The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26
SAYS q VOTED
AGAINST WINNER
FOR SENATE SECRETARY
MUCH LOCAL INTEREST in
CONTROVERSY AIRED BY
SENATOR OLDHAM.


the controversy over the senate eau
Gus nomination of Secretary George
H. Trevathan, telegraphic bulletin
of which appeared in yesterdays Log
Cabin Democrat, on account of the
fact that J. B. Greeson of this city
was an unsuccessful candidate for
the position. According to reports
from Little Rock, it is freely stated
that 16 senators have signed affidavits
stating that they voted for one or the
other candidates on every ballot and
that five others are known not to have
voted for Trevathan. If this were
true. Trevathan would have had only
IA votes in the caucus, or four less
than majority.
This mornings Gazette carries the
following story of yesterdays episode
in the senate:
Senator Oldham yesterday intro
duced in the senate a resolution ask
ing for the appointment of a com
mttee to investigate the nomination
of George H. Trevathan in the SEN
ate caucus as secretary of that body
Senator Oldham alleges that the act
ing secretaries, "either by error, neg
ligence or fraud, read the name of
Trevathan on Is ballots when, as a
matter of fact, he received less
The resolution was tabled by the
senate.
The resolution was declared out of
order, but before the chair could state
his reasons for declaring it out of or
der Senator Raney arose and said:
Mr.. President: | love game
loser, and for that reason | move
that the resolution be tabled
Asked for a statement last night,
Mr.. Trevathan stated that he was
satisfied that he had been honestly
elected to the secretaryship of the
senate, declining to make any COM
ments whatever upon the resolution.
A. S. Hays of Russellville, woh was
temporary secretary of the senate
caucus when the senators voted for
candidates for secretary of the senate,
stated last night that there is abso-
lutely no truth in the allegations in
the Oldham resolution, except that
George H. Trevathan received Is
votes on the second ballot for secre-
tary of the senate and was declared
the nominee.
THE votes on each ballot in the
caucus were called off in the presence
of the tellers and senators and no OBJ
lection was raised to the result" said
Mr.. Hays. "The ballots were open to
the inspection of every person pres
ent They were left on the secre-
tary's desk when the caucus adjourn
ed On the following day the senate
in open session ratified all the caucus
nominations, 80 senator's voting for
Mr. Trevathan for secretary"
Senator Oldham's resolution in full
is as follows:
Whereas, On the 9th day of Jan
uary, 1911, just prior to the organiza-
ton of the senate, there was held a
caucus of the members of this body
for the purpose of nominating officers
for the present session of this SEN
ate; and
Whereas, 1t was a rule of said eau
Gus that it required a majority of all
the members elected to the senate to
nominate any candidate for any office
in the senate, and
Whereas, Only the names of the
candidates so nominated by said eau
Gus were allowed to be presented to
this senate, and
Whereas, There were presented to
said caucus the names of Geo. H. Ire
vathan, f. l.. McHaney and j. b.
Greeson as candidates for secretary
of the senate, and
Whereas, Said names were ballot
ed on in secret and the said Geo. H.
Trevathan was declared to have re-
ceived Is votes on the second and final
ballot taken to nominate a candidate
for secretary, and
Whereas, 1t is further charged
that on said second ballot of the said
caucus taken to choose a candidate
for secretary of the senate, the act
ing secretaries, the Hon. Steel Hays
and the Hon. r. B. Norf1eet, either by
error, negligence or fraud read the
name of Trevathan on Is ballots
when, as matter of fact, he receiv'
ed less number, and
Whereas, In fairness to the acting
secretaries of the caucus, and in jus
tica tn said Treyathau. that all doubt