The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
Insurgents Fail to Nominate Candi-
date for Governor and Peace
May Be Declared.
\. 4. MYERS l0.lATsD I O GOVERNOR
Plan Of Insurgents for Recognizing
State Central Committee Partially
Adopted by Regulars-Personel Of
the New Committee.


al conferences were held between the
leaders previous 10 the calling of the
conventions 10 order. II is under
stood at these conferences the regu.
lars agreed to the plan to reor'
ganize the state central commit.
tee by choosing twenty members
at large and one member from
each county, granting the insurgents
one delegate at large to the national
convention, and dividing equally the
presidential electors. The failure Of
the insurgents to nominate a candi.
date for governor and choose dele.
gates TO the Chicago convention would
indicate that all differences will be
settled. Gen. Powell Clayton was ac.
tive in the role of peacemaker, both
in the conferences between the two
factions and on the floor of the regu.
lar convention. Hon. II. II. Myers
was nominated for governor and the
state central committee was empow.
cred to fill other places on the ticket
later if it is deemed advisable. Both
conventions endorsed the administra-
tion of President Roosevelt and in.
struCted for his denomination. The
members of the Big Four who will
represent the state at the national
convention at Chicago are; H. l..
Remmel, Charles n. RiX, Sid B. Red.
ding and NJ w. Gibbs, the last named
colored man. The only contest was
that between Gibbs and j. n Donahoo
of Helena, also negro, for the fourth
place on the delegation. Charles d.
Greayes of Hot Springs was elected
chairman and George w. O'Neal Of
Harrison, secretary of the insurgent
state central committee.
Hon II. l.. Remmel called the con.
vention to order, and after a lengthy
address, the temporary organization
was effected by the election of j, l.
Worthington Of Carroll county as
chairman and w. s. Holt of Pulaski
county secretary After the usual
committees on creden tials and perma.
nent organization reported, Hon. L.
S. Bratton was made permanent chair.
man and Hon w, S. Holt secretary.
The first contest in the regular or.
der of business was precipitated by a
motion to reorganize the state central
committee by selecting one member
from each county The Pulaski coun.
ty delegation favored selection of the
committee as heretofore, and the re-
organization plan was favored gener.
ally by the county delegates. After
some heated remarks Gen. Clayton Of.
fcred the following:
Resolved, that the state committee
be composed Of one member from each
county, to be selected on roll call by
the delegates from each county to this
convention, and twenty from the state
at large to be recommended by the
committee already appointed and that
not more than three at large be from
any one county. The chairman, sec.
retary and treasurer may be selected
from outside the committee, in which
case they shall be ex-officio members
Of the committee"
All other motions were withdrawn,
and Cen Claytou's resolution was
adopted without a dissenting vote
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
The committee appointed to select
presidential electors presented the
following list which was adopted
without opposition;
ElectorsatI.arge-Judge Il, w. Kim.
ball Of Little Rock and Charles r.
Duke Of Baxter,
District Electors--First, H. II Me.
Pherson second, Il, S. Coffman; third,
W, l., Mcpherson; fourth, George lie.
gate; fifth, John W White; sixth, A.
c. Jones' seventh, W +. Yeager.
The members at large of the state
central committee are as follows!
Powell clayton, II. l.. Rcmmcl j. n.
Danahoo, j, f. Mayos, Ford llavls, j, X
HHoWcs : & SScc@n,GgkCr A. a. sTgailts, G.
y imsh, A. $. Fowler W q WRlpplo.
A. n Van House, james Bri22oltn,
Charles Cole A. NJ Mddubroolt, AlyIc
Smith J. NJ, Brumloy
The following members were chosen
from the various countless
Arkansas Edward bowers, Ashley j.
s. Hal Baxter B T. Rodcnhaucr, Rcu-
Bradley II T. butler, Calhoun, ", &.
Wharton, carroll John l. Worthlngton,
T&9lIIol ldICqpT Harding, c,smES j =. =.
Tsdulg, Columbia, j A. Hrown, Con.
way j H. Mann Cralghcud, Chas.
Trimhlo! Crawford " II Nool. cotton.
den. ] ] Waterford cross, Geo, u pa.
TGano, Urcw 1T GSnS r BuS,s s% FauIln9TE IlS1'E
G ". COZ, Franklin w. G Bnl, Fulton,
B W Ford, Garland. g. f. Bailey,
Grccno. 4 q, Kline, Hampstead. j, r.
Gibson. llot SPRINGS r. II Vance Jri
James T. lluddlcston, lizard, ~ A. nm,
jackson, j W. Grubhs, Jefferson. H. G.
Thompson, Johnson y Surhor Dr.,
lafayette " NJ. Murray, Lawrence, G.
coin, = II Cbus6i LittIc RiyoT j. l..
LaHHoHscy. r. ''SG5r SGG"5rs,c MadIS~oIo, ~I,'T"'s y 4
Thompsuny Marion, NJ T. Flshhum, MI.
leI J. n Harris MlssisslppL H. l.. VII.
lll'lIN Nl.llI'''| W N'llI l'.NH NIIlElll
cry Frank rgnse. Nevada y q HrSanl.
Newton W l. McrhurHuui Ouachllu j.
G Russell, Perry i g. Rnysdcll nm.
llps ! I. Worthy pho ~ y rhomp-
,dn rolusclt G. H. French, rolR q, II.
Dennis Pope John W White, Prairie.
i NJ lynn Pulaski Sd r. RudlngI
Randolph II l. ThrugmnrtonI Saline. n
4 smith, Scott A. q. Bruung srurcy
W = Reeves. Suhpstiuu. lshhe Isaac.
suni sevlef j. q liudsoni shafp. ucu.
l. Green. 81 ITAnIIu q JutlNtt.
stone 4 j stevenson, tnon. il l..
Floyd, Van Butun J r. Arnold, Wash.
ingtun II. + tumpbolB white r. n
Conman, woodruff, " H. Kennedy Yen
A. A. FlntCT
The Platform,
The report NJ the committee on plat
FORM ana resolutions was adopted us
follows
The republican party uf Arkansas,
proud " lts heroic struggles In the past,
enters upun the uOmlnW campaign with
"a al. a l.I