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Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
CALIFORNIA.
Fourth District.


 The Fourth California presented this question: Under the state law the dele ga ton. two from each district, was elected on a general ticket. in a group of twenty-six Each delegate might either express his presidential prefer ence or agree to vote for the presiden tial candidate receiving the highest number in the state. In the Fourth district the two candidates from that district on the Taft ticket expressed preference for Taft. but did not agree to vote for the candidates hay ing the highest state vote. These Taft delegates in the Fourth district re ccived a majority of POO more than the Roosevelt delegates In that dis trict The national call forbade any law or the acceptance of any law which prevented the election of dele gates by districts Tn other words, the call of the national convention was al variance with the state law. The state law sought to enforce the state unit rule and required the whole twenty six delegates to be voted for all over the state, assigning two to each dis trict on the ticket to abide the state wide election, while the Republican national convention has insisted upon the unit of the district since 1880. That has been the party law. This conven- ton recognized the party law and held # to be more binding than that of the state law and allowed the two dele
 h1 hod ronoiUo6 in fhn Ennrfh district a vote larger than their two opponents assigned to that district, to become delegates in the convention. This was clearly lawful. for state has no power to limit or control the basis of representation of a voluntary na- tional party in a national convention. The fact that President Taft by tele gram approved all the twenty six dele. gates as representing him is said to be an estoppel against his claiming the election of two of those delegates in their Fourth district. What is there inconsistent in his approving the can didacy of all his delegates and the election of two of them? Why should he be thus estopped to claim that part of the law was imperative because in conflict with the call of the convention?
 INDIANA.
 Thirteenth District.
 Tn the Thirteenth Indiana there was no question about the victory of the Taft men. because the temporary chair man representing the Taft side was conceded to have been elected by one half a vote more than the Roosevelt candidate. This one-half vote extended through the riotous proceedings. and although it was not as wide as a barn
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
OKLAHOMA.
Third District.

In the Third Oklahoma district the question of the validity of the seats of the delegates turned on the constitu- ton of the congressional committee. which was made up of twelve Taft men and seven Roosevelt men. The chairman, Cochran, was a Roosevelt man and attempted to prevent the ma jority of the committee from taking action. The chairman was removed and another substituted. and thereupOn the convention was duly called to order on the temporary roll prepared by the congressional committee. which was made the permanent roll. and the two Taft delegates to Chicago were duly selected. Every county in the district had it's representation and vote in the regular convention, and no person properly accredited as a delegate was excluded or debarred from participat- ing in its proceedings. Cochran and his followers bolted after his deposi- tion. Assuming that all the committee who went out with him had the right to act on the committee, it left the committee standing twelve for Taft and seven for Roosevelt. so it was sim ply a question whether a ma jority of the committee had the right to control it's action or a minority. The bolting convention which Cochran held was not attended by a majority of the duly elected delegates to the convention. It did not have the credentials from the various counties. and its membership was largely made up of byStanders who had not been duly accredited by any county in the district. Its action was entirely without authority.
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04

part in the primary, and so did the La ed the number of votes in the primary to be something over 5000. The Roose welt committee showed by affidavit the number to be 5000 out of usual total Republican vote of 75,0O0. The action of the chairman of the committee in attempting to add 131 precinct men to the old committee was, of course, be- yond his power. The resolution au- thorizing him to fill vacancies, of course. applied only to those places which became vacant after they had been filled and clearly did not apply to 131 new precincts. It could not in the nature of things apply to a change from the old system to a complete new system of precincts created by the city council, because if they were to be filled the entire number of 331 new precincts different from the old must be filled. One system could not be made into the other by mere addi tional appointment of 131 committee men. No lawyer will say that such action by the committee thus consti tuted was legal. Therefore the action which the lawful committee of 250 took in electing Taft delegates who made a majority in the state convention was the only one which could be recognized as valid
 CONTESTED DISTRICT DELE
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
ARkANS SAS.
Fifth District.

