Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-08
ticket of county delegates; in another,
three Taft men had acted.
Committeeman Clayton Accused.

Committeeman Clayton Accused.
He charged that in his own ward, in
Little Rock, the second. National Com
mitteeman Powell CT 1yton refused to ad-
NIT them to the appointed place.
Finally the Roosevelt crowd forced It's
way into the hall and selected list of
delegates, Gen. Clayton leaving the hall.
Later. said Mr.. Holt Gen. Clayton
came back with twenty-five or thirty
men and selected another set Of dele
by the county convention. Mr.. Holt
charged that postmasters dominated
Ark4nsas politics.
Not Reappointed Postmaster.
How long were you postmaster of
Little Rock" demanded Gen. Clayton
Twelve years and four months" re-
piled Holt.
Were you a candidate for reappoint-
ment@'
Il was"
And not appointed?" added Gen. Clay
ton.
That is true said Holt. although I
had the Endorsement Of the leading
men Of the city"
Says "Hoodlums" Were Recognized.
Mr.. Redding, who called the Roosevelt
convention, declared a bunch of hood
lums'' had carried their convention in
1908 and had later been recognized at
the Chicago national convention in 1908.
I'VE are here now trying to correct the
error of four years ago. said Mr.. Red
ding.
Gen. Clayton was chairman of that
6plepafinn asked
Committeeman Chubb of Florida.
Yes. of the boiling organization" said
Redding.
1T is not boiling faction when It is
recognized by the national convention,
inter jected Mr.. Chubb.
You CAIN that the national commit
tee made a mistake four years ago. do
you?" asked Committeeman CapeiS OF
South Caro- ina.
Mr.. Redding said he thought the 19Oe
action had been a mistake.
I'VE want to do everything in regu-
lar manner. but how can we when we are
met at the door by thugs armed with
clubs and 40's. Unless you want to put
your seal of approval on such thuggery
you will have to seat our delegates"
Wallace Townsend, representing the
Taft faction, declared the Roosevelt de e.
gates were urging 1.-The revolutionary
doctrine of their illustrious chieftain, the
recall of judicial decisions"
Townsend Claims Regularity.
Mr.. Townsend declared the "Redding
committee under which the Roosevelt
onvention was held had gone out of ex-
stence in 1908, while the Clayton COM
mittee" had acted as the regular COM
mittee in 1910, and had maintained its
eeularity.
Mr.. Townsend told of one township IN
which there were two conventions.
Zone chairman stood on one side OF
he platform and one on the other" he
said. Both conventions we're entirely
harmonious, but they were separate; they
had SIS and we had 227.''
He denied hat any armed men had
guarded the doors of the Pulaski county
convention hall.
The only clubs there were those OF
the Roosevelt men," he declared. Mr..
Holt had cane wrapped with metal and
o. hers of them had canes"
"Rough-house" Tactics Charged.
eve had men on the door to admit only
delegates. We told Mr.. Holt his delega-
tons would be adm tied and heard, but
he insisted that all their people must first
be let in, and then they would present
their cases.
They wanted to storm the convention
hall. Gus Remmel. nephew of State hair
man H. L. Kennel, went outs.de to ex-
postL1ate with them, and he was struck
on the head. Mr.. Holt GRABBED IN :
door and said, Come on in, boys and
they tired to storm the hail.
Il know what I'm talking about" added
Mr.. Townsend, ''for / was there and saw
blood shed"