The Forrest City times., 1912-04-12
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

s ds i4iitd tO OFutf D9 N. b. NelSOD, chairman Of the democratic central committee, and was organized by the election of s. Nj Blalock. chairman. and J. NJ. Wilson, secretary.
 The chair appointed a committee on delegation, basis of representation and credentials as follows: r. ". DeRo>sitt. NJ E. Norfieet and Eugene Williams. This committee was or ganized by the election of F. ". De- Rossitt as chairman.
 The committee retired and brought in it's report which was unanimously adopted by the convention as follows:
 We your committee on delegation. basis of representation and creden- tials, beg to report as follows:
 That We find the person hereinafter named are the duly authorized dele gates 10 the county. democratic con yention ot St. Francis county, from the respective townships, wards and corporations, respectively. duly eiec- ted and qualified at the primary cleo tion held March 2, last:
 Madison township. lst ward-J. R. Norfieet. F. c. Pettus and Ed Fisher.
 2nd wafd-Eugene Williams, J. D. Baugh and J. s. R. Cowan
 3rd ward-F. w DeRossitt. J. o. Rush and R J. Williams.
 Court House Box-M. B. Norfeet and James MeCutchen.
 Madison Box-F, NJ. Ghaney.
 Griggs township-C. C. Fogg and John Hall
 Round Pond lGriggs twp )-Chas. Fleming
 MoseIey School House-Frank Fisher.
 Johnson township-J. T. Smith, Joe Logan, Win Peeyy and John Armstrong
 Telico township-S. NJ. Blalock, J. '. Gasbeer and J. NJ. Wilson.
 L,Anguille township-J. T. Thomp- son
 Franks township-L. J. Pugh, c. R. Hines. Pete Lewis and Will Pip kin.
 Franks township (Bonair box Bob Britain.
 Prairie township-uenry Jordan
 Goodwin township-F. E. Dyal and J. J. Reedy
 Wheatley township-H K Smith, Hardy SorrellS and A. C. Bratcher.
 West Blacktsi-Sam Ashworth.
 We, your committee, would further recommend that all proxies to this committee, be recognized and allowed.
 We find that the number of demo. cratic votes cast at the general cleo ton held in September 1910, entities St. Francis county to seven delegates to the state convention in Little Rock on June ,, and recommend that the following named gentlemen be elected as delegates 10 the state con- yention, towit:
 Regular delegates-F N DeRossitt. J. E. Terry, NJ. E. Norfeet, F. NJ. Clancy, T. A. Buford, s. II. Mann, W. F. Williams.
 Alternates-Ed Landvoight, N. B. Nelson, Geo. A. Hurst, T. b. Carr. F. II. Rolfe, J H. Stevens, 0. R. Rollwage.
 We further recommend that the following resolution be adoptad:
 Resolved, That il is the sense of this convention that no proxies be allowed when the vote of St. Francis county is cast upon any proposition that may come up for consideration 1 before the state convention.
 We would further recommend that J. S. l.. Cowan be elected congress sional committeeman.
 We would further recommend that E. 4. Rolfe be named as delegate from St. Francis county to the con- gressional convention.
 R. ]. Williams was named as com. mitteeman from St. Francis county to serve on the Judicial lChancery) Com mittee
 We further recommend that all candidates in the last primary who having received a plurality vote, be declared and are hereby certified the nominees of the democratic party and the delegates from St. Francis county are hereby instructed to cast their votes as a unit at the state convention upon all questions that may come before said convention.
 The following resolution was offered and adopted:
 Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this convention and this body desires to go on record here as endorsing Champ Clark, of Missouri, as it's first