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hall as, said Gen. White,


there had been too much being done
already under coyer. Several times
during the session did Gen. and
Maj. White come together in heated
arguments. 1t was inaeed amusing
to lear and see these two gentle
men, one the mouth piece of the
McCoy-Core faction aad the other
the champion of the Gould.Alexan-
der crowd, meet in debate. f. M.
Hudson made an address telling
why be and Mr. Alexander, the
minority of the committee OIL ere
dentials, submitted their report.
He urged that the convention hear
the testimony in regard TO the first
ward convention. Mr.. Crawford
followed Mr.. Hudson. He. too,
asked that the first selected dele
gates of the first ward be seat
ed. Several lengthy talks were
made on this subject by r L.
Elliott, w. D. Jones and others.
Judge Jones made motion that
both delegations be seated A
vote was taken and resulted, ayes,
55, and noes so.
The delegates selected at the first
meeting in the Bailey building were
seated. This gave Gould aud Alex
ander strong following in the
convention. Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
White were elected permanent
chairman and secretary. Mr.. R. l..
Rutherford was nominated but was
defeated by Mr.. Taylor, the vote
being Taylor 40, Rutherford At.
Hon. W. D. Jones asked that a
committee of five be appointed to
name delegates to the state eonven-
ton. The motion was carried and
the chair appoin ted r. L. and J. II.
Rutherford, B. L. Goeio, S. T. VAR
and ". D. Jones. These gentlemen
retired and reported the following
list OF delegates, S. M. Taylor, John
NJ. Elliott, Edgar Brewster, W. 7.
Woodbridge, A. E. Mcneil, Arthur
Murray, S. C. Martin, J. W. Tucker,
Fl. NJ. Dial, J. S. Bell. J. T. and r.
L. Rutherford, Tom Phillips. G. E.
Lytle, D. c. Bell, J. 7. Mitchell,
Simon Bloom, Drew White, S. 7.
WAR aud ]. II. Pilklngton.
Jefferson county formerly had II
delegates in the state meeting but
the number was increased at Satur-
days county convention to twenty.
Gen. II. K. White made a motion
that the Jefferson county delegation
to the state convent ioa be instruct.
ed to vote to send Hon. :. NJ. Tay.
lor, OF this city, to the national
convention from Arkansas. The
vote on this motion was unanimous.
This, we think, was very thought
full on the part of Gen. White for a
more learned man than Mr.. Taylor
could not have been selected.
r. L. Elliott presented the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, 1t is charged that fraud s
have been committed in the late pri-
mary for county officers, and
Whereas, I I is the desire of this
convention that the nominees of the
party shall go before the people
without suspicion Of fraud. and that
full justice MAY be done.
Therefore, be 1t resolved by this
convention that committee OF five
shall be chosen by this convention to
/ investigate these charges and report
its findings to this convention on
the goth day OF June, 1900, and that
this convention shall re assemble on
that day to hear the report of the
com mittee and take such action in
committee and tie eyidence shall
show to be just and right. and the
follow ing named gentle mel are here
by appointed as such committee: r.
L. Rutherford. j. w. Tucker, NJ. + :.
Russell, d. G. Bell. f. A. Jarvis
Maj. N. t. White offered the folio W.
ing substitute to Elliott's resolution :
Resolved that it is the sense of this
convention that under the laws of
this state, regulating primary cleo
lions, IL is made the sole duty Of tile
county central committee to ascer-
tain and declare the result Of the
primary election, and tn determine