Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-21
A'SMALL POW-W0W
COMES Up IN ELEVENTH jOOi-
).
clAL CIRCUIT CON-
VENTiON.
:
Gov. Davis Friends Want Feffesen-
tation BASED on Vote for Govern
o.. But Are Defeated.
ov Davis Friends Want Fefresen-
wD. JONES FORMALLY CHOSEN

The judicial convention fof the
Eleventh judicial circuit met this
morning al the court house. in=tHe of
fees OF Judge /. NJ Elliott and or
ganized By the selection Of F. g.
Bridge as chairman and $. ]. fEunr
as secretary. The following dele-
gates were present: NJ. \. Austin.
w. f. sorrells, + &. E1fa@as=s. j.
Hunt. Z. J. ker3in. \. T. Wilt j.
w. Crawford, S. VI. TAYLOR and j. u.
Taylor, by proxy: !. l.. Norton. with
proxios for Lincoln county, and S. ].
Hunt with proxies for Howard ltobb
'. and :. l. Pendall of Desha county.
Judicial committeeman for the next
term were elected as follows. JET.
} ferson county, F. G. Bridges. \. I.
White. NJ A. Austin. S. NJ. Taylor
and s !. Hunt; Lincoln county. DR..
J. R. McLain and r. c. Mcbride;
Desha county, X. O. Pindall.
, W. d. Jones of Pine Bluff was nomi
mated fer prosecuting attorney for
the district, having received the ma
DIRTY vote at the Democratic primary.
Major White introduced the follow
ngs Resolution:
Be it resolved by the judicial con
yention Of the Eleventh judicial cir
alits sof Arkansas in convention assem-
"First That the judicial executive
committee for the Eleventh judicial
convention shall al the proper time
all "a convention of the delegates
epresentng the several counties OF
oI he Eleventh judicial circuit to meet
some time and place which in their
~ udgment they may deem proper and
light and in said call shall fix the ba.
6s o1representation in the next ju.
he 'icial convention on the vote cast
or prosecuting attorney at the last
Ql ,emocratic primary election held
larch 26 for that Office
second, That in said call said iu-
icia1 committee fix the basis of rep.
epresentation in said convention
us rseach two hundred votes or frac-
onal part thereof over 100 votes
tst at the last Democratic primary
ectlon for prosecuting attorney.
inlrd, That each county in the
re dicia convention be allowed one
degate at large to represent the
iunty.
IA Ihe resolution sought to change
ebasis of representation so that
termination for judicial Offices
3u1ds not depend upon the popular
lyS cast in each county but upon the
sis OI representation allowed each |
UNITY in the judicial convention.
ne - Norton of Lincoln county |
NeQ to amend by striking out the |
to M9" prosecuting attorney" and in
lRg governor making the basis
representation on the vote cast for
vernon and not for prosecuting at.
y7sE
AS produced warm fight in the
sSntlon between the friends of
k9aflnor Davis and his opponents.
s9nes were made for and against
0endments. Mr. Sorrells Mai.
5sNand Mr.. Austin contended that
,ak. te for Governor Davis in JET.
and S county at the next general
W S would not be a test of the
AZ ~ OF the Democratic party, for
No good Democrats in this county
~ lot vote for him. They argued
hio 1erson county would not then +,
Rir representation in the con-
Morton said that the vote for ,
Rr Davis in Lincoln and Desha j.,
9e would be a better test of the J.,
~ 1rength of those counties
&tAe vote for prosecuting attor-
WIS Nixon of this city, was
\ legate but asked to be heard. .
:" 'rrells in a spirit of fun said: Y