Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-06-25
CIRCUIT CLERK LANGFORD OFFERS THEM TO THE
 COMMITTEE.
BREWER WANTS A RECOUNT
Judge Grace Says He Has no Authority to Act on the
 Matter.

The committee on investigation, appointed by the county convention to look into and thoroughly iayest1- gate the charges of fraud made by contestants Gould and Alexander, candidates for tue offices of sheriff and treasurer respectively, met pur- suant to adjournment at the court house this Monday morning, at II o'clock. Committeeman w. j. Gal braith, M. P. Russell and F. A. Jar wis. Gould Alexander adherents, and D. C. Bell, Arthur Murray and J. ". Tucker by proxy Murray Mccoy Core adherents, were present.
 The meeting was called 10 order by the secretary, Chairman Rnther fora having resigned at the last meeting. Mir. Murray moved that Capt.. w. J. Gelbraith, who was named by Mir. Gould as a committee man to succeed Mr. K. l.. Rutherford be made chairman. to also fill the vacancy Caused by Mir. Rutherford's resignation. Capt. Galbraith was unanimously elected.
 Mir. Bell. who resigned at the last meeting of the committee, was in- duced 10 remain on the committees He was unanimously reelected secre- tary. MT. I ueker was absent, owing to sickness, Mir. Murray holding his proxy.
 A report was asked for by Mir. Murray OH the result of the telegram eent Judge Grace at GalS est0n. He made motion that the chair ap- point Il committee to call on Circuit Jerk LaI gfofd aud see if all answer had been received. The chair ap- pointed Mersrs. Murray and Jarvis, as committee of tw0, to call on Mir. Langford. They did so and returned with the following telegram:
 Just arrived D Ill [ think 1 have the power to act as requested. Clerk can use his discretion" (Signedl A. B. Grace. The above telegram was not sent to MT. Langford. but to the ex-chairman. R. l.. Ruther- ford
 The telegram was filed.
 MT. Jarvis presented letter from MT. J. T, Brewer, who was defeated by A. J. Stewart for constable at last primary by two votes, in which be asked that the committee make a recount of the votes cast at said election for that respective office He says he received more votes than his opponent and recount will show that.
 Mir. Bell and Mir. Murray said the letter of Mir. Brewer could not be acted on just then as a resolution had been parsed at the county con- vention authorizing the committee to investigate in the sheriff and treasurer's races only. Mir. Russell said he thought Mir. Brewers letter was out of order just then. He said Mir. Langford had given no ans wer (he having asked for further time last Tuesday, and it was no more than proper that he should report on the matter. The Brewer letter hav- ing been ruled out of order, Mir. J ar wis withdrew it for the present. The chair tLen order~d the old committee, composed of Messrs. Bell, Jarvis and Russell, who pre- scented the resolution for the boxes last Tuesday to again make a re- quest of Mir. Langford for an answer as to his delivering the boxes. They retired to Mir. Langford's office and soon returned. Mir. Bell said Mr. La 1gford said he was ready to have the committee, contestants and their .attorneyS to investigate the ballot boxes i'll question in his pres- ence Mr. Bell said it was up to the committee 10 act. He made brief