The Green Forest tribune., 1912-06-14

Members at Large-James P. Clarke. J. H. Hinemon, Joe Flynn T. H. Hum phreys and J. " Bourland.
 Congressional Districts-First. F. c. Taylor; Second, .i. Ponder; Third Fifth. pr. L. E. Love; sixth, R. D. sn. Ras. co; seventh, l.. r. Monoe.
 Judicial Districts-First, J. T. Robin. son. Second, Marion F-utrell Third, Elm Carroll Armstrong; Sixth, G. w. Hen dricks; Seventh. Ike McL4enan; Eighth. J. D. Head; Ninth, j. D. Alaver; Tenth, i Harry Cook; Eleventh. Arthur Johnson: Twelfth. J. L. Davisl 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 busi- ness was appointed rollows; T. P. son, J. F. Carson O., V Wingo. R. w. Wilson and Ike Felsen. al.
 A committee to revise the rules of the Democratic party was appointed as follows: A. J. Vans, W. G. Hutton, Bruce T. 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 the presidential electors and the members of .ne state Central Committee from the various dis tricts, were selected at the district cau- cuses which were held "wednesday night. The delegates to the national convention and the presidential electors are mere | ly recommended by tho district caucuSeS to the state convention but there was no question but that they would be elected by the convention, as it has alawys been customary to permit delegates from the several districts to name the delegates
 First District.
 In the First district caucus which was held in the Kempner theater after tion Wednesday afternoon, T. H. Cara way of Jonesboro, nominee for coneress and Amos harmon, sheriff of Phillips county were elected as delegates to the Paragould and Ed Roddy of Woodruff county as alternates. G. A. hoofman was selected for presidential elector, and L. Barton as committeeman from the district. The First judicial district selected P. R. Andrews of Helena as member of the state committee, and the Second Judicial aistl ct elected -4. | c. Going as committeeman.
 The congressional convention was held at the same time and T. H. Carra- way of Jonesboro was declared the nom- district convention was held. and Judge ED. Robertson was declared the nom inee for chancellor.
 | Second District
 l In the Second district caucus, held at the Board of Trade last night, Dr. J.. E. Pringle of Randolph county, Claude Lankford of Prairie county and F. C.. Parsons were nominated for delegates to the national convention Juage Lank- for asked that his Lame be withdrawn, veloped he preferred to remain at home in the interest of harmony. He was re- fused permission to withdraw his name, however, and. upon a vote Dr. Pringle | Lankfordf and MT. Parson were then elected a1ternates. S. A. Moore of In depe;n.dence, county was lndorsed for for elected committeeman from this dls- trict.
 After the adjournment of this caucus district elected Sam Diener of Bates vile as member of the state committee.
 Third District.
 | In the Third district caucus. held at | the New Capitol hotel, TOUT delegates to the. national convention were endorse. each Icing given half a vote. The dele- gates named are: Hugh Ragon of M ashington county, J. ". Story of Boone county. sam Nunnally of Madi- son county and $. O. Wofford of Carroll county. Troy Pace of Harrison was en- Ben McFerrin of Newton county was elected member of the state committee.
 The fourth district judicial caucus, held at the same place, elected F, r.. of the state committee
 At the Fourth district caucus, ne at the Hotel Marion, w.. Johnson ot kama were elected delegates to the na- tional convention and P. D. Scott of presidential elector, w. H. Rector of Fort Smith was elected member of the state con-. ttee
 Fifth District.
 l In the Fifth diStritt caucus held In the courthouse, w. Hutton of Little Rock and J. M. Barker of Atkins were elected delegates to the national con- vention, with J. W. Johnson of Nor rilton and T. A. Pettigrew of Charles- ton as alternates A. B. Priddy of Danville was endorsed TOT presidential was elected member of the state com mittee. By unanimous vote the dele- gates agreed to vote for W. M. Kav- anaugh for national committeeman ani 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 G. Taylor was de- clared the nominee Tor congress. At the same time, J. w. Crockett of Arkan- sas county and J. c. Ross of Malvern 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 at the old statenouse that night. At this caucus MT. Crockett withdrew from the race and J. c. Ross and Judge A. 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- dential elector. R. W. Wilson of Mon ticelo was elected committeeman from the district. In the first convention held by the Sixth district. the name of T. Eavis H;-un Was also presented as a candidate for delegate, put MT. Nixon asked that his name be withdrawn. It tonal fight in the Jefferson county delegation and MT. Nixon declared that he did not care to be a candidate al- though he had been endorsed by ma
 Seventh District.
 In the Seventh distr'cr caucus, held at the city hal that night, Juoge F. O. Nahoney of Union county and L. F. Monroe of Hampstead county were elected delegates to the national con- yention, and o,1 John . McMillan of Clark county were elected aiternates. J. c. lClary of Bradley county was selected for presidential elector and John Par ker of Ouachita county was elected a member of the state committee.
 Mrs. Joe T. Robinson, with several relatives and friends, occupied a box at the theater during the convention. With Mrs. Robinson was her father MT. and Mrs. Jesse Miller, her brother and sister, MT. and Mrs. Charles G. Miller, and Miss Ethel and Master Charles G. Miller Jr., and other friends.
 Merchants Are Indicted.
 Texarkana.-P. D. Smith, J. H. Moi fett and J. A. widdie, well-known business men of Texarkana, were in dicted by the Miller county grand jury