Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-30

WOULD UuSg IrOXleS
Judge Woodbridge moved that none
but committee members be permit
ted to take part in the) proceedings.
An amendment was made by B. F.
Hooker, eliminating proxies of law
yers and volunteer attorneys for con-
testa2t or contestee. Attorney Hunt
spoke in favor of the proxy meet
ing He admitted that S. 4. WAR
had sent his proxy to him.. but that
he gave it to Charles F. Huntington,
a Williams partisan. Other motions
followed, with various amendments,
during which Mr.. Nixon urged that
if proxies are admitted that those
holding them be compelled to serve
throughout the meeting.
Mr.. Sorrells wanted to know why
Mr.. Brewster should be permitted to
serve on the committee, pnotwith-
standing he is a regularly elected
member. MIR. Nixonl replled' ,tuat u
Mr.. Williams had brotherin-law
and a cousin on the committee MT.
Brewster ought to certainly have the
right to cast his legal vote as a
member. This discussion arose, when
ia. Clement, former alderman from
the Fourth ward, announced that ne
had given his proxy to Jesse 49,
Core. There was a general protest
from the Brewster attorneys ~ tlN4es
Nixon commended that Mr.. Clement
could at least have given his proxy
to a resident of the Fourth WAND,
and especially did he object to his
giving it to WiMiama parti4th
when the Fourth ward returned -
majority for Brewster.
Attorney Greed Caldwell asked
why it was that J. F. Stewart, First
ward committeeman, had given his
proxy to Mayor Simon Bloom, when
the First ward had a4s ,returnedsH P
majority ,fos GiNnliamssS7N fAss sis1f
Brewster partisan" said Ca1dweAk
+ Mayor Bloom was on his feet IN
an instant. >, He pointed his flnaRf
at Attorney CAldwill and said How
do you know who, I voted isfor? 9l
want to tell you right now that that
is untrue. h
Mr.. Clement said that he had given
his proxy to Mr.. Core week ago,
that he would have given it TO
Brewster had he asked for It,.
"Then why do you give it to Will
liams' borther-in-law? he was asked
by Nixon: ~ 1!1liN
" l will give it to anyone else i
you desire," retorted Clement.
Several names were mentioned by
Mr.. Clement and others, but Mr..
ent finally declared that he would
serve himself and give no proxy.
The first test Of the vote came
when the motion to eliminate
proxies was taken. It resulted in
the proxy members" being seated
by a vote of p to 5. many of the
Brewster partisians, holding proxies
voted to recognize delegated mem.
bers. The attorneys were also gwen
the privilege of the floor, by motion
| during the sessions. The meeting
was then adjourned until 8 p. M \
Afternoon Session.
! Later when the committee recon
vened, Mayor Bloom presented 8
resolution inviting President Wilson
! to visit Pine Bluff during the Dem
ocratic state convention next June
and delivered an address to the
emocrats of Arkansas. The resolu.
ton was unanimously adopted. AZ
The matter of seating proxy
member" from Pastoral township
came up for considerating. II. G.
Chaddick, of that precinct, had given
! two proxies, one to J. w. Baldwin,
, dated December 8, and the other to
:. M. A. Hudson, which was not dated
Motions to give each a half vote,
} accept the proxy dated and to permit
= the chairman to decide the matter
were made. Chairman Clement ruled
) that MIR. Baldwin's proxy should be
, recognized.
T A resolution, offered by j. S. Bar
: raque, to certify the nomination OF
: all unopposed county Candidates
was unanimously adopted.
Then the attorneys for Williams
and Brewster presented their com
plants and answers. Mr.. Hunt pre-
scented the petition of Williams ask.
: ing for recount of all the ballots.
and the throwing out of the Second
ing for a recount of all the ballots
ward box entirely. Mr.. Nixon pre-
scented the answer and counter com
: plant of Brewster. Mr.. Nixon filed
: protest against attorneys for Will
liams filing an amended complaint
because Mr.. Brewster nor his a.
, toyneNs had hoer gigGn notice q