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All Printed At Home. » The Newark Journal. All Printed At Home. Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is King. $1 Per Annum. 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.