^Newport jaey Independent.
VOLUME m NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. TUESDAY, APRIL 5. 1904. NUMBER
preferences for
president.
Several Counties Line Up for
Parker, Francis and Hearst
for President-Hill Cer
tain of Nomination.
Little Rock, April 5.—Demo
crats in seven out of seventy
five counties in Arkansas have
expressed their choice for the
presidency, and when the Demo
cratic state convention meets in
Hot Springs on June 14 the fol
lowers of each of the trio in
structed for will it is expected
seek accessions to their ranks
with a view to instructing the
delegates to the national conven
tion. That there will be strong
opposition to instructions is ap
parent, for it is stated that some
of the leaders are determined to
resist any attempt to declare a
choice. Notwithstanding their
opposition, the Hearst and Par
ker forces will press the question
of announcing a choice, each
striving to secure an exnression
for the particular favorite as the
case may be.
For A. B., Parker—Craighead
county, 9.
For D. R. Francis—Crawford
■ county, 9.
For W. R. Hearst—Sebastian
county, 10; Johnson county,- 6;
Greene county, . 9; Randolph
county, 9; Carroll county, 6.
Total, 40.
Delegates uninstructed, 384.
HILL SURE OF NOMINATION.
The work of the state conven
tion has been simplified by the
development that Joseph M. Hill
of Sebastian county has more
than enough delegates to nomi
nate him on the first ballot. He
is credited with counties having
247 votes in the convention. The
number required is 222. At first
after the primaries it appeared
that the nomination would have
to be contested for in the state
convention by the four candidates
but the fact that the official
count shows that Hill has carried
Logan, Yell, Hempstead, Drew,
Marion and Fulton counties set
tled the matter in his favor. Mr.
Hill will succeed Chief Justice
H. G. Bunn.
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
Apart from the promised strug
gle over the question of presi
dential instructions, the election
of four delegates at large to the j
national convention will be the
subject of extraordinary interest!
at the state convention. The;
personnel of the “big four” is
still an open question. For years
it has been customary to send
the two United States senators
as two of the delegates at large.
If that usage be adhered to, who
shall be selected as the other two
delegates at large? Gov. Davis,
it is understood, will not be
averse to having his name in
cluded in the quartette. Jeffer
son and Clark counties have al
ready instructed for Hon. J. H.
Hinemon. The names of other
distinguished gentlemen are ;
mentioned, and there will be no ;
lack of material. A successor to
Hon. James P. Clarke as na
tional committeeman will be 1
elected by the convention.
PASSING OF DINSMORE. <
Washington, D. C., April 4.— ]
The information received here :
that Repersentati ve Dinsmore had ]
been defeated for the nomina- <
tion has caused genuine regret,
not only among the Democrats, ;
but also among the Republicans '
of the house. Mr. Dinsmore is ■
deservedly popular, and his re- ]
tirement has brought forth many
expressions of esteem from his
fellow-members.
He is the ranking Democrat
on the foreign affairs committee
of the house, and under the rule
of precedence, had he remained
in congress and the house was
Democratic after the fall elec
tion, he would have been chair
man of this important commit
tee: But there is no rule to
govern the vicissitudes of politics,
and the old wheelhorse must give
way to new and fresh blood.
Mr. Floyd, his successor, is
spoken of by the Arkansas Demo
crat here as a man of much
ability and one who will com
mand respect and influence in the
next house of representatives.
CRAIGHEAD VoR PARKER.
Resolution Passed Endorsing Him
For Presidential Nomination.
Jonesboro, April 4. — The Craig
head county Democratic conven
tion Saturday selected the fol
lowing delegates to the state
convention:
Y. A. Cole, J. C. Hawthorne,
J. M. Williams, Gordon Frier
son, Hugh A. Jones, Allen
Hughes, Ed Mathes, E. F. Brown,
A. L. Malone, Ed. West
brooke, Charlie Gregg, G. W.
Culberhouse, J. B. Nichols, J.
M. Rains, J. F. Gautney, Vernon
Sharp, Dan Johnson, Will Chris
tian, T. A. Turner, A. Kions,
Dr. N. H. Grady, Dr. Fred Rob
erts, S. D. Griffin, W. R. P. Ish
mael.
A resolution was passed en
dorsing Judge Alton B. Parker
of New York for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency.
REPUBLICAN^ NOMINATION.
