Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-13
CLARK DECLARED NOMINEE.
Governor Davis In Speech Before Democratic State Convention An nounces His Candidacy For Senator-Full State Ticket
 Nominated.

The lower floor of the Capital theater was packed and jammed Tues day noon when State Chairman Car state convention to order, Rev. w. B. Thompson offering the invocation.
 Hon. T. H. Humphreys of Fayette- vile, was made temporary chairman. Congressman T. c. McRae was per- manent chairman. Judge Hugh Corry of Texarkana, was temporary and permanent secretary.
 By a vote of APO to 72 the conven- tion declared Hon. James P. Clarke the democratic nominee for United States senator to succeed Senator James K. Jones.
 Governor Davis, in accepting re- nomination for governor, declared himself a candidate for the United States senate to succeed Senator James H. Berry in 1907.
 A full state ticket was nominated including Hon. B. B. Battle for asso- ciate justice of the supreme court, who was nominated on the first ballot. The convention adjourned at 10 o'clock Tuesday night, after adopting a platform which recognizes the Kan sas City platform until supplanted by a subsequent democratic national con- vention. The platform also de- nounces trusts and favors effective legislation against them; favors tax ation of franchises of corporations; new state capitol; a reform school; enlargement of the railroad com
 missions powers and protection of | laborers. It endorses the administra | tion of Governor Davis.
 Hon. Carroll Armstrong was re- elected chairman of the democratic state central committee and Hon. | Gray Carroll was re- elected secretary.
 A resolution offered by s. D. Mar tin ratifying and endorsing the action of the primary election and declaring James P. Clarke to be the choice of the party to succeed James K. Jones, though passed by an overwhelming vote, brought on quite fight. Hon. s. D. Campbell of Jackson county moved to lay the resolution on the table. Immediately there was a great hubbub. MT. Campbell with drew his motion and proceeded to discuss the resolution. He argued that nothing could be found in the call for this convention calling upon this | body to act with reference to the vote | on United States Senator. Such ac- tion, he argued would be unauthor- ized. Governor Clarke had carried majority of the counties and all | were Clarke men now, but this con | vention had no authority to act in the matter. MT. Campbell was frequent
 ly interrupted by cheers for Clarke and cries of ''louder"
 Chairman McRae appealed to the convention to give MT. Campbell a respectful hearing.
 MT. Campbell continued his re- marks amid QlIflCulUleS.
 After Governor Davis had been nominated he was called on for talk and gave his opponents several hard thrusts, closing with the following declaration of his candidacy for Sena- tor:
 "I here and now declare myself a candidate for the United States senate to succeed Hon. James H. Berry. I prefer to have my trial before the people of my native state, rather than before these canting hypocrites, and l warn them now to do their worst, select their best man, put upon him a full armor, breast plate and helmet, and let him meet me upon the public hustings before the people of this state, upon their native heath, and there we will settle fully, finally and forever the dirty, vile calumny that has been hurled against me. An, my fellow citizens, I have no private character, it is all public, it is yours, and when the proper time shall come the books shall be opened and all
 things shall be uncovered and made
 known, and into your hands and
 keeping I now entrust not only the
 welfare and success of my future ad-
 ministration, but of my future politi- | oo1 ncr1iratiop ac wa1l lpOminO tbat f.