The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-27
ARK, REPUBLICANS HAVE TWO TICKETS Separate Conventions Held and
 Each Name Governor GREAVES VS "CLAYTONlSM" Harry Myers Is Nominated By the Regular Convention and Charles Q .eraeves Of Hot Springs
 By the Other.
GREAVES VS "CLAYTONlSM"

Little Rock June 1.-Two separate state conventions were held here today as a result of factional differences. One con vention nominated Charles D. Greaves of Hot Springs for Governor and protested what it terms by resolution the "unfair practices and methods of the so-called Republican central committee" and the arbitrary dict aticn of boss rule, otherwise known as "Claytonism.
 The other convention, called the regular assemblege, met this afternoon and busied itself With the appointment of committees. It received a telegram of cor dial greeting from General Powell Clay ton, ambassador to Mexico. Clayton's name was cheered by the regulars. He was reelected a member at large of the state con mittee after the convention had chsnged the manner of electing commit teemen. so as to devolve that duty upon the delegates After the transaction of routine business, recess was taken till D. m, when full state ticket will be nominate ed and a platform adopted.
 The convention that nominated Greaves for Governor adopted platform which endorses the administration of President Roosevelt and pledges him support 'in the continuance of our national prosper ity and the maintenance at home and abroad of the natior's honor"
 "Should he be the Republican standard bearer in 1904" the platform continues I've pledge an increased Republican vote from the state Of Arkansas"
 It endorses the Cutan reciprocity views of President Roosevelt. favoIs immediate building of an interoceanic canal and en- dorses the efforts of the national admin istration to enforce the provisions of the Sherman antitrust law. The remainder of the platform deals with state issues and concludes:
 We have no apology for our non-al- legiance to the present state central com mittee or It's executive committee, and appeal to the unsefsh, unbiasd and hon est suffrages of the Republicans of the state to sustain us in throwing aside ma chine rule, and to uphold the justice Of cur cause. To the arb;trament of the bal lot box, where there can be a fair cxpres- sion we will checrfully submit
 At tonight's session of the regular Re publican state convention a lengthy platform dealing with state and nation al questions was adopted. No reference was made to the action of dissenting Re publicans.
 The platform TeaHlTHS lHe tNepupliCah national platform of 1900. endorses the Roosevelt administration, opposes trusts | favors an isthmian canal; demands llb- | eral appropriations for an exhibit at the worlds fair; condemns the Democratic l party of Arkansas for failure to sup press trusts or even to make bonaf1de | attempt to do so,' and for Its alleged mismanagement of state affairs. The fol- | lowing resolution was adopted. Resolved, That we denounce lynch | ing and other forms of lawlessness, and | call upon the citizens everywhere to ex- ert every effort to uphold law and order" :" The following sts te ticket was nomin- | ated
 Governor-Harry Myers of Monroe county.
 Secretary of State-Charles T. Duke, of Drew county.
 Auditor-John T. Smith of Crawford county.
 State Treasurer-Joseph Berger, of Craighead county.
 Attorney General-Charles F. Cole, of Independence county.
 State Land Commissioner-W. H. Col lins of Benton county. Superintendent of Public Instructions Robert l.. Floyd. Union county. Agricultural Commissioner-F. s. Ba- ker, of Boone county.
 Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court Charles c. Waters, of Pulaski county