The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-06-14

! ed. A resolution declaring in favor
of woman suffrage died similar
death.
Officials Chosen.
VIII 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
I Democratic National Committee from
Arkansas. without opposition. as had
been expected.
The State Central Committee was
recognized with Judge A. J. Walls
of Lonoke and William G. Hutton Of
Little Rock as chairman and secretary
respectively Both Judge Walls and
Mr.. Hutton were elected by acclama-
ton.
"Grandfather Clause Unendorsed.
The convention refused to accept
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 minority report submit
ted by Carroll Armstrong of Morrill,
ton and J. d. Head of Toxarkana. 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 a 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
ID 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" vas adopted as submit
ted by the committee. 1t follows close
ly the lines Of Congressman Robin
sons speech delivered before the con
Iventon Wednesday, II 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 cash basis. for shorter leeisla.
tive sessions. for reforms in the man
aEement of the University of Arkan-
sas, for the election or a board of peni-
Tertiary commissioners by the gener-
al assembly, for government control
of the Mississippi river leyees, 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 Rook.-The Democra ic state
convention formally nominated the
lOlIONIllS Stdlt Althel 1T llH liTSl udN )
session here Wednesday, The nom-
nees are. of course. those who re-
ceiyed the party's endorsement in the
March primary,
The Ticket.
For Governor, Joe T. Robinson.
For L. S. senator. jeff Davis.
For Secretary of state, Earle W.
Hodges.
For state Treausrer. J, w. Crockett.
For State Auditor. John NJ. Oathout.
For Attorney General, w. l.. Moose.
For chief Justice, W. l.. Moose
For Associate Justice, E. 4. McCul-
Tough.
For Associate Justice, Frank Smith.
For Commissioner of Lands, Reuben
G. Dye.
For superintendent Public Instruc-
ton, George b. Cook.
For Commissioner Mines, Manufac,
tore and Agriculture, John Il. Page.
The entire ticket with the ercep-
,go, of loo II pohfDcoD for sro,.arOor