The Van Buren press., 1872-04-16
Split Wide Open
The Republican State Central COMMITTEE
Split in Tro-7he Ninstrels With
Brinlies IN Posssssien
the Esld-A State Conrsa-
ton called.

The Republican State Central Committee
met at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. and, al
stated in the heading above. split wide open
The exact cause for this we do not know. We
give both the Brindle and Minstrel account
OF the affair.
The following gentlemen composed the Re
publican State Central Committee: Benz. +
Rice. chairman; W. ii. Rogers, G. w. Nc
Diarmid, d. Ii. Divelbiss. Jas. l.. Hodges
John Mcclure. George s. Scott, WV. viii
shire and A. Mcdonald.
| THE BRINDLE ACCOUNT.
The committee met at the appointed time
On counting noses the Brindles had five men,
kers ofthe committee and the Minstrels four
whereupon the latter withdrew. and the com
mttee proceeded to declare the places Of
Cart. HadIey. Judge Mcclure, Geo, 8. Scott
and W. " Wiltshire, the four seceders, AS va
cant. They then proceeded to fill portion
OF the vacancies, and called State Conven-
ton for the 22d May.
| THE MINSTREL ACCOUNT.
The Minstrcls report that they had six to
three and on going to the door Of the room
where the meeting was to take place they
were informed that they could not come in
whcreupon they withdrew, and what follow
ed among the Minstrel crew deponent sayeth
not.
WHICH REPORT Is TRUE!
The Journal Of last evening publishes the
proceedings of the morning session of the
committee. From them we are led to believe
that the proceedings of the Brindles were
regular Five members. majority, were left
when the four Minstrelites withdrew. and by
regular vote they proceeded to declare the
Minstrel places vacant. This was done by a
vote Of four to one-Rogcrs voting in the
negative.
Hon. Thos. Boles was elected in the place
of Geo. S. Scott and 4. A. Fulton supplantcd
Judge Mcclure. The two vacant seats have
not yet been filed
The committee calls the convention for the
purpose of ofappointing a new central commit
tee. to appoint delegates to the national con-
vention, to nominate candidates for electors.
and to nominate candidates for State officers
and congressman at-large. There is to be
one delegate for each one hundred republican
voters, and fraction Of flfty or over. accord
ing to the election Of 1868. According to this
ratio Pulaski has slXty-two, Jefferson thirty =
seven. and Phillips twenty three delegates.
Last night Hon. Joseph Brooks. Hon. Thos.
Boles. Gen. G. W. McI.ane, Col. ogan II.
Roots, Col. John A. Williams Of Pine Bluff,
Capt. w. j. liynes and others addressed a
large crowd in front of the Metropolitan, sus-
tanning the acticn of the committee. All the
speakers were severe in their denunciations
Of the Mnstrels.
Since the above was in type we learn that
the Minstrel committee had meeting there
being six members present. and called a con-
tention for the 18th day Of May, the repre-
scntation to be based on the election OF 1870
The call is made alone for the purpose Of ap-
pointing delegates to the national convention
and clccting a new central committee, and
not for the purpose of nominating q State
ticket. II. Gazette. 7h.
a9s" We did not think our little squb. sug
gesting that portion Of the public domain
called the Garrison pro pcrty, attached to tlt
town of Fort Smith and the Indian Country
bs given to the schools Of Crawford County
would have stirred up the rapacions gormant,
at Fort Smith to such 4 high degree ofbitter-
ness. The Ne,c Era thinks it is enry Of that
town. Far be 1t from such a thought. Goo
knows they have nothing, that they have le-
gitimate claim to- we would deprive them of
or withhold from them. Fort Smith has no
more claim upon the United States property
joining them. than Van Buren,. or that Of any
other County or Town in the State, that has
United States lands lying contiguous to it
not bit. Why not give the "Grcenwood
University" which l. now struggling into
existence a slice ?-nothing would come more
opportunely just at this time. Oh, no, that
wouldn't do; government must donate mill
ion of property to advance the prosperity and
interests ofa few at that town, without re-
gard to the claims of others. If Congress Is
disposed to dcna,e her public lands to school
purposes. let us have n fair divide--no COB
bling up by slight OF hand +" movement at
TT Smith, ola million dollars ofproperty 10 be
devoted exclusively to a school or two. in so
excluded a town rs this. We do not under
stand why our petitioning Congress for part
of that nice little plum, should defeat the bill
before t-why should it? lfthe application
tor the grant is legitimate and proper our pc.
tition will have no such effect, unless these
willy schcmcrs shall desire, rather than tha
our schools should havea share. that it shoult
be so defeated. II the Fort Smith editors dc
not faithfully exemplify the "dog in the
manger" pelicy, we are at n loss where tc
look for sny one that docs Van Buren, vii
do nothing that Is mcan-she never does-bu
we must have share of that "chicken pie,
and you might just as well "come right
down" with good grace.
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1 As It is refreshing after warm sultry
day to have a first class" thunder shower
so 1t is also, In these days, mid SO much in
sincerity and deception, a pleasure to NEE
mp with the old out-spoken veteran Maj. ELL
| A RrCroR of Fort Smith The Major, In