Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-17
work by next Friday.
 Mehaffy Plan Carries.

Hays resolution by substituting the second Monday in October for the third Monday in November, but later withdrew the amendment
 Finally President Mehaffy moved as a substitute for everything under con- sideratiorl, that the convention re- main in session until it's work was done, which was carried, only five out of 77 delegates voting against the proposition.
 ever. who voted with mental reser- vation, following the lead of Dele gate Butt of Carroll county and Dele gate Southmayd of Crawford, who voted for the Mehaffy motion with the understanding that he could go home whenever he damned pleased"
 Delegate Hutchings of Woodruff in- troduced a resolution for the appoint ment of a calendar committee of five to keep the work of the convention in order, which was adopted
 Friday morning, after two hours debate which at times degenerated Unto wrangle bristling with person. 'alities, sarcasm, ridicule and confu sion, the constitution convention re- considered the prohibition section adopted three weeks ago and passed a substitute offered by Delegate Clay Sloan of Lawrence county, and adopt ed the same as part of the constitu- 'tion by a vote of GA to 15.
 The Sloan amendment follows: Section 1. It shall be forever un- lawful for any person, firm, corpora ton to manufacture any intoxicating liquors of any kind in this state. , Sec 2. It shall be forever 'unlaw- 'ful for any person, firm, corporation or association to import into, deliver, sell, own or keep within this state any Intoxicating liquors of any kind, ex- cept wine for sacramental purposes and alcohol for medicinal, industrial Or scientific purposes.
 "The legislative powers of the state shall provide adequate laws for the enforcement of this article"
 : Fight Begins in Earnest.
 The fight was begun in earnest when Judge Evans, delegate from Lo- gan county, moved to reconsider the prohibition section.
 Before the vote was taken Colonel House of Pulaski county took the floor to denounce as narrow-minded the idea that the citizens of the state could not have liquor in their homes for medicinal purposes. Colonel House declared to adhere to such proposi- tion would be to barter away ones manhood, integrity and every vestige of persona! right.
 r Delegate Galloway of Clark county believed that the reconsideration was funwise.
 q thought that the delegate were
 writing this constitution" declared FMr. Callaway, mot the Farmers Un- lion, the outside interests or any one kelse who has threatened us with what might or might not be done to the constitution if his or their ideas were not incorporated in it. As for me l have always been prohibition man and I have ever opposed license" + Delegate Alldredge of Pulaski coun- ty tried to have reconsideration post poned until Tuesday, but the idea re- ceived no support.
 Distillery in Each County. Judge Evans in championing recon sideration declared that if the legisla- ture followed the lead of the conven- tion there would or might be a dis tillery possible in every county. He
 believed in giving the prohibitionists
 what they wished. Let the friends of a measure write it and 1t will be strong" said Judge Evans. There is l my friend Moore, who represents coroprations; now he could draw measures for corporations more ac- ceptably than I could"
 Do you mean to insinuate or as- sert that IS represent corporations on the floor of this convention" demand ed MT. Moore.
 Judge Evans explained that he did hot and that he was only paying MT. Moore whom he regarded as an able
 lawyer and a distinguished citizen, compliment.
 Judge Evans had introduced an amendment to Section 2 of Sloan's substitute which provided that liquor might be imported into the state for sacramental and medicinal purposes. nvv @Durn VaYeo mn