Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-18


 ter prayer Memmel nominated c. \. Kicks for temporary chairman. which was carried. On motion of U. ,. Bratton (U. s. assistant district at torney) w. S.. Holt, {postmaster at Little Rock) was elected temporary i secretary. H. l.. Remmel GU. $. mar 1 shal) nominated for assistant secre- 7, taries G. w. Caron (deputy U. 5. marshall and T. IA. Tennyson post master at Arkadelphia) and they were chosen. E. J. Rosewater (postmas- ter at Eureka Springs) moved that committee of nine OH credentials be appointed by the chair. And this was adopted. Three postmasters were placed on this committee. On motion of Col Whipple lT. s. district attor- ney) there being no contest the roll prepared by the secretary was adopt ed. On motion of B. +. Campbell, (postmaster at Fayetteville) a com- mittee of nine on permanent Organi- zation was appointed by the chair. Campbell heading the committee. Be- fore the committee could retire on 1 motion, the temporary organization was made permanent. On motion of l A. l. Rowland, (adopted son of a postmaster) a committee of nine OH rules was adopted containing four fed 1 eral office holders. On motion of Col. Whipple GU. s. Attorney commit ! tee of nine on resolutions, was ap- pointed by the chair. The commit tee contained four federal office hold ers On motion of +. Fl. Vance, post master at Malvern, an invitation to visit the new state capitol was ac- cepted. On motion of Chas. r. Coles 1 (referee in bankruptcy) the conven- ] ton took a recess. On reassembling the report of the committee on rules was adopted on motion of X. I. Row l land (adopted son of d pos,tmaSter). On motion of Powell Clayton, all res olutions were referred to the commit i tee on resolutions. Powell Clayton addressed the convention. Then Col Whipple (U. $. attorney) reported the resolutions and on his motion they were adopted. H. H. Meyers, register i land office nominated for governor Hon. Jno. Warrington.
 This, was seconded by MT. Clayton and R. l.. Willaford (postmaster from Manilla) There were no other nom- ] nations and Warrington was de- clared nominated. U. s. Bratton (as- sistant district attorney) moved that nominations be closed, and that no other officers be nominated, which i was carried. On motion of H. l.. Remmel, GU. s. marshal) the con- .struction of the state committee was sIiXed. On motion of J. F. Mayes (C ] $. marshall, a committee of nine was appointed by the chair to select the members of the state central con- mittee at large. On motion of U. s. Bratton Assistant district attorney) it was provided that county vacancies in the state central committee should be filled upon the recommendation of the county committee. On motion of l H. l.. Remmel, GU. s. marshall the convention thanked the railroads and the newspapers; On motion of J. F. Mayes,( 0. s. marshal), w. c. Keates
 was made permanent seargeant-at- arms of the state committee. On motion of H. l.. Remmel. (U. s. mar shaD the committee appointed were to hold for two years. All motions were unanimously adopted except the motion as to the construction of the state committee which was adopted by about 20 against GA"
 If this picture was not absolutely accurate it would approach very near ly to the ridiculous, but unfortunate ly its humor is lost in the tragedy and tyranny which it represents to Republicans who, by reason of their
 patriotism and honesty are barred from their party councils and brand ed as insurgents" By this method by far the larger percentage of Re- publicans in Arkansas is denied rep resentation and the possibility of put ting out for office Republicans for 1 whom self-respecting Democrats can vote is thus rendered exceedingly re- mote.
 1t will be noticed that the organi- zation is composed principally of fed eral ofRce-holders, the no-ofiice-hold- ers-who may be placed in the pa triotic list-representing the rank and file of Republican respectabilitv
 The methods employed by the ma chine to throttle all opposition and