Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
Democratic National Com mittee Will Hold First
 Session on Monday.
THE CITY GETS READY
Gayn0r Boom is Launched By the New YOrkers-I,ryan Backed
 By Iowa.

Baltimore, June 22-Plans for the hearing Monday by the Democratic national committee of contests fer seats in the Democratic national con vention were completed today by members of the committee. Death has reduced by one the number of contests. There will be no contest in the Sixth Lou siana district. In the same manner in which contest was created it has been solved. The va cancy inthe delegation was caused by the tragic death in Washington of the late Representative Robert C Wickliffe, chosen to the Baltimore convention some time ago. A dispute arose as to wh:c ch of the two alter mates in the district were entitled to his seat here Secretary Ufey Wood- con of the national Democratic com mittee has been informed that one of the alternates also had passed away. Up to date the national committee has received notifications of contests af fecting the entire delegation from
 he District of Columbia, Porto Rico. Vermont, the Pnilippinesh and Alas ka. In addition, rival claims have been made to the seats of the dele gates from Illinois at large, the first ten districts of that State. and also the Twentieth.
 Other contests inaugurated are over three seats frcm Rhode Island, one seat in the Seventh and in the Ninth Pennsylvania districts, and both seats in the Seventh and Sixteenth dis trict.
 The campaign of Autographs almost ended seriously in the Emerson head quarters for many of the candidates. Ever since the Wilson managers one end of the balcony over the hCtel lobby with an enor nous "likeness" of their candidate, each headquarters had sought to oue'. do the other by displays of lighograpn portraits and banners. One jealous Clark supporter procured a 20-foot ladder and was about to pass litho- graph of the Missouri candidate above hat of another. Just as he was ad justing the s,icker, down came lad der, Autograph and man, all in a heap No one was seriously injured.
 Friends of Mayor Gaynor have en- tered him in this lithograrh contest. Last night. about the time Charles F. Murphy and his Tammany Hall fol- lowers arrived, Gaynor 1.-the graphs everywhere about the lobby. A gigantic banner. necessarily hiding some of the multiudous pictures Of other candidates, was suspended in
 he lobby. It read:
 "Gaynor for president. A sure win ner.o
 The snapshot artist was doing rushing business.
 TAis year they are not only seeking the prominent men. but the photo graphing of ladies. They were par ticulariy insistent that Mrs. Norman Mack pose for them. She finally con sented, provided they would readjust her veil. They prom'sed and tried to fulfil their part of the agreement, but newspaper man had 10 come to their assistance.
 An appeal fer a winning candi- date" is being made by the Bryan League in Iowa in a letter to every delegate. In this appeal it is argued that Democratic success depends up- on winning at least one million dis satisfied Republicans, "What faction of the Republican party can we bes. hope to win away?" the Iowa Demo- crats asked.
 Unquestiona ably the radical pro- gressives and followers Of La Toilette. Name the Democrat whom these men are now ready to vote fos and you have found the winning can