The Forrest City times., 1912-08-02
NEW PARTY HOLDS
 FIRST CONVENTION
Progressives Elect Delegates to National Convention
 In Chicago.
DELEGATl TON WALKS OUT
Faction Wanted to Bar Negroes From Participation in Party as
 Delegates.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-The new Progressive party, at it's first state convention in Little Rock, nominated electors to be voted upon at the November election eighteen delegates and eighteen al ternates to he National Bull Moose convention ii. Chicago with half a vote each and affected state organiza. ton for Arkansas
 The convention was marked by a fight on the part of some of the Pu laski county members of the party te prevent negroes from being elected as delegates to the national conven. ton or as members of any committee of the new party. The lilly white" faction was led by a contesting dele. gation from Pulaski county, headed by J. B. Cox and E. B. Downie. The regular delegation from Pulaski county included J. A. Conner, w. s. Holt, II. K. Cochran, and other lead CTS in the Roosevelt movement in the state. The contesting delegation was defeated by a vote of SS to 9 in the convention and the members thea left the hall. A personal encounter between Col. A. s. Fowler and E. B. Downie was threatened as a result cf the bitter feeling that had grown out of this fight. Col. Fowler branded as a lie a statement which Downie was reported to have made at a previous meeting. Downie advanced down the aisle toward Col. Fowler with his cane raised but number of delegates sprang between the two men and kept them apart. After the settlement oi the lilly white" question, the con. vention was very harmonious.
 The platform adopted by the con. vention demands the enactment of a direct primary law ill Arkansas which will provide for the selection of dele. gates to conventions a we'll as can. didates for office by direct vote oi the people. The grandfather clause" is condemned and woman's suffrage is endorsed. The platform further en. dorses the initiative. referendum and recall, downward revision of the tariff and regulation of the trusts.
 The delegates to the national con. vention were instructed to vote for the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for president as long as his name is before the convention.
 The delegates at large to the na tional convention are A. s. Fowler Of Little Rock, J. A. Conner of Little Rock, J. A. Ttller of Little Rock and Dr. Il. M. Suggs, negro, of Little Rock. The alternates at large are. C. Phil Waters and H. F. Auten of Little Rock, R. R. Ramey of Noun tain Home, and R. l.. Terrence, ne gro, of Hot Springs.
 Hary NJ. Trieber and W. E. Pearsel of Little Rock were nominated for electors at large.
 The delegates from the congression al districts and the presidential elect ors are:
 First District-Delegates E. E. Rit ter, Marked Tree; E. J. Alexander, (negro), Helena. Alternates, D. A Johnson (negro), Helena, John Krier Marked Tree. Electors. T. A. Waters Tally.
 Second District-Delegates, F. F Adolph, Batesville; w. l. Whitton Newport. Alternates, 4Carl Spillman Heber; G. w. L Brown, Sedgewick Electors, Ira J. Mack, Newport.
 Third District-Delegates E. C.. Pritchard, Fayetteville, w. H. Cecil, Harrison. Electors. B. F. Ruble, Jas per
 Fourth District-Delegates B. NJ Foreman, Texarkana; G. w. Harper Fort Smith. Alternates, w. E. Wat son tnegro), Texarkana; S. c. Cohn, Fort Smith. Slectors, George F. You. mans.
 Fifth District-H. B. Wright and Bishop J. NJ. Connor fnegro). Little Rock. Alternates, Dr. A. E. Sweat land, Little Rock and C. C. Harris, Morrilton. Electors, w. Holt.
 Sixth District-Delegates NJ. A. Elsie and c. c. Sparks. Hot Springs and s. NJ. Irvine tnegro), Pine Bluff Alternates, L. G. Saunders, Pine Bluff: C. F. Langford, Benton and Rev. Wa son, Hot Springs. Electors, C. Strauss, Hot Springs.
 Seventh District-M A. Elliott Camden. and NJ. Dulaugh of Eudora Alternates. J. c. Curran, Eudora, ana II. w. Ferguson of Hope. Elector, T A. Elliott of Camden.
 H. K. Cochran was elected national committeeman from Arkansas