The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-21
TAFT INFLUENCE
 SAVED THE DAY
REPUBLICANS MADE A STRONG EFFORT TO CAPTURE coNvEN-
 TON FOR ROOSEVELT.
Resolution Endorsing "All the Hepub- lican Presidents" Supplants Move to Endorse Either Taft or
 Roosevelt.

republican county convention here
 yesterday and send Roosevelt in
 structed delegation to the state con
 vention at Little Rock, failed yester-
 day after a vigorous fight, the test
 vote being shown on the organization,
 when Frank Ellsworth, endorsed as
 chairman by the committee, received | S7 votes, as against S. E. Cassell, who represented the Rooseveltian end of
 the party, and received but 29 votes
 There was trump or insurgent
 convention held by seceeders in the afternoon, when they named a dele
 gation to the state convention They but their withdrawal from the main organization is not taken seriously by those in the original organization.
 When the matter of a resolution either favoring Taft or Roosevelt came up, the organization made one of the most far reaching "straddles' imaginable. One faction wanted Taft endorsed, and the other wanted Roose. welt endorsed. The resolution adopt ed endorsed every republican presi- dent from the first one down to the present day of Mr. Taft, and let it go at that. It was an original repub- lican party resolution.
 The "rumpn convention endorsed | former President Roosevelt and nam ed delegates to the state convention. | Some of those named by the insur | gents were not present, and at least | one. NJ. A. Eisele, was present in the original convention.
 The following were named by the | insurgents to the state convention:
 Gus Strauss, s. c. Cassel, Ed H. Johnson, s. E. J, Watson, R. L. Tor renee, J. w. Curtis, with the follow ing alternates B. Gross, Ben Wool | man, s. D. Veil. L. F. Amos, J. R. Smith, John Reed and S. A. Robin son.
 Delegates to the congressional con vention are: Gus Strauss, B. Gross, NJ. A. Eisele. l.. s. Brown, J. w. Grimm and J. NJ. Reed. Alternates, Dr. Hinton, V. varneux, George M. French, J. F. Trotter, Ed Henderson and A. D. Huntley.
 Tn the matter of selecting a secre- tary to the original convention, Fred E. Johnson offered form of compro- mise in that two secretaries should be named, a secretary and assistant. J. T. T. Warren was named as secre- tary, and Rev, ]. R. Reid as assist ant. J. R Smith was the candidate of the insurgent wing for secretary, and was defeated.
 It looked like there would be har- mony after the first test vote Chair man Rix, who served temporarily. in- troduced Chairman Ellsworth in a few words in which he complimented the organization on selecting young men to the places in authority, and he stated that all republicans inter ested in the success of the ticket, should cooperate with the organiza. ! tion
 The insurgent wing showed it's ac-
 quiescence in the election of Els
 worth in manner, when Dr. Choate, 1 who had opposed Ellsworth, made
 motion that his election be unanimous,
 and this motion prevailed without a
 dissenting vote.
 But it was at the noon session when the insurgent wing withdrew, after
 participating in all the affairs of the morning session of the convention. On the adoption of the report of the committee on credentials, Ed H. Burrough moved that committee of ( seven members be selected to select seven delegates and seven alternate delegates to the state convention Members of committee to select : delegates to state convention. Ed { Burrough, Dr. C. M. Wade. John H. Avery. John w Howell, Fred k. John. son, R A. Jones, J. P. Guerin. Delegates to state convention: Chas. N. Rix, Dr. DeCosta Walker, Ed H. { Burrough, Ed H. Prlehard, Fred E. Johnson, Jack Page. J T T. Warren. Delegates to congressional conven- . ton: NJ A. Eisele, Dr. c. NJ. Wade, J. H. Lawson. William Johnson, Fred { Johnson. J. s. Mcconnell. Houston Emery
 That at least partial republican : county ticket will be placed in the { field was shown when Sam Mcconnell { stated that Houston Emery would be { republican candidate for the state ( senate. and that others might want < to run for county offices. and he ! moved that another session of the { convention be held on July $, when nominations could be made. He in- IIH