The Green Forest tribune., 1902-07-05
OF THE CON MENTIONS
Iunsurgentv and a "Regu- ' '1o ,.v Each Interviewed.

Hnh roen Forest furnished a rep ,ha Intative in each of the repub-
 euq h conventions last week. J.. ~. asas Harbert who was elected an I lrnate delegate from the coun-
 onvention, attended the "reg- tu r. meeting while c. c. O'Neal ssa sa. nt along to augment the crowd sn insurgents. v
 Ss Ss.. n order to get a report first tss ttas nded of the proceeding of Tss ese gatherings THE TRIBUNE as 'Is lght an interview with each of 9 B above-named gentlemen up-
 the subject. In response to
 inquiry as to what the ''in- rgents" did MT. O'Neal said:
 "The insurgent convention
 as, l believe, the most enthusi-
 Btic political gathering ] have
 Yer attended. Nearly, if not
 lite, every county in the state
 las represented, most every one
 Pnding a full delegation. As
 bon as the train on which I trav-
 led reached Rogers, insurgents
 egan boarding the train for the
 onvention and most every stop
 Increased the number until we
 cached Little Rock, and by the
 lime headquarters was reached
 he crowd was very large.
 "Our crowd was, of course, made up of republicans who have become dissatisfied with the man. her in which the affairs of the party have been conducted, and the way 'bossism' and ring Sqle' and 'Claytonism' was de- bounced was plenty. It would De hard to imagine greater dis play of enthusiasm, especially in lne convention. The caustic speech of Hon. B. M. Foreman in denouncing the methods of the so. called state committee has certainly resounded throughout the state; every true republican should have heard 1t. There were many other strong speeches upon the same line.
 1.-The naming of Hon. c. D. Greaves for.governor on a repub- lican platform, where honesty in politics was specially emphasized, was the occasion of the greatest enthusiasm. In the course of his remarks MT. Foreman said: We will make it so hot for Clay ton and his followers that they will think hades is an iceburg, and the remark seemed to meet the hearty approval of all present.
 Many colored men who had refused to be bought or bull- dozed by the Claytonites partici- pated in the insurgent conven- tion. There were about 300 del- egates in our convention, all told.
 Several delegates left the regulars convention and came over to us while the two were in session. Every effort of the reg ulars to compromise was spurned. It is evident that the fight must go to finish, and if present indi- cations are to be counted, Mr. Greaves will certainly win, as between the two republican can- didates for governor.
 |" A. A. Rice and Fred Pell of Eureka Springs and l constituted the insurgent crowd from Carroll county.'
 Asked as to what the regulars did MT. Harbert said:
 "Our convention was harmon lous throughout. The attend ance was large, fully up to what 1t has usually been. Only two counties were, l believe, without representation. A few regrets for the boiling insurgents expressed is about all heard of them. I did not go about their convention.
 ''The occasion of the nOmina- ting of H. H. Myers for gover- nor was a scene of much enthusi- asm. He is positively the finest speaker 1 have ever heard in my life. He would make an ideal governor and but for the party division in the state l believe we would stand some show to elect hirY,