Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-05
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE FORAKER
Central Committee Met Yes
terday and There Was
Something Doing Over
Resolution introduced
TT CARRIED, HOWEVER
Il. {. Thompson. Chairman, and $. ".
Dawson. tary-POstmastcr De-
cIincd to Endorse Foraker for Stan,!
in Brownsville Affair.
TT CARRIED, HOWEVER

Senator j. b. Foraker, from Ohio,
who championed the cause of the
negro rioters who participated in
the disgraceful scenes at Browns
Vile, Texas. in the national Con-
gress, was yesterday endorsed for
president by the members OF the
Jefferson county Republican cen
tral committee which met here for
the purpose Of setting the date for
the meeting of the county Republic
can convention. Several Of the
members opposed the adoption OF
the resolution endorsing him and
for a time there were some exciting
scenes enacted among the delegates,
The meeting OF the central com
mittee was called by DE- r. C.
Thompson. the chairman. S. w.
Dawson, a negro, is secretary of the
committee, and was present. There
was a scattering of white commit
1eemcn ON land when the meeting
was called to order, in edition to
the chairman. Among them were
Dr. y. S. Kite Fred Sthicler, late
OF Camden, Ark., and Postmaster
+. G. Fulth. who held the proxy o.
Louis Althcimer The other mem-
local negroes The committee So
lected Saturday April s. as the day
ton and the same appointment OF
delegates was made as that of last
wear. when $50 delegates We're Ell
rolled al the county convention.
A. b. knight, d former negro
mail carrier, introduced the resolH-
ton commencing the action Of Sen
atol Foraker in Congress in his att
tude in the Brownsville affair, to-
+ eether with an endorsement for the
/ Ohio Senator for the presidency
This resolution threw the meeting
into much excitement, there being sey-
eral committeeman on their feet AJAX
ious to be heard. The resolution 1lna!
" carried. however, +. c. Furth be
ing the only white member OF t1t
committee voting against it. Many o
j The committeeman, however, though
that the resolution endorsing Forake
for president was bad politics and the.
argued to that end in an effort to de
fe;,t the resolution Their speec ia
We're apparently Of no use, for the ces
0lution carried with ease.
Ferd Havis, who threatened to Dol
the state central committee meeting
at Little Rock recently because Q
some differences that arose when z
effort was made to endorse WilliaI
II. Taft for Che presidency, was on
of the speakers in defense Of til
Knight resolution, endorsing ForaNe
A. B. Knight and Dr.. George w. Be.
were also loud in their argument i
favor of the resolution.
The coming Republican conventio
pI omises to be noisy one. Many {
the Republicans in this county ar
said to favor an uninstructed deleGa
ton to the State convention. Othel
favor instructing the delegates for tn
various Republican presidential poss
bilities. Because of this difference !
opinion there will likely be War;
session here on April IS. Powell Clay
ton, the Arkansas Republican rulel
is reported to be working quiet
among the delegates in behalf of
certain aspirant for the Presidenc
and his fine Italian hand will prot
ably be in evidence on the day of T.
convention here.