Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-24

enacted. White men and black men denounced the efforts of each other to get control of county Republican affairs, and no few personalities were indulged in. During the debate. in which Chairman R. s. Thompson tav- cred the negro delegates clamoring Tor recognition to get the floor, E. A. Shicker, formerly Of Camden, Ark. charged Chairman Thompson, white man, of being a tool of F'erd Eayis, a negro who has Lad eoatral C the county committee for more than 20 years. He said that twice Thompson had been endorsed for postmaster by the county committee. but the committee had not been rec ognized by the State organization. You promised the state committee tat you would reorganize the party i'll this ;ounty, said Mr. Schicl,er addressing the chair, so that it would command the respect of tne state organization, but you are not doing it. You are continuing the same old Havisism, Thompsonism and snap judgment that you have had in ;ogue for 20 years.
 The speaker was interrupted by C. R. Anderson, of Spring township, who said that he did not fancy a stranger coming into this county and trying to dictate to the Party. Mr. shicker tried to continue. but the chair recognized Anderson, and when he concluded the white delegates yelled for Shicker. He stood up and asked Chairman Thompson if he was
 he convention. Receiving no answer from Chairman Thompson, the speak er said he would not permit the chair to interrupt him or anyone else, but that he would say what he intended tC say. He told of an agreement be- tween the white Republicans to re- organize in this county and charged
 Chairman Thompson with making that agreement, but failing to carry it out. He did not mince words in firing charges into the faces of Thompson and Havis, and ended his speech by declaring that there was TO effort on their part to better con- ,1itiOnS in this county
 He was answered by Ferl Havis. who said that he was glad to have the white men present He reviewed recent visit of the white men to Little Rock when they asked F. w. Tucker how they could go to the. cap ital with contesting delegation.
 They were sent to John B. Bush, regro. He told them how to do it.. lie said the negroes in the conven- ton were willing to give the white men the chairman (Dr. R. c. Thomp- son who had already been elected and white secretary, (John A. Smith, already elected eighteen white mem- bers of the central committee, and four white men among the seven delegates to the state convention. What more do you want?" cried Ha- is. There is no office for the black nan. We know that. The fight to. day hinges on the Pine Bluff post, cffice appointment.
 Havis declared that the negroes | were sovereigns in this county in Re- lublican circles. I've are willing to follow the. white man. he said, "but we want to know who to follow. I see too many 'niggers' with shackles on their arms in Pine Bluff now.'
 Dr. A. G Thompson secured recog- milton, after a number of negro dele gates had been permitted to speak. He said that Havis tells the conven- tion that he favors a majority of white men to the state convention, tut he did not tell that he and R. c. Thompson favored naming them. He urged the delegates to send new faces ,, to the convention and not the same old ones who had been repeatedly turned down. He favored reorgani- ration here and the advancement of