The courier-index., 1920-01-30
NO Change IN
PRIMARY DATE
STATE COMMITTEE DECIDES 1T
HAS AUTHORITY TO CHOOSE
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

Little Rock, Jan. 25.-The date for
the state primary, August 10, fixed
by the regular session of the 1919
Legislature, will not be changed.
This was decided by the Democrat
lc State Central Committee at a meet
ing at the Hotel Marion yesterday.
The meeting was called by the chair
man, Joe. w. House, Jr., to deter
mine whether the committee was au-
thorized to appoint the delegates or
whether they should be elected. a
question that was raised several
weeks ago.
j. Vol Walker of Fayetteville, in
troduced resolutions. which were
adopted unanimously, declaring it
the sense of the committee that it
has authority to elect the delegates
and alternates to the national con-
vention, to be held at San Francisco,
Cal, June %. Seth C. Reynolds of
Ashdown, z. NJ. McCarroll of Walnut
Ridge, j. H. Hawthorne of Jonesboro
and others, spoke in favor of adopt
ing the resolutions.
The resolutions provided that the
secretary of the State Central Com
mittee shall be directed to forward
to the chairman and secretary of each
county central committee copies of
the resolutions, and requesting the
county committees meet to recon-
mend district and alternate delegates
from the congressional district in
which they are located. The chair
man and secretary of the county COM
mittee then will certify to the State
Central Committee the names of the
delegates selected or recommended.
These names will be filed with the
state committee by May Is.
The state committee will meet at
the Hotel Marion at 2 p. m. June /,
when the delegates and alternates to
the national convention will be
named. The list will be made up
from those turned in by the county
committees, "as far as practicable"
The county committees were request
ed not to recommend delegates unless
they have expressed a willingness to
attend the national convention.
Favors Women Delegates
The concluding paragraph of the
resolutions follows:
1T is the sense of this committee
that the. Democratic women electors
should be represented on the dele
cation to the national convention"
June p. Wooten of Little Rock, of
fered substitute motion to the eff
fleets that the various congressional
name the delegates through
The county committees within the dis
sio4g kn% he & IL.
honor file pledges with the secretary
Of the state committee before April |
30 promising to support the Democ
ratio nominees and to cast their votes
with the majority of the state dele
cation. Only three members of the
state committee voted in favor of its
Attorney General John d. Arbuckle !
at the request of Chairman House, |
addressed the committee on the ques-
lion of the .advisability of advancing |
the primary date. He said the ques-
ton was more of policy than of law.
The attorney general declared that |
f the date was advanced, the can
iidates for state offices would nave
only three months in which to make
their campaigns. He said a system
attic campaign, such as is proposed
oy most candidates, cannot be waged |
N that time He also said that hun
1reds of former soldiers would be
if the date is moved |
up beyond the first Monday in July. |
If the delegates are selected by this
there will not be a con-
testing delegation" said Mr.. Ar
buckle, "and neither will the national
refuse to seat the dele
CATION"
To Revise Dates.
A motion was adopted authorizing
the chairman and serecretary of the
state committee to revise certain
dates in the committees rules, which
are said to conflict Another motion
was adopted authorizing the chairman
to appoint committee of three to
assist the national committee to raise
a campaign fund. Mr.. House an
nounced he would select the COM