The Dermott news., 1916-06-08
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PRIMARY ELECTION BILL AMONG MEASURES MEETING APPROV-
 AL-DEKoUNCE MOB LAW.
Little Rock

AHs JtIHOcEdtlC Stdit t0HNtDjtN completed it's work and adjourned ta meet in Little Rock in 1918. The feat. ures of the days procoodings were the nominating of Dr (. IL Broucr for governor, his speech of accept anCe. selection of the state central committee, presidential election and alternate delegates 10 the national convention Former Concressmue Stephen Brundjdce addressed the convention. explaining why he men toned inc resolution eondemnine the abuse of the nardoning power and re. CuestinE the Legislature to pass \ law creating q pardon board to make recommendations to the goverHer be fore pardous he granted. as objections had been made tO the adoption of the resolution He said he would ofer no objections To it's withdrawal The committees on resolutions had emhod- ied tho proposition in it's report W V fowki0s of Prescott then withdrew tho resolution TO even up mat--s no reference to Gov Hays aamH's- ration was mentioned in the resolu- tons or platform adopted
 tfter debate of some duration the convention. by tho vote of IF to 2I2. refused 'o eliminate from the resolu. tons request 70 the next Lesfsla'ure 70 submit womau's suffrage corsti- 'utieaa' amendment. \ motion to eliminate was offered to ! F Coston of Oseeo'a Shortly after the eonvcn. tfoa mot Dr II Trough was noml- rated for governor hv aceiama'ion= The nominee was accorded reusiuE ovation when he toak the platform to deliver his address of acceptance"
 Jo=epa w House. Jr Of Ll'He Rock. was elected chairman of the S.ate Central omm#teo and ( C Calvert oc Fort Smita secretary j S NarHeH e, White county was elected 10 the S.ate Central CommHtee from tho First Judicial Circuit over Frank r Kitchens of Helena who had been selected hv caHcus rf delegates from that strict Tho new state Central Commfttan selected hv the convon- tlaH sa zows-
 caarro ional district members. trrst District. II Hawferne of 1anaslaro Second District ' P Turner sharp County. Third Dis. t-tat. ! Y Walker Fayetteville Fourth District J D Head Tevarka- na F4fb District. p Ward Dunlap. rrarfsy.Ue Sixth District r F. To 'a~ Sheridan Seventh District ! R Wilson Bradley County
 Judicial ct~cui. members:
 First Circuit ] s Yar0e}l White County. Second Circuit. Dave Block. Cross County Turd Circuit z NJ NcCareoH Lawreaee. County Fourth Cirrutt. W Nance Rogers Fifth CIrGf. |. T. Compton, Wing sixth Ct~raH. June r Wooten. Lintle Rock Seventh Circuit. w Morton Garden. Malvern Eiehth Circuit. John ] Ne. Milan. Clark County Ninth Circuit, J C Smr Howard County Tenth Circuit Patrick Henry. Monticello Eleventh Circuit. B Rice. Warner. Tvefth Circuit Ira D OElcahy Fort Smith Thirteenth Circuit, ! K Ma. roHey FIdorada Fourteenth Circuit. Roy Mum Harrison Fifteenth Cir cut + Y Turner. Franklin County Sixteenth Ctreait, F. Dalton. Pocahon- 'es seyenfeaath Circuit. C. 0 Payne. Conway E.ehteenrh Circuit A II Trhblr. Garland County
 p~aefder.7I Ffa-.ors
 Tho presidential electors chosen fol, low
 From tho statoat1arre. F c Lindsey Bentonvfue ] z Nahucv. It'le Rock FITS, DIstr5c,. F C Tay. '.r. Clay County Second District. IT X. NorthcGn. Fulton County Third Dsu#er. Claude A. Fuller. Eureka Springs Fourth District < N Fam r.se County Fif.h District J NJ Barker Atkins sixth District. C X Walls. Loooke Seventh District. liar ry F, Cook Lake Village
 The de'oea,es to the national con yent4on wore eacoseH in the recorr primary. and where possible. the con venton named as alternate candidates for deIesates who were defeated
 The a'te~nates elected follow:
 From the state at-Isrge: Phi Scott Crawford County, Smcad Poweu Camdeu Edgar Brewster Pine BuN and Gordon Prierson. Cra.chcad Coun- ". First District, Ad Berlg. Para gould r R. sprague. Clay County Second District, J R Chase Ilard county, w R Chestnut. Sharp Coun tv Third District, Homer Freeliug Boone County Bob Berry Marion County Fourth District, n D Saiu. Nashville John | Alley Mena Fjfta District X : Martin, Little Rock. Grover c Owens, Little Rock sixth .-~~-----~~-,~>->-~~>--~-