Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-06-11

considerable extent. In the past the
state convention has simply provided
Tor 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
Tor 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 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-
Judge Kavanaugh.
The final result of the ballot show
ed Tucker to have APP 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
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 A1ternates.
The delegates and alternates from the
congressional. districts to the national
convention are follows:
First-Delegates, ]. I. Robinson of
Lee county and W. J. Lamb of Missise
SlPpi 4ite tern ons H. o ca Gs
Second-Delegates, Gustav Jones of
Jackson and DR.. C. e. Pringle of Ran
dolph. Alternates, c. D. Greenlee and
c. e. Bush of White.
Third-Delegates J. c. South of
Baxter and C. A Fuller of Carroll. AL
ternates, Sam Nunnley of Madison and
Garner Frazer of Van Buren,
Observation-Disclosures, jeff Sanderson of
Miller and Sam Chew of Crawford. AL
ternates, ]. NJ. Bib of Scott and ]. ].
Alling of Polk.
Conway and ]. w. House of Pulaski.
Alternates. ]. j. Montgomery and Dan
Bryan.
of Jefferson and Joe B. Hughes of Hot
Spring Alternates, E. A DuVall and
H. b. Means.
acknowledgements. I. ]. Gaughan OF
Ouachita and j. H Crawford of Clark;
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
II. Crowley of Greene; Second Lehman
Kay of Fulton; Third, Lewis Dowel of
Boone; Fourth, o. r. Wingo of Sewer;
Fifth. H. M. Jacoway of Yell; Sixth, Pitt
Holmes of Cleveland; Seventh, w. X.
Ramsey of Ouachita.
Judicial Districts-First j. Z. Rem
bert of Phillips; Second, ]. H. Carraway
of Craighead; Third, Ernest NELL of In
dependence; Fourth. j. II. McElroy or
Washington; Fifth, George 0. Patterson
Sixth, n M Armistead or Pulaski; Sew
enth ]. NJ. Goodman; Eighth. NJ w.
Greeson of Nevada; Ninth, A. d. Dulan-
ey of Little River; Tenth, r. A. Buck
ner of Chicot; Eleventh, II. D. Palmer or
Lincoln; Twelfth, w. ]. Johnson of Sc
bastian; Thirteenth. Aylmer Flenniken;
of Uunion; Fourteenth. " G. Bratton
of Searcy Fifteenth j. F. MCGEE OF
Crawford; Sixteenth. F. NJ. Hanley or
lizard; Seventeenth. A. ]. Walls OF Lon
oke.