The Monticellonian., 1916-06-08
SELECT DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM FOR 1916
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL AMONG
MEASURES MEETING APPROX
AL-DENouNcE MOB LAW.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
The Democratic state convention
completed its work and adjourned to
meet in Little Rock in 1918. The feat
ures of the days proceedings were
the nominating of Dr. c. H. Brougn
Tor governor, his speech of accept
ance, selection of the state central
committee. presidential election and
alternate delegates to the national
convention. Former Congressman
Stephen Brundidge addressed the
convention. explaining why he men
toned the resolution condemning the
abuse of the pardoning power and re,
questing the Legislature to pass a
law creating a pardon board TO make
recommendations to the governor be
fore pardons be granted, as objections
had been made to the adoption of the
resolution. He said he would offer
no objections to its withdrawal The
committee on resolutions had embed-
led the proposition in its report. w.
Y. fomkins of Prescott then withdrew
the resolution. To even up matters,
no reference to Gov. Hays admins
tration was mentioned in the resolu-
tions or platform adopted.
After a debate of some duration the
convention, by the vote of 173 to 2S5,
refused to eliminate from the resolu-
tons a request to. the next Legislature
10 submit woman's suffrage eonsti-
tutional amendment. A motion to
eliminate was offered to ]. T. Coston
of Osceola. Shortly after the conven.
ton met DIR. c. H. Brough was nomi-
mated for governor by reclamation.
The nominee was accorded a rousing
ovation when he took the platform
to deliver his address Of acceptance.
Joseph w House, Jr, of Little
Rock. was elected chairman Of the
State Central committee and c. G.
Calvert of Fort Smith secretary. ]. S.
YarnelI of White county was elected
10 the State Central Committee from
the First Judicial Circuit over Frank
f Kitchens of Helena, who had been
selected by caucus of delegates from
that district. The new State Central
ton follows:
Congressional district members:
first District, J. II. hawthorne of
Jonesboro. Second District. S. P.
Turner. Sharp County. Third Dis
trict. ]. V. Walker, Fayetteville
Fourth District, J. D. Head. Texarka-
ma Fifth District, d. Ward Dunlap,
GAINESVILLE Sixth District, T. E. To-
lar. Sheridan Seventh District, ]. R.
Wilson, Bradley County
Judicial circuit members:
First Circuit. J. s. Yarnell, White
County Second Circuit. Dave Block.
Cross County Third Circuit, T. M
McCarroll, Lawrence County. Fourth
Circuit. J. w. Nance. Rogers. Fifth
Circuit, r. r. Compton, Wing Sixth
Circuit. June p Wooten, Little Rock
Seventh Circuit w. Morton Garden,
Malvern Eighth Circuit. John ]. Nc
MILAN, Clark County. Ninth Circuit,
J. G. Sain, Howard County. Tenth
Circuit, Patrick Henry, Monticello.
Eleventh Circuit, r. r. Rice, Warner
Twelfth Gircuit-Ira d. Oglesby, Fort
Smith Thirteenth Circuit, ]. K. Ma
honey, Eldorado. Fourteenth Circuit,
Roy Milum, Harrison. Fifteenth Cir
cult J. s. Turner Franklin County.
Sixteenth Circuit. E. Dalton. Pocahon-
tas. Seventeenth Circuit, C. o. Payne,
Conway Eighteenth Circuit, A. II.
Tribble, Garland County.
pracIdentiaI EIectore
The presidential electors chosen fol.
low:
From the state-at-large: F. G.
Lindsey. Bentonville: ]. S. Maloney,
Little Rock. First District, F. G. Tay-
lor Clay County Second District, H.
A. Northcutt, Fulton County. Third
District, Claude A. Fuller, Eureka
Springs Fourth District, S. n Faln
Pike County. Fifth District,J M
Barker, Atkins. Sixth District, C. A.
Walls, Lonoke. Seventh District Har.
~ E. Cook, Lake Village.
The delegates to the national con-
vention were chosen in the recen.
primary, and where possible, the con
vention named as alternate candidates
for delegates who were defeated.
The alternates elected follow.
From the state-at-large: Phil Scott,
Crawford County: Smead Power.
Camden; Edgar Brewster, Pine Bluff,
and Gordon Peterson. Craighead Coun-
ty. First District, AID Bertig, Para
gould; F. B. Sprague, Clay County
4 Second District, J. r. Chase, lizard
= County; w. R. Chestnut, Sharp Coun.
ty. Third District. Homer Freezing,
Boone County; Bob Berry, Marion
County. Fourth District, d. B. Sain,
Nashville; John I. Alley, Mena. Fifth
District A. S. Martin, Little Rock:
,fGrovsr C. Owens, Little Rock. Sixth