The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-12

a considerable extent. In the past the state convention has simply provided for the holding of primary, under rules to be formulated by the state committee. The rules adopted by the convention Wednesday cover almost every point that could be raised and leave little for the state committee to do beyond issuing the formal call for the primary and convention. The rules adopted by the convention apply also to county and district organiza- tions and constitute complete or ganic law for the government of Democratic party affairs.
 Election of Committeeman.
 Following the election of the mem bers of the Big Four on Tuesday af- ternoon, when the nomination of Sen ator Jeff Davis for one of the four places, introduced the only discordant element in the convention, the pro ceedings Wednesday were marked by complete harmony The only fight dVN ClopCu ONCl Iuc clOClloi Ol d Der of the national committee from Arkansas. The names of Guy B. Tuck CT, Judge w. M Kavanaugh of Lit tie Rock and w. M. Martin of Hot Springs, the present committeeman, were placed before the convention, but before the ballot was taken, Mr. Martin withdrew his name in a speech, in which he intimated that the events connected with the contest had brok- en a long-standing personal and -politi- cal friendship between himself and Judge Kavanaugh.
 The final result of the ballot show ed Tucker to have 422 and Kavanaugh TIT votes.
 Election of Alternates.
 Immediately after the convention convened the election of four alter nate elegates-at-large to the nation al convention was taken up. w. P. Fletcher of Lonoke, J. M. Spradling of Sebastian and John T. Hicks and Lewis Rhoton of Pulaski were nomi- mated by exclamation.
 The convention then received the reports from the district caucuses held Tuesday night and ratified the selection of delegates and alternates to the national convention, presiden- tial electors and members of the State Central Committee.
 Delegates and Alternates.
 The dpleg1teS and a1tprpataS from tbe congressional districts to the national convention are as follows:
 First-Delegates;. J. T. Robinson of sippi Alternates, A. H. Campbell of Woodruff and D. Hopson of Clay.
 Second-Delegates, Gustav Jones of Jackson and Dr. c. P. Pringle of Ran c. E. Bush of White.
 Third-Delegates, J. c. South of Baxter and c. A. Fuller of Carroll. Al ternates, Sam Nunnley of Madison and Garner Frazer of Van Buren.
 Fourth-Delegates, Jeff Sanderson of Miller and Sam Chew of Crawford. AL ternates, J. M. Bibb of Scott and J. J. Alling of Polk.
 Fifth-Delegates E. E. Mitchell of Conway and J. w. House of Pula ski. Alternates, J. J. Montgomery and Dan Bryan.
 of Jefferson and Joe B. Hughes of Hot Spring. Alternates, E. A. DuVall and H. B. Means.
 Seventh-Delegates l. J. Gaughan of Ouachita and J. H. Crawford of Clark alternates, Aylmer Flenniken of Union and John N. Wheeler of Bradley.
 Presidential Electors.
 The presidential electors in the sev- eral districts are as follows:
 First-L. c. Going of Cross.
 Second-D. L. King of Sharp
 Third-Wythe Walker of Washington.
 Fourth-Styles T. Rowe of Sebastian.
 Fifth-Thomas D. Brooks of Pope.
 Sixth-T. Havis Nixon of Jefferson.
 New State Committee.
 The new state committee, as selected by the district caucuses and ratified by the convention. is made up as follows:
 From Congressional Districts-First. B. Kay of Fulton; Third, Lewis Dowell of Boone: Fourth, o. T. Wingo of Sevier; Fifth, H. M. Jacoway of Yell; Sixth. Pitt Holmes of Cleveland; Seventh, w. K. Ramsey of Ouachita.
 Judicial DiStricts-First, J. c. Rem bert of Phillips; Second. J. H. Carraway of Craighead; Third, Ernest Neill of In- dependencce: Fourth. J. H. McElroy of Washington; Fifth. George O. Patterson Sixth. H. M Armistead or Pulaski; Sev- enth J. M. Goodman; Eighth, M w. ey of Little River; Tenth, R. A. Buck ner of Chicot; Eleventh. H. D. Palmer or Lincoln; Twelfth. w. J. Johnson of Se bastian; Thirteenth. Aylmer Flenniken of Uunion; Fourteenth, V. c. Bratton of Searcy; Fifteenth, J. F. McGee of Crawford; Sixteenth. F. M. Hanley of Izard; Seventeenth. A. J. Walls of Lon