The Van Buren press., 1872-04-16
+" Misplaced Confidence.

otSte tehtTii Noniinittee on the Oil insta
Little Rock. after the avowed and openly cx
pressed submission to the will of this wing O
the party. But II seems that he was vic
tim of misplaced coniidenc." Having start
ed from here on Thursday morning on tb,
stags. in company with Dir. Bennett OF For
Smith. Mr.. Divilbiss must have known that
1t was almost an ilhpossibiity to have reach
ed Lewl.burghj in tme to have taken the Fri
day train into Efftfe Rock. consequently
would net reach there until Saturday night
After the meeting o' the committee, called 70,
Satin rday At leo'clock In the morning. W.
will. however. let Mr.. d. explain himself. AZ
he does in the following letter, which we find
in the Little Rock Daily Republican. of tn,
9th;
LITTLE Rock, ARK, April 8, 1877.
Hon. WILLIAM II. RodERs. Chairman Pro
TEN. Republican State Central Committee
Deer Si,--Having been shown copy of the
proceedings of the Republican State Central
Committee Of Arkansas, which met on the 9th
day of April 1872, |, as a member OF said com
nittee, consider II to be "A duty | owe to my
sell and to the republicans OF the State to ex-
plain my connection with said committee,
and the gross outrage attempted to be perpe-
trated upon the republican party through an
improper use Of my name. and misrepresen-
taton of my views in said committee.
About one year ago | authorized Logan II.
Roots to act as MY proxy in the meetings of
the State Central Committee. About six
months afterward became Satisfied that Mr..
Roots was working In harmony with certain
political disorganizers, whose aim and object
was the overthrow of the republican party OF
the State and being unwilling that my name
should be used for any such purpose, | revok
cd the authority given to Mr. Roots and gave
my proxy to W. |. Warwick who. was satis-
fed would, in case Of my absence express my
views as a member OF the committee.
| desire TO State that the voting by Mr..
iiynes at said meeting. on the 9th inst was
unauthorized by me, and the course pursued
by said iIynes, Rice. Catterson and McDiar-
mid. at said meeting, was revolutionary and
without parallel in the history Of political
PARTIES and further that fully and heartily
indorsc the action taken by the majority Of
the commitee-to-wit: Messrs. Rogers, Scott,
lladlcy. Warrick. as proxy for ". w. VIII
shire and John q. Price. as proxy for John
McClure-alid desire my name to be added to
the call for a State Convention made by them.
will state further. that am perfectly
satisfied that conspiracy was entered into
to keep me from being present at the meet
pany and other parties. am, very respect
fully, ID. II. DIvILBIss.
lis. perhaps, due to the other side or the
Brindle wing, that we give their side Of this
proxy matter of Mr.. Divilbiss, which If true,
puts the gentleman in no enviable position
Note particularly the wording Of the proxy.
We copy from the Little Rock State Journal
Of the 9th. an evenlag paper, as follows:
THE CASE OF oNK pIvILBIss.
In answer to card published in the Hadley
organ this morning, purporting to be signed
by ID. ii. Divilbss, We print herewith that
persons LAST proxy as member of the State
Central Committee:
10 phom il may concern:
This Is to certify that do hereby constitute
appoint and confirm Logan H. Roots. or his
agent, as my full and lawful proxy to do for
me and in my name all that am authorized
myself to do were present. as member ofthe
Republican State Central Committee Of the
State of Arkansas. This to be rrevocable and
remain In full force and effect so long as
may be a member Of said State Central Com
mittee.
Given this - day OF - ls7-.
(Signed) d. II. DIviLBiss.
witness:
Nm. Story,
Thos. Marcum.
William j. Hynes Is hereby appointed my
agent to do all things authorized in the above
proxy. LOGAN III. Roors.
II will be seen by the face Of this document
that Divilblss appoints Col. Roots. or the
agent Of the latter his proxy. to act for him,
AS member of the State Central Committee
and 1t will further be observed that the instru-
ment is made IRREvocABLE during the mem
bership of Divilbss.
Perhaps 1t would not be out Of place to de-
tail few facts in connection with this case.
About three or four months ago, when Nc
Clure published his bogus call for session OF
the State Central Committee he purchased
ID. II. Diyilbiss' proxy for the .um and con-
sideraton of $500. This Divilbiss admitted
himself, and we have since received the same
information from Hon. Asa Hodges. The
document we have copied was procured from
Divilbiss by Col. Roots. Iladley heard of it,
and in order to counteract it saw Divilbiss,
and promised TO pay that honest and incor-
ruptlble member of the committee the sum of
$500. II he would personally put in an ap-
pearance here at Little Rock on the day de-
siguated for the meeting of the State Central
Committee. Divilbiss told some of our west.
ern friends that being hard up, he thought
he should come down to Little Rock and ac-
cept Iladlcy's offer 1t is supposed that Di-
Nhp'>s was htuEGilHS W w So' W"th 'e WIS
overtaken by high water and inclcment
weather.
The above statement Is founded upon III
vilbist' own story and admissions in regartto
this matter.
We have Not seen or talked with this mem
Der of the committee since the publication OF
his letter. but it is to be presumed that he has
received his $500 He can now probably pay
that $500 which he said he owes on his land
and clear Off that other Indebtedness he men
toned
The public will ofcourse understand that
Divilbiss' proxy was used by Nr. Eyncs
strictly In accordance with party usage.
Hon. DAVID WALKER.-We were pleased
with a call at our Office. on Monday. from the