The Newark journal., 1912-06-14

l CO., Seventh, l.. E. Monroe.
 Judicial Districts-First. J. T. Robin son; Second. Marion Futrell; Third, Elm met Jefffeys; Fourt-., S w. Peel Firth Carroll Armstrong; Sixth, G. W Hen J. D. Head; Ninth. J. D. onaVer; Tenth, Harry Cook; Eleventh, Arthur Johnson; Twelfth ]. l.. Davis! Twelfth. Mark C' Vinson; Thirteenth, J.. H. White; Four teenth, J. B. Baker; Fifteenth, S J. Thomas; Sixteenth. Hamp Williams
 A committee of seven on order of busl- ness was appointed az rollows: r. Murrey. Dr. E. A. Fletcher A. B. Cray Wilson and Ike FeIscntaal
 A committee to revise the rules or the Democratie party 7Tas appointed as follows; A. J. Wang W. G. Hutton Bruce r. Bullion. John H. Page. w. M. Lewis A. C. Jacobs and Hugh Ragon.
 THE DISTRICT CAUcUsEs. The delegates to the national conVen- tion from the several congressional dis tricts. together with une presidential electors and the members of tne state Central Committee from rne various dis tricts were selected at the district eau cuscs which were held wednesday ni&ht- The delegates to the national convention and the presidential electors are mere ly recommended by the district eaucuSaS to the state convention. but there was no question but that they woufd be elected by the convention, as 1t has aiaWys been customary to permit Geieeates rom tlle several districts to name the delegates and electors from ,ie districts.
 First District.
 In the First disuiet caucus which was held in the kempuer taeater after the aaJournment of the state conVen- tion Wednesday afternoon, T. H. Cara way of JOnesbor0, nominee for congress and Amos harmon. sheriff of Phillips county were elected ab delegates to the national convention, M -ea Beftg or Pdragould and Ed Roddy of Woodruff county as alternates. C. \. hoofman Was selected for presidential electof and L. Parton as committeeman from the district. The First judicial district selected ?. R Andrews of Helena as member of the state committee, and the Second Judicial aistrlet elected -- .C. Coins as committeeman.
 The congressionaI convention was held at the same time and r. H. Cara way of Jouesboro was declared the nom iuee for congress. The Firth Ghancery district convention was held. and Judge ED. Robertson was declared the nom
 Second District.
 In the Second district caucus. held at the Board of Trade last night. Br J. r. PriHeie of Randolph county Claude Co@er of sharp county Judge i14sene Landlord of Prairie county and D. C. Parsons were nominated fer delegates Co the national convention Judge Lank- for asked that his name he WItadarWn, declaring that since d contest had de- Nelanea he preferred to remain at home Iu the interest of harmony He was re- fused permission to withdraw his name. however. and. upon q vote Br Prngie and AH Goger were elected Judge Laukford and Mir Parsou were then elected altefnates. $. .. Moore of ln- dependence county was tndoFsed for presidential eitetoF l.. k. Fulton was elected committeeman from this d.s- trict
 After the adjournmer- of this caucus the delegates from the Third judicial district elected Sam Hlener Of Bates vile as member of tae state committee.
 Third District.
 n ma q the New Capitol hotel. four delegates to the national convention were endorse, each being given half vote. The dele gates named are: Hugh Ragon of Washington county J. N. Story of Boone county. sam Nunnally Of Madi- son county and $. O. Woffard of Carroll county. Troy Pace of Harrison was en- dorsed for elector from the district, and Ben McEerrin of Newton county was elected member of the state committee.
 The fourth district judicial caucus held at the same place, elected F. k. Freeman of Benton county as q member of the state committee
 Fourth District.
 At the Fourth district caucus h. at the Hotel Marion. NJ. 9. Johnson of Fort smith and J. B. Head of TeXar- kama were elected delegates to the na- tional convention and r. D. Scott of Crawottd county was endorsed for presidential eIector W. H. Rector of Fort Smith was elected a member of
 Fifth District.
 In the Fifth district caucus held in the courthouse. W. c Hutton of Littla Rock and J. M Barker of Atkins were elected delegates to the national con rilton and r A. Pettigrew of Charles ton as alternates. \. B. Priddy of Danviile was endorsed Tor presidential electOr and J NJ Courtney of Conway was elected member of the state com mittee By unanimous vote the dele gates agreed to vote Tor ". M. Kay aHaugh for national committeeman and for the selection of 'onfy four delegat tes 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 c. Tayl0r was de- clared the nominee Tor congress. At the same time, J. w. Crockett of Arkan- were endorsed for deIegates to the na- tional convention. Later. was found that this proceeding was irregular, and a caucus of the delegates to the state convention from the sixth district was held al the old statenouse that night At this caucus MT. Crockett withdrew from the race and J. C. Ross and Judge J. C. Knox of Monticello were elected delegates David A. Gates of Desha county and L. C. smith of Arkansas county were elected alternates. T. D Wynne of Dallas county Was recom- mended by unanimous vote for presi- dentiai elector R. w. Wilson of Mon ticello was elected committeeman from the district. In the first convention held by the Sixth district, the name. of T Havis f@;Son was also presented as a candidate for delegate Dut MT. Nixon asked that his name be withdrawn. It developed that there was a bitter fac tional fight in the Jefferson county delegation, and Mir. Nixon declared that he did not care to be a candidate al- though he had been endorsed by a ma- jority of the delegation from his home county.
 Seventh District.
 Tn the Seventh district caucus. held at the city hall that night. Judge F. 0. Mahoney of Union county and l.. F. Monroe of Hampstead county were. elected delegates to the national con- vention and John McMillan of Clark county and Garland street of Chicot county were elected niternates. J. C. Clary of Bradley county was selected for presidential elector and John Pap. ker of Ouachita county was elected a member of the state committed
 Mrs. Joe T. Robinson, with several relatiyes and friends, occupied box at the theater during the convention. With Mrs. Robinson was her father, Mr and Mrs. Jesse Miller, her brother and sister, Mir. and Mrs. Charles G.