Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-18
LOCAL MEN WORKED While
LITTLE R0CK|ANS SLEPT

| to the convention free and dwelt at
length upon the hospitality or the
Pine Bluff people and especially the
"fine water" that is served from ar
teslan wells in his city. He appeal
ed to the members to accept the in
vitation OF the Pine Bluffians. At
the conclusion of his address he
moved the adoption of his resolu-
ton.
Mr.. So}mso1 seconded the motion
and in brief speech told the COM
mittee TO lay aside personal feeling
and home pride. AS several members
of the committee had exclaimed
water Water!' when Mr.. Coleman
referred to the purity of Pine Bluffs
supply, Mr.. Solmson told the COM
mittee tina; Mr.. Coleman had appeal
ed to the Prohibitionists on the COM
mittee. but that he wanted to assure
the other members that there would
be other refreshments after Deem
Der J., which was greeted with laugh
ter. The speaker accused "Bill' Hut
ton of laughing at Mr.. Coleman, when
the latter was urging the committee
to select Pine Bluff. "Mr. Hutton
ought to be the last one to laugh"
said Mr.. Solmson. Gle knows that
Pine Bluff is a great city, overflow
ing with hospitality and can attest
to it's ability to entertain throngs OF
delegates. You attended the Elks,
the Eagles and the Travellers con-
ventions in Pine Bluff, Bill, and you
know you didn't get minutes sleep
any one night that you were there"
Mr.. 'Soln.son, on behalf Of Mayor
Bloom, Invited the committee 10 Sc
1ect Pine Bluff, "and by the way"
he said. cur mayor is royal enter
tai1er." He was interrupted here
by Mr.. Hutton, who said, "Ill agree
with you there, for i know"
Mr. Solmson told the committee to
shatter the old feeling that Arkansas
cities were jealous of one another.
adding that what helped Pine Bluff
helped Little Rock and what made
them both grow advanced Arkansas
and added to it's prosperity. He said
that some had expressed a reason for
not wanting to come to Pine Bluff
that it cost "a cents additional rail-
road fare from Little Rock, but that a
train would not be necessary. They
can come to Pine Bluff on the new
concrete highway in friends auto
mobile and enjoy the most beautiful
scenery in Arkansas on the trip.
Letters Are Read.
Letters from Secretary John H.
Tucker, Of the Pine Bluff Progress
i've League, and H. q. spaulding, Of
the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce
were read, inviting the convention to
that city, and assuring the delegates
of unusual entertainment and plenty
of preliminary arrangements.
Hon. A. H. Rowell, of Pine Bluff,
who was ON the floor. was granted
a special privilege of addressing the
committee. He told Of Pine Bluffs
enthusiasm over the prospect of get
ting the convention, OF the Young
Mems Progressive League activity In
! everything that tends to benefit the
Democratic party and the commercial
interests Of that city and the state,
and asked why the committee should
not send the convention to Pine Bluff
when Jefferson county is always call
ed upon to assist in every state cam
raign ana has never been found
wanting.
MT. Hutton, Mr.. Wooten and MP.
Witt bitterly fought the resolution
resulting in Mr.. Wooten Offering q
substitute motion that the convention
meet in little Rock. The substitute
was lost by vote Of II to 10. Pine
Bluff was then unanimously chosen
The vote follows:
| Tor Pine Bluff-A. J. Walls, Lo-
noke. chairman; Lehman Kay, OF sa-
lem: william H. Rector. OF Fort
Smith: R. W. Wilson. Of Monticello
nroxy voted by Meyer solmson; }.
H. Parker, Of Camden; F. F. Free
man. Of Rogers, proxy voted by 4.
p Allen; Claude Mann. OF Malvern
! proxy voted by William stoddard'
W. r. Coleman, Of Pine Bluff; John
NJ Howell, Of Fort Smith, proxy