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Lowe described Winthrop Rockefeller as "a very unusual guy with the best interest of Arkansas and its people at heart. If he made a mistake, it was not because he wanted to do so."<ref name=lowe/> Lowe said that his early years as chairman came at a time when the Arkansas GOP was "about as flat on our back as a party could be. By 1980, we had come from one state legislator to a governor, [[Frank D. White]], and two members of the U.S. House", John Paul Hammerschmidt and Edwin Ruthvin Bethune, Jr.<ref name=lowe/>
Lowe described Winthrop Rockefeller as "a very unusual guy with the best interest of Arkansas and its people at heart. If he made a mistake, it was not because he wanted to do so."<ref name=lowe/> Lowe said that his early years as chairman came at a time when the Arkansas GOP was "about as flat on our back as a party could be. By 1980, we had come from one state legislator to a governor, [[Frank D. White]], and two members of the U.S. House", John Paul Hammerschmidt and Edwin Ruthvin Bethune, Jr.<ref name=lowe/>
Lowe served three two-year terms as chairman, having been succeeded in June 1980 by the vice chairman who became the interim chairman, Jeraldine D. "Jeri" Pruden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=December 29, 2009}}</ref> of Hope in [Hempstead County and the birthplace of Bill Clinton. In December 1980, [[Harlan"Bo" Holleman]] was elected and served as chairman until his death in March 1982. Like Lowe, Holleman was also a former candidate for the U.S. Congress.<ref>''Arkansas Outlook,'' December 1976.</ref>
Lowe served three two-year terms as chairman, having been succeeded in June 1980 by the vice chairman who became the interim chairman, Jeraldine D. "Jeri" Pruden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=December 29, 2009}}</ref> of Hope in [Hempstead County and the birthplace of Bill Clinton. In December 1980, [[Harlan "Bo" Holleman]] was elected and served as chairman until his death in March 1982. Like Lowe, Holleman was also a former candidate for the U.S. Congress.<ref>''Arkansas Outlook,'' December 1976.</ref>
On August 10, 1975, Lowe and then State Representative Carolyn Joan Pollan of Fort Smith hosted U.S. President Ford, who attended a reception of some thirty Arkansas Republican leaders held at the Sheraton Inn in Fort Smith. Earlier in the day, Ford had toured Fort Chaffee, accompanied by Senator [[John McClellan]] and other Democratic members of the Arkansas congressional delegation. Ford's stops included the Vietnam Refugee Resettlement Center there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/LIBRARY/document/diary/pdd750810.pdf|title=The Daily Dairy of President Gerald R. Ford|date= August 10, 1975|publisher=fordlibrarymuseum.gov |accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref>
On August 10, 1975, Lowe and then State Representative Carolyn Joan Pollan of Fort Smith hosted U.S. President Ford, who attended a reception of some thirty Arkansas Republican leaders held at the Sheraton Inn in Fort Smith. Earlier in the day, Ford had toured Fort Chaffee, accompanied by Senator [[John McClellan]] and other Democratic members of the Arkansas congressional delegation. Ford's stops included the Vietnam Refugee Resettlement Center there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/LIBRARY/document/diary/pdd750810.pdf|title=The Daily Dairy of President Gerald R. Ford|date= August 10, 1975|publisher=fordlibrarymuseum.gov |accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref>
Lowe was [[sergeant at arms]] at the 1980 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. The Arkansas delegation included [[Ada Mills]] of Clarksville, who had received national attention for having been the only delegate in the country initially committed to former Governor [[John Connally|John B. Connally, Jr.]], of Texas for the presidential nomination that year. As state party chairman, Lowe had been technically neutral at the convention, but Lowe and the entire Arkansas delegation routinely voted to nominate [[Ronald W. Reagan]], who would then tap [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] of Texas as his vice-presidential choice.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report,'' July 12, 1980, p. 1928.</ref>
Lowe was [[sergeant at arms]] at the 1980 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. The Arkansas delegation included [[Ada Mills]] of Clarksville, who had received national attention for having been the only delegate in the country initially committed to former Governor [[John Connally|John B. Connally, Jr.]], of Texas for the presidential nomination that year. As state party chairman, Lowe had been technically neutral at the convention, but Lowe and the entire Arkansas delegation routinely voted to nominate [[Ronald W. Reagan]], who would then tap [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] of Texas as his vice-presidential choice.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report,'' July 12, 1980, p. 1928.</ref>
After his three terms as party chairman, Lowe served from 1980 to 1988 as the Arkansas Republican national committeeman. When Bill Clinton returned in 1982 for a second nonconsecutive two-year term as governor, his former rival Lowe told the GOP executive committee, meeting in Little Rock, that he had observed "the exchange of paper money" at a polling precinct in Texarkana eleven days earlier. Lowe said that he feared the "ugly monster" of corrupt election practices was returning to Arkansas and would "play havoc" with future Republican opportunities. He declined to answer reporters' questions about instances of specific fraud in state politics.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 14, 1982.</ref>
After his three terms as party chairman, Lowe served from 1980 to 1988 as the Arkansas Republican national committeeman. When Bill Clinton returned in 1982 for a second nonconsecutive two-year term as governor, his former rival Lowe told the GOP executive committee, meeting in Little Rock, that he had observed "the exchange of paper money" at a polling precinct in Texarkana eleven days earlier. Lowe said that he feared the "ugly monster" of corrupt election practices was returning to Arkansas and would "play havoc" with future Republican opportunities. He declined to answer reporters' questions about instances of specific fraud in state politics.<ref>''Arkansas Gazette,'' November 14, 1982.</ref>
In 2000, Lowe was a donor to Republican presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]], successful in a close electoral vote over Clinton's vice president, [[Al Gore]], later the guru of the [[climate change]] lobby.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/elec2/elec-TEXARKANA-AR.html|title=Texarkana, Arkansas Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref>
In 2000, Lowe was a donor to Republican presidential candidate [[George W. Bush]], successful in a close electoral vote over Clinton's vice president, [[Al Gore]], later the guru of the [[climate change]] lobby.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.city-data.com/elec2/elec-TEXARKANA-AR.html|title=Texarkana, Arkansas Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref>
Lowe was the board chairman of the Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Commission in Texarkana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arklatexhealthcenter.com/images/doctor/025663/company/12.pdf|title=Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Commission|publisher=arklatexhealthcenter.com|accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref>
Lowe was the board chairman of the Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Commission in Texarkana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arklatexhealthcenter.com/images/doctor/025663/company/12.pdf|title=Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Commission|publisher=arklatexhealthcenter.com|accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref>
==Death==
==Death==
Lowe died at the age of seventy-four at his home in Garland, Arkansas. A memorial service was held on August 21, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church of Texarkana, Texas, with the Reverend Berry Kolb officiating. Lowe was interred on his farm.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=A.-Lowe&lc=1890&pid=144733605&mid=4347575|title=In Memory of A. Lynn Lowe|publisher=obits.dignitymemorial.com|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref>
Lowe died at the age of seventy-four at his home in Garland, Arkansas. A memorial service was held on August 21, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church of Texarkana, Texas, with the Reverend Berry Kolb officiating. Lowe was interred on his farm.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=A.-Lowe&lc=1890&pid=144733605&mid=4347575|title=In Memory of A. Lynn Lowe|publisher=obits.dignitymemorial.com|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref>