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represent the majority of the republicans
as against the minority embraced in the
combination known as the Arkansas CEN
trail state conmi,,ee."
II apprehend there are few in this
room who know how politics Is carried
on IN Arkansas" said Mr.. Conner.
He asserted the chair!nen of the COM
mittees or conventions will recognize only
their friends and declare their motions
carried even though the vote be over
whelmingiy against them.
1.-The oily way We can overcome that
practice Is to hold two conventions"
said Mr.. Conner. 'or permit the organiza-
ton to send delegates whom the people
by a majority of twenty to one do not
want"
He characterized the Arkansas outcome
as a fraud that should not be counte-
nanced by this national committee
Taft Men Claim Regularity.
The Granger or Taft delegates rested
their case largely upon the regularity OF
their committee and convention actions.
r. D. Granger. head of the delegation,
described the various steps whereby the
third district republicans had called their
convent on and had proceeded with it's
conduct.
we have nothing whatever to cover
up" said Mr.. Granger.
He said no protests or contests or
notices of contests had been filed with
the credentials committee Of the conven-
ton. Further than that. he said. the
chairman asked in the convention whether
any contests were claimed, but none was
Forthcoming from any quarter.
Kellogg Moves to Seat Taft Men.
AS soon as the arguments were ended
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota Ga Roose-
welt adherent moved that the Granger or
Taft delegation be placed on the conven-
ton roll. A roll call was asked for by
a rising vote of almost the full commit
tee and the Taft delegates were Endorsed,
81 to o.
The fourth Arkansas district contest
was then called. This district. compris-
ing eleven counties, runs along the west
ern edge of the state.
The Taft delegation was known as the
Spear delegation" the Roosevelt as the
"Legate delegation"
The Roosevelt delegates first fled their
credentials with Secretary Hayward, ana
tne IaIt faction therefore was require
to open the argument.
Wallace Townsend. who had appeared
contended for complete regularity in all
proceedings by which the Taft delegates
were chosen.
Mr.. Townsend directed attention to the
fact that the four Roosevelt delegates and
alternates were all from Mena Ark. None
of his associates, he said. had been abe
to find out where the Roosevelt conven-
ton was he'd. but he heard il was back
of a store or a livery stable.
1t was brought out from both sides that
lse,fr ton. h,.t
been issued by o district committee. State
Chairman Remmel issued the call under
which the Taft district convention was
held, but the Roosevelt faction called a
convention through their own committee.
More Taft Delegates Seated.
The Taft delegates were victorious by
another unanimous vote. Committeeman
du Pont Of Delaware made the motion for
the seating of the Spear or Taft factor
1t was seconded by Committeeman Powell
Clay; ON of Arkansas, and the roll call
showed no oppos ton.
In the next case, from the fifth Arkan-
sas district, VIII Oh contains Little ROCK.
the capital of the state, and eight coun-
ties, wi h a total population of some 334,-
600, the Roosevelt delegates, headed by
w. s. Holt of Little Rock, were again
the contestants, a ainst the Morrow FAC
tion," the Taft de egat on
The fifth district case involved the al
legged assaults by policemen upon Roose-
welt adherents.
I'VE had 100 Of the 1872 delegates to the
Pulaski county convention, said Mr..
Holt. I'VE went to the convention hall
and were met by policemen with clubs
and revolvers."
In Pope county, he said. no meetings
were called by the regular organ. cation
to choose delegates. In Franklin county,
he said. the Roosevelt men could not get
recognition from the chairmen. In one
township Of PULASKI county, Mr.. Holt