The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
ORGANIZE LIE | |
TO SLATE TICKET
FOR MUNICIPAL NOMINEES
CIVIC LEAGUE FORMED TO
SELECT CITY OFFICERS
FOR CONWAY.

at a meeting of SO citizens held in the
Epworth League room of the Meth
odist church last week. The stating
of ticket which all the members are
pleged to support is to be done by a
committee of 10, two each to be
named by the pastors of the five or
gained white churches in Conway
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
Christian and Catholic. This commit
tee will be announced at another
meeting to be held next Tuesday
night.
After the selection of the nominees,
campaign committee of five is to
be appointed to conduct an aggressive
campaign in behalf of the candidates
agreed upon. A membership commit
tee will also be appointed to canvass
for additional members of the organ
ization.
After the adoption of a constitution
and bylaws, Supt. J. P. Womack of
the Conway public schools was unani-
mously elected president of the league.
The other officers chosen were O. O..
Florence, vice president; J. C. Daw-
son, secretary and treasurer, and
Frank E. Robins, press correspondent.
The list of members enrolled at last
nights meeting is as follows Prof.
J. l. McClurkin, Prof. c. ]. Greene,
w. B. Owen, J. H. Stubs, Prof. NJ.
j. Russell, S. E. Anderson, Prof. W..
B. Hubbell, Prof. G. H. Burr, Rev.
Otto Wilmington, w. D. Bryant,
Prof. L. E. Winfrey, Prof. T. S. Sta
pies, Prof. w. O. Wilson, Prof. R. E..
Womack, C. C. Jones, T. R. Douglass,
o. F. Bolls, G. w. A. Wilson, V. G..
Craig, w. T. Wilson, DR.. H e. Cure
ton, G. E. Owen, H. A. Bragg, Prof.
w. M. Headrick, L. N. Bolls, T. c..
Harmed, w. A. Bragg, Rev. E. R..
Steel, E. DeArmond, J. C. Fulmer,
Prof. J. w. James, Prof. w w. Park
er, Supt. J. P. Womack, O.. o. Flor
,.ence and Rev. J. C. Dawson.
The constitution adopted by the
league is as follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this organization shall
be the Conway Civic League.
ARTICLE II.
The permanent object of this or
ganization shall be, in general, to
further all of the highest interests of
our city; and, especially, to see that
first, the best men available are elect
ed to all municipal offices in Conway,
and second, that they have the full
support of this organization In the
faithful discharge of their duty
ARTICLE III.
The officers of this organization
shall be a president, vice president,
secretary treasurer, press correspond
ent. All officers shall be elected
-- by the organization and
shall hold Office for one year.
ARTICLE Nv.
Any white citizen II years of age,
= eligible to vote in the municipal cleo
tions. and who is known to believe
in and stand for clean morals and
high integrity as prerequisite qualifl-
cations for all office-holders, may be-
come members of this organization
upon the recommendation OF the men,
; bership committee as hereafter pro-
: vided.
ARTICLE V.
Meetings: Section /. There shall
he two annual meetings of this organ
ization, on the second Tuesday of Jan
uary and of July, respectively, and
at the meeting on the second Tuesday
of January shall take place the cleo
ton of all officers and committees.
Sec. 2. Special meetings shall be
6 called upon the request of six mem
bers. The call may be made by any
feasible method.
ARTICLE vi.
Duties: Section 1. 1t shall be the
, duty of the president to preside at all
meetings.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
vice president to preside in the alb
sence of the president.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty OF the
secretary to keep minutes of all meet
ings.
ARTICLE VII.
This constitution may be amehoeo
by three-fourths of the members pres
ent at any subsequent meeting AFTER
an amendment has been submitted.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
l. There shall be a nominating