
Blacklist township--A. Ashworth.
The chairman of the Executive Com.
mittee laid before the convention the
report OF the committee showing the
candidates receiving the highest mum.
Der OF votes at the primary election
held Ia st. Francis county on Saturday,
March 20, 1904, for the various State,
Congressional, Judicial, County and
Township officers; and thereupon, on
motion, the report was regularly
adopted, and all candidates receiving
highest number of votes in said pri-
mary election, as reported by the
Executive Committee, were declared
to be the nominees Of the democratic
y AZ ~. Il io6Slo
On motion the delegates to the State
and Congressional convention, were in-
structed TO vote for tire candidate re.
ceiving the highest number OF votes in
the democratic primary election, rs
shown by the report of the Executive
Committee, first, last, and all the time.
The business of the convention be-
ing practically ended, Chairman Cor
man asked the body to consider state
of facts and render their decision, for
the guidance of the committee in the
future. He went on to state that when
the Democratic Executive Committee
OF st. Francis county was first called
together, few weeks ago, to consider
the business of the campaign, it was
found that no less than three members
of said committee were ayowed candi-
dates for Office, whereupon the said
candidates, gave their proxies to Ger.
tain friendsf and they continued to
serve until their successors were elect.
ed on March 20; that there was DIFF
ference Of opinion among the other
members OF the committee as to the
legality and fairness of these proxies.
and that the committee could not
agree in whole. He therefore asked the
convention to rule upon the matter in
order that future committees might
have the benefit OF the wisdom of this
convention.
There was some discussion of the
matter, and many questions were pro-
pounded, after which it was moved
that whenever mem Der OF the Execu.
tive Committee becomes candidate
Tor a county Office. his membership
shall Immediately cease.
Looking to more definite under.
standing Hon. Il j. Williams. offered
the following resolution as IA substitute
for the original motion, and il was