The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-27
State Capital Notes
Williamson Out: Parsons Appointed.


 T. J. Williamson of Mount Olive, member of the State Board of Charit- able Institutions, Saturday handed in his resignation to Governor Pindall. The resignation, which was entirely unexpected, was promptly accepted and the governor at once appointed E c. Parsons of Melbourne as success sor to Williamson on the charity board.
 Mir. Williamsons resignation was short and to the point. He stated that his resignation was caused by the fact that he intends to leave Ar kansas and to take up his residence In Texas within few days.
 MT 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 Pindall ordered that MT, 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 ceed him. MT. Williamson, however, fought the governo's action success fully and remained onfthe board He claimed that he had not left the state and challenged the right of Parsons to take his place on the board. The ma jority of the members of the board were pitted against Governor Pindall and they voted to recognize William son and not Parsons, so Williamson held his seat until he got ready to leave.
 A month or more ago Governor Pin dall. as the result of the celebrated Futrall-Lucas controversy, ordered re- moved four members of the present State Board of Charitable Institutions, including in the four members, MT. Williamson, and again reappointing Parsons to take his place. By agree ment, 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 of any kind, was tested The lower court refused to sustain the governors contentious, holding that he had no right To remove the members of the board without hear ing, at least. As the result, the four members, including MT. Williamson, continued as board members.
 What will be done in the Plural Lucas matter now that Parsons, who is known to be Pindall man, has talk en the plac of Williamson, who was anti-Pindall, is the question that is being asked by those who are interest ed in the controversy. Will the board, in some way, manage to remove Prof Lucas, now superintendent of the blind school, and reinstate Prof. Flu trail, former superintendent? No def nite answer can be obtained. It is known that the majority of the board members are now allied with Pindall in support of Prof Futrall instead of for Prof Lucas, as was the case when MT. Williamson was member of the board But it is not believed that the board will attempt to oust Prof. Lu- cas, 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 hearing, found guilty. It is believed that the board will not attempt to disregard the decision of the court and that the blind school superintendency question will remain undisturbed for the present, at least.