The log cabin Democrat., 1912-07-31
STATE BULL MOOSE
 CONVENTION ENDS
INSTRUCTED FOR TEDDY
NEGRO CON TING ENT USES STEAM ROLLER ON LILLY
 WHITES AT LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, July 3l.-The Bull Moose party of Arkansas has been born. The convention was in session Tuesday from II q. m. to 4:30 D. Tn. Forty seven counties were represent ed by l19 delegates, of whom about 30 We're 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 Cufran 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, Il. Brngham and B. B. Castler re- ported unanimously in favor of the 1 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. Downie and Cox contended that if the progressive party expects to gain recruits from the Democratic party, and not become merely a faction of the old repudiated Republican party, 1t must exclude the negro. They said the Holt de.egation had been elected in the county convention by l9 col ored and l5 white delegates, while there were 2 white men in the bo.ting 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 a vote of 6S ayes to noes.
 It was at this juncture, as the de- feated delegation started to march from the hall, that near-fght oc- cured. Col. A. s. Fowler, the Pro- gressive nominee for governor, had taken umbrage at some remarks which had been made by Downie, the nominee for congress from the Fifth district, and asked him to stay few minutes to hear him. Col. Fowler said he had been working in the Re- publican party for 42 years, and lik- ened Cox and Downie to new-found 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 110 pounds and is cripple, advanced down the aisle to- ward Col. Fowler, who weighs 225. What's that?" he cried. Do you call me liar?" Advancing upon him with his cane uplifted, he was al most upon Col Fowler when others intervened, and the threatened blow was not struck. T. D. Bumgartner 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- Naptinr nrnoaa1aI
 A provisional state central commit tee was organized, consisting of one member from each county, J. A. Co., mer being elected chairman and I. A. Baker secretary.
 w. E. Pearsall, former Demo- cratic alderman of Argenta, and Harry NJ. Trieber, son of District Judge Jacob Trieber, were elected na- 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 small-sized demonstration was started at the mention of the Col onel's name.
 The platform is for a downward 
 revision of the tariff, the initiative, referendum and recall, preferential primaries, woman suffrage, direct election of senators, parcels post, government control of drainage and levees, progressive inheritance and income tax and many other things