The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-06-11


ior the holding of a 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 aud
leave little for the state committee
10 do beyond issuing the formal call
1or the primary and convention. The
rules adopted by the convention apply
also to county and district organiza-
lions and constitute complete Or
gan1c 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
developed over the election of a mem
Der of the national committee from
Arkansas. The names of Guy B. Tuck
er, Judge w. NJ. 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- 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
III votes.
Election of Alternates.
Immediately after the convention
convened the election OF four alter
nate delegates-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 reclamation
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 delegates and alternates from the
congress ional districts to the national
convention are as follows:
First-Delegates. J. T. Robinson of
Lee county and w j. Lamb of Missis-
sippi. Alternates. a. H. Campbell of
Second-Delegates, Gustav Jones of
Jackson and DIR. c. f. Pringle of Ran
dolph. Alternates, c. d. Greenlee ana
Thrd@Delegates ]. c. South of
Baxter and G a. Fuller of Carroll Al
ternates, Sam Nunrley of Madison and
Garner Frazer of Van Buren,.
Fourth-Delegates. JEFF Sanderson Of
Miller and Sam Chew of Crawford Al
ternates, J. N. Bibb of Scott and j. j.
Alling of Polk
Fifth-Delegates f. f. Mitchell OF
Conway and J. w. House of Pulaski,
Alternates J. J. Montgomery and Dan
Sixth-Delegates John F. Rutherford
of Jefferson and Joe b. Hughes of Hot
Spring Alternates, +. A. DuVall and
seventh-Delegates I. ]. Gaughan Of
Ouachita and J. II. Crawford of Clark;
alternates Aylmer Flennillen of Union
and John y. Wheeler of Bradley.
Presidential Electors.
The presidential electors in the sew
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 ID. Brooks of Pope.
Sixth-T Havis Nixon of Jefferson.
Seventh-R. s Warnock of Columbia.
New state Committee.
The new state committee, as selected
by the district eaucuses and ratified by
the convention. is made up as follows
From Congressional Districts-First. b.
IL Crowley of Greene; Second, Lehman
Kay of Fulton; Third, Lewis Dowell OF
Boone: Fourth, o. T. Wingo OF Sewer; ;
Holmes of Cleveland; Seventh. w. X.
Ramsey of Ouachita.
Judicial Districts-First, J. c. Rem
bert of Phillips: Second, j. II. Carraway
of Craighead; Third, Ernest Melll OF IN
Washington; Fifth George O.. Patterson
sixth. H. NJ Armistead or Pulaski; Sew
enth. j. NJ. Goodman; Eighth, NJ W.
Greeson of Nevada Ninth, A. d. Dulan-
ev of Little River: Tenth, R. a. Buck
ncr of Chicot; Eleventh. II. d. Palmer o.
Lincoln; Twelfth w. J. Johnson of Sc
bastian; Thirteenth Aylmer Flenniken;
of Uunion; Fourteenth, v & Bratton
of Searcy: Fifteenth ]. +. MCGEE of
Crawford Sixteenth, f. NJ. Hanley or
lizard, Seventeenth. \. j. Walls OF Lon
oke
ADOPTED BY ARKANSAS
DEMOCRACY.
/. The Democratic party of Arkansas.
i'm convention assembled, reafiirms ~
devotion to the time onored principles
~ tho marty. We declare our unal-
terable opposition to crimipu trusts
and monopolies, fostered by Republi-
can protective tariff. which brushes out
enterprises, destroys com.
natition. restricts the opportunities of
labor. burdens our farmers and arbitrar-
. We invite all OF those who favor
-. .,rinninlas of Democracy. reEardiess