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Weekly Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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The Lincoln County Democratic Conservative Convention convened in Star City on July 29, 1876, seated delegates, denounced a rival faction's separate meeting as fraudulent, nominated candidates for local and state offices by acclamation or ballot, endorsed A. H. Garland for U.S. Senate, and adjourned after ordering publication of proceedings.
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The Lincoln County Democratic Conservative Convention
Met at Star City on the 29th of July.
On motion, B. A. Wyatt was elected permanent chairman, and J. J. Bolls and W. H. Paschall secretaries.
On motion, the chair appointed a committee of three upon credentials, which reported the names of delegates and alternates entitled to seats: Mill Creek township, B. A. Wyatt, Wm. Payne, T. J. Julian and J. M. Meroney; Smith township, J. J. Bolls and W. H. Paschall; Silver Lake township, Samuel Lenox; Auburn township, James M. Ross and J. C. Cross; Choctaw township, G. Lockhart and W. D. Persons.
Grant, Kimbrough and Bartholomew failing to report, and this convention being apprised that the delegates from these townships were holding a separate convention at this time in Simmons hall, it was unanimously resolved by this convention that the action of those delegates is a fraud, and the delegates so acting are bolters from their party not having the interests of the democracy at heart, but being simply disorganizers, and we call upon the true and tried friends of the democracy to so denounce them and to treat any action of said delegates as bogus and with silent contempt.
This resolution was signed by each delegate whose name appears upon these minutes.
The following named gentlemen were put in nomination and elected by acclamation, save the representative and sheriff, who were elected by ballot: For congress, W. F. Slemons; state senator, M. M. Duffie; representative, H. M. Varnier; county judge, Wm. Brockman; sheriff, R. R. Rice; clerk, A. C. Cook; treasurer, W. S. Ellis; assessor, David White; surveyor, T. A. Ingram; coroner, J. S. Fish; delegates to the senatorial convention to be held at Toledo, county, August 1, 1876, Thomas Fletcher and T. J. Julian; delegate to congressional convention, Thomas Fletcher.
On motion, it was unanimously resolved to indorse A. H. Garland for the United States senate.
On motion, it was unanimously resolved to have the proceedings of this convention published in the Lincoln County Herald, Pine Bluff Press and Little Rock Gazette.
On motion, the convention adjourned sine die.
B. A. WYATT,
Chairman.
J. J. BOLLS,
W. H. PASCHALL, Secretaries.
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Star City, Lincoln County
Event Date
29th Of July
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nominations by acclamation or ballot: w. f. slemons for congress, m. m. duffie for state senator, h. m. varnier for representative, wm. brockman for county judge, r. r. rice for sheriff, a. c. cook for clerk, w. s. ellis for treasurer, david white for assessor, t. a. ingram for surveyor, j. s. fish for coroner; delegates thomas fletcher and t. j. julian to senatorial convention, thomas fletcher to congressional convention; endorsement of a. h. garland for u.s. senate; resolution denouncing separate convention as fraud.
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The Lincoln County Democratic Conservative Convention met at Star City, elected officers, seated delegates from various townships, passed a resolution denouncing delegates from Grant, Kimbrough, and Bartholomew townships for holding a separate convention as bolters and frauds, nominated candidates for various offices, endorsed A. H. Garland for U.S. Senate, resolved to publish proceedings in specified newspapers, and adjourned sine die.