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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, June 8, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 24.
J. I. WORTHINGTON FOR GOVERNOR
♦ Republicans Name Candidate for
Governor, But Make no
Other Nominations
The Republican state convention
■was held at Little Rock Thursday
and Friday and Judge John I.
Worthington of Harrison was
nominated for governor.
The name of Judge Worthing'
ton was placed before the conven
tion by Hon. Harry H. Myers,
and the nomination was seconded
by Gen. Powell Clayton, the rec
ognized leader of the Republican
party in Arkansas.
So other nominations were
made by thej state convention, the
recommendation by the state com
mittee that no candidates be nam
ed for any offices other than gov
ernor being adopted.
The feature of the convention,
aside from the nomination of
Judge W orthington, was the us
ual light over the reorganization
•of the state central committee,
The tight was precipitated by
<Jhas. F. Cole of Batesville, who
made an effort to have the selec
tion of the 20 members at large
of the state committee taken out
of the hands of a committee to be
selected by the chairman of the
•convention and placed in the hands
•of the delegates to the convention
from the several congressoinal dis- ,
triets. The result of the fight
served only to show the grasp
which Gen. Powell Clayton, H. L.
Remmel and those associated with
them have upon the party organi- !
nation. When first proposed the
suggestion of Mr. Cole seemed
likely to be adopted, but after the
onslaughts which were made upon
it by Gen. Clayton, Mr. Remmel,
H. H. Myers, 1*. 8. Bratton and
others of the dominant, faction the
motion of Mr. Cole was defeated
by the overwhelming vote of 27o
to *>4. The fight in favor of*the i
new plan of selecting the mem
bers at large was led by Mr. Cole,
W. B. Ferguson, chairman of the
Pulaski county committee, and
others who have been opposed to
the Remmel faction. By the de
feat of the Cole motion the organ
ization of the state committee was
unchanged, and it is composed, as
for the pa-^t two years, of one
member from each of the 75 coun
ties in the state and 20 members
at large.
1 he convention adopted a plat
form which was constructed along
the usual lines, attacking the pres
ent Arkansas election laws and the
Democratic administration, and
endorsing all the Republican prin
ciples set forth in the national
platform of the past few years.
The platform also endorses in
Strong terms the administration of
president Roosevelt.
Judge Worthington has been
prominent in the councils of his
party for a decade or more. He
has been in harmony with the
“regulars" of that political organ
ization, and has been rewarded
with the position of register of
the United States land office at
Harrison, to which he has recent
ly been reappointed on the recom
mendation of the Republican state
central committee. From 18b‘2 to
ls9G he served as county and pro
bate judge of Carroll county. |
That county had not contracted
the habit of electing Republicans
to county offices, although the in-,
JNO. I. WORTHINGTON
Republican Nominee For Governor
creasing advent of new citizens
from the Northern states had
caused a gradual lessening of the
Democratic majority there. Judge
Worthington’s successor as coun
ty and probate judge was a Demo
crat, and while regarded as/ close
politically, Carroll county has not
manifested any enthusiastic dispo
sition to repeat the experiment of
electing Republican county officials
notwithstanding the influx of Re-;
publicans from other state*.
FROM PLEASANT PLAINS.
Generally, crops ate in good
condition.
There is very little sickness in
this locality.
8. M. Pearson returned to Lit
tle liock last week after a few days
visit to home folks.
Children’s day will be celebrat
ed here next Sunday, June 10th.
Everybody invited to attend.
John M. Harlow, editor of the
Pioneer was looking after busi
ness in the city last Saturday.
Dr. G. \V. Graves returned last
week from a two weeks visit to
his old home in Logan county.
F. \V. Pearson, our hustling in
surance agent wrote insurance in
Bradford last week and is on Red
river this week.
Pearce Brothers’ new store
building is nearing completion. It
will be a very handsome building
when completed.
