Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-04

Democratic candidates and dele gates from various parts of the state were numerous in Little Rock Satur. day. says the Gazette, They gath cred there preparatory to moving on to Hot Springs, where the biennial Democratic state convention opens Tuesday. All agreed that the attend ailce would be the largest and the proceedings the most interesting of any Democratic assemblage in the state since the famous GlenWoOd further conceded quite generally that if the convention concludes it's delil'= eralions within three days it will ac- compish wonders in a shorter tune ] than now seems possible.
 That the Democratic state central committee will have a busy day to- morrow is certain, owing to the sev- eral contests from counties where contesting delegations were elected. 1 The committee will be called 10 order 1 by Chairman o. B.. Gordon in the Ar lington hotel promptly at 10 q. m. When the business before it shall have been considered and acted upon, 1 the committee will be ready to sub init the roll of delegates to the con
 vention. Rejected delegates will have their final inning before the convention on Tuesday
 Will there be a turbulent time in the convention?" is a query often heard. No one seems wise enough to foretell with any guarantee of ac- curacy wherther the dove of peace will settle upon the Auditorium at Hot Springs this week, or whether the sessions will be attended by stormy demonstrations. At present volcanic indications are not alarm ing. The predictions of harmony are predominant.
 Defernng to Hon. J. $. Little.
 As far as discernible, there is no disposition from any source to op- Lose the wishes of Hon. John $. Lit
 tie, who will be declared the nomi- lee for governor, as to the personnel of the Democratic state committee the next two years. For that reason it is said to be probable that Judge Little's choice for state chairman will be ratified by the convention Hon. R. w. McFarane of Greenwood long a neighbOr and close political has been regarded by many as the nominees probable choice for the committee chairmanship, but it is not ] known that MT. McFarlane would ac cept the post The talk heard most now is that either John I' Rutherford of Pine Bluff or Jo F'rauenthal of Conway may be picked for the place, and that John H. Page will be re- l elected secretary.
 Mentioned for Gavel HonOrS.
 Col Oscar L. Miles of Fort Smith i is mentioned for either temporary or | permanent chairman of the cOnVen- 1 ton For the permanent chairman ship, however, Judge J. H. Evans of Bonneville and Congressman Charles l C. Reid of Morrillton are most ire quently suggested.
 Two Interesting Contests. The United States senatorship is not likely to monoplize the center of the stage at the convention. Aside nom that feature. there will be but wo contests of unusual interest. These are the struggles for the nomi- nation of commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture and for railroad commissioner for the north western district. The contest for railroad commissioner in that dis i trict will be settled by delegates from the IS counties embraced in the dis ] trict. These counties are Benton, ! Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison. Newton. Perry, Pope, Pu
 ski. Searcy. Van Buren, Washing
 r and Yell The candidates are R. F.. Allen Of Crawford, J. Polk Fan