Col. F. W. Tucker, collector of
internal revenue, predicts that
Hon. H. H. Myers will again be
the Republican nominee for gov
ernor, says the Little Rock
Democrat, and that he will com
mand the undivided support of
Republicans and disaffected
Democrats. Johnson, Miller and
other counties have already in
structed for him. There are some
of the party leaders, however,
who think Col. Chas. T. Duke of
Monticello or Col. G. A. A. Deane
of Little Rock more available,
and are trying to stem the tide
of instructions that the election
may be left to the conven tion on
May 17.
GOVERNOR ISSUES
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Governor Davis Monday issued
six pardons, more than have
been issued in any one day for
several weeks. Following are
the prisoners given their free
dom:
W. M. Lea, sentenced in the
January term, 1904, of the Faulk
ner circuit court to pay a fine of
i>53 for selling liquor.
S. A. Hood, sentenced from
die Pulaski circuit court in the
fall term of 1902 to three years
'n the penitentiary for burglary.
Joe Davis, sentenced in the
Little Rock police court March
L5 to pay a fine of $25 for va
grancy.
W. L. Emmerson, sentenced
;o one year in the penitentiary
’or grand larceny in the Septem
ber term 1903, of the Pulaski
sircuit court.
Simon McShan, convicted of
nurder in the second degree and
sentenced to five years’ imprison
nent at the February term, 1904,
>f the Lincoln circuit court.
B. F. Stovall, sentenced to one
fear in the penitentiary from
Lonoke county in the August
;erm of court, 1903, on a plea of
guilty on the charge of violating
she age of consent.
RANDOLPH FOR HEARST.
Delegates Instructed to Vote for
Hearst Men to St. Louis
National Convention.
Pocahontas; April 4. — The
Randolph Democratic county
convention met here today and j
transacted the regular routine of
business. James L. Robinson j
was elected chairman of the next
central committee and J. J. Lewis
secretary.
A resolution was passed giving
the chairman five days in which j
to appoint the nine delegates to
the convention, a majority of
which must be Hill and Davis
men.
A resolution was also adopted
that the delegates be instructed
to further the choice of Hearst
for the Democratic nomination
for president and vote for dele
gates to the national convention
who favor him.
TELEPHONE COMPANY’S
ANNUAL ELECTION.
The annual meeting of the
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ephone Company was held in this
city Tuesday morning. An ex
tension of the lines over into the
Cache River country was con
! sidered.
The following officers were
| elected: W. A. Joyce, president,
1V. Y. Cook, vice-president; L.
Minor, secretary and treasurer;
: J. 0. Taylor, auditor, all of
| whom are members of the direc
: torate, together with J. R. Hol
den, C. West and T. B. Stewart
S. 0. Massey was re-elected
manager of the system, his ser
vices having been very satisfac
tory to the company.
ROBINSON ARRESTED.
Bob Robinson, better known as
“Baldy” Robinson, was arrested
Tuesday morning by William Bal
lard, detective for the Iron Moun
tain, charged with stealing goods
from a freight car in the compa
ny’s local yards.
Robinson has a family and is a
switchman, having recently
moved here from Hoxie. It is
reported that other. arrests may
follow. _
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
IN LITTLE ROCK.
Little Rock, April 5.—Proba
bly the most spectacular fire that
has occurred in Little Rock in
many years and the most de
structive since the Quinn fire on
Second and Main streets four;
years ago, destroyed the hand
some three-story pressed brick
building of Stainback, Brown &
Company, 700 and 702 Main street
Saturday night, together with the
stores of the Arkansas Upholster
ing & Cabinet Company and B.
T. Matthews on the south. The
saloon of Joe Sarlo, 706 Main
street, was damaged by smoke
and water.
The building of the Southwest
ern Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany west on Seventh street and
across the alley from the Stain
back-Brown store, narrowly es
caped destruction and about 2,
500 telephone wires were put out
of commission.
The total loss is estimated at
$110,000, with $60,000 insurance.
It is divided, about $40,000 on
buildings and $70,000 on stocks.
The heaviest losses are the Wat
son estate building, $25,000;
Stainback-Brown Company, stock
$45,000; Arkansas U. & C. Co.,
stock, $5,000.
J. M. Gibson and S. O. Massey I
of Jacksonport were down on
business Tuesday.
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excursion ticket will be one fare
and one-fifth for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 27th
to November 30, 1904. Rate for
sixty day excursion ticket one
fare and one-third for the round
trip. Tickets on sale April 25th
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EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
per cent, of double the standard
one way fare for the round trip.
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