The Green Forest tribune., 1900-05-24

uIiCllloClNCo 1iClCSd SdVCo lO UliO Soil- vention, they needs must "select' themselves your Central Commit teemen. Poor Cooper has not yet fully learned the self-selecting process, or he, too, would have been on the committee.
 After the Chairman had read the result of the late primary, l asked if it was true that Judge White had asked for a recount of the vote on County Judge in Kings River, Winona and Clifty townships. The Chairman an swered, "Yes." I asked if the committee had denied his request. The Chairman again answered, Yes and proceeded to explain. 1 paid but little attention to his explanation and do not now recall it. There was no reason in fact or fancy that could justify the committed refusal. Even if Judge Whites request had been entirely withdrawn, after the doubt of the correctness of these returns had been raised, it was the imperative duty of the con- mittee to recount the vote. Justice to the successful, as well as to the defeated candidate, demanded it. Above all, the interest of the Democratic party demanded it.
 As to the reason assigned in the committee, 1 must confess that I do not know what 1t was. In my last article l quoted the Flashlight on that point, suppos- ing it to be good authority, but last weeks Progress, in strong parliamentary language, calls the Flashlight liar. Well, both the Flashlight and the Progress were present. l was not. It is a question of veracity between them with the odds in favor of the Flashlight as shown by the action of the committee ruled convention.
 After the Chairs explanation in answer to my question, | moved that the committee be in- structed by the convention to re- count the vote in those townships. For this motion spoke twice, c. D. James once, W. E. Moore once; against the motion, J. P. Fancher, Reid GOudelock and w. A. Broad, the Great Carroll County Triumvirate, each spoke once. A call of townships showed 6 legitimate and 4 "bogus'' votes for, and 1 legitimate and r "bo- gus votes against. The motion was declared lost.
 w. A. Broad moved the report of the committee be adopted. Wade James moved the entire vote on County Judge be recount ed. The Chair ruled MT. James motion out of order on the ground that there was "a motion pend- ing" I then moved, ''as a sub- stitute for the pending motion, that the committee be instructed to recount the entire vote of the county on County Judge.' The Chair asked, "What committee do you mean The one that comes in, or the one that goes out today ?" l replied, ''I mean the committee designated, the Demo- cratic Central Committee of Car roll county, thing, that, like the king of England, NEVER ''DIEs. , The Chair replied, "The motion is out of order. The committee dies today. All in favor of the motion to adopt the report say, Aye. All opposed, No. The ayes have it; the report is adopted.
 Now, the Chairs ruling on Mr. James motion was correct, but on mine it was deliberately wrong.
 A motion to substitute, if it be germain to tlle pending motion, is always in order. No one knows this, or knew it better than the Chair. Knowing, as he did, that he had his INTANGIBLE and INvAR- ABLE 1 and 1T at his back, I can only suspect his reason for not al- lowing the question to come to a vote. The same suspicion attach es to his action in talking so rap- idly as to render an appeal from his decision impossible.
 After this matter was settled, O11r side of tho hn11cn with