The Harrison times., 1912-04-13
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CON.
VENTl0N.
Selects Delegates to Various Conventions
and lnstructs for Clark.

Pursuant to regular call, the dele
gates elected at the recent primaries
assembled at the Court House on
Saturday afternoon last, County
Chairman !. NJ, Shinn called the
convention to order and organi2a-
tion was perfected by the election Of
/, {, Garvin chairman, and {, NJ,
ROuth, secretary.
" The County committee, by its sec
retary, filed a tabulated report Of
the returns of the recent election,
and on motion the report was ap-
proved and the successful candidates
declared the nominees Of the party
for county Offices,
The following delegations were
then selected to the various convcn-
tions and instructed to vote as a
unit in accordance with the results
of the primaries
STATE CoNyENTIoN-J, b, Eagle,
], b Holder, W +, Gordon, G. NJ,
Routh, W. h. Snapp, Alex Freeing
and John Roy AIternates -- Ben
Rowland, A, {, Hull, ", T RubIc
and Wcs Hudson,
CONGRESSIONAL j Il, Newman,
Claude CrumpIcr, A, ], Russell, L. NJ,
Sandcrson, T. II, Wasson, Newt Far
Ms!S. Ralph Jefferson and James Mich.
NOlson
RAILROAD CoM-J. W, Story, w.
S. Walters, Ben McMahan, j NJ,
Shinn, b. b. ludgins, Ralph Jctler-
son, zoe Roberts, Altcrnates-M, O,
Pcnix, Ben, NJ, Estes, W, S, Allen,
James Nicholson,
JUDICIAL - Ben McMahan, J. Il,
Newman, Robert Dopson, Yves Hud.
son, J. l., Shousc, Roy Mium, A, NJ,
Hathcock,
CuANcERN-I, NJ, Shinn, Roy Mi,
lum, J, NJ, WagIey, Joe Holt, Ben
Ncighbors, J. ". Story and James
Nicholson,
On motion the following rcsolu.
tion was unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, our sister state, Missouri,
is presenting the name Of Hon.
Champ Clark for the Democratic NOM
I ination for President; and,
WHEREAS, his splendid and master.
Aaul leadership as Speaker Of the Nat.
Nnal House of Representatives the
SECOND highest position In the United
States, has peculiarly fitted him for
the Presidency, and has raised our
party from the slough Of despond TO
the topmost pinnacle of hope and ex'
peetaney of winning a glorious vic
tory; ana
WHEREAS, his unswcrYing lifc's de-
yotion 10 our party, It's principles and
nominees, and his untiring Efforts in
their behalf, never losing faith IN the
one nor deserving the other, deserves
recognition at the hands of all good
Democratsi aud,
WHEREAS, his nomination will
unite all elements Of the Democratic
party, and he Is inyulngrable against
attack by all other pafties' and,
WHEREAS, the nomination aud cleo
ton Of a Democrat from Missouri
would result IN incstimablc good aud
benefit to the great state Of Arkansas
therefore,
I BE lT RESOLVED that we do hereby
endorse the brilliant record of Hon,
~hamp Clark as Speaker Of the House
u Representatives., aud instruct our
delegates 20 the state Convention,
Which meets Ia Little Rock June Sth,
1912, to vote for an instructed delega'
tion 70 the National Democratic Con-
Vention for Mr., Clark for President,
as the First choice Of the Arkansas
Democracy, aud TO continue 20 vote
for him as long as there Is chance for
his nomination, aud Ia the event It
should appear that he cannot be nom'
mated, then TO vote for Gov, Wood
row Wilson as our second choice,
COUNTY COMMITTEES,
At the close of the convention the
County Democratic Committee met
and organized by the election of
Walter l., SnOpp Us chairman and
{, N, ROuth, secretary
The following were recommended
as County Election Commissioners
{, Garyin, Of G0pps, W, 7, Nich'
olson, of BellcIontc, and {, NJ,
- rcoc, of Harrison.
Miss Martha Greene entertained