The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-17
DONAGHEY PUTS
SLATE THROUGH
CAMPBELL BEAT lUDWle
PERMANENT SECRETARY ~
This Was the Only Contest e.,.
the Democratic State conyen.,..
Administration Is Praised

Little Rock.-The Democratic stat.
convention convened in Little pe
Tuesday afternoon, with every 800
ty represented, making a memherss,.
of 629 delegates. The slate nra,osa,
by the administration forces ~
through with but one hitch, and IN.
was easily sidetracked. Tillma, y
Parks of Lafayette county was -n.s'
temporary chairman and Col Co.. -
Taylor of Pine Bluff permanent -.
siding officer. Thomas W. Cam,hon
of Randolph was selected temnar.~'
secretary, but when his name No.
proposed for permanent secre,orr
Senator NJ. II. Patterson of Wocarn.
presented the name of Secretary :,
State o. c. Ludwig. Campbell NH.
was on the administration Slate wa.
by vote of 485 to 1874.
The convention was called to orao.
by r. F. Milwee, chairman of N.
Democratic state committee. wbo an
nounced the committees selac.ior.
for temporary presiding officers
Tillman B. Parks, on taking tom.
porary charge Of the gavel, addresses
the convention. reviewing at Length
the administration of Governo. In,
aghey and what was expected duri,,
the next two years. The state can
itol was referred to at length. and Tho
administration profusely praised 70,
the work done along this line.
Nominations for candidates fo,
state offices being declared In order
James H. Harrod of Little Rock nom.
mated Gov. George w. Donaghev. who.
was named by reclamation The fol.
lowing other state officers. selected
in the March primaries, were d.
clared the nominees OF the party.
Attorney general. H. l. Norwood.
secretary of state, Earle W. Hodges.
treasurer, John W. Crockett; asso-.
ciate justice, w. F. Kirby: auditor.
John r. lobe: land commissioner. r
G. Dye; agricultural commissions.
Fred II. Phillips.
A committee then appeared with
Governor Donaghey, who addressed
the convention, thanking the dele
gates for the great honor conferred
upon him.
The convention adopted the pla-
form recommended by the platform
and resolution committee without
change, selected Little Rock as the.
meeting place of the convention In
1912. turned down the resolution nro
viding for a second primary, if neces
sary, in the selection of a nominee
for United States senator, adopted
resolution asking the state legisla
ture to enact law limiting the
amount of money to be spent by
candidate for office, and decided that
J. Emmett Smith and Elmo CariLee
should run the race for state senator
over in Cross county in the Seventh
senatorial district.
The platform adopted declares that
so far as possible competition between
convict labor and free labor should
be avoided; recommends new bank
ing laws providing for inspection OF
banks. favors such laws as nay be
necessary for the protection of labor;
favors the enactment Of laws TO sup
press gambling in agricultural CON-
modities; fayoTs the adoption OF
constitutional amendment providing
for the initiative and referendum IN
matters Of legislation affecting the
general interests of the people, says
University OF Arkansas should remain
forever where it is now located de
clares the initiative and referendum
If adopted, will provide a means 10Y
disposing of the prohibition question
and fayors fostering the agricultural
and horticultural interests OF the
state
r. f. Milwee OF Clarendon was re-
elected chairman of the Dem3eTauc
state central committee aud Bruce l.
Bullion, private secretary to Govern
or Donaghey. was reelected secrV
tary Of the committee