The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-06-11

considerable extent. In the past me
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 covor 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-
tons and 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 mem
Der of the national committee from
Arkansas. The names of Guy B. Tuck
err, Judge w. NJ Kavanaugh of Lit
tie Rock and W. NJ. Martin of Hot
Springs, the present committeeman,
were placed before the convention,
but before the ballot was taken, Mr..
Martin withdrew his name in speech,
in which he intimated that the events
tnI he
en- long-standing personal and po!lti-
cal friendship between himself and
Judge Kavanaugh.
The final result of the ballot show
ed Tucker to have 422 and Kavanaugh
1T votes
Election OF AIternates.
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. Spradling
of Sebastian and John T. Hicks and
Lewis Rhoton of Pulaski were nomi-
mated by reclamation.
The convention then received the
IepoItS llOLu III ulSCi III CduNuoo0
held Tuesday night and ratified the
selection of delegates and alternates
to the national convention, presiden-
tal electors and members of the State
Central Committee.
Delegates and Alternates.
The delegates and alternates from the
congressional districts to the national
convention are as follows:
FirstmD 1 ga J. T. Ro hf so of o
Lee county and w. ). Lamp OF mis- M1Is ef
Woodruff and D. Hopson of Clay.
Second-Delegates, Gustav Jones of
Jackson and DR.. G. e. Pringle of Ran,
C. e. Bush of White.
Third-Delegates. j. G. South of
Baxter and c. A. Fuller Of Carroll. AL
ternates. Sam Nunnley of Madison and
Garner Frazer of Van Buren,.
Observation-Disclosures, JEFF Sauder.1n of
Miller and Sam Chew of Crawford. AL
ternates, ]. NJ. BibD or Scott and J. ].
Alling of Polk.
Fifth-Delegates f. f. Mitchell of
Conway and ]. w. House of Pulaski.
Aternates, J. j. Montgomery and Dan
Bryan.
of jefferson and Joe B. Hughes of Hot
Spring. Alternates, f. A. DuVall and
H. B. Means.
Seventh-Delegates. I. J. Gaughan OF
OuaCn1Ld ana H. 1IdW lpI u VI Nlui
alternates, Aylmer Flenniken of Union
and John N 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 d. 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 caucuses and ratified by
the convention. is made up as follows:
From Congressional Districts-First. B.
H. Crowley of Greene; Second. Lehman
Kay of Fulton; Third, Lewis Dowell of
Boone; Fourth. O. T. Wingo of Sewer;
Fifth H. NJ. Jacoway of Yell; Sixth. Pitt
Holmes of Cleveland; Seventh, w. K.
Ramsey of Ouachita.
Judicial Districts-First, j. G. Rem
bert of Phillips; Second, j. II. Carraway
of Craighead Third, Ernest Neill of In
dependence; Fourth. J. H. McElroy of
Washington; Fifth George o. Patterson
Sixth, f. M. Armistead or Pulaski; Sew
enth. j. NJ. Goodman; Eighth. NJ w.
Greeson of Nevada Ninth, a. d. Dulan-
ey of Little River; Tenth, r. A Buck
ner of Chicot; Eleventh. H. d. Palmer OF
Lincoln; Twelfth, w. j. Johnson of Sc
bastian; Thirteenth. Aylmer Flenniken;
of Uunion; Fourteenth, V. c. Bratton
of Searcy; Fifteenth, J. F. MCGEE of
Crawford: Sixteenth, f. NJ. Hanley OF
lizard; Seventeenth, y. j. Walls of Lon