The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-30
Urey Woodson Defeated in Contest for Seat on the
 National Committee
SPEAKER CLARK
 GETS TWO STATES
Democrats in District of Columbia Split-Taft Unmoved by Result in New Jersey-Dixon Claims
 Six Hundred Delegates

Newark N. J., May 29.--Theodore Roose- kelts plurality over President Taft in yesterdays primaries will be at least 15,- boo. according to returns received up to Il o'clock. While the Third and Sixth con- |yressional districts still were in doubt in- Eications were that Roosevelt had carried both, giving him the states entire dele Bation in the Chicago meeting.
 On the democratic side the vote up to the same time indicated that Woodrow lWilson would have 24 of the states dele |yation to Baltimore, the remaining four delegates from districts where Wilson's Opposition was strongest going to the na- kional convention uninstructed.
 Woodson Loses Place Louisville, May 29.-urey woodson of bwensboro, Ky, member of the na- lional democratic committee for IS years and secretary of that body for
 severa1 years. was defeated by the Btate democratic convention in his can |lidacy for reelection to the national eommittee tonight John c. c. Mayo |Xas elected to succeed him. The dele Eates of two districts were instructed to vote for MT. Mayo and an amend |nent to the report of the resolutions tommittee was submitted as a minor |ty report. providing for the re-elec- Lion of MT. Woodson by the conven- / ion A telegram was read from Nor |nan Mack, chairman of the democratic national committee, declaring that the Convention had authority to elect the Committeeman or instruct the national Delegates
 Woodson's defeat was part of the Itate administration programme and 1t |controlled the convention.
 The convention then adopted resolu- lions instructing the delegation from Kentucky to the national convention to Iote for Champ Clark as long as his |iame Is before the convention and the Following delegates from the state at large were elected just before adjourn Inant shortly after l o'clock:
 9eov. j. B. McCreary, Senator-elect |bllie NJ James. former Governor Beck 1afn. t'ongrossiasn oN'sy stanley and Ben Johnson. Judge \. ". Young, Jus Iice Goebel and John c. Mayo.
 AlcCreary Defeats James Gov. ]. B. AIccreary defeated United 6tates Senator-elect Ollie M. James for temporary chairman of the democratic Itate convention here this afternoon, thereby swinging control of the reorsan- 3zed state committee into the hands of Inc administration forces and making the Election of Rufus H, yanSant candidate ! tor state chairman, certain.
 With enough delegates pledged for thamp Clark to insure him a solid deie- eation of 26 votes from Kentucky to the bational convention interest in today s meeting centered in the factional struggle. Mr. James, whose name has been used hs d rallying cry for the anti-administra- lion forces, assumed personal charge Of The fight on the floor and presented his .wn name for temporary chairman. All but two counties had voted before it was certain Governor McCreary had major |ty, and then, Mir James, who had been keeping tally, arose and made the motion (which elected McCreary by exclamation. The following district delegates to The national convention were selected. bach delegation 10 have two voets in tonvention:
 i First district. Dr. Fred Larue and
 Nilsson Tyler; Second, P. B. Miller and
 .avega Clements: Third, J. H Durham &nd w L. Porter; Fourth, Morrls H.
 eeard and J. L. Druein; Fifth, w. B.
 kaldeman. John Dhallen and w. O.
 Read; Sixth, M L. Downs and c. D. Terrell: Seventh, J. N Camden and John
 E. Hinton; Eighth, Robert G. Evans and
 N R. Ray; Ninth, Proctor K. Malin Ind J. N. Kehoe; Tenth F. Hatcher knd D. w. Gardner; Eleventh, N B. kewell, Dr. A. Catliff, R. c. Ford and
 William Sampson.