The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12
Ninth-J. S. Lake of Deoueen. sue

Blun, succeeding w. F. Coleman of Pine Bluff.
 Twelfth-W. J. Johnston of Fort Smith, succeeding John w. Howell of Fort Smith
 Thrteenth-John McMiIlan of Ar kadelphia, succeeding c. H. Benson of Camden.
 Fourteenth-Dr. Daniels of Marshall, succeeding J. A. Thomas of Clinton.
 Fifteenth-J. s. Turner of Ozark; reelected
 SiXteenth--A. J. Witt of Poeahon- tas; reelected.
 Seventeenth-H. S. Traylor of Con way; reelected.
 Eighteenth-G. E. Hogaboom of Hot Springs, succeeding G. P. Wilmington of Hot Springs.
 The Platform in Full.
 The Democracy of Arkansas, in convention assembled, hereby renews the faith and hereby pledges its all legiance to the memorable and time honored principles of the party. It
  ments and congratulates its members upon the hopeful prospect that more of it's principles will soon be written in the statute books of the land. We further recommend and insist upon a united and harmonious party to the end that the great good may be ac- complished and success made more certain.
 We endorse the administration of President Wilson. By the passage of the tariff and the banking and cur rency acts of 1913, the Democratic Congress has demonstrated it's ability abuses that have been made possible under the Republican administration.
 We favor the repeal of the Panama canal tolls exemption. We regret the unfortunate conditions prevailing in Mexico, and commend President Will son for his efforts to preserve peace full relations with that republic If con- flict proves inevitable the courage of
 
 our nation will prove adequate to pro tect our citizens in Mexico and to preserve the honor of our country.
 "We endorse the administration of Gov George w. Hays, and especially commend him for maintaining the credit of the state on cash basis, and we demand that the next General As sembly make provisions for the prompt payment of such warrants for other | obligations as .Gay nave been or may hereinafter be issued for said pur- pose.
 We favor a special tax levy for the maintenance of the educational in stitutions of the state commensurate with their present and future needs.
 We favor state aid to the public highways of Arkansas. We favor the operation of rock crushers py the State Highway Commission, at which crushers such surplus convicts as are not needed on the state farm shall be used.
 We favor the adoption of a new constitution, and ask the legislature to call convention for that purpose. We favor and endorse the public health work that has been done in the state and commend it to the next leg. islature and ask for a reasonable ap- propriation to continue and extend the work of the State Board of Health But, also realizing many defects in said law, we recommend the amend ment of said law by curing said de- fects and improving the feasibility and practical economy thereof.
 We favor an appropriation by the next legislature for the purpose of maintaining an exhibition of the states resources at the Panama Pa, cific International Exposition in San l Francisco in 1915.
 We most heartily favor the pas- 1 sage of the amendment to the consti. tuition placing the members of the General Assembly on a stated salary i as contained In Amendment No 15 submitted at the last legislature.
 We favor the passage of a genera, law similar to the drainage law of 1909, as amended in 1911 and 1913 an. thorizing the organization of improve- ment districts for building and repair. | ing roads.
 We believe that Arkansas shou,d take the lead among the states of the South in studying the social needs of It's people and in providing humane Legislation for all classes, and particu- larly in industry And to that end we favor the appointment of a commits sion to investigate conditions prevail. ing in the charitable and penal insti- | tutions Of the state and to submit a comprehensive plan for the moderni. zation of the states charitable and penal system.
 "The agricultural, commercial and industrial develop ment of the state is of paramount importance. and we ea. vor the enactment of such laws as will be conducive 10 the highest da- velopment of each brand. and would especially recommend tthat the state have published valuable scientific -o