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In December 1974, Caldwell stepped down as state chairman and was succeeded by Alymer Lynn Lowe (1936-2010), a farmer in Miller County near Texarkana, who had run in 1966 for the [[United States House of Representatives]] against David Pryor and was in 1978 the Republican gubernatorial nominee against [[Bill Clinton]]. Lowe was considered conservative and was a lifelong party member.<ref>Statement of Alymer Lynn Lowe, Texarkana, Arkansas, December–January 2009-2010.</ref> In 1975, Lowe speculated that Vice President [[Nelson  Rockefeller]] had retained support within the Arkansas GOP because of “the feelings for his brother,”<ref>''Arkansas Outlook,'' October 1975.</ref> but Rockefeller soon removed himself for consideration by President Ford to a full term in the second office.

In December 1974, Caldwell stepped down as state chairman and was succeeded by Alymer Lynn Lowe (1936-2010), a farmer in Miller County near Texarkana, who had run in 1966 for the [[United States House of Representatives]] against David Pryor and was in 1978 the Republican gubernatorial nominee against [[Bill Clinton]]. Lowe was considered conservative and was a lifelong party member.<ref>Statement of Alymer Lynn Lowe, Texarkana, Arkansas, December–January 2009-2010.</ref> In 1975, Lowe speculated that Vice President [[Nelson  Rockefeller]] had retained support within the Arkansas GOP because of “the feelings for his brother,”<ref>''Arkansas Outlook,'' October 1975.</ref> but Rockefeller soon removed himself for consideration by President Ford to a full term in the second office.

   

   

Like legislative colleagues [[Danny L. Patrick]] of Madison County and [[Jim Sheets]] of Benton County and the GOP functionary Len Blaylock of Perry County, Caldwell recalls having become personally friendly with Orval Faubus, whom he met in 1970 during the unsuccessful Rockefeller reelection campaign. According to Caldwell, the former governor asked him in the early 1990s to preach Faubus' funeral. However, upon Faubus’ death on December 14, 1994, Caldwell deferred to sitting Governor Jim Guy Tucker, who asked to deliver the main address as Faubus’ body lay in state at the Arkansas capitol.<ref>''Arkansas Outlook,'' October 1975.</ref>

Like legislative colleagues [[Danny L. Patrick]] of Madison County and [[Jim Sheets]] of Benton County and the GOP functionary [[Len Blaylock]] of Perry County, Caldwell recalls having become personally friendly with Orval Faubus, whom he met in 1970 during the unsuccessful Rockefeller reelection campaign. According to Caldwell, the former governor asked him in the early 1990s to preach Faubus' funeral. However, upon Faubus’ death on December 14, 1994, Caldwell deferred to sitting Governor Jim Guy Tucker, who asked to deliver the main address as Faubus’ body lay in state at the Arkansas capitol.<ref>''Arkansas Outlook,'' October 1975.</ref>

==Later years==

==Later years==