The log cabin Democrat., 1912-06-07
DEMOCRATS CLOSE
 STATE CONVENTION
NOT LACKING IN INTEREST
DEVELOPMENTS NOT ON PRO GRAM ADD SOME EXCITE
 MENT TO SESSION.
BY CLIO HARPER.

ly perfunctory, the Democratic stat convention of Arkansas did not lacl wholly in interest. Enough of tn old-time genuine Democracy remain to make it intoerant of slate fo every proposition, and there wer, several interesting developments no on the program.
 / Upon suggestion of the Democrat, nominee for governor, who desired harmony, although his personal wish es were not generally known, the con vention by vote of 264 to 306, after warm debate, adopted a resolution | by J D. Head of Miller county that eight delegatesat-large be elected tC the Baltimore convention and giver half vote each. This took care ot several aspirants for the honor, and prevented what many thought was the possibility of defeating Senator James P Clarke, who had stirred up considerable opposition by his denun- clat-on ot Bryan.
 For electors-at-larg there were four nominations, and the election re- suited as follows: John D. Arbuckle of Logan 2S6, Will Steel of Miller 389, Tom D. Brooks of Pope 1S9, O. N. Killough of Cross. 22o. The cleo tors are as follows;
 At Large-John D. Arbuckle, Will Steel.
 First District, G. A. Hoffman of Clay; ?, S. A. Moore of Independ- ence; 3, Troy Peace of Boone; 4, P. D. Scott of Crawford; ,, A. B. Prid- dy of Yell; 6, T. Duncan Wynne of Dallas; ', Julius Clary of Bradley.
 Judge A. J. Walls of Lonoke coun- ty, manager of Mr Robinson's com paign for governor, was elected chair man of the Democratic state central committee, and County Treasurer w. G. Hutton of Pulaski was chosen as secretary. Judge w. M Kavanaugh of Pulaski was unanimously chosen as national committeeman from Ar kansas to succeed Guy B. Tucker.
 At the forenoon session Thursday motion by J. S. Abercrombie oi l Saline that the time of holding the primaries for state officers be chang ed from the fourth Wednesday ir i March to the fourth Wednesday 1T July was adopted by an overwhelm | ing vote. A few hours deliberation l however, convinced majority thar 1 this was an error and at the after noon session it was reconsidered anC the old date adopted. In this con nection, Judge T. H. Humphreys ot Washington offered resolution tha the legislature be requested to pass { law requiring all counties to hold thu primaries for county officers on tht same date as the primary for stat' officers, which was overwhelmingly defeated.
 o. N. killough moved that the neX state convention be held in Ho Springs, and James A. Gray of Pu laski moved as a substitute that it b' held in Little Rock. In the midst O. the argument on the respective mer it's of the two cities, Attorney Gener al Norwood moved as a substitute that it be referred to the state cen tral committee with power to act This will have the effect of leaving it to the two cities to bid for thC convention, and the one making tht best offer will likely get it.
 The committee on revision of rule! submitted a lengthy and detailed re port, but considerable opposition de veloped to some of the recommends IIions, and finally it was referred t the state central committee with pow CT to act and have their rules printet
 and distributed.
 I During the day telegram wa
 read from Champ Clark as follows
 q am profoundly grateful to Arkan
 sas Democrats for their loyal anl un
 selfish support" It was received wit loud applause.
 The platform contains a denuncia
 ton of trusts and unlawful combina
 tions; favors the direct election o United States senators; endorses tn federal income tax; demands an elaS tic national banking system and safe s.ate banking law; favors tn , generous support of all educations institutions; favors the budget sys tenn and the restriction of state eN penses to state revenues; favor ]; .hort sessions of the legislature; CT dorses highway extension and in , provement; favors the starengther !, ing of the levees and the federal COT trol of the same; favors a reorganil } ation of the university managemer l and the selection of the penitentiar