The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-01-16
Congressional Committee Meeting.

tee lOr the ora congressional ulslTle
met in the parlor of the Hotel Wads
worth, Eureka Springs, Ark, OF
Saturday, at 2 p. m. Benton ant
| Van Buren, counties were not repre-
sented. The other counties wers
represented as follows;
Boone-A. l.. King, proxy for H
&C. Poynor.
Madison-Sid Garrett, proxy for
Clyde Lowry.
Newton-W. w Bearden, proxy
for W. S. Moore
Baxter-G. D. Jones, proxy for ",
F, Eatman
Marion-R, L, Berry, proxy for 7.
Il. Flippen,
Washington-J. ". Walker.
Searcy-W. J. Gates.
Carroll-C. G. White.
The meeting was called to order
by the secretary, and A. L, King was
elected chairman protein.
The following resolutions were in-
PRODUCED by ]. Wythe Walker, OF
Washington county, and were unan-
imous:
Be it resolved by the Democratic
Central Committee of the Bird Con-
gressional District of Arkansas;
LIST. That a Democratic primary
election shall be held at the usual vot-
ing places in each township in the
counties composing the 3rd Congress
sional District of Arkansas, ON the
day selected by said county for the
purpose of selecting candidates for the
Democratic party for the various state,
district county and township officers.
2nd, That this committee respect
fully requests that said election be
held under the law legalizing primary
elections, and that the Chairman of
the Democratic Central Committee in
the respective counties of this district,
shall therefore certify to the chairman
of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, said certificate to be mailed to
said chairman at Harrison, Arkansas,
the result of vote in his county as
shown by the returns from the vote in
the townships thereof; and the County
Committee of each county in said Con-
gressional district is urgently request
ed to preserve ballots and poll books
of said election i'll his county, carefully
and securely Sealed for six months
from date of the holding of the Coun-
ty Convention of his county, subject
to investigation and use in case of Il
contest on account of improper illegal
voting; and in case notice is received
that a contest will be instituted by Ell
Their of the candidates for the Congress
Sional nomination, that he hold and
preserve same permanently, subject to
request for possession of the same by
the chairman of the Congressional
Committee of the 5rd Congressional
District of Arkansas.
3rd. That the candidate receiving
the largest number of votes i'll the pri-
maries of all the counties of the 3rd
Congressional District of Arkansas be
declared the nominee for Congress
from said district.
4th. Whereas, in the selection of 4
Democratic standard bearer for the 3rd
Congressional District none but Dem
ocrats should be permitted to have
voice i'll the selection of the the candi-
date of the Democratic party; there
fore, be it resolved that no one shall
be permitted to vote for a Democratic
for Congress in said pri-
mary election, except known Demo-
Gratis and former Populists affiliating
with the Democratic party, and a
promise or pledge by any person aifil-
iating with any other political party
shall of itself be insufficient to entitIs
such persons to vote in said Democrat
ie primary election. All young BSsm
ocrats who will arrive at the age OF
Democratic primary election and tli
general election, shall be permitted t
participate in naming a candidate fofN
Congress in said primary.
5th. That the counties composing
the 5rd Congressional District of Ark
ansas, are by this committee urged 10
hold said primary election on Satur-
day, the Goth day of March, 1904, said
date being the date requested by our
Democratic State Central Committee.
9th, Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be, by the secretary of this
committee, furnished chairman of each
Democratic Central committee of the
counties of said district; and to the
Democratic press of the district, with
the request that the same be published
i'll conspicuous place until the hold
ing of the Democratic primary cleo
ton in each of the counties in said
district.
9TH. Resolved, that a Democratic
Congressional Convention is hereby
called to meet i'll the city of Marshall,
on the 18th day of June, 1904, to de-
clare the result of the primary election
for candidate for Congress; to elect
a. new Congressional Central Commit
tee, and to transact such other bnsi-
ness as may legally come before it,
and that in said convention each coun-
ty of the district be allowed the same
number of delegates as is allowed said
county in the Democratic State Con-
ventiou and that the delegates thereto
be selected by the county conventions
or mass meeting of said counties.