The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-22
ARKANSAS REPUBLICANS.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE STATE
CONVENTION TODAY.
An Effort 4. Made to Gust Pow
ell Clayton from the
Leadership.
ESPECIAL TO THE ArPEAL.l

ESPECIAL TO TER APPEkL.I
LITTLE Rock, ARK., July 21.-To-
morr w (ToursGay) is the day for the
opel ing of the Repub lean S Con
venli in this city, Each incoming
TIA ausments the force Of delega = s
81 eady here.
TIL Hon. POWELL Cl,yton, or Gov
@ aS OF, as he is ttter KIN VIZ in his
d other sections Of the unity, is re-
garded as the "BiS Sachem" OF the
arkansas camp. H. arrived ster-
day. Col. W. S Oliver, Judges John
Mcclure, O. G. Walt rs aud Harry M.
Coop r, al former Federal Office hold.
ere, les d. here, aud last night met
Mr.. Clayton at the Capita Hotel,
where sn informal talk was hsd AID
the preliminaries for the coming con
clave were arranged. Col. T. NJ Glib.
son also makes Little Rock his home,
and It is thought he will lead the Re-
publican hosts in their
sTILL HUNT FOR OFFICE THIS FALL,
and also to ultimate ignomiLi us d, feat
The Foit Smith de egat on reached
the city day, and I'm ted Sta e.
Marshal Boles, ex United States D 8.
trict Attorney Clayton, BROTHER of the
Governor, and two or three other
former Fort Smith offica no ders, C M
ing ong to give the crowd the Fem.
blRnc5 II form patty prestige. Poli-
Tics lost their charm for NV. Cla,t1
after tbs Pr residential election OF 1884,
since which time he has dsvc d h m.
self with grear dilig nee 10 the pro e.
cutlon OF his Eur -ka Springs railroad
and botel iuterests But from the
Washington hea' quarters of the party
comes instructions the faitnf in
the y ate to bestir themselves snd see
whether or not something can be done
Tor relieving tue fast lece6i ag power Of
the par y in Arkansas We say "tast
reced,Dg" out of kind OF respect to
the m. mory OF the departed, because
Powell Clayton and bic followers have
become buried 60 deep under the
weight OF their past lorrup i Il at
all h lpe of resusc taton il out of the
question. 1t is fact pretty W, IL I'm
d,retood that Clayton went sauare
back on the Instructions gwen him as
DELEGATE firm this State to the Chi
cago Convention in 1884, when he cast
the vote of The s ate FIR
JAMES G. BLAINE FOR PRESIDENT,
instead OF for Arthur, as his instrun-
tlrns Rad. This action on Csyton's
part caused wide breach to sprir
~ between the former leader a. d his
| SO popular followers in Arkar ga !, and
this unfrisndliness has kept oa grow.
ing, until row it is said an .ffort is to
be made 10 wrest from his nand the
magical wand he has 80 lorg held over
the party in this State. There was
time when P, well Clayton car led he
State o! Arkansas in his peck, I, and
that time has not been 30 a fol 10.
ago, ei her. But he has iallep, until
today hs does not C nno as much ia.
huence as camp spokane In ians
away out in Washing on Terri DRY.
But just W wi ,ucceed 10 the ,hrane
is as vet unkno@n Some one Of LIT l.
Rocks ciion will lead the war a. ainst
Clayton imme diately upon the Assem-
bling OF The convent n. and it js
thought that man will be coSned
king of the crew at the couclus on of
that body's labors. Some think Cl v
ton sill make no effort to ret sin his
potion as "msster III the cersmoniss,"
but will
SURRENDER HIS OFFICE
to whoever the party may select.
Others contend ttat a hi ter fight
awaits the assemble of the CONVEX
t on ard say t. at his friends viii Dis
,uLt the patty before they wi permit
him to be decap tad. CT y IN says
He I. fufes to emil h. n he
public ar dismisses the subject after
stat ng that in h end everything will
come right. 1t is, however, a quest on
OF doubt whether tny man can be
found who will lead tie opposite to
this msstsr. He is 8 i'll SUI rounded by
a sohd phalanx of eGppo tiers, who It
will undrub eddy be very bard TO
down in a.movement to Gust Clayton.
Shot and Killed by Horse Thieves. |
ST, LOUIS, Mo July 2l.-A special
from Little Rock, Ark, to tne Post
Dt,pdtch Gays: Jam G. Cox and
Fred rick &c h y, living in Mont
20 merry county, We're shot and lied
by horse thieves last Monday pight
who were in the AIT OF s-eslicg The
hor-es. The thieves, seven
in number, escaped and are sill 10
Ia pn A nOaqa ia unu in nrrpt1it nj