Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-02
THE WHOLE CHEESE
THAT'S WHAT GOVERNOR DAVIS
is ACCORDING TO ATTORNEY
GENERAL
Characterizes Appointment of Rice
and Comm ssion of Arnett Out
rsaeous Assumption.
Il
BOTH CASES TO BE CONTESTED.

s'Unwarranted and outrageous as
sumption Of authority such was the
comment made by AttorneyGenerai
Murphy when notified that Governor
Davis had appointed Capt. r. r. Rice
cf Warner as circuit clerk OF Lincoln
county, and had commissioned F. b.
Arnett as county judge of Little
River county, says the Little Rock
Democrat Both will be contested,
H. D. Palmer in the first instance
holding the Office by the advice of the
encouragement until his successor
shall be elected and qualified" since
ment under the supposed amendment
!. which has been brought into question
4(aS to it's validity. This will probably
be done by quo warranto.
In the Little River county case an
entirely different condition of affairs
exists. Yesterday afternoon Repre-.
sentative A. D. Dulaney of Little Riv.
er county who is attending the law
school here, submitted to the COVER
nors private secretary. the governor
being in Van Buren county making
speeches, the following affidavit:
81, A. D. Dulaney, being duly sworn
state that according to the result OF
the general election held September 5,
{ 1904, he election commissioners or
Little River county declared w. d.
Campbell to be elected county judge
o. said county by majority of q
votes over F. B. Arnett, the regulac
Democratic nominee for said office OF
county Judge; that there have been
eighty-nine dispositions taken at the
Winthrop box, Little River township,
and of these eniehty-nine dispositions
eighty-six swore they voted for F. B.
Arnett for county Judge of Little Riv-
+ er county. The count Of the judges Of
Taid township showed that said w. d.
Campbell received 65 votes, f. b. Ar
nett As votes, and 3S votes were not
counted. This proves that +. B. Ar
( rett was duly elected to the office OF
county judge of Little River county.
\ Arkansas, and therefore deserves Il
commission as such.
"a. D. DULANEY.
"Subscribed and sworn to before me
or this, the 31st day of October, 1904.
81. C. MASSEY,
''Notary Public"
The above affidavit was sent to the
Office of the secretary of state, with
the following endorsement upon the
back:
Secretary of state will please ISSUE
| commission to F. B. Arnett as county
] and probate judge of Little River
county. it being shown to me that he
was rightfully elected to that Office
by the people of Little River county
on September 5, 1904.
- JEFF DAVIS,
Governor"
A contest will undoubtedly follow
this commission. 1t is most unusual
proceeding for the governor to go back
9Of the returns made by the election
of a county and upon
Nar exparte statement such as that
Given above commission someone else
an office. F. B. Arnett has been
cDunty judge and was a candidate for
1.-The nomination for another term,
which he received. W. D. Campbell
was his opponent. and claimed fraud.
Campbell became an independent
candidate, and according to the
returns was elected. Governor Da-
VS. refused to commission him. At
the time of the appointment of the
election commissioners for the county
two men were appointed against
whom there was complaint The gov
ernor and secretary ef state thereup-
on 3appointed two others, hut Circuit |
Nudge Steel held that the second ap-
'rointments were VOID, and the first |
sset of commissioners was recognized |
and held the election. It was upon |
this condition of things that the gov !