The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11

considerable extent. In the past the state convention has simply provided i 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 and constitute complete or ganic law for the government of Democratic party affairs.
 1 Election of Committeeman. l Following the election of the mem bers of the Big Four on Tuesday af- 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. NJ. Kavanaugh of Lit i tie Rock and w. M. Martin of Hot l Springs. the present committeeman. were placed before the convention, but before the ballot was taken, Mr. i I, !, i 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 1 TT votes.
 Election of Aternates.
 Immediately after the convention convened the election of four alter nate elegates-at-large to the nation 1 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 exclamation.
 The convention then received the reports from the district caucuses l 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. sIAnI dole o1 [ tt,. congressional districts to the national convention are as follows:
 First-belegates; T Robinson of spp fS eo"iif Afernafes ana an1 campbe of Woodruff and D Hopson of Clay.
 second-Delegates Gustav Jones of Jackson and Dr. C. E. Pringle of Ran doiph.+ Aiternates; C. D. Greenlee and
 rhird@Delcgates. 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. NJ. Bibb. of Scott and J J. Alling of Polk
 Fifth-Delegates. E. E. Mitchell ot Conway and J. w House of Pulaski. Alternates. J J. Montgomery and Dan
 Sixth-pelegates John F Rutherford of Jefferson and Joe B. Hughes of Hot Spring. Alternates, l.. A. DuVall and II. B Means.
 Seventh-Delegates | J. Gaughan of Ouaehita 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-E. 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 Congress ional Districts-First E. II. Crowley of Greene; Second. Lehman Kay of Fulton; Third. Lewis Dowell of Boone; Fourth. O. T. Wingo of SeVier: Fifth H NJ. 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 ]. II. McElroy of Washington; Fifth. George O. Patterson enth. J. NJ. Goodman; Eighth. NJ. W. Greeson of Nevada: Ninth. \. D. Dulan- ey of Little River; Tenth R. A. Buck ner of Chicot: Eleventh. H. D. Palmer O. Lincoln: Twelfth. w. J. Johnson of Se- bastian: Thirteenth. Aylmer Flennken; of Eunion: Fourteenth, V. C. Bratton of Searcy; Fifteenth. J. F. MeGee of Crawford Sixteenth. F. M Hanley of ! Izard; Seventeenth. A J. Walls of Lon-