The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-01-09
ASKFIFTEEn GENTS FORCOTTOR
Crop Raised on Penitentiary
Farm Being Held.
Fight on Between Old and New Members
of Charities Board-Little
Rock Notes

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Arkansas, Just as soon as any
one will give IS cents per pound
for it. The cotton samples are
now spread in a sales room of the
city and the cotton merchants are
expected to buy the 100 bales OF
fered before night, but the demand
of the state that the cotton be paid
for in cash, will keep down CON-
petition materially. OF the money
received by the state tor the cot
ton, SEC, 900 is to be paid on the
purchase money of the state farm.
The fight between the old mem
bers of the State Charity Board,
who were deposed by Acting Gov
ernor Pindall and the new ones ap
pointed by him, has at least reached
the courts and by Saturday night
an opinion III the circuit court is
expected. The Supreme court is
expected to pass upon the right of
the acting governor to remove
members of state boards, by the
end of this month, the case being
advanced on the dockets of both
courts on account OF the intense in
terest. The new appOintees yester-
day afternoon filed a suit of custer
against the old members, claiming
they were holding the offices with
out right and contrary to law.
The case was filed in the circuit
court. as the chancery court could
not finally pass upon the right to
the office. The suit was that Of
Wallace Bruce Us. S. l.. Matlock
and others. This afternoon the
defendants filed an answer to the
suit, with a demurrer asking that
it be dismissed for insufficient
grounds for action. The defend
ants deny that they have been re-
moved by Acting GovernorPindall,
or they have ursurped the Office.
They also deny that they removed
Prot Futrall from the Office of
superintendent of the Blind School
as ne had served his term of Office
and the board simply did not re-
elect fhim to the office. The
board members further deny that
Acting Governor Pindall has the
authority TO remove them from
office, and that any Of them have
have resigned from, or vacated
hnarI harc
Charles jacobson, attorney for the
defendants, cites to the fact that
the acts of the legislature provide
for the appointment of the mem
bers OF the board, to begin service
OH the first day of April, at the
close of term, and serve for two
years. Attorney jacobson says
rhe law IS so palpably on his
side that he IS not the least afraid
of the array OF attorneys on the
side of the plaintiff.
Little Rock is now minus its
United States Senators, both Sen
ator Davis and Senator Clark hav-
ing departed for Washington, &C
panied by their private secre-
taiies. Senator Davis left Sunday,
and spent yesterday in St. Louis
fixing political fence or two.
Senator Clarke left this afternoon.
Senator Davis Is expected to def
political Arkansas and return next
month for a speech making tour i'll
behalf of KIRBY, VINO is running
for governor,
Business before politics is the
order in the railroad commission,
and although all the members are
to be re-ele cted this year, not one
Of them is out campaigning. They
consider the business before the
commission more important than
their political aspirations, so all
are attending to their knitting.
They are all in the city and will
tomorrow held a very important
monthly session.. The three
brakeman rule will be the most
important matter before the COM
mission for consideration, but this
will be given sufficient time for all
arguments to be fully heard. A
complaint was received by the
commission yesterday asking for
depot at Wallis Ferry, on the
! White River branch Of the Iron
Mountain, but it will not come up
for hearing until next month.
Commissioner Hampton presides
over the meeting tomorrow as us
ual, and Commissioners Allen and
Crockett will be in attendance.
Geo. B Cook, of Hot Springs,
candidate tor Superintendent of
Public Instruction, is having a