Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-06
Changes In Union Offices Likely.


IN Little Rock next week. The meet
ing promises to be one of the most
interesting and important ever held
In the history of the organization, as
some questions of unusual interest
are to come before the farmers. R.
M. McCulloch of Beebe, chairman of
the Executive Committee of the I'M
ion, who has been attempting to Sc
cure the auditorium, has been mott
fled by Mayor Duley that the hall
was at his disposal
1t is thought that $50 or 300 mem
bers of the union, representing various
locals drought the state, will attend
the annual meeting, which will prob
ably last three days
One of the important actions to be
taken will be the election of officers
for the ensuing year Many believe
that there will be some important
changes among the present Office hold
ers. 1t is generally understood that
the name of Ben l.. Griffin of Con-
way, present secretary of the union,
will go before the meeting when it
becomes time to elect a president.
whether the name of J. B. Lewis,
president of the union, will again go
before the convention for reelection,
is not known. 1t is also understood
that the friends of Alec Davis of Bee
be, secretary to Mr.. McCulloch, will
push him as a candidate for secretary
to succeed Ben Griffin. It is believ-
ed that R. H. McCulloch will be re-
elected
Delegates to the national cOnven-
ton, which will convene September
at Fort Worth, Tex, will also be
elected at the state meeting. Ten
or twelve delegates will be elected.
Among the matters to be taken UP
at the state meeting will be the pro-
ject of systematizing union warehouse
business in Arkansas. One or two
plans are under consideration and
these will be taken up and a decision
will probably be reached Several
constitutional changes. which may In
volve the remodeling of the constitu-
ton of the union, will probably be
considered. They were taken up at
the last meeting, but no action was
taken Prominent union officials state
that the contemplated changes are of
minor importance. The problem of
cotton acreage and union cotton price
will also probably cause a spirited dis
cussion.
Some of the locals in the state
have instructed their delegates to take
up the investigation of charges against
union officials to the effect that they
dabbled in politics in the recent state
Democratic primary election. Wheth-
er this investigation will be made is
only a matter of conjecture. One
any one who attempted to bring up
the political controversy would have
his head clipped off in a minute" de-
claring that the convention would
without doubt refuse to take up the
matter.
The Executive Committee of the I'M
ion will meet Monday in Little Rock to
take up any preliminary matters per
tanning to the state meeting. The
annual Farmers Union campaign,
which has been waged throughout the
state, will close Friday night with a
big barbecue at Conway Union Off
GERS believe the campaign will result
in much good for the union.
Gov. Little Goes to ST. Joseph, Mo.
Governor John S. Little, accom-
panied by DR.. Hesterly, left Green
wood Saturday morning for st.
Joseph, Mo-, where Governor Little
will be treated in private hospital.
During the past several months sew
eral prominent specialists have been
in Greenwood for the purpose OF
| examining Governor Little and all