The high school building at this
place is nearing completion. The
school will open in September
with Prof. T. E. Hickman princi
pal. Any one wanting an aca
demic course will do well to come
here to school.
The best oornet band in the state
is the Pleasant Plains’ Cornet
Band—best for music, best for en
terprise, and up and away yonder
ahead as the best, handsomest set
of young men that ever stepped
up on a musical platform.
The C. M. A. Lodge will cele- \
brate their president’s birthday
next Saturday night, June !*, by
giving an ice cream festival. A
i*ig time is expected. Music will
be rendered by the Pleasant
Plains Cornet Band. Everybody
come.
At the recent election of the C.
M. A. the following olHcers were
elected. Thad (). Pearson, pres
ident; Elmer Hook, vice presi
dent; Albert Mclvaig, secretary;
J. Earl Pasley. director; and J.
rtoberson treasurer. The C. M.
A. is dding a good work among
the young men. They have ‘2b
members.
Miss Lucy Lawton left Satur
day for Judsonia to spend a few
days visiting friends.
W. T. Bruce, a prominent farm
er of the Dota neighborhood was
transacting business in town Wed
nesday.
Miss Kate Adams returned to
her home near Oil Trough Mon
day, after a pleasant fvisit with
relatives in the city.
The Iron Mountain will run an
excursion from Newport to Jop
lin Sunday, June 17. Hound trip
from Newark, $5.00.
J. I. Sturdivant and Mrs. Dove
Kdwards left Wednesday night
for Little liock to attend the an
nual meeting of the Arkansas
Travelers.
The .Journal is requested to
state that there will be a meeting
at the McDoniel graveyard on the
third Saturday in June for the
purpose of cleaning up the
grounds.
J. M. Christian one of the Dota
neighborhood’s good citizens, was
in town Wednesday, the first time
in several weeks, having been con
fined to his room with an attack of
catarrhal fever.
E. R. Moore has bought A. A.
Henderson’s interest in the real
estate business of Craig «Jc Hender
son and the new lirm expects to
push the business. If .you have
property for sale see them about
it.
B. F. Caldwell, one of the Ruth
erford neighborhood’s good citi
zens, was transacting business in
town Wednesday and called to re
new for The Journal. He says
the recent rains have put the farm
ers in his neighborhood consider
ably behind with their work.
Ur. Goldstein, the well known
optic specialist of Louisville, Ky.,
will be at the Galloway house
Thursday and Friday, Junfe 14
and 15, (two days only.) I)r.
Goldstein, will be remembered,
having fitted many of our best cit
izens with glasses. Don’t fail to
see him.
A party composed of the fol
lowing young people spent Wed
nesday fishing on the lake: E. R.
Moore, Charley Barksdale, Dolph
Barnett, Hugh Vaughan, Jas.
Cargill, Bob Adams, Tom Hulsey,
Bud Black, Webster Mendenhall,
Lawrence Ruddell, Labe Hall,
Chas. Pendleton, Virgie Hulsey,
Walter Haddock and Misses
Lillie Crow, Gertie Magness,
Clara Mendenhall, Oma Kinman,
Ola Kinman, Kate Pennie, Madge
Whisnant, Mrs. Addie Green and
Mrs. ,1. B. Ketchem. They re
port a pleasant time, and of.course
the finny tribe suffered.
SERIOUS CUTTING AFFRAY.
Newport, .June 4.—George
Brunson, a young farmer living
near Elgin, was brought to New
port this morning by Deputy
Sheriff.!. H. Churchman and is
now an inmate of the county jail
pending developments in the con
dition of Will Farmer, whom n«*
MON. JNO. 5. LITTLE
Democratic Nominee ForGovernor
is charged with assaulting Sunday.
A party of men had been imbib
ing too freely, when, according to
Brunson, who is a mere lad of 18
years. Farmer and another man
became engaged in a cutting affray.
