The log cabin Democrat., 1916-06-02
CONVENTION WAS HARMONIOUS ONE BUT TWOROLL CALLS HAD Little Rock Again is Chosen as Meet
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 Little Rock, June 2.-Indicative of the harmony and spirit of prepared ness in the Democratic state conven- tion which adjourned yesterday af- ternoon, there were only two roll calls during the two days session.
 One was on the adoption of a res- olution for equal suffrage, and the other upon the place of meeting in 1918.
 J. T. Coston of Osceola precipitated the suffrage fight by making speech against the adoption of a resolution requesting the next legislature to submit suffrage amendment to the people. He declared that two-thirds of the men who vote for it are real ly not for it, and that he did not be- lieve the women of the state want the ballot. The remark raised a good natured furore among the delegates, who shouted all over the hall, "You're wrong," "Let lem vote," and "Sit down." He said that was the first time he had ever addressed a state convention but be must raise his voice against thing that would cause more divorces, cause dissen- sion in households, and provoke do- mestic strife.
 Senator Garrett of Okolona elo- quently pleaded for the granting of suffrage, declaring that there is some thing in the question too important to be jeered and reviled as its op- ponents had done.
 Roll call resulted in 283 for and 173 against the suffrage resolution.
 The other roll-call followed invita- tions from Carl J. Baer of Little Rock, and Hon. w. H. Martin of Hot Springs for the 1918 convention, and Little Rock won by vote of 314 to 147.
 The following platform was adopt ed by the convention:
 We, the Democrats of Arkansas in convention assembled, endorse the National administration of President Wilson.
 We favor revision of our tariff laws so as to fix and enforce a fair basis of assessment, prevent tax dodg- ing, and make all assessments uni form.
 We favor an enforcement of the act of the legislature of 1913 pro- vided for budget system for the purpose of keeping the expenditures of the state government within the bounds of the revenues raised for state purposes.
 We endorse such legislation as will place the state on a cash basis.
 We endorse the primary election bill prepared by the committee ap- pointed by the Democratic state con. vention of 1914, and now being initi- ated.
 Capital and labor are inter depend ent, and each should have regard for the right of the other. We favor such legislation as will protect both
 We favor the passage of a law with proper safeguards for the pro. tection of the state that will permit corporations required to give bond to deposit our own bonds as security. We favor pardon board, and until it can be created with some power we demand that the governor in the exercise of the pardoning power shall enforce sections 2567 to 2575 of Kir. by's Digest, requiring a publication of notice of the intention to apply fo, the pardon.
 We favor the passage of amend. ment No. 12, submitting to a major. ity of each school district the right to increase their school taxes from seven to twelve mills. We ask liberal appropriations fol the State University, the State Nor. nal, the agricultural schools and ths charitable institutions, and a separate millage tax for said institutions, and demand their divorcement from poli tics.
 We favor the converting of a consti tutional convention to frame a new constitution, more responsive to thu needs of a growing commonwealth.
 We favor, as soon as the finances of the state permit, the establishment of a state reformatory for girls. We favor the enactment of a law whereby the bonds representing tn, permanent school fund of the state shall be increased to such an amount as will allow the interest rate of si, per cent per annum from the date ot their issuance to the present time and that provision be made that saic bonds shall bear six per cent interes, hereafter.
 We demand the abolition of useless offices and commissions; the retrench ment in Duh1ic ovnondituroc. fh1