In the Fifth Arkansas the question was one of the identity of one faction or the other as the Republican party. This convention followed the example of the convention of 1908 in holding that what was known as the Bedding faction was not the Republican party, that it was a defunct organization and had only acquired life at the end of each four years for the purpose of using it in the national convention The contestants were therefore reject ed It was shown that the other or Taft had been in active existence as the Republican party, had nominated a local ticket and had run a congress man
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04

door 1t was enough. The chairman put the question as to electing the Taft delegates. and after continuous objec tion lasting three hours declared the vote carried. The Roosevelt men thus prevented roll call and then bOlted.
 KENTUCKY.
 Seventh District.
 In the Seventh Kentucky district the total vote of the convention was f5. There were contests from four coun- tles. involving ninety-fve votes Ac cording to the rules of the party in Kentucky, where two seats of creden- uals are presented those delegates whose credentials are approved by the county chairman are entitled to par ticlpate in the temporary organization. On the temporary roll the Taft chair man was elected by ninety eight votes and forty-Seven votes were cast for the Roosevelt candidate. The committee on credentials was then appointed. con- slstlng Of one member named by each county delegation. The majority re- port Of the committee was adopted unanimously by the convention, no del egatiOn whose seats were contested Deing permitted to vote on its own case As soon as the majority report or the credentials committee had been adopted, the Roosevelt adherents bolt ed. There was not the slightest reason TOT sustaining the contest for Roosevelt delegates.
 Eighth District.
 The Eighth Kentucky district was composed of ten counties having 163 votes, of which eighty-two were neces- sary to choice. There was no con. test in five of the counties. and all though the Roosevelt men claimed that there was one in Spencer county no contest was presented against the seating of the regularly elected Taft delegates from that county This gave the Taft delegates eighty-four votes. or two more than were necessary for choice. In other words, assuming that the Roosevelt men were entitled to all the delegates from the counties in which they filed contests in the dis trlct convention there remained a clear majority of uncontested delegates who voted for the Taft delegates to Chi cago,
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
WASHINGTON.

The contest in Washington turned on
 the question whether the Taft dele gates appointed by the county com.
 mittee in King county, in which Seattle is situate. were duly elected to the convention or whether a primary, which was subsequently, held and at which Roosevelt delegates were elect ed, was properly called. so that it's re suit was legal. Under the law the county committee had the power to de
 eide whether it would select the dele gates directly or should call a primary
 In some counties of the state one course was pursued and in other coun- ties the other In King county the committee consisted of 250 men, the majority of whom were for Taft. and that majority, acting through its exec utive committee, selected the Taft dele gates to the state convention. Mean time the city council of Seattle had re- districted the city. It before had 250 precincts Now substantially the same territory was divided up into 3S1 pre- cincts. The chairman of the county committee was a Roosevelt man. He had been given authority by general resolution to fill vacancies occurring in the committee. A general meeting of the committee had been held after the city council had directed the redistrict- ing of the city, in which it was re- solved. the chairman not dissenting, that representatives could not be se- lected to fill the 331 new precincts un- til an election was held in September. 1912 Thereafter and in spite of this conclusion the chairman assumed the right by his appointment to add to the existing committee 131 precinct com mitteemen, and with these voting in the committee it is claimed that a pri- mary was ordered. There was so much confusion in the meeting that this is doubtful However, the fact is that the Taft men protested against any action by a committee so constituted on the ground that the chairman had no authority to appoint the 131 new committeeman. They refused to take
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
TEXAS.
First District.

The only remaining districts are the nine districts from Texas. Of these the First district was composed of eleven counties, each county having one vote, except Cass county, which had two. The executive committee, composed or one representative from each county, made up the temporary roll. and ln the contests filed from two counties seat cd both delegates with one-half vote each. The convention elected the two Taft delegates. giving them ten and one-quarter votes. Each county was represented in this vote. A minority representing one and three-quarters votes bolted the regular convention and held trump. meeting. The na- donal committee bD un0nimoS rote decided the contest in favor of the Taft delegate
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
Second District.

