The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-01
STATE BULL MOOSE
 CONVENTION ENDS
INSTRUCTED FOR TEDDY
NEGRO CON ENT USES STEAM ROLLER ON LILLY
 WHITES AT LITTLE ROCK

LhItie hoCh, ouly o1.-lne Dull Moose party of Arkansas has been born. The convention was in session Tuesday from II a. m. to 4:3O D. m. Forty-seven counties were represent ed by 119 delegates, of whom about 30 were negroes.
 George F. Youmans of Fort Smith, brother of Judge Frank Youmans, an appointee of President Taft, was temporary chairman and Carl Spell man and John Curran were secreta- ries.
 There was only one contest, two delegates from Pulaski county seek ing seats on the floor. A delegation headed by John Bruce Cox and E. B. Downie represented the Lily Whites, while delegation headed by w. s. Holt and J. A. Conner advocated the seating of negroes. A credentials committee of one member from each Congressional district, consisting of E. E. Ritter, w. R. Whitten, Frank Patrick, John L. Ford, N. B. Skipper, H. Bringham and B. B. Castler re- ported unanimously in favor of the Holt delegation. W. s. Holt. J. A. Conner and c. C. Waters spoke in favor of the adoption of the report while Downie and Cox opposed it 1 af the progressive party expects to gain recruits from the Democratic party and not become merely a faction of the old repudiated Republican party it must exclude the negro. They said the Holt delegation had been elected in the county convention by 19 col ored and 15 white delegates, while there were 27 white men in the bolting convention that elected the Cox -Downie delegation. The report seating the Holt delegation, with four negroes out of P, was adopted by the convention by vote of 68 ayes to 9 noes.
 ! It was at this juncture, as the de feated delegation started to march from the hall, that near-fght oc- cured Col. A. $. Fowler, the Pro gressive nominee for governor, haC taken umbrage at some remarks which had been made by Downie, the nominee for congress from the Fiftt district, and asked him to stay a few minutes to hear him. Col. Fowlei said he had been working in the Re publican party for 42 years, and lk- ened Cox and Downie to new-founC Napoleon and Columbus. One remark of Downie's, he declared was "a lie as black and foul as ever fell from the lips of man." At this, Downie who weighs about no pounds and is cripple, advanced down the aisle to- ward Col. Fowler, who weighs 225 ''What's that?" he cried. Do you call me a liar?' Advancing upor him with his cane uplifted, he was al most upon Col. Fowler when others intervened, and the threatened blow was not struck. T. D. Bumgartnel of Yell came to Fowler's assistance and said he, too, was an old soldier and no one could strike him. Final ly, quiet was restored, Downie retir- ed, Fowler apologized, and the con vention proceeded.
 A provisional state central commit tee was organized, consisting of one member from each county, J. A. Co., mer being elected chairman and l. A Baker secretary.
 w. E. Pearsall, former Demo cratic alderman of Argenta, anc Harry M. Trieber, son of District Judge Jacob Trieber, were elected ma tional electors.
 A committee consisting of J. A Conner, w. J Metcalf, J. A. Teller S. C.. Cassell and Roy Porter, sub mitted a platform of progressive principles which was unanimously adopted. The delegates to Chicago were instructed to "vote for the nom ination of Theodore Roosevelt as long as his name is before the convention, and a small-sized demonstration was started at the mention of the Col onePs name.
 The platform is for a downward I