The Monticellonian., 1908-02-27
State Capital Notes

Williamson Outi Parsons Appointed.
 T. ]. Williamson eff Mount Olive, member of the state Board Of Charit- 2ble institutions. Saturday handed ta
 is resignation to Governor Piula,l Efe resignation, which was entirely unexpected, was promptly accepted md the governor at once appointed E. (. Parsons of Melbourne as success sar to Williamson on the charity beard
 Nr. Wifliamsoa's resignation was short and to the point He stated hal his resignation was caused bg he fact that he intends 10 leave Ar kansas and to take up his residence in Texas within a few days.
 Mir Parsons, who succeeds him, is financially installed on the board af ter months of work on the part of Governor Pindall To put him there several months ago Governor PindaH ordered that Mr Williamson be re. moved from the board, claiming that MT. Williamson has taken up his resi- dence in Texas and that he was no longer a resident of Arkansas. He at once appointed MT. Parsons to sue eeed him. MT. Williamson. however, fought the soverne's action success. fully and remained on the board He slaimed that he had not left the state and challenged the right ef Parsons to take his place on the board. The ma iuzity of the members of he board Were pitted against Governor Pindal1 and they voted ta recognize William zoa and not Parsons. so Williamson held bis seat until he got ready to leave
 H0ath or more ago Governor Pin tall, as the result Of the celebrated sutrail-Lacas conueyersx ordered re. moved four members of the present State Board of Charitable Institutions. including in the four members. Mir. Williamson, and again reappointing Parsons 10 take his place. By agree menf, however, the contesting mem bers of the board agreed to allow the four old members to continue on the board until the governors action in ordering removed four members with out hearing ef any Kind, was tested. The lower court refused 10 sustain the governors contentious. holding that he had no right to remove the members of the board without a hear ing, al least. As the result the four members. including Mir Williamson, continued as board members
 What will be done in the Plural Lucas matter now that Parsons. who i. known to be PiHdalI man. has talk en tE.e plac of Williamson. who was anti-Pindall. is the question that is being asked by those who are interest ea in the controversy. Will the board. in some way, manage te remove Prof. Lucas, now superintendent of the blind school, and reinstate Prof Flu trall. former superintendent? No def rite answer can be obtained Ii is known that the majority of the board members are now allied with Pindall in support of Prof. Futrail instead of for Prof. Lucas. as was the case when MT Williamson was a member of the board. But il is not believed that the beard will attempt to oust Prof LII. eas, in view of the recent Supreme Court decision in the Futrall-Lucas case that no superintendent could be removed unless serious charges were brought against him and he was, after a hearing. found guilty II is believed that the board will not attempt to disregard the decision of the court and that the blind school superintendeney question will remain undisturbed for the nrescnt. al least.