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SIR:-The movement on the subject of couven. is good and should be preserved It is the on- ly safety for the democratic cause in Arkansas-- There objections to this mode of selecting men us candidates for ofiice- but arc situated in Arkansas, these arc evils which can only be con- trolled by conventions. A bare plurality of votes will elect to oice If there candidates in the feid, to divide the votes even one hundred names might elect 10 the highest offices in the State We had sad demonstration of this in the special election for member of Congress, in 1916. If our political contests for men, this evil would be deprived of much of it's destructive consequences ; but we eoatending for men, except so fur as we desire select those who are reliable men, who can be depended on in every question of policy Men who answer between National Bamk and Gn IadepeadeHn Treasury.

 The question of most importance to the people in conventions, is, that they be properly gotten up not few self nominated men--not s'toar men and q boy.' Neither should it be confded to Grand Jurors and Litigants-to selforganizs and ''re- soive'' what they may think proper. Each tosrnsip should meet and nominate suitable men to a county convention; and these county conventions nominate suitable men to meet in State conyention--or by resolution confide to some suitable person as proxy their vote under instructions. sS

 VINDIC ATOR.