Brunson says he intervened as
peacemaker and soon he and Farm
er became the main parties to the
tight. Brunson says he did not
know what he was doing at time.
Farmer is suffering from a
wound in the abdomen and his re
covery is regarded as doubtful.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Cotton hoeing is the order of
the day.
Tommy Nuckolls went to Cord
Saturday.
Wintield Jernigan went to Sul
phur Rock Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Baker
went to Batesville Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Jernigan
went to Batesville Tuesday.
Dannie Williamson attended
church at Mount Ilermon Sunday.
Misses Unie and Nellie Church
ill visited Miss Vela Jernigan
Sunday.
Farris Rice of Sulphur Rock
visited “a friend” here Sunday
evening.
Misses .Julia and Esther Church
ill visited Misses Rena and Alma
Crigler Sunday.
Clyde Rogers and Cliarlie Hicks
of Sharpe attended church here
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Louie Dunn of Sharp vis
ited her sister, Mrs. Lillie Nuck
olls here, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Pickens
of Dota visited friends and rela
tives here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. ,). N. Nuckolls
visited Mrs. Nuckoll’s sister, Mrs.
Hall at Conveniencee Sunday.
Mrs. McDonald of Cord visited
her daughter, Mrs. Lola Edwards,
at this place Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. (i. W. Jernigan
vi.-ited Mrs. Jernigan’s mother,
Mrs. Magness at Newark .'atur
da.v and Sunday.
.Misses Sal lie Nuckolls and Lena
Brown and Mr. Duke Ward re
turned home from Cave City last
Thursday where they have l>eeii
attending school.
INDORSE BRYAN FOR PRESIDENT
The Democratic State Convention
Names State Ticket and In
dorses Wm. J. Bryan
Hot Springs, Jane 7—A reso
lution indorsing William Jennings
Bryan as the candidate of the
Democratic party for president in
1908 was adopted by acclamation
and amid the wildest enthusiasm
by the Arkansas Democratic State
convention today. The resolution
was introduced by Chancellor
Humphreys of Washington coun
ty. Friends of William R. Hearst
endeavored to stay the Bryan tide
by proposing to submit the mat
ter to the voters of the state at
the next Democratic primary, but
the Humphreys resolution went
through amid cheers of enthus
iasm.
A resolution offered declaring
Davis the nominee for United
States senator and instructing the
Democratic members of the next
legislature to cast their votes for
him was adopted.
Following is the ticket nominat
ed by the convention:
United States Senator—Jeffer
son Davis.
Governor J. S. Little
Auditor—A. E. Moore.
Secretary of State O. C. Lud
wig.
Treasurer ,J. L. Yates.
Attorney General—VY. F. Kir
by.
Superintendent Public Instruc
tion J. J. Do.yne.
Land Commissioner Guy B.
Tucker.
Associate Justice J. M. liid
liiddic k.
A banquet will be given tonight
at which Senator Berry will be
the guest of honor.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS.
J. L. Taylor went to Newark
Tuesday.
C. B. Kent went to Newark
Friday on business.
Capt. K. K. Keeves says he is
pushing the plow now.
Our people should get together
and build a church house.
K. B. Duck of Newport is visit
ing relatives here this week.
The farmers, generally speak
ing, have their crops up in good
shape.
C. B. Kent has forty acres of
cotton which he is working out the
second time.
Dr. E. C. Ellis has his new res
idence completed and will soon
move into it.
We have several expert fisher
men, but W. O. Moore and Char
lie Wasson seem to be the Cham
pions.
Walter Fife was down from
Batesville the first of the week vis
iting his father who is in bad
health.
Mr. and Mrs. W. (). Moore and
i a few of their Newark friends
spent Thursday fishing on Whifc
stine lake.
Our burg was visited Friday by
an overland show, but from some
cause they moved on without giv
ing a performance.
LOOK MERE
Why don't you try a pouud of
Littlefield*' new honey' It will
■ surprise you lw>th in looks and
ta'Le.