The Springdale news., 1912-08-30
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.  Democratic Nominee for Governor
 Gu the Stump
By Clio Harper.

 talked of city in the Unied States Sept 24, 25, and 26. These are the dates of the National convention of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep-Waters Association, and it is probable that during the three days, four of the five nominees for President of the United States will be here Chain, the Prohibition nominee, would be the only one missing when the roll is called
 Theodore Roosevelt, the Progress sive nomine, will De here Sept. 25, en route to Memphis. He is all ready well-known as an advocate of deep waterways, and will address the Association
 Eugene Y Debs, the Socialist nom- inee has made all Independent date for Little Rock on the night of Sept 24, at the auditorium. He has been here before and always draws big crowds.
 Officers Of the Association have extended formal invitation to Pres ident Tatt nominee Of the Repub- lican party. and Gov Wilson. nomi- nee of the Democratic party, to be present on one Of the three days and deliver addresses.
 No definite answer has been re- ceived from either, but il is known they are considering the invitations, and will come if they possible can The officers of the Association are very confident Of their acceptance, believing they cannot well decline to come. as The meeting is nation al in it's scope and membership. and as vote getting event will be unsurpassed Roosevelt already hay- ing declared in uBequixoeal terms for the fullest exploitation of our inland waterways. President Taft and Gov Wilson cannot well do oth- erwise than take advantage of the opportunity to express themselves as -emphatieally on this question.
 The Association which met last year in Chicago, will be one of the biggest meetings ever held in Lit lie Rock. fraught with greater con eern for the nation. and will be one of the biggest adyertisments Little Rock and Arkansas have ever had
 < 1: <
 Bond Amendment Campaign.
 The campaign for the adoption of the bond amendment is gaining strength daily One Of the most signal victories during the last week for the measure was the firm stand taken by Gongressman doe T. Rob inson in Is favor He has been explaining it in detail in all his speeches on the staoe campaign he Is now making lie declares that The fact that il Is needed most pressingly by the ei,ies of Arkansas makes 1t not a political issue but one of business moment. declares MT Robinson.
 Mayor Charles E. Taylor. who was one of the prime movers in it's sub mission. is flooding the state With literature, and has visited number of cities personally in it's interest He is enthusiastic over the pros poets. and thinks that it will pre- vail by large majority.
 The press of the state is almost unit in it's support. especially in the cities, while there has been heard no word of disapproval from
  printed in 225 papers. and there is yet one of them to take an antag- onistie position. Especial attention is called to the fact that the adop- tfon of the amendment does not mean bond issue unless the peo- pie of a community vote it at an election held under the provisions of the amendment Democratic Campaign Warming Up.
 The Democratic campaign isl warming up This week fifty or more party spell-binders are she'll ing the woods in the interest of militant Democracy from constable to president. The biggest guns of the party are at work. and none are more active than Congressman Robinson himself who has become a veteran campaigner
 Mr Robinson on half hundred stumps is making clear his posi- tion on the issues confronting the state at this time He has declared that the question of finances is the most important one confronting the state today, and he is asking the cooperation of all in his efforts to rescue the state from its reign of script and restore 1t. to. a cash basis. He recommends that money be borrowed at a low rate of inter