Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-07-02

JUNE %, 1898. EDITOR GRAPHIC:
 Major Mccoy is making a desper- ate effort to ododge the charge made against bim for opening and expos ling the votes cast by the Democrat ic voters of the county in the recent primary, and By innuendo attempts 10 make me bear q part of the blame. This. he shall aot do. It was, as has been published, his own attorney who introduced and asked the Central Commit tee to amend the resolution permitting the parties to inspect the poll books and ballots of the voters of the various townships and wards. How, in the face of the above fact. and in serving on me the followil g notice. can he hope to escape the responsibility for going into the.ballot boxes and looking at the votes of the people? The notice he served upon me. about this mat ter is as follows.
 PEE BLUFF, June g, 1898. EDGAR BREw s'rER. Esq, City.
 DEAR SIR:
 You are hereby notified that in accordance with the resolution of the County Central Committee allowing contesting candidates to inspect the poll books and ballots of the vari- ous wards anG townships of the primary eleetion held June 1e, 1898, Ihave requested Mir. F. B. Flanders to open the ballot boxes, and l will proceed to inspect the same from day to day at the court house in Pine Bluff, in his presence. until such inspection is completed.
 (Signed) H. A. MCCoY,
 by J. NJ. TAYLOR,
 Attorney.
 Those who may be interested, need only le ok to Maj. IT, Co.'S mo- tice to satisfy themselves Us to who is responsible for goins into the bal lot boxes and ascertaining how peo- pie voted, because in that notice, he says, q have requested MT. F. B. Flanders to open the ballot boxes and will proceed to inspect the same from day to day." Sc. Would any fair-minded, intelligent man, after reading this, accuse me of going into the ballot hoxes? This much is sufficient to put at rest the question as to who it vas that set on foot the entering into and inspection of the ballots of our people. l had hoped that l would not be required to make any state ment about this affair, but since Mai. Mccoy has gone into the press attempting to lodge his sins upon my shoulders, think it proper that the facts be made known over my signature, The truth in connection with many matters touching the recent primaries has been hidden SC often from the people that l deem it proper that where their rights are directly interfered with they should know the facts.
 Respectfully,
 EDGAR BREWSTER. STATEMENT FROM THE HON. J. ".
 CRAWFORD.
 Pine Bluff. June 20, 1898. Mr. Edgar Brewster City.
 Pear Sir:-At your request make a statement with reference to the amendment which was tackled onto my resolution which was passed by the Central Committee. and which has since been published in the papers of the city. The amendment referred to provided for m inspec tion of the ballots ard poll books and was proposed by MT. A. B. Grace,- Maj. MeGoy's Attorney. 1t came a. bout i'll this way: .Aitermy resolution had passed and the committee was about to adjourn. Mir. Grace arose and stated to the committee an amendment which he wished added to the resolution. Mir. $. M. Taylor was sitting at the table with my resolution and | pencil in hand. Mr. Grace Then, in the presence and hear ing of the committee, requested Mr. 4 T Inf following. which he dictated, and which Mir. Taylor wrote at his re- qnest. It is asfollows, And further, that each party have the right to examine the original poll books and ballotsin the presence of the chair