The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-25
BOLSHEVIKI SENTIMENT
 PREVADES CONVENTION
WOULD MAKE SOME PEOPLE BETTER OFF BY LENYlNG
 TAXES ON OTHERS.

vention "Wednesday morning adopted substitute proposed by Judge
 Evans of Logan county for the min ority report of the special committee of graduated land tax by a vote of 52 to AS, and immediately declined to incorporate the substitute as passed in the constitution by a vote of 62 to 39.
 Judge Evans substitute was offer ed in place of the minority report providing that holdings of above GAO acres of uncultivated land be subject to a graduated land tax, and was as follows: That the state, when deem- ed necessary for the public good, may through the exercise of the right of eminent domain acquire the title to lands in private and corpor- ate ownership in order to provide homes for the citizens of the state, the money for the purchase of such lands to be raised by taxation, the compensation to be paid owners to be determined by a jury in a court of competent jurisdiction and the state to recover the purchase price from the vendees."
 The substitute called forth much debate, Delegate Wilson of Bradley asking that it be voted down in or der to give the people some kind of an equitable land tax. Judge Evans defended his substitute and answered questions concerning the practical operation of it's provisions.
 The roll call follows: For the sub stitute: Alley, Arnold, Banks, Blood worth, Boyce, Cherry, CYpert, Davis, Daggett, Driver, Elliott, Evans Futrell Hammock, Hays, Head, Hooker, Hotchkiss, Hutchins, John- son of Lincoln, Johnson of Madison, Johnson of Sebastian, Killough, Lamb. Mann, Martin, Moore of La fayette, Moore of Monroe. Moore of Phillips Morley, Morton, McCabe. McFerrin, McGill, MdMillan. McRae. Medley, Nelson Pearson, Pettigrew. Rector, Scott, Sifford Sloan, South mayd, Steele of Little River Tomp- kins, Walker Williamson of Drew, Wilson of Pope, Witherspoon.
 Against the substitutes: Alldredge Andrews, Bates, Belote Black. Bled- soc, Bratton, Breckenridge. Byouse. Bowen, Brown. Bullock. Butt Cala- way, Carllee, Chambers, Chapline, Clement, Dodd, Etheridge, Etter, Feazel, Foster. Gillison, Goodwin, Gordon, Graves, House, Ingram, Jones, Kay, Mayes, Mitchell, Me- Clelland, McClintock, Payne, Pinnix, Poole, Reynolds, Rowland, Ruther- ford, Sellers, Smith. Warnock. Wat son, Williamson of Stone, Wilson of Bradley. President Mehafcy
 The discussion of the graduated land tax was begun by the introduc- ton of the majority report of the spe- cial committee, signed by Sellers. Kay, Wilson and Patterson, providing that the state may tax land values above $10,000 not to exceed per cent of the value of the land in one year, the tax not to so into effect for five years
 The minority report suhmiated by Lamb and Coleman disapproyed of any sort of land tax, and third report, submitted by Delegate Me Milan provided for the taration of uncultivated land above 640 acres.
 But for the change of vote by Dele gate McFerrin of Newton county from aye to nay, the report of the minority committee against any form of a graduated land tax would have been adopted
 The vote follows on the report:
 For the report-Alley. Arnold, Banks, Bloodworth, Boyce, Cherry, Coleman, Cypert Davis, Daggett, Driver. Etter, Evans. Futrell, Graves. Hammock Head. Hooker Hotchkiss, Ingram. Johnson of Lincoln, Johnson of Madison. Johnson of Sebastian, Jones. Kilough. Lamb, Mann, Moore of Lafayette Moore of Monroe, Moore of Phillips, Morley, McCIin- tock, McRae, Medley, Nelson, Rector, Rutherford Scott, Sifford, Sloan. Sonthmayd Steel of Little River, Tompkins, Williamson of Drew, Will son of Pope
 Againse the report-Alldredge An drews, Bates. Belote, Black, Bledsoe Bratton, Breckenridge. Bowen Brown. Bullock. Butt. Galloway, Car Lee, Chapline, Clement. Dodd, Elliot Etheridge, Feaael, Ferguson, Foster Goodwin House. Kay, Mayes Mitchell. McCabe. McC1elland Me Gill, Pearson, Pettigrew. Pinnix Poole, Rowland, Sellers. Smith Walker, Warnoek. Watson William 1 son of Stone. Wilson of Bradley Witherspoon. President iMehatfy. Before Delegate McFerrin an nounced the change of his vote tn; ballot stood f5 for the report, A. against
 The debate on the graduated lanC , tax was started by Delegate SteelS of Little River who declared that nt