The Forrest City times., 1908-06-05
FORREST CITY ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 5, 1sos

a considerable extent. In the past the state convention has simply provided for 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 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 ard constitute a 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 developed over the election of a mem Der of the national committee from Arkansas. The names of Guy B. Tuck CT, Judge w. M Kavanaugh of Lit tie Rock and w. NJ. Martin of Hot Springs, the present committeeman, were placed before the convent .on. but before the ballot was taken, Mir Martin withdrew his name in a speech, in, vyh ;nh hn ;vf oI hot h1 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 TT votes.
 Election of Aternates.
 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. NJ. Spradline 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 Alternatss.
 The delegates and alternates from thu n raS . n convention are as follows First-Delegates. J. T. Robinson O Lee county and w. J. Lamb of Missis sppi. Alternates A. H. Campbell O Woodrufr and D Hopson of Clay.
 Second-Delegates Gustav Jones O Jackson and pr. C. E. Pringle of Ran dolph. Alternates. c. D. Greenlee anC c. E. Bush of White.
 ternates, Sam Nunnley of Madison ana Garner Frazer of Van Buren.
 Fourth-Delegates. Jeff Sanderson oi Miller and Sam Chew of Crawford Al ternates. J. M. Bibb of Scott and J. J filling of Polk
 Fifth-Delegates. E; E. Mitchell ,oi Conway and J. "; House or P9laskl Ik Bryan.
 Sixth-Delegates John F. Rutherford of Jefferson and Joe B. Hughes of Hot Spring. Alternates, E. A. DuVall and
 
 Seventh-Delegates I. J. Gaughan ot 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.
 Seventh-R s. Warnock of Columbia
 wew State Committee.
 The new state committee. as selected by the district caucuses and ratified by the convention is made up IS follows: From Congressional Districts-First. E H. Crowley of Greene; Second. Lehman 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. NJ Armistead or Pulaski; Sev' enth. j. NJ. C )odman; Eighth M. w Greeson of Nevada; Ninth. A. D. Dulan- ey of Little River; Tenth. R. A. Buck Lincoln; Twelfth. W. J. Johnson of Sc bastian: Thirteenth. Aylmer Flenniken of Cunion; Fourteenth, V. C. Brattor of Searcy; Fifteenth. J. F. McGee ot | Crawford; Sixteenth, F. M. Hanley oi | Izard, Seventeenth. A | Walls of Lon.