Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-05
Primary Law Causes Many Changes in Personnel of
 Jefferson Body.
DELEGATE PRIMARY
 SATURDAY, APRIL IA
Judges and Clerks, as We'll as Alter mates. Named in Open Meeting, Ex- pected to Serve Without Pay
 Saturday Last Day to Qualify.

virtual reOrSanlZatlOn or the cOun- ty Democratic central committee was effected at meeting of that body yesterday, when arrangements were made for primary on April IA, to select nominees as delegates to the constitutional convention, and reso- 1ution adopted endorsing the candi- dacy of Judge John M. Elliott for delegate from the Sixth Congression- al district, to which two delegates were allotted by the legislature.
 Reorganization of the committee was made necessary by the new pri- mary law, which prohibits any pub lie official or a deputy in the office of an official from serving as mem- Der of a committee ce political party. This clause automatically vacated several seats, and when the committee met yesterday. subject 70 call of Chairman L. w. Clements and Secretary Frank Milner, the fol- lowing changes were effected
 J. Frank Stewart, chief of police Of Pine Bluff, succeeded by Tom Arton as committeeman from the First ward; J. Harvey Means, deputy SucIILL dllu CiVy dluCl iidAl, 0uCNCCoCL by E. A. Hensley in Second ward; !. w. Ferguson, justice of the peace, succeeded by John Sennett from Bogy township; B. N. Word, justice of the peace, succeeded by c. B. Shelby from Dunnington township; J, w. Baldwin, deputy sheriff, succeeded by Drew Embree from Pastoria township; c. M. Acklin, justice of the peace, suc- ceeded by Jewell Acklin of Roberts township; c. B. Murphy, justice of the peace, succeeded by Sam Knox from Victoria township, c. A. Sadler, jus tice of the peace, succeeded by B. D. Clancy from Villemont township; D. w. Nicks, justice of the peace, suc- ceeded by Quint Nicks from Old River township; M. M. Hamilton succeeded w. J. Johnson, deceased, from Ta!- ladega township, and T. w. Moore cf Marraque township succeeds $. T. Wair, deceased.
 Chance for Patriots.
 Another feature of the meeting was the naming of judges and clerks in open session of the full committee, this also being requirement of the new law In selecting judges and clerks and alternates for the con- stitutional convention primarily, the committee sought to name men whose patriotism is such they will be will ing to render this service for the state gratis, the law making no pro- vision for the payment of judges and clerks. This was not an oversight on the part of the general assembly. That body felt that in fixing com- pensation of delegates at only $4 per diem, the biggest men in each com. munity would be chosen instead cf peanut politicians, and that these men would be willing to make the sacrifice required of them by serv- ice in the convention. Reasoning along this line, the members of the central committee felt that enough public spirited citizens would be willing to serve in the election with out pay, and so designated those known to be sufficiently interested in the states welfare that they would consider it a privilege to render this service to Jefferson county and the state.
 Judges and Clerks.
 Those selected at the meeting yes- terday to serve as judges and clerks in the primary on April IA, and those designed as alterHates, follow:
 Barraque Township
 Judges: w. A. Bardwell, T. H. Fort, J. A. Colbert; alternates; J. M. Henry, B. w. Kimbrough, P. J. Nickel Clerks: A. L. Rawles, P. w. Pratt; alternates: G. J. Wolfe, H. H. Mat thews.
 Bolivar Township-Judges: Dr. Wm. Burton, Jesse Core Jr., w. C.. Massey; alternates: A. l.. Wygal, M. R. Owens, F. H. Flynn. Clerks: Charley Carlisle, w. c. Landrum; 1; alternates: Ben Richardson, Fred Wygal.
 Bogy Township-Judges: S. w. Boswell. J. P. Ferguson, J. s. Jack man: alternates: F. H. Markham, Charley Richardson, Wm. Walters. Clerks: R. F. Lock, M. Williams; alternates: w. R. French Victor Boyd. 1 Dudley Lake Township-Judges: J. T. Bouie, D. E. Tucker, J. F. White; alternates: Robert Turnes, c. M. I 2 ~