The Green Forest tribune., 1912-06-14
DEMOCRATS IN STATE CONVENTION
 INSTRUCT FOR HON. CHAMP CLARK
Senator Clarke Causes U proar in Speech At tacling Bryan---Delegates Elected to Na- tona Convention and State Ticket
 Formally Nominated.

ed. A resolution declaring in favor of woman suffrage died similar death.
 Officials Chosen.
 Will Steel of TexarKana and J. D.. Arbuckle of Bonneville were elected electors at large by the convention.
 Judge William NJ. Kavanaugh of Lit tie Rock was elected member of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. without opposition, as had been expected.
 The State Central Committee was reorganized with Judge A. J. Walls of Lonoke and William G. Hutton of Little Rock as chairman and secretary respectively Both Judge Walls and MT. Hutton were elected by acclama- tion.
 "Grandfather Clause" Unendorsed.
 The convention refused to accept a plank in the platform, endorsing the proposed constitutional amendment No. II, known as the grandfather clause" The plank was incorporated in the platform by the platform com mittee, but was stricken out by the adoption of a minority report submit ted by Carroll Armstrong of Morrill, ton and ]. D. Head of Texarkana. The chief argument made against the plank was that the convention should not take any stand upon the matter, especially in view of the fact that this is a presidential year, and the further fact that the measure is to be submit ted to vote of the people in Septem- Der. The strongest opposition to the endorsement of the amendment came from the counties where the negro population is heaviest.
 The convention voted to change the date of the state primary in 1914 from the last Wednesday in March to the last Wednesday in July, but this vote was reconsidered, and the date was left as it has been for a number Of years-the last Wednesday in March.
 The platform, with the exception of the plank dealing with the grand father clause" was adopted as submit ted by the committee. IL follows close ly the lines of Congressman Robin sons speech delivered before the con- vention Wednesday. It declares in favor of a corrupt practices act, limit ing the amount of campaign expenses, and providing for full publicity, for legislation that will place the state on a cash basis, for shorter legisla- i've sessions, for reforms in the man. agement of the University of Arkan- sas, for the election Of board of peni- tentiary commissioners by the gener- al assembly, for government control of the Mississippi river levees, and for the preservation of the old state house.
 There was no reference in the plat form to the liquor question, and no at tempt was made in the convention to secure the adoption of any plank on this subject.
 Little Rock.-The Democratic state convention formally nominated fha following state ticket at it's first days session here Wednesday. The nomi- nees are, of course, those who re- ceived the party's endorsement in the March primary.
 The Ticket.
 For Governor, Joe T. Robinson.
 For U. S. Senator, Jeff Davis.
 For Secretary of State, Earle w. l Hodges
 For State Treausrer, J. w. Crockett.
 For State Auditor, John M. ca fhout.
 For Attorney General, w. L. Moose.
 For Chief Justice, w. L. Moose
 For Associate Justice, E. A. McCul- Tough.
 For Associate Justice, Frank Smith.
 For Commissioner of Lands, Reuben G. Dye
 For Superintendent Public Instruc- tion, George B. Cook.
 For Commissioner Mines, Manufac- tcre and Agriculture, John H. Page.
 The entire ticket with the excep- tion of Joe T. Robinson for governor ~----------------------