The Newark journal., 1912-06-14
PLATFORMENBODIES ROBINSONS VIEWS,
 EIGHT DELEGATES AT LARGE CHOSEN

named, his name having been for.
 mally presented by Attorney General
 Hal L. Norwood, who spoke as fol. 1 lows:
 Mir Chairman and Fellow Democrats: l It IS my pleasure to place before fhis convention for ratification Democracy g #ehoice for governor. am glad that | during the time my hat was in the ring with his neither of us said anvthfre l to destroy the most pleasant personal i friendship that has existed between us 1 for years
 Our party is making no experiment in 1 this information. The gentleman has a 1 long and splendid record of public ser l vice His wealth oI experience has i taught him to fully appreciate the du- l ItIeS and responsibilities of every de IHaTtmeut of the state government and 1 their proper relation to each other He 1 will bring to the governors office that ability and devotion to duty that has l crowned all his efforts with success. He i has spent his whole life among the Be8- l Die whom he VIII serve as chief exeeu- l tive. He is honored and trusted by i them and his reputation as q statesman 1 is co-eNtens{Ee with the republic Tn 1 the state legislature upon the political l IhUstings. in the nations congress, like l an intellectual athlete. he has stood in l the arena et debate and challenged all Icomers, and up to the present moment 1 is total stranger to defeat.
 Most of his official service has been l l and did. During the last months of the recent campaign the opposition turned upon him the fieFcest searchiight that i ever illuminated a mans g public and pri- Vate life and discovered to their dismay l that Joe Robinson never deserted q cause or 2 friend. They discovered that i upon all important questions his posi- i ton has been positive and fearlessi that i he has helped to create public senti- meut instead of waiting to ride the i tidal waves; that he has never been an 1t FFq Fsr#fsHssy
 This is no time CT place for any criti- leism of the Eanaus sshed by the vieters i Nc are Democrats and will bury all the unpleasautHCss eHEcndered by the em- friends have q right to refer with par donahI pride to his achievements eul- miuatins in his nomination to the high est office in the state by the greatest political party on earth.
 He neeas no endorsement except that received when more than A0.e9o Demo erats cast their ballots for him.
 In giving honor to whom honor fs due we do not forget his full fledged part Iner in all that he has accomplished one who s16ad hX him when he had no assets except amJitigu born of honest purposes. inspired by a Womau.s love and aided by her devotion. Every de | tail of life from poor country boy uoblN battling with the problems Of life to the present time has been part of her existence, and who could help re ioicing with her when she modestly re- l victory. Gentlemen of the convention with Joe Robinson as our standard bearer the triumph of the Democratic party is assured Tn the sunlight of our tstate's destiny +he will go where Demo cratic principles lead the way Co win the peoples victories. With him as our governor there will be an orderly. in- l telligent and constitutional adminstra- l ton of the states affairs.
 The nomination of Mir, Robinson was seconded in an able speech by Repre- sentative c. P. Newton of Bonoke county and pr. c. H. Brough of Wash ington county.
 A committee consisting of Hal L.. Norwood, J. B. Eagle, Gustaye Jones, C. H. Brough, ". A. Coker and Carroll Armstrong was appointed 10 notify
 Mir Robinson of his nomination and escort him to the hall.
 Mir. Robinson was received with ldeafening che ITS and made an elo- quent speech acknowledging the ova- ton and accepting the nomination.
 instructions for Clark.
 The nomination of the state ticket and instruction of the delegates to the national convention to vote for Champ Clark for president were the chief features Of the first days session. MT. Robinson had closed his speech of acceptance with an eloquent trib- ute to Speaker Clark and before the applause which followed had died
 away, N G. Hutton of Pulaski coun- Ity secured recognition and offered l the resolution iastructing the dele
 gates for Clark, moving it's adoption. This was seconded by Harry C Hale l and number of other delega les. No
 opposition developed, and the resolu- ton was adopted while the Clark en-
 thusiasm vas still at it's height.
 Bennett Clark, son of Speaker Clark
 who was in the convention, was called ] for by many of the delegates, and he
 thanked the convention on behalf of
 his father for it's action.
 Senator Clarke Causes Uprear
 The convention was thrown into an uprOar during the afternoon session of
 the first day. when Senator James r I Clarke, in the course or a speech at tackled William Jennings Bryan SeHa- tor Clarke $ voice was drowned hy cries ] of Bryan from tIe CeIegates. mingled i with few hlsses The senator con ] NiItlt4 lt SKtEstks ttit LilF fIHueffIuII
 was so great that he could not be reard more than few feet from the platform senator Clarke ignored the storm whic4 The had aroused and continued tu talk for several minutes. 44Is only reference 1 to the action of the delegates Was ..
 statement at tie conclusion of his speech that he could not understand the req son for the Interruptions.
 The storm broke when, after Senator Clarke had spoken of various randi- dates for the presidency, someone in the crowd asked What abouty Bryan?"
 "Yes, what about Bryan Senator Clarke repeated .Iryau has acted
 very badly He has been running about
 the country attacking good Democrats because they did not vote for him in II s96. How longg will you te-l me must a man have to repent to get back into the Democratic partyr Should a man he barred forever from the party 5e- 3cause he differed with the party on an
 issuc of great national importance Bryan would do more service for the party if he would show that he is as i ->-~----->~~--- ~-------'---~-~>------>--
 Senator Nixon Is Dead.
 i ,rra.1,s,,,yfr7 TTpifnd States Canafnr