The Forrest City times., 1913-11-28

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that ia The matter g recognizing
the committee IL thoaglt-ezch wzrd
Of the city s3o3ld have voice in tie
choice Ct lie men = serve ~ tie re
. organized CON migtee. If s4cn action
should De taken a. the mass meeting.
Dr.. Rash z.so spoke. Tie doctor
was ia hearty >ymuathy with the
sentimsn, WHICH nan prompted the
cal for tie mass meeting. He re-
ferreG 20 Inc eng number II years
which the cd committee had served
the democracy Of Forrest City. and
seemed p2TtuEbsd only over the fact
that the bloody" third. the largest
ward in the citg. had ID representa-
ton al ali in the party ca1nciss or On
the City Democratic Central Com
nittee
In al the talks No charge Of bedding
fraudulent elections or censnre Ct any
kind WAS made against the old COM
nittee. The old committee had al
WAYS been uniformly fair 70 all candi-
dates before the city primaries. and
nothing irregular has ever been
charged against the cid committee.
For some time the talk centered up
on the importance Of organizing new
committee.
Chas- r Isard asked DR.. Rush as
TO who were the members Of the old
committee. The Dotoor called ont
their names as follows.
.. b. Rollwsge, chairman: Col. Ed
Landyoigt. secretary. L. r. Grobmyer
\. b. Nelson and James russell.
None OF these gentlemen were pre-
sent, and nothing was suggested as 10
now they would accept the action OF
the mass meeting. The fact was
brought out that they had been serv-
ing the local democracy for the past
fifteen or sixteen years, and had fail
ed 70 provide for the election Of tneiI
successors and that each ward Of the
city should have equal representation
on the committee. No whisper was
heard as TO Why the necessity for a
change had 50 suddenly arisen. out
side Of the two facts mentioned
above. Politics pnd civic improve
ment vas Blended considerably.
+ Those twin sentiments, patriotism
and civic pride, were stirred in the
breasts Of all present. TIE necessity
j Of street paving and other improve
ments and the fact that other cities
f OF smaller pretentions are getting
ahead Of US III these matters, was W
ged. A i've. wide awake City Central
+. Committee must be found.
So the speeches ran, at the conclu-
sion Of which, a motion offered by
Senator r. J. Williams and seconded
by DR.. Rush was introduced as
follows; That it is the sense of this
meeting that the City Democratic
Executive Committee be reorganized
at this meeting by the selection OF
two citizsns from each of the three
wards OF the city, all OF these COM
mitteemen 10 be named by the mass
meeting
Attorney F. f. HARRISON offered
an amendment which was seconded by
DR.. Rush, providing that the repre-.
sentative citizens present from each
OF the three wards be allowed TO name
their own committeeman. The
HARRISON amendment carried. Three
separate caucuses were then formed
from the mass meeting, constituted
Of citizens from the first, second
and third wards, spectiyely. which
resulted in the following gentleman
being chosen for mem bership on the
recognized City Democratic Commit
tee and returned TO The meeting:
First ward-A. d. Boyle and y. b.
Nelson
Second ward-Gsorge Walker and
J. q. Sandres.
Third ward Frank Stout and John
Calling, Jr.
| On motion Of Nh r. ]. Williams.
seconded by Mr.. L. X. Swan that the
names OF the new committeeman be
certified by the chairman and secre-
tary OF the mass meeting and that
the newly elected members of the
committee be notified of their election
in signed notice by E. TURKEY,
chairman, and A. d, Bople, secretary,
carried
Moved by Mr.. T. A. Buford and
seconded by Mr.. L. Turley that the
mass meeting adjourn, carried.