The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-05-09
MISUNDERSTANDING
COUNTY CONVENTION
Administration Branch OF Poih
County Republicans Pass Resoiti-
lions and Perfect Organization
Candidates win Make Race.

An adjourned meeting Of the Re-
publican County Convention Of
April 10, was held last Saturday at
10 o'clock at the odd Fellows hall.
The attendance was given as be-
tween fifteen and twenty-five.
The organization represented at
this convention is the one that has
been in control Of Republican az
fairs in Polk county for several
wears, and is generally considered
TO be the administration or Taft
branch of the party, which is be-
ing opposed by the, progressive or
insureent branch, which recently
met and organized with L. c. VIII
son of Wickes as chairman.
Ed Myers. who at the former
meeting was nominated for repre-
sentative, and Jesse Philpot chosen
for cotton weigher, announced their
determination to make the race.
Joseph Reed, ]. A. Calvert, J. H.
Musk. R. B. Harmon, 6. w. Wyatt
viii Baxter, w. +. Young, Joe
Skeen and d. d. Davis were admit
ted as members Of the committee
at-large.
The committee on resolutions
submitted the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, 1t is a we'll known fact
that until the present organization
of the Republican party of Polk
county took charge Of the party af-
fairs of said county, the people OF
the country districts had no reg
ular organization for conducting
the party affairs or electing dele
gates to the county convention, and
Whereas, The affairs Of the party
have heretofore been in the hands
of few men in Mena. Therefore
be it
Resolved, by the Republicans
lin convention, on this 4tl
day of May, 1912: That We
heartily endorse the manner II
which the affairs Of the party have
lbeen conducted and the fair meth
DDS and cleanliness of politics thai
have been used in conducting thu
county convention for the past foul
years. Be it
Resolved, That every delegate
township committeeman and com
mitteeman-at-large act as specla
committee to conduct a clean AMI
honest campaign in the interest 0.
| the regular nominees Of the Repub-
lican party Of Polk county.
| The Polk County committee wa
perfected by the naming Of G. G
IGunnels as chairman and W. H
Pigg as secretary, with the follow
| ing committeeman ]. N. Gordon
Levi Pigg, Geo. johnson. J. 3
Hughes, r. +. Ware, John Jacks, i
P. Davis. w. NJ. King, A. c. Matth-
ews, Dick Johnson, Charles Judd. G
C. Gunnels, Ed Little, Ed Goss
Francis Cecil, w. NJ. Little and R
I'D. Wood.
C0mmlttee-at-L Jonn-
son, w. H. pigg, w. NJ shelton
Jesse Arnold, John Wimberly, f. w
Handy, d. L. Lebo, Ed Myers, JohT
Hughes, DR.. A. C. Campbell, I. NJ
Hunsaker, Sam Pigg, T. P. Davis
l.. B. Gunnels, DR.. w. w philpot
Ed Goss, John Lofts, Pierce South
erland, Hiram Hoover, James Oar
ough, Holder Williams, Ed Little
Levi Wimberly, J. l.. Holt. Ditcf
Thomas, n. E. Radcliffe, J. n. Cor
don, Marion Wimberly, ]. d. era
lnor, C. C. Gunnels, Joe Garland
James Standridge. Joseph Reed, ]
A. Calvert, G. w. Wyatt, J. H. Musk
viii Baxter, r. B. Harmon, w. 7
Young, Joe Skeen.
The convention was adjourned tC
later date, to be named by the
chairman.
c. C. Gunnels. Chairman.
Attest: w. H. Pigg, Sec.