In the Second Texas district there were fourteen counties. Two counties were found not to have held conven- tions and one county to have no dele gate present The convention was then constituted by the delegations that held regular credentials. The re- port of the committee on credentials was accepted upon roll call. and then the representa- tives of five counties withdrew from the hall. The repre- sentatives of four of these counties held trump convention. The regular convention remained in session several hours. appointed the usual committees which retired and made their reports, which were accepted. and elected two Taft delegates to the national conVeh- ton and certified their election In due
Arizona republican., 1912-08-04
Ninth District.

The Ninth Alabama contest turned on the question whether the chairman of a district committee had power to fill vacancies, whether committee man who had sent his resignation to take effect only in case he was not present. being present. should be pre- vented from acting as committeeman. and. third, on the identity of another com mitteeman. The written resOlu- ton under which the right of the chairman to appoint to vacancies was claimed showed on it's face that the specific authority was written in in different writing and different colored pencil between the lines. A number of affidavits were filed by committeeman who were present when the resolution was passed to show that the resOlu ton contained no such authority. This which a very large majority of both the national committee and the com
 mittee on credentials held that the lead pencil insertion was a forgery, that the chairman did not have the au- thority therefore to appoint to the vacancies, and therefore the action of his committee was not valid. This made it necessary to reject the contest ants. The committee decided the two other issues of fact before them in favor of the Taft contention, although the first decision was conclusive.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
TWO REAL ESTATE DEALS
Kansas Men Bought Polk County
Property Through Dennis,
Kelly StrattOn.

G. b. Dennis, Of the firm Of DEN
mis-, Kelly & Stratton, reports the
sale of two tracts of land, both to
parties from Russell, Kas. A. c.
Hollinger of Russell, who was here
about three months ago, has closed
a deal for the Shinn farm at Ran
som, three miles east Of Mena. The
consideration for the 200 acres was
Si,i00 cash. Mr.. Hollinger will be
here within few days to take pos
session Of the place. His brother,
James HolliDger, will come with
him aud make his home in Polk
county.
{ s o. perltips, also of Russell, has
purchased a i0-acre tract of timber
land two miles east, on the EggeT
road, and expects to improve and
park it. He will build a nice bun
galow when he comes. Mr.. Perkir S
is a school teacher, and does not
expect to cultivate any of the land
at present, but wants it only for a
home.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
MAGNOLIA SWEPT
BY $4,000 FIRE
Early Morning Blaze Destroys the
Buildings and Stocks of Three
Merchants-IEeavy Rainfall
Prevents Spread.

Magnolia, Dec. 30.The most
disastrous fire in the history of this
place caused a loss of approximate
y $4,000 about $3.50 O'clock Satur-
day morning. The entire stock of
general merchandise Of r. w.
Beene was destroyed at loss of
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
Duke & Co.'s merchandise store
next door sustained a loss of Si0,-
900. and |. w. Couch Sons, grocers.
$4,000. The losses of the last two
were covered by insurance. The
firms occupied two two-story brick
buildings, which were owned by J..
L. and d. M. Davis, who estimate
their loss on the buildings at $780,
900, with $4,000 insurance.
A heavy rainfall prevented the
destruction of the buildings on the
entire south side of Main street.
When discovered the fire had
gained considerable headway. a
bucket brigade was formed by citi-
zens, and the flames were gotten
under control after several hours
battle.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
BOYS FACE TORN
AWAY BY SHOTGUN
After Being Frigftfully Wounded
Youth Walks TO His Home Mile
Away-IIis Wonderful Fortitudc
May Result in Saving His Life.


