Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-15
REPUBLICANS MAKE KINNEY THE GOAT Green Forest Mayor Is Nom mated for Governor of
 Arkansas. LILY WHITES WIN OUT Coal Blacks From Pulaski County Not Recognized, Many Believing This Means Elimination of Negro
 From State Party.
LILY WHITES WIN OUT

L/1CIic nOCh, July Ac hCpuO- lican state convenetion was held here Tuesday with sixty-six counties rep resented.
 The lily white delgation from Pu- laski county defeated the coal blacks, which is considered by man to mean the eventual elimination of the negro from the councils of the party.
 A. L. Kinney, now serving his third term as mayor of George For est, was nominated for governor. For the first time in years, there was a contest in the convention for this nomination. Mayor Kinney was nom mated by A. J. Russell, and seconded by John I. Worthilgton and Harry H. Myers; A. c. Curtis of Lonoke was nominated by H. l.. Remmel "the gentleman from Jackson, and sec onded by N. B. Burrow; J. s. McDon- Fred Johnson and seconded by c. M. Wade. The vote stood Kinney 2O1, Curtis 69, Mcconnell 21 Upon motion of H. l.. Remme2l the nomination of Mayor Kinney was then made unani- mous
 It was decided that the convention would nominate this year only candi- dates for governor and United States senator, When it came to the lat ter office, it appeared that all tur1ed instinctivelly to Harry H. Myers, the Republican nominee for governor in 1902, 1904, and 1913. He was placed in nomination by A. c. Remmel, and his nomination was then declared by exclamation.
 The committee on credentials re- ported a recommendation that the contesting delegations from Pulaski county, the lily whites headed by A c. Remmell, and the coal blacks headed by John E. Bush, be seated with half vote each. A substitute was offered that the report of the state committee seating the lity white edelegation to adopt, and without de- bate the substitute carried by vote of 15O to 126. The only diversion oc- cured during the roll call, when John E. Bush walked down the aisle, and protested against a man who was opposed to him dangling with the figures'e but he was declared out of order.
 Chas. F. Cole of Batesville was made temporary chairman and Powell Clayton, jr., temporary secretary. The l recommendation of the committee that the organization be made per manenut, and minority report by A. J. Russell that Harry H. Meyers be made permanent chairman chairman called forth very considerable flow Of oratory. Among those who spoke for Myers were John Hall, Pake snaul, s. $. Langley, w. N. Ivie, and U. 5. Bratton. Among the advocates of Cole were H. l.. Remmel, Rev. B. C. Morris, Fred E. Johnson, and Lewis Moore There did not appear anything of the kind on the surface, but it was understood to be test of strength between Remmel and Myers. Each side insisted there was nothing personal in the fight, the Myers men claiming the honors should be passed around, and the Cole men claiming that he had made a most excellent presiding officer and should not be displaced The vote stood Cole 177 l Myers 125.
 ! The following twenty committees
 at large were named: c. C.. Trim
 ciS' II. I<. INCLlllCl, N. w. CdTOn, wal lace Townsend, J. N. DonahOo, J. C..
 Russell John Warrington, J. H.
 Butlerf N B. Burrow, A. I. Roland R. B. Ohitwood c. 'N Rix, E. c. Shu- maker, Dr. DcCosta Walker, Chas Dalton, Chas. F. Cole, w A. Garrison
 c. B., Grimm, Chas. T. Duke Dr, C ,| c. Gulnel.
 The platform declares for protes- tive tariff, woman suffrage, and hon.
 est elections, and bitterly assails the
 Democratic party, and administration
 state and national.
 In speech following his nomina- ton, MT. Meyers indicated he would
 make red-hot campaign, say he prac
 tlcally warned the negroes against at-
 tempting to be too officious in party affairs, declaring that both they and the Republican party would be better I off if the negro would take a back seat. It was largely pronouncement in favor of the new movement start
 ed by the young Republican organiza- ton in Little Rock and Pulaski county.