The Van Buren press., 1912-08-03
| NEW PARTY HOLDS
| FIRST CONVENTION
PrOqressives Elect Delegates
TO National Convention
in Chicago.
DELEGATE ON WALKS OUT
Faction Wanted to Bar Negroes From
Participation in Party as
Delegates,
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
q Little Rock.-The new Progressive
a marty, at its first state convention in
n Little Rock, nominated electors to be
u voted upon at the November election,
u eighteen delegates and eighteen nj
d teruates to he National Bull Moose
Il convention il Chicago with half vote
# each and affected a state Organiza-
n ton for Arkansas
II The convention was marked by a
a fight on the part of some Of the Pu-
Y laski county members of the party 10
n prevent negroes from being elected
II as delegates to the national conyen-
u ton or as members Of any committee
u OF the new party. The lilly white
n faction was led by a contesting dele
u CATION from Pulaski county, headed
n BY j. b. Cox and Z, B. Downie. The
A regular delegation from Pulaski
Il county includes j. A. Conner, W. 5.
n Holt, H. X. Cochran, and other lead.
II ers in the Roosevelt movement IN the
n state. The contestng delegation was
II defeated by a vote Of SS to 9 in the
Il convention and the members thea
VI left the hall. a personal encounter
II between Col. A. S. Fowler and F., 3,
Downie was threatened as a result Ct
n the bitter feeling that had grown out
n Of this fight, Col. Fowler branded as
"a a pta rhipb nnuniA
n reported to have made at a previous
a meeting. Downie advanced down the
n aisle toward Col. Fowler with his
cane raised but a number Of delegates
n sprang between the two men and kept
4 them apart. After the settlement OF
the lilly white" question, the con.
4 yention was very harmonious.
The platform adopted by the con.
4 vention demands the enactment of a
direct primary law in Arkansas which
I will provide for the selection Of dele.
gates to conventions a well as can
n didates for office by direct vote Of
"a the people. The grandfather clause
VI is condemned and womans suffrage
n is endorsed, The platform further en-
n dorses the initiative, referendum and
Il recall downward revision of the
y tariff and regulation Of the trusts,
The delegates to the national con.
yenton were instructed to vote for
the nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt
n for president as long as his name IS
n before the convention.
The delegates at large to the ma
tional convention are A. S. Fowler OF
Little Rock, j. A. Conner of Little
Rock j. A, Ttler Of Little Rock and
4 DR., II, NJ, Suggs, a negro, OF Little
Rock The alternates at large are,
c, Phil Waters and II. f, Auten Of
Little Rock, X. h, Ramey Of Noun
tain Home and II, j., Terrence, a ne
gro, Of Hot Springs,
Harry NJ. Trieber and W. T., Pearsell
Of Little Rock were nominated for
electors at large.
The delegates from the congression
al districts and the presidential elect
ors are
First District-Delcgates T.. Il, Rit
ter Marked Tree; h, j, Alexander
| Uogro), Helena. Alternates, d, A.
/ Johnson megro), Helena, John Krier
Marked Tree. Electors, 7. A. Waters,
Tally.
Second Observation-Disclosures, f. E
AdoIph, Batesyille; w, l. Whittoa,
Newport Altornatos, Carl SpIlman,
llobor; G, W. l. Brown, SedgewioN
Electors, Ira j, Mack, Newport
Third Dlstrict--Dclcgato E, c.
PrItchard, Fayetteville, W, II, Cecil
Harrison. Electors, B, +, Rube, Jas
per
Fourth DistrIct-Delogotos y, NJ
Foreman, TeXarkana; &, w, Harper
Fort Smith, Altornatos w, b. Wat
son negro), Teynrkana; $, G, Cohn,
Fort Smith, slcetors, George f. You
mans,
Fifth District--I. Il. Wright and
Bishop J, NJ Connor (negro), Little
RooN Alternatos, DR., A, u, Sweat
hnd Little Rock and G. G, Harris,
MorrIllon, Electors, w, $ Holt,
Sixth Distrct-Dolcgatos NJ, A,
Elsie and G, G, Sparks, Hot Springs,
oad s. NJ, Twlno (nogro), Pine Bluff
AlornOtes, H. q, Saunders Pine Blum,
G. f. lAngford, Benton and Rev. Wa
son, Hot Springs, Electors, G, Strauss,
Hot Springs.
Seventh DIstrlct--M A. Elliott
Camden, and NJ Drlaugh Of Eudor0
Allernatoa, j, c, Curran Eudoro, ami
H. W. Ferguson Of Hope, Eloctor NJ,
A. Elliott Of Camden,
II, Is, Cochran was elected national
committeeman from Arkansas