Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-08
REPUBLICANS FAIL
 TO GET TOGETHER Two State Tickets, Two Delegations and Two State Organizations Result. OUTS WANT TO BE IN Fine Bluiiians With Roosevelt Fac. tion-A. $. Fowler Nominated
 For Governor.
OUTS WANT TO BE IN

Little Rock, May 1.-Two Republi- can state tickets, two delegations to the National convention at Chicago, two state organizations, two favorites for the presidential nomination l that is the condition of the Republi- can party in Arkansas. The Regul- ars or Steam-Roller organization, | held forth at Kempner's theater, while the Rooseveltians met at the city auditorium. There was much larger and more compact body of the Regulars, but they did not exceed the other crowd in earnestness of pur- l pose.
 The Roosevelt convention, into l which the Roosevelt state league was resolved, possessed the greatest popular interest, as that was the re- bellious body declaring war against the Remmel machine and the nomina- tion of Claytonism The Roosevelt delegates from Logan and Johnson counties were the only ones that at | tempted to secure admission into the Regulars, and, being turned down promptly, they went over to the oth- CT convention where they were re- ceived with open arms.
 The Roosevelt convention nominat- ed the following state ticket: For governor, A. s. Fowler, of Pu- laska; for secretary of state, C. C. Sparks, of Hot Springs; for state treasurer, H. K. Cochran, of Little Rock; for state auditor, B. F. Ruble, of Jasper; for attorney-general, J. A. Teilier, of Little Rock, for agricul- tural commissioner, w. U. Balknap, of Paris.
 A complete new state organization was formed with J. A. Conner of Lit tie Rock, chairman, and J. A. Tellier, of Little Rock, secretary. One of the rules adopted provides that "the term of office of any member of the Gen. tral Committee or any office thereof shall automatically cease whenever he becomes an applicant for an ap- pointive office."
 H. M. Trieber, of Little Rock, and H. w. Patrick, of Russellville, were elected presidential-elector and the following committeemen-at- large:
 At-Large, J. A. Conner, of Little Rock; S. A. Mosely, of Pine Bluff Gus Strauss, of Hot Springs, and F. E. Patrick, of Olvey; alternates, Min or M. Markle, of Jonesboro; Harry M. Trieber, of Little Rock; Dr. w. A. Bradley, of Jasper, and A. H. Miller, of Helena.
 District-1st-J. E. Kennedy, of Marianna; F. G. Stover, of Jonestoro 2nd-H. M. Culver, of Walnut Ridge and R. M. Ramey, of Batesville; 3rd; l.. B. Harbert, of Green Forest, and w. A. Bradley, of Jasper; 4th, John H. White, of Russellville; J. Bruce Cox, of Little Rock; 9th, s. c. Cas- sell, of Hot Springs; s. A. Moseley of Pine Bluff; 7th, E. Delaughter, o1 Boughton, H. A. Sugner, of Thorn ton. County committeeman were al so selected.
 The platform adopted by the Roosevelt convention demands com pulsory preferential primary law, ar amendment to the election law "tc secure to every qualified voter the right to cast his vote and have the same counted as cast" an extension of drainage and navigation, woman suffrage, and condemns the grand father clause, the present state con vict system, and the Socialistic tend ency of the times. It arraigns the so-called Regulars in the following paragraph:
 "The Republican party of the state of Arkansas. so-called, as controlled by the present state central commit tee for years past. has been and is now used for the sole purpose of dis tributing federal patronage and en- toying the emoluments thereof. In support of the assehtion we point tf the fact that the present members ot the state central committee and theil relatives are now receiving $140.00t per annum as salaries from the fed |. eral government. Those not receiving salaries who are members of said committee can be counted on the fin gers of one hand
 The cause endorsing Roosevelt l as f0llows: we earnestly urge ths : s'| sssys,t z ': s' 2