The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-08
M0NCR|ff WINS
 SENATE HONOR IS PRESIDENT PRO FEM
Law Partner of Former Conway Man Elected, Following Bump" Ses-
 sion by Minority.

Little Rock, March 8.-The senate last night, on the first ballot, elected Senator John w. Moncrief of Dewitt president pro tenn and ex-officio lieu tenant governor. The election was preceded by threatened trump" session by the minority of 16 mem- bers, who supported Senator Ebert F. Goodwin of Melbourne, the only other candidate, while the Moncrief supporters were holding caucus in President Davenport's room.
 The vote follows:
 For Moncrief Barker, Bush, Cabniss, Carter, Carruth, En- ory, Garrett, Greenhouse, Kendall, Moncrief, Rogers, Slaughter, Smead, | Utley, Vann, Walls, Whitaker and Davenport. Total 19.
 i For Goodwin-Alexander, Brown, Caldwell, Collins, Duty, Edmondson, Goodwin, Hester, Johnston, Jones, King, Owens, Ponder, Ruff, Smith and Ward. Total 16
 Immediately after the senate met .O I the senate in recess and left the chair. Other members began drop ping out and in few minutes it be- came known that supporters of Sen ,ators Moncrief, J. s. Utley of Ben ton and Hill Carruth of Warren had gone into a caucus in President Davenport's room to decide on one candidate. A crowd of spectators yyes present in the senate and as time passed without the senate con- vening, the minority grew restless. Eight o'clock was the hour set for the election in resolution adopted yesterday morning.
 At S:30 Senator Caldwell moved that the senate be called to order, with Senator Walker Smith in the chair. for the election of president pro tenn. Senator Smith took the chair and ordered the roll called. Assistant Secretary Homer Freeling refused to call the roll. Senator Caldwell moved that the chairman appoint another secretary, but be- fore action was taken on the motion, Secretary Ira Langley appeared in the chamber and began calling the roll Sixteen members, the ones who voted for Senator Goodwin, were pres ent.
 After numerous intellectual efforts had been made to enforce the attend ance of the 19 senators, the caucus finally broke up and members returned to the senate chamber. President Davenport took the chair and ordered the roll called. All 30 members responded. The election was then ordered.
 Senator Utley nominated Senator Moncrief and Senator Carruth sec onded the motion. Senator Alexan- der nominated Senator Goodwin. Sen ators Ponder and Duty seconded the motion.
 Immediately after the election Senator Goodwin moved that the election of Senator Moncrief be made unanimous, and the motion was adopted.
 Senator Moncrief is probably the youngest president pro tenn ever elected in Arkansas. He is barely 30 years old. He is representative of the Thirteenth senatorial district, consisting of Arkansas and Monroe counties. Senator Moncrief is an at- torney and has practiced law at De- Witt, his home, for 10 years. He is a native of Arkansas county and at- tended the Dewitt public schools, and later attended an academy at Stuttgart.
 Senator Moncrief has been an ad- ministration leader in the present session, and was chairman of the senate budget committee. He intro- duced the administration measure providing for the $750,000 note issue to put the state on cash basis and the bill repeating the consolidation of elections law, which passed the senate and was defeated in the house.
 Senator Moncrief is a law part ner of c. k. Condray, former rep resentative from Faulkner county, who removed to Dewitt about year |ago.
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