Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-28
TWO STATE TICKETS
May Be Put in Field by the
Republicans of Ar
kansas,
INSURGENTS MAKE DESPERATE
EFFORT TO CAPTURE
CONVENTION,
If They Fail They Will Bolt ard Pun
Out a Ticket of Their Own
Anyhow.
THE REGULARS ARE CONFIDENT

\ Little Rock correspondent, who H.
in a position to study the Republican
situation in Arkansas intclligcntly,
writes as follows:
A bitter factional fight is progress
ing among Arkansas Republicans, and
it may lead to rival state tickets or
the part of the two factions.
The contest is mainly a struggle for
supremacy in the control of federal
patronage. 1t is really a revival of the
rebellion against the "rcgular' organi-
zation which is dominated by General
Powell Clayton, present United States
ambassador to Mexico, and his lieu
tenants.
The opposition is led by Fl. F. Au-
ten, of Little Rock; Ben M. Foreman,
of TeXarkana and Chas. d. Greaves, Of
Hot Springs. They are pitted against
such trained leaders as ~. l.. Remmel,
chairman of the Republican state cen
tral committees; United States Mar
shal Henry M. Cooper and Postmaster
w. S. Holt, of Little Rock.
Chairman Remmel, who is collector
of internal revnue for Arkansas, has
issued call for the Republican state
nominating convention at Little Rock
on June 26.
The anti-Clayton element is making
an effort to capture majority OF the
county conventions and secure control
of the state convention. ii they sue
ceed it is apparent that they will nom
mate Greaves for governor In the
event of their failure, 1t is possible
they will hold a separate convention
and nominate Greaves anyhow.
Indications are that they will have
an uphill fight The regular Republi'
can organization is powerful. 1t is
backed up by control Of the federal
patronage in Arkansas, aside from
which is the heretofore invincible pres
tige of General Clayton as Repubh~
can leader in this state.
In the past, however, the movement
against the machine" has not had.
the active cooperation Of such ener'
getic young Republicans as Greaves
and Foreman.
The latter was appointed postmaster
at TeXarkana by President Mckinley.
In 1901 he resigned and laid plans for
the United States marshalship in the
Western district of Arkansas. Gen.
eral Clayton turned him down.
Greaves is lawyer, with a good
practice, at Hot Springs When Fed
eral Judge John A. Williams died two
years ago, Greaves was put forward
: for either the successor or the United
States district attorneyship. His as
pirations were not favored by the rec
ongized dispensers of federal patron
ag.
Both Greaves and Foreman have no
mean personal following and in their
war against the machine" they are
backed up to considerable extent.
Whether they ON succeed in controll-
ing the state convention, however,
seems problematical
Good judges of the situation predict
state tickets in order to test the rela-
tive strength of the two factions at the
September election.
Henry H. Meyers. present register Of
the United States land once at Little
Rock, will undoubtedly be the 'regn-
lar" nominee for governor. He is one
of the most brilliant stump speakers in
tion if he will take it.
/ According to all indications, the
man who stands closest to President
Roosevelt, so far as Arkansas affairs
are concerned, is Col. A. S. Fowler, Of
Little Rock He is slated to succeed
United States Marshal Henry A.
Cooper. in the Eastern district of Ar
kansas, when the latter retires. Colonel