Fort Smith, Jan. 2.--While hunt
ing near Arizona Monday evening
about $3.50 o'clock, Oscar Floyd, 10
years old, was accidentally shot by
his own gun and may die as a re-
suit of the injuries he received. He
had stopped on the railroad track
near the Arizona line crossing to
talk to stranger, and in setting
the stock of his gun down upon a
tie, it slipped off, the hammer
|struck the tie and the gun was dis
charged; the whole charge Of No.
g shot striking and tearing away
the left side of his face, flattening
the cheek bone and probably de-
stroying the sight Of his eye.
With wonderful fortitude the boy
ran mile to his home, 1909 South
Eleventh street, in Sulphur Spring
addition, the pathway marked by a
stream of blood. With a thought
for his mother, he did not go into
his own home, but TO the home Of
Mr.. McWhirter, across the street.
From there the ambulance was
called and several physicians noti-
fled, and he was taken to the
Sparks hospital The mother col
lapsed under the shock and was in
a critical condition Monday night.
The boy still is in a critical con-
dition, with hopes Of his reeoe~ ~
owing to his fortitude. Even with
recovery he is horribly marked for
life.
Who the man was who walked
away and left the wounded boy
without help is not yet known. The
gun was afterward found on the
track.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
MENA LAD WINS HONOR
Alvin ID. Woodruff, IL Years Old
Receives Gold Watch From
SATURDAY. Evening Post.

Alvin d. Woodruff, fl years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wood
ruff, is the recipient of a hand
some gold watch, given by the
Curtis Publishing Company, for
leading the state of Arkansas in
work done as agent for the Satur-
day Evening Post.
This watch is a i9-jewel Walth-
am in a 20-year gold case. On the
back of the case Alvin's initials,
"A. D. w." are engraved in a
handsome monogram. On the op-
posite side of the back case are
THESE words:
presented to Alvin d. Woodruff
by Cyrus Curtis. President Of the
Curtis Publishing Company"
Opposite this, on the inner case,
the following is found:
For unusual Service Rendered
The Saturday Evening Post as its
Representative"
The Curtis Publishing Company
gives one of these watches in each
state Of the union, awarding them
each year to the boy doing the best
work in his state.
Alvin began this work last May.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
Gen. Shaver Visits Old Comrade.

General r. G.. Shaver, who left
Christmas day for Nashville in re-
isponse to word that an old COM
Irade, Col A. S. Hutchinson, had
suffered stroke Of paralysis, has
returned. He found the colonel
very low, hut he aroused and rec
ognized his old friend. He was
however, in a very precarious con-
dition. The news of Col. Hutchin-
sons condition will be especially
interesting TO many Polk county
confederate veterans, his regiment,
the 18th Arkansas infantry, Col
onel Dawson containing three
companies from this county and
one from Scott county. After vis-
lifting in Nashville, General Shaver
spent New Years day in Foreman
with his two daughters, Mrs. P. B.
Williams and Mrs. f. 6. Campbell
and friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
.LYNCHING ENDS
ORGY OF CRIME
Negro Steals Engine at Van Buren;
i'm Oklahoma He Kills Farmer
and Assaults Wife-Quick
Vengeance Wreaked.

TT. Smith, Dec. 3i.-Erding his
career on earth in mad orgy of
crime and bloodsbed, including the
stealing Of switch engine, the
Staying of a farmer who had be-
friended him, and the assaulting of
the dead mans wife, a negro
named Turner was lynched by the
maddened citizens of Muldrow, Ok,
i3 miles northwest of here, early
this morning.
Turner went to Muldrow in the
cah of an Iron Mountain engine
which it is thought he and another
man had stolen from the railroad
yards at Van Buren,. When the
runaway engine was derailed at
Muldrow. the negro escaped under
cover of darkness. He next APP
peared at the home of George Ca
son, a farmer living near Muldrow
Admitted TO the home by Cason,
he rewarded his benefactor by
dashing out his brains with an axe
He then repeatedly assaulted Mrs
Cason and piled himself with
whisky until he fell into a drunken
stupor. He was found lying in
bed beside the corpse of the mar
he had slain, when the lynchine
party reached the Cason home
after Mrs. Cason, clad OILY in heI
night gown and iwth bare feet, hac
run across the snow-eoyered field:
to sound the alarm.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Danger.
Gus for Mrnu People TO Neglect.

