Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-20
INSURGENTS HAPPY
Recognized as the hIjnef..T
Patty by The Election
Commissioners.
REMMEL AND HOLT OF RECg.
LARS osJEcT, BUTT
DOES NO GOOD.
Gov. Davis Was Present and Actea.
II Under Protest. But Busl.
ness Proceeded.
SOME OF NEW COUNTY .oARUS

Little Rock. July f9.-The stase
board of election commissioners met
at the statehouse yesterday and Sc
lected election commissioners for all
but three counties, selections j.. tie
latter being deferred to aN a4t recon-
mendations. Coy. Davis, -lltoln, y
Gen. Murphy and Secretary of State
Crockett compose the state DoGrd end
all were present at the meetifs, i'll he
senate chamber at 1870 a. m. ysstec>
day.
The feature Of the selections H sl9
by the bua1d is The recognition accord
ed by tie insa1gent Wing OF the Re
publican party as to minority repro
sentaton on the county boards. Il.
each county two Democrats We're ap-
pointed and the third commissioner,
following the law. was named fronS
the minority party. IN nearly every
instance it happens that the minority
commissioners named BY the state
board are insurgent Republicans
There was some doubt as t1 WhetA-
er GOV. Davis would attend the ne
ing Yesterday. He had set July - az
the dav fer tire board u meet. efz13.
Murphy was anxious to 1Heef hefeEa
taat time i'll oedel that he mi9Ht Ae
free to meet Il. H Myers. regular r
publican n0mi1lee fer governor. a. =
stump. Cen. NnrnhS and MI G.a9 y
EFT. constituting . maj5tits#=tf=
Jaoata aefed to meet testefGasa .ef.#
90 ahead With the work e1 ae5=z =
the county commissioner.
When the beard met. Co.. I.s5=55
appeared on tho scene and anho0n5 /
tfat he would so aheal With hi5 e7=
leagues under protest .As=eh chairman
he had designated July p as the daT
CT meeting, believing tttal 9; l.. #5ii4
b. satisfactory to ell. Se+ahins lset5l-
t1cre had been made b. ,hai.Han md
secretaries. and not=bE t. .nHat
tees. He had been al!tiA:5 to 5he
VARIOUS counties 10 3se5ly tin Whether
the recommendations sent in Waie
satisfactory. In reply % su@ge q
from Gen. Murphy that appeiGtm 9llta
could be made where there de no con-
tests. Coy. Davis said Senator }. I.
Jones has had the Democratic organ
ization the last two .iears and some
Of the extreme Jones mon had said
they would not vote for him (DaNlsl.
He felt interested and wanted to know
where the commissioners stand.
Gen Murphy favored harmony, but
he could see no reason 70" not pro
ceeding now With appointment OF COM
4nissiOners.
Gov Davis declared he Was vet
ready to go ahead at this time, but
that he would do SO under protest.
The board heard arguments i'll the
Lonoke county matter, III Which the
contest was between \. j. Walls ant
J. H. Hicks, can..uates for shefl&.
Mr.. Hicks friends recommended j. II.
Jones, f. G. Swain and ]. 3. Ha6ldetf
from Wtom Two Democratic eiectloa
commissioners might be selected. Alt
eT hearing tne argument the board
appointed the men recommended ~
the county commlttee.
Ghaiiman II. L. Pemmel and Secfe-
tafy w. S. Holt of the Republicans
sIate central committee appeared be
lN = lie Dtdlu III EcIuil VI ltN'Sh4
ton for the regular" Republicans fot
minority representation as against
the insurgents. They recommend
ed George Mclean as minority com
missioner from Pulaski county, but
the board appointed Seipio 4. Jones,
colored, who is an 'insurgent.
Mr.. Remmel wanted to know if the
Republican state committee was TO
get nothing.
Gov. Davis replied that they could
have the privilege of reading the list
OF appointments by the board.
Messrs. Remmel and Holt filed writ
ten protest against the action of the
board. claiming that they represente ed
the regularly organized Republican
party Of Arkansas.
The appointments for Jefferson and
Contiguous counties are as follows:
AIkansas-T. J. Davis, DR.. Miles
Mckenzie; Ven Ingram.
Clevelanu-To be supplied July Is.
Desha-Richard DeIman, ]. S.
bowles; J. Whitehead.
Drew-B. A. Hardy, Nathan Mur-
ray; w. E. Bray.
Grant-Marlin Nall, W. H. Ross;
John Fenter.
Jefferson--W. H. Langford, Joe ?.
A. A. LeLaurin.
Llncoln-Fred A. Woods. ]. 7.