The Forrest City times., 1912-02-02

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 Stir Over Conventions.
 Politicians and newspaper core spondents are raining in telegrams to hotel proprietors in Chicago and in Baltimore asking for reserva- tfons of rooms for the two big party conventions of next June. In Washington present interest in legis- latfon is frequently shadowed by inter est in the coming conventions. It Is not fitting here to write of who Is likely to be nominated or who will suffer the bangs of disappointment. but the leaders of both parties seem to be confident. Hope Is the prime possession of politicians and while they may not always feel it. they are at pains always to pretend to feel 1t. Republicans. in their respective con- ventions, will as usual view with alarm" the past doings of their oppo- nents. National conventions are ar- pealing affairs not only from the po- litical point of view, but from that of human interest The speeches made in conventions ordinarily count for comparatively little in the campaign proper unless some over-zealous speak CT commits the bIunder which is worse than Crime and says some thing to arouse creed or racial ani- mostly Planks in party platforms count for much, for they are pledges that certain work is to be done, and if people don't like the work that is planned they will show it by voting for the other man
 Cautious About Religion.
 It is noteworthy how careful the delegates to a convention are to keep out of the proceedings anything that might even by forced interpretation excite prejudice More than this. in the matter of prayers 1t is the ordi- nary custom to have the days ses- sions one after the other. opened by petition to the Almighty offered in turn by a Protestant. Jewish and a Roman Catholic clergyman The Jew ish clergyman is not always included, but he is If the thought comes and opportunity offers.
 These things are supposed to have their effect oil the voters Such req soning Of effect. however, argues a ,,-oo1-pocs os ,,cr+,Iity on +ba ,,r+ of those to whom the appeal is made. There are few thinking men, for in- stance. who will vote for a Republi- can simply, and only because a min ister of their own religion happened to pray on the day of the Republican nomination At one Republican con vention an Episcopal clergyman, who always has been Democrat, offered one of the prayers This was one way of trying to show that in reig- ious matters the Republican party was above political prejudices
 In q general way a national conven- ton Is conducted, so far as the order of proceedings goes. after this man. ner: When the delegates are chosen they assemble at the call Of the na. tional committee. which has charge of the organization of the convention. Prior to the assembling of the conven- ton the credentials of the delegates are submitted to the committee.
 Organizing the Convention.
 The convention is called to order by the national committees chairman temporary organization Is effected by the election of a temporary chairman and secretary. Each state selects one member of the committees on resolu. tions, credentials and permanent orga nization. The duty of the committee on resolutions is to write the plat.