The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-07
DELEGATES WERE
 NOT INSTRUCTED
COUNTY REFUSES TO INDICATE ITS CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
 IN CONVENTION.
Must Vote as Unit in the State Con Vention--county Central Commit
 tee Was Not Organized.

between the various aspirants for the head of the national democratic ticket when in county convention yes terday resolution was adopted thai the county delegates to the state con vention should act uninstructed in all matters before the state organiza- ton.
 There were some Harmon men and some Clark men and some Underwood men in the county convention. but none of them made any attempt to l force their candidate on the delega- ton, all seeming rather willing to per init the delegation to go uninstructed that it's vote and influence might be ! merged with the state organization when the state convention is held in l June.
 l The 10 delegates and 10 alternates granted to Garland county by the state organization were selected yes terday afternoon in the county con ventlon as follows: Delegates: George R. Bedding, s. D. Jester, Leo McLaugh- lin, w. W. Waters, L. E. Sawyer. W. H. Martin, Hamp Williams, George P. Wilmington, Thurston P. Farmer. ]. F Gilmore, J. A. Stallcup, J. w. Me Clendon. s. A. Buchanan. Gilbert Hog. aboom J c. Rush, Harry M. Westeott
 Through a resolution unanimously adopted, this roster of delegates were authorized also to serve at the other state conventions held in Little Rock at the time of the main convention
 H. A. Jones was made delegate to the railroad convention. w. H. Martin was made a delegate to the congressional convention.
 Douglas Hotchkiss was made a del. egate to the judicial convention.
 George P Wilmington was made a delegate to the chancery convention. Thurston P. Farmer was made a delegate to the senatorial convention
 The county convention was called to order with the making of j. A Stallcup temporary chairman and Leo Mclaughlin temporary secretary. After a call of the roll, the temporary officers were made permanent.
 Chairman Linda 1T. Barry of the county committee was absent as was Secretary Gilbert Hogaboom, and there was lull in the proceedings
 because the official results of the pri
 mary had not been certified. but Mir Hogaboom came in later with the re
 turns, which were duly certified
 A committee of three, composed O
 Hamp Williams, s. D. Jester and w
 J. Little were named to make nomi
 nations for the delegates to the state
 convention, and after retiring, the,
 returned with the roster above named < which report was unanimously adopt ed by the county convention w. F. Martin offered a resolution 5 in effect that the county delegation } 10 the state convention abide by th, } unit rule of vote, which makes tn, whole delegation vote with the ma jority of the delegation. This reso lution was adopted His resolution
 also provided that the delegates
 should not be instructed in the mat
 ter of presidential choices. which alsS
 carried, but not until after several in
 diydual members of the committed
 had expressed their personal choices
 among the aspirants. Harmon. Clarl
 and Underwood men were heard from
 The Garland county democratic cen
 tral committee, which, according |,
 custom, always meets just after tn, county convention. did not have < quorum present, and their reorganiza tion went over until two weeks. CAair < man Barry of the old committee wa { not present to call that together an, adjourn it sine die The call for meeting two weeks hence was mad, { after temporary organization was et 7 fected, which resulted in the selection { of l.. E Sawyer as temporary chair { man and John c Higgins as tempo rary secretary
 { With contests to be decided in tw' wards and two country precincts, tn, { personnel of the county committe' which meets two weeks hence will b' about as follows:
 Antioch'S. w Grandstaff, l.. W I..s;:ifse IR..s;:ifsehas f < Bain-D c. Boyd. T. j. Lavende < (contest).
 Baxter-A, c Melton, J. A. Hurst Hale Chal Scott. C. D. Dillard. < Lee l. Reynolds, Pink Ketchum. < Lincoln sam Joanson. A. F. Tns < sell,
 < Marble-~J. w Oats. D. F. Corby. x Mazarn Childs, NsR Roo.s