Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-08-12
RESORT 10 COURTS
ReguIo s FIRE an Injunctlon
B5ail1St the lnsur-
gents.
SEEK TO RESTRAIN OFFICERS
FROM PUTTING GREAVEs'
NAME ON BALLOT.
Allece Greaves Does Not Rrepresent
Blown in the Bottle Re-
pubIicans.
AFRAID TO MEASURE ARMS

The Injunction is being invoked by
that wing of the Republican party Of
Arkansas known as the regulars to
thwart the efforts of the insurgents
to try the issue between them at he
ballot box on September /, says the
Little Rock Democrat Tomorrow is
the last day under the law for candi-
date TO get his name on the ticket.
The name of Mr.. G. D. Greaves has
been certified from the insurgeht con-
vention and by petition as Republic
can candidate for governor, anG the
regulars have appealed to the Pj;iaski
cIancery court to keep his name
off the ticket as "a Republican can
didate or otherwise"
In short, they ASK Ga injuEetio1l.
the effect Of which would prevent Nh.
GIeaves' name from appearing on the
ticket to be voted at the September
election. They base their action on
the presumption that there is only
one Republican party in Arkansas and
that Nh. Meyers is its nominee for gov
tarnor. Further that Mr.. GreaEes was
not nominated by a Republican con
vention of authority and hence has rr
right to appear on the ticket as j Re
publican candidate or otherwise Those
who are disposed to criticise til regu
lars will denominate their com plain.
as confession of weakness. 1t IS
evident that they are unwilling - nave
Greaves' name on the ticket if they
can prevent it. If they can get tae
court to say that there is only one Re
publican party in the state, that only
one candidate can appear on TIE bal
lat as a Republican" and, further,
that Mr.. Meyers is the nominee of the
only Republican party. Greaves will
be shut out effectually. The law re-
uuires all nominations to be certified
to at least twenty days before the elec-
ton it will be too late when this ac
ton is determined for Greaves friends
to certify his name as an Independent
Republican, and thus the object of
the Regulars is to give Meyers walk
over.
Section 2613 OF the digest prescribe5
the manner in which nominations shall
be certified. MI. Greaves nomination
was certified to by the number Of
electors stipulated in the law. and ap-
parently the only question to deter
mine is whether they had the right to
call him Republican" Or not. To
grant the petition would be to abiidge
the rights of the people. It was clear-
y the purpose OF tho law to permit as
many as one hundred people to make
any nomination they chose to ccr.i-
f.. provided thcv complied With tho
law otherwise, and unless the rega'2:s ;
can prove they have q copyright Oh
the term "Republican' in this state
the one hundred electors who nominat-
Ell Charles D. Greaves acted wit!,ili
the law and had as much right to call
him a Republican as they would have
had to certify him as an independent.
AS a matter of fact he is a Republ!-
can, and it is with the voters of that
party to say whether or not he and his
friends are justified in forming a new
organization. Evidently the old ma
chine is not anxious to try strength
with the party Greaves represents.
The case was partially argued be-