The Forrest City times., 1902-06-13
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Gov. Davis Announces His Candi- dacy for the United States
 Senate.
JUDGE BATTLE NOMINATED ON FIRST BALLOT
for Senator-Kansas City Platform En- dcrsed--List of Members State Central Committe. Headed By Hon. Carroll Armstrong.


 at Little Rock on the 10th inst. and all business was transacted and final adjournment taken at 10 D. m.
 Hon T. H. Humphries of Fayette vile was made temporary chairman, Hon T. c. McRea permanent chair man, and Judge Hugh Cory of Miller secretary.
 There was but one contest as to delegates, that of Little River county, and each delegation was recognized.
 Hon w H. Martin of Garland of fered the following resolution, which was adopted after considerable dis cussion by a vote of APO to 73, the i counties voting in the negative being | Carroll two votes), Clark, Drew Franklin. Fulton, Hempstead Inde- pendenee, Jackson, Pike (one vcte) ;. Scott, Sebastian, Sevier and Sharp. | Whereas By an established and recog- l nized usage in this state, as well by | a formal written communication signed | by Senator James K. Jones and ex-Gov. | James r. Clarke, rival candidates for the endorsement of the democratic party | for the office of United States senator | there was submitted to the democratic | electors in the several counties and state senatorial districts of the state, at the uniform primary election held March % | 1902, the question of declaring a choice as between said candidates; and. | Whereas. As result of said primary | election. James F. Clarke was declared | to be the choice of the democratic party for said office, the said preference be- l ing manifested by casting for him the | majority vote in forty-three counties gl ~rst 1r tt votes in the general assembly, by which | the ultimate selection is to be made | reinforced by a majority of the popular vote cast up on the question of near | ten thousand; and,
 | Whereas, This admitted result of the | said primary election can be reversed only by the defeat of a large number of | the party nominees for state senators l and representatives, in counties conced- ed to be among those habitually giving | a majority of votes to the candidates of the democratic party and.
 l Whereas, In the absence of a prompt, voluntary and loyal submission by the unsuccessful candidate to this undis- puted and decisive expression of choice | by the democracy of the state it be- | comes proper for this convention to make | formal declaration thereof. to the end that the true expression of the party | be respected; all motive for prolonging the contest inside the ranks of the dem | ocratic party may be obviated, and the loyal support by all democrats of the party candidates for state senators thereby secured, by removing all conflict of interest on the part of said candi- dates for United States senator-and their adherents.
 | Therefore. be 1t resolved, That this convention ratifes and endorses the ac- tion of the said primary election, and James P Clarke is hereby declared to 1 be the choice of the democratic party of Arkansas for the office of United States senator. to succeed James K. Jones, and ! all democrats are urged to unite in 1 bringing about his triumphant election.
 Ex-Gov. Clarke then made his way to the platform, in response to the demands of the convention. The speaker said that so long as Senator Jones remained a candidate for the senate he was legitimate subject for discussion, and that he (Clarke) would get out his gray clothes and go after him again. Gov Clarke stated that no voice was more potent to him than that of the aggregated democracy of Arkansas. He had car ried forty-three counties, with sev- enty-fv votes in the legislature, and was just as completely elected now as he would be in January. He could not see what good it would do Senator Jones to continue in the race. Gov. Clarke said forty lifetimes would not suffice for him in which to thank his friends adequately. "If you made mistake" he added, you had a sover eregn right to make it, but I hope you will put of correcting it as long as you did in the case of Senator Jones"
 Hon. E. O. Mahoney of Union nom- mated Hon. Jeff Davis for governor. MT. Martin of Garland represented Hon E. w. Rector, whose wish it was that his name be not presented to the convention, and Gov. Davis was nomi- mated by exclamation.
 Gov Davis was escorted to the plat form and spoke as follows:
 Gentlemen of the convention-For the | third time in my life I apear before the organized democracy of Arkansas to ex- tend to them my thanks for the honor | which they have conferred upon me by | electing me to each and every office for which I have asked them. But today | I feel more grateful than ever before in my life for the reason. perhaps, that have passed through one of the most bitter, villanous and contemptble cam paigns that was ever waged against mortal man, in this or any other state | of the galaxy But. my friends, true and loyal as they have always been. have borne me kindly and gently in their arms far above this vile calumny and abuse and I speak but the simple truth today when I say to you, repre- sentatives of the people of my native state, that in my heart there is no thorn of bitterness. no enmity or i'll