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whereas We believe the call for this convention to meet at this time was untimely, unwise, and uncalled for except for the purpose only of per- fecting a temporary organization of the new committee, and whereas we further believe that the best interest of all persons concerned can be best subserved and justice and fairness more fairly provided for by the pres ence of the delegates in person and not by proxies.
 Therefore be it resolved that this convention now assembled name A. T. Whitelaw as temporary chairman and s. J. Hunt as temporary secre- | tary and adjourn subject to call by l the chairman thus named, provided when such call is made same must be published for at least three weeks ill every newspaper published in the counties of Jefferson, Lincoln, and | ing be given each delegate and alter nate delegate from each county in person Or by registered mail at least ten days before said meeting and at such meeting no delegates vote be cast by proxy, but in the absence of delegate his vote be cast by an alter nate, if present, i'll person.
 Provided, further, that whenever a majority of such delegates shall peti- tion said chairman to call a meeting of said convention it shall be his duty to issue said call within ten days after receiving said notice; provided, further, should he fail to issue said call in said time then the delegates so petitioning may publish said call as above set out.
 This resolution was voted down and the question of the Lincoln delega- tion was taken up. Hon. w. B. Sor- rells arose and charged that Chan cellor John M. Elliott had "traipsed" all over Lincoln county and had se- cured blank proxies which were later
 
 filed out by him and turned over to T. M. Hooker. MT. Sorrells demand ed that the proxies be not received but this was voted down. w. l..
 Thompson of Lincoln county was present but under the unit rule his vote was more than counterbalanced by the three proxies held by MT. Hooker Alex H. Rowell next offer ed the following rsolution: Resolved that in the future the selection of nominees for judicial off cers shall be better determined by primary vote of three counties, Jef- ferson, Desha and Lincoln. composing said Eleventh Judicial District, and the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be the nominee of the Democratic party for said ju dicial office.
 It is further provided that the conducting and holding of the cleo ton for judicial officer in the above liiSutlOutu ul0ll iNl Sliali Ut lclt lo tiiG judicial committeeman of said coun ties who are as follows: NJ. Dan; her, l ". T. Young and T. NJ. Hooker for Jefferson county H. D. Palmer fer Lincoln county. X. o. Pndall for Desha county.
 The said committee shall arrange the holding of said election.
 The said committee shall appoint the officers and judges of election
 The committee shall fix the time for holding the said election and per form all the duties necessary to hold ing the election and carry out the wishes of this convention. In the manner, time and all other matters of holding said election the committee as above mentioned shall have full power and within thirty days after said election said committee shall meet and canvass the returns giving to the successful candidate who shall receive the plurality of all the votes cast in said election certificate or his nomination, which shall be sufli- cient evidence that he is nominated. The said committee shall decide all contests of every nature and all other matters and questions which may arise in the campaign and shall use every endeayor to secure fair and impartial election and obtain the choice of the three counties for said judicial officers.
 Judge Jones then amended by of fering the following names in place of those in the Powell resolution:
 J. W. Brockmap, Lincoln county; IC. c. Hemingway. Desha: D. C. Bell, F. C.. Bridges and W C. Hudson Of Jefferson county.
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