Gus for si-nu People 10 Neglect.
The great danger of kidney trou-
bles is that they get firm hold be-
fore the sufferer recognizes them.
Health is gradually undermined,
Backache, headache. nervousness,
.ameness, soreness, lumbago, urin-
ary troubles, dropsy, gravel and
Bright's disease follow in merci-
less succession. Don't neglect your
kidneys. Help the kidneys with the
reliable and safe remedy, Doan's
Kidney Pills, which has cured peo-
pie right here in this locality.
l.. w. Clark, Heavener, Ok. far
mer, says: A member of the family
was afflicted with kidney disease
for a number of years. She was
bothered by pains in the small OF
the back and kidneys and any sud
den move or stopping caused a dull
aching in the limbs. Other symp-
toms of kidney disease led me to
procure u box of Doans Kidney
Pills and she began their use. This
remedy seemed to be Just what she
required and soon brought her re-
lief Continued use entirely dis
posed of the complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price
80 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buff
falo. n. Y. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name -Doan's-
and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04

THE OLD YEAR.
Goodbye, old year, adieu, adieu;
You've served us good and a little

Goodbye, old year, adieu, adieu;
You've served us good and a it'll,
bad,
We let you go and try the new.
Yet some are gruff and other,
glad.
Some good resolves we all viii
make.
And learn some lessons from the
past;
Wen all the ten commandments
break,
But let us not all live SO fast.
Wen get the news from near and
far,
And this is big election year.
So read the Democrat and Star,
Pay up your debts and never fear,
And we will work and never stop,
viii pay our poll and vote Ter
dry,
Scratch hard to make a bumpin'
crop,
So now. Old Year, goodbye, good
bye.
J. d. Garland.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
Democratic Committee Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all
members Of the Polk County Dem
ocratic Central Committee that
there will be a meeting Of the COM
mittee held at the court house in
Mena at 10 o'clock a. m. Saturday,
January 10. The object of the
meeting is to set the date for the
Democratic primary and make the
assessment on candidates to pay
the expenses of the same, together
with any other business that may
properly come before the meeting.
Townships not having a commit
teeman are requested to send a PEI
tition naming their choice fer Il. Z. u; Il.
representative, which will be acted
upon by the committee.
w. b. Barton, Chairman.
John II. Hamilton, Secretary.
i-2i-260-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-04
DONACHEY REPLIES
TO JOE ROBINSON
Intimates That One of His OPP
ponents Intends Withdrawing
From Race-DesiPes to
Know Which One.

Little Rock, Jan. i.TGoVernor
Donaghey yesterday gave out a
statement in rep'ysTto she letter ad-
dressed nv cor fgressman Joe i.
Robinson, in wFhich Mr. hopihsoll
asked the governor to meet him IN
Joint .,'deDate at Conway, the gov
drnor's home town, on January s,
The governor. in his statement, in
timated that he believed one of his
opponents will withdraw from the
race, and declared for this reason
he does not wish to enter into a
Joint debate at this time.
Governor Donaghey's statement
follows
while I have not received the
letter which it has been stated in
the press was sent me by Mr. Rob-
inson. will say that want to
know. before considering a joint
campaign with either of the cam
didates now opposing me, which
one is going to make the race. The
gang is now considering taking one
OF them out Of the race in order to
center the opposition on one can
didate. and | want to know which
one they are going to withdraw. !
do not care about campaigning
with one man while and then
have him withdraw and then have
to campaign with the other"
Both Candidates lnvited.
Mr.. Robinson announced that he
had invited both his opponents to
meet him at all his appointments,
but that he extended the special
invitation for the meeting at Con-
way on account of it being the
governors home.
Attorney General Hal Norwood
has also sent to both Of his oppon-
ents copies Of the circulars adver-
tising his appointments for the
next two weeks. These circulars
state that the other candidates are
invited TO be present and will be
given fair division of time.
All three candidates for governor
are ready to begin their active can
Nass of the state this week.
X. o. Pindall, former acting gov
crnor, may be a candidate for at
torney general, according to a
statement made by him yesterday.
He said he had had the matter un-
der consideration, and would an
nounce his decision early this
week. There are at present only
two candidates for attorney general
in the field, Judge S. T. Rowe of
TT. Smith and Judge w. L. Moose
Of Morrilton.