The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-06-14
DEMOCRATS IN STATE CONVENTION
INSTRUCT FOR HON. CHAMP CLARK
Senator Clarke Causes Uproar in Speech At
lacking Bryan---Delegates Elected to Ma
tional Convention and State Ticket
Formally Nominated
National Convention DELEGATES.

National Convention Delegates.
At large, eight delegates with one.
Aalf vote each:
Joe Il. Robinson.
James p. Clarke.
jeff Davis.
John H. Hinemon.
Hal L. Norwood.
Jerry South
II. b. Hudgins
S. Brundidge.
First District-T. H Carraway of
Jonesboro and Amos Jarman of Hele-
ma
Second District-Dr j Z. Pringle
Of Randolph county and Claude Coger
of Sharp county.
Third Dstrict-Hugh Reagan of
washington county. ]. w. Story of
Boone county, Sam Nunnally of Madi.
son county, and S. o. Wofford Of Car
roll county (each to have one-half
vote.l
Fourth District-W J. Johnson Of
Fort Smith and ]. B. Head of Texar-
kama
Fifth District-W. g. Hutton of Lit
tie Rock and J. NJ. Barker of Atkins.
Sixth District. G. Ross and Judge
q. C. Knox of Monticello
seventh District-Judge f. o. Ma
honey of Union county and l.. F. MeG-
roe of Hampstead county.
Little Rock.-The Democratic State
Convention at its closing session
elected eight delegates at large to the
National convention, giving each dele
gate one-half vote each. This was
done only after fight. and the vote
In favor of sending eight instead of
four delegates was close. An effort
TO table the motion providing for
eight delegates was defeated by a
vote of 264 to 500
The action of the majority in dou-
bling the number of delegates was the
result. 1t was generally conceded. of a
desire on the part of the leaders to
prevent an attempt to break the slate
which had been prepared. The feel
ing which was caused by SenatorJas.
u. Clarke's attack upon William Jen-
nings Bryan was seen in the conven-
ton. and the contest which it was
predicted would develop in connec-
ton with the selection of the big
-Four" materialized when an effort
was made to elect Senators Clarke
and Davis. Congressman Robinson and
John III. Hinemon, the four men pick
ed by the Robinson forces. The con
test was preeipitated wnen Attorney
General Hal l.. Norwood was nominal
ed. Then the proposal to elect eight
instead of four delegates at large was
made. and with its adoption the threat
sened fight was ayerted.
Following the adoption of the mo-
ton for the election of eight delegates,
Stephen Brundidge of Searcy, Jerry
G. South of Mountain Home. Champ
Clark's Arkansas manager, and Judge
II. b. Hudgins of Harrison were nom
inated. and they. together with Mr.
Norwood and the four men first men
toned, were elected by reclamation,
The name of X. O. Pindall of Little
Rock was also presented. but he fell a
victim TO the steam roller when the
rules were suspended and the eight
other men nominated we're elected by
reclamation.
With the election of eight delegates,
no aiternates at large were elected.
Resolution Upholds Bryan.
Another result of Senator Clarke's
criticism Of MIR. Bryan was the intro.
duction of q resolution, signed by four
delegates. declaring that the conyen-
ton "diselaims any part in the at
tack ON Mr. Bryan, and repud3ates
the same as uncalled for" The reso.
tuition proceeded further to express
faith and confidence in the purity,
sincerity and craftsmanship of Mr.
Bryan.
The resolution was read. and Chair
man Martin ordered II referred to the
committee on resolutions. 1t died with
the committee. together with several
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