The Van Buren press., 1912-06-15

Congressional Districts-First' ,EEt;,.5 r; q
TsNlor; Second, - -. T9hdeI, tcnaHSt
claude Fuller, Fourth, >. EiD 95s, Pss,
Fif,h Or. l.. +. Love; SNth' H. - mas
co. seyeuth, l.. +. Momoe. ..
JudIcial DistrlCts-First. j. /. koDlh
son; Second Marion Fuuell; Ihlrui i,ittb En-
met Jeffreys; Fourt > W. feS., 1Ian, fits,
bricks. Seventh. Ike McC.enan; EIghth'
II d. Head; Ninth. J. ~. -laVer, Iehtn,
Harry Cook; Eleventh, Arthur Jouuso5I,' -,
twelfth j. l.. Davis! Tweltth: Marh -
yirson. Thirteenth. J. ii. White FouI
taaTtb / r, Baker: Fifteenth. S. j.
Thomas; Sixteenth, Hamp WiliaT1s.
A committee o: seven on order OF DuSi-
ness was appointed - rolIo"S,
Mmrey, Dr, B. a, tl' : or; U,iAgd IA, o. r. IN ",
Wilson and Ike Felsun, Al. - -,
A committee to revise the rules OF
the Democratic party was appolntea da
follows. A j. Waur W. q. Hultoil'
Bruce T. Bullion, John H. rage; I3 w. w., ~
Lewis. A. c. Jacobs and nuGn Lagoon
THE DISTRICT CAUCUSES.
The delegates to the national conNeh-
tion from the several congresslohSI o,sI
trfcts together with the pFesIueHlltl
electors and the members of ,he Stale
Central Committee from the various as
tricfs. were selected az the district eau
cuscs which were held Wednesday uL.u.,
The delpgateS 10 the national convention
and tHe presidential electors are mere
.lv recommended by the district caucuses
10 the state convention, but there was no
question but that they would be elected
by the convention, as il has alaWys oeen
customary to permit Gele2ates from the
several districts to name the delegates
and electors from ,.e districts
First District.
In the First district caucus wnicu
was held in the Kempner theaIer aIleI
the adjournment OF the state CoHNen-
tion Wednesday afternoon, I, II. cara
way Of JonesborO, nominee for conEIess
and Amos JarmOn. suerlIt or Fhllllps
county were elected az delegates TO lue
national convention, W. al BetllR os
/ P3ragould and Ed Rod1y Of Woodruff
county as alternates. G. A. noofman
was selected for presidential eLeCloL
land l.. Parton as committeeman from
/ the district The First judicial dlstrlct
selected p. r. Andrews OF Helena as as
member Of the state committee, ana
1.-The Second Judicial uisuct elected 40
|C. Going as committeeman.
/ The congressional convention was
held at the same time and I. IL. cara
way Of Joneshoro was declared t tne nom. nom
|irea for congress. The Firth Chancery
district convention was neld, and judge
ED Robertson was declared the nom
Iuce for chancellor,
Second District.
/ In the Second district caucus, held
at the Board of Trade last night, DR.. ).
/ f. Pringle of Randolph county Claude
ICoger Of Sharp county Judge Eu gene
/ Laukford of Prairie county ana T., -
/ Parsons were nominated Tor delegates
/ 10 the national convention. Judge Lank-
for asked that his name be Withdrawn
declaring that since contest had de-
|yeI0ped he preferred 10 remain at nome
/ iu the interest of harmony lie was re-
fused permission to withdraw ms name
however, and, upon a vote Dr. PtnEle
and Mr. COger were elected Judge
/ LankfOrd and Mr., Parson were then
elected alternates S. =. Moore Of In
'deUcndeuCe county was lndorsed for
presidential eltctor L. x. Fulton was
elected committeeman from this DIS
After the adjournmen, Of this caucus
the delegates from the Third Judicial
'district elected Sam Dtener Of Bates
|yiIle as member Of tie state committee
Third District.
In the Third district caucus, held az
1.-The New Capitol hotel. rour delegates to
the national convention were endorse,
each leng given half q vote. The dele.
gates named are: Hugh RagOn or
nNashington county J. W. story or
Boone county, Sam Nunnally Of Madl-
son county and 5. o. Wofford OF Carroll
county Troy Pace Of Harrison was en-
'dorsed for eleCtor from the district ana
elected member Of the state committee.
The fourth district judicial caucus,
HELD at the same place, elected IT, T..
freeman Of Benton county as member
Fourth District.
At the Fourth district caucus, IL.
at the Hotel Marion, W. .. Johnson or
Fort smith and j. B. Head Of TeXar-
kama were elected delegates to the ma
uoual convention. ana I. d, scott of
ICrawo.rd county was enuorsed for
presidential elector W. II. Rector of
Fort Smith was elected a member of
Fifth District.
In ha T'iftn lIgtTltI caucus held In
l'he courthouse. W. G. Hutton Of Little
Rock and J NJ. Barker Of Atkins were
elected delegates to the national CON
vention, with J, W. oohnson, Of Nor s,2r
ton as alternates. A, b. Priddy OF
Uanyille was endorsed ror presidential
elector and j. NJ. Courtnev Of Conway
was elected member Of the state com
! mittee BY unanimous vote the dele
gates agreed to vote for w. NJ, KAY
Ianaugh for national committeeman an
for the selection OF odiy four deleBate'
at large to the national convention
Sixth District.
The Sixth district congressional con
vention was held in the Kempner thea
} ter after the adjournment Of the state
/ convention, and Sam q. Taylor was de
, clared the nominee FOR congress y
the same time, J. w, Crockett of Arkan
5 sas county and J, c, Ross Of MalVerI
were endorsed for deiegates 10 the ma
tlonal convention. Latcr ,, was foun'
that this proceeding was Irregular, ant
In caucus Of the delegates to the stat
convention from the sixth district wa
|hpld at the old statenOuse that night
, Al this caucus MIR crockett withurey
. from the race and J, G. Ross and Judg
J. l. c. Knox Of Mop ticello were elected
/ delegates. David A. Gates. Of Deshj
, county and l., g, smith OF Ark2@nsa
q Wynne of Dallas county was recon
mendcd hy "A unanimous vote for presi
r dental olector X. ", Wilson OF Mon
o Itlceno was elected committeeman fror
. the district In tho first convention hell
i Iby the sixth district, the name OF 7
|. Upvi" E!.uu was also presented AS
:, candidate for delegate out Mr., NiXo
Z asked that his name be withdrawn. |
4 developed that there wur hitter fac
. tonal fight IN the jefferson count
u dedication, and Mr. nixon declared tina
Inc ala not care 10 be a candidate al
though he had been endorsed by a ma
I |jorlty OF the delegation from HIS HON
), '''' Seventh District
q In tho Seventh dlsir q caucus hel
}. Iat tho city hal that night, Juago T.,
|Nnhouoy OF Union county ana L. J
; Monroe OF Hampstead county wer
.. elected DELEGATES 10 the national cor
Ivcntlou and John Mcmillan Of Clar
|courty and Garland street OF chico
n county were elected uitcrnates J.
~ 'Clary Of Bradley county was selc0tc
"a for presidential elcctor and John PA
4 'kor OF Ouachita county was elected
, member Of the state committee,
y. Mrs, Joe r, Robinson, with sewers
\ relatives and friends, occupied bo
at the theater during the convention
with Mrs, Robinson was her fathe
=. MIR. and Mrs, Jesse Miller, her brothC
.. and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Charles {
NJ Miller, and Miss Ethel and MastC
Do Charles G, Miller Jr, and otht
! friends.
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