Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-16

ton into the various townships and
wards, reported majority of %
votes for Williams, and added that
he should be given the nomination,
The subcommittee gave the final tot
ais to be, Williams 1141 and Brew
ster, 1119.
Before hearing the report read
however, b. A. Hudson presented an
affidavit from H. S. Chadick, of Pas
toria township, stating that he had
revoked a proxy given J. w. Baldwin
before December 20 and that Mr..
Hudson was given his proxy. He al
SO stated that he wanted Mr.. Hudson
to act for him at the committee
meeting on yesterday. Despite this
affidavit, the committee again seated
Baldwin and permitted him to vote
as proxy for Mr.. Chadick. Chairman
Clement ruled that Baldwin was the
legal proxied committeeman. The
proxy of G. D. McCallister, of Wash
ington township, which was held by
e. J. Kerwin, was also questioned, on
the ground that the committee had
adopted a resolution that no attor-
neys, paid or otherwise" could hold
proxies, but Kerwin was also seated.
After the report of the sub-commit-
tee was read, H. M. Dial moved it's
adoption. 1t was seconded and the
attorneys for Brewster and Williams
were given two and half hours to
a side in which to present argument.
Attorney Greed Caldwell spoke first
for Williams and was followed by
Attorney T. Havis Nixon for Brew
ster. Then Attorney H. K. Toney
spoke for Brewster and Attorney W.
B. Sorrells presented argument for
Williams. The committee then adj
journed until o'clock p. M, when
after a brief statement by Attorney
Kerwin, in which he explained his
personal interest in the candidacy of
Williams and his official employment
as stenographer for the committee,
vote was taken on the adoption of
the committee report.
The Arguments.
Mr. Caldwell dwelt at length on
the fairness of the subcommittee
investigation, how it was conducted
and the details concerning the intro
duction of proof and the investiga-
ton generally. Mr.. Nixon spoke for
two hours, appealing to the fairness
of the committee. He said he had
supported Williams and had asked
others to do so, but that the sub-com-
mittees report was unfair and parti
san. He called off the name of every
voter challenged in every township
and ward, reviewed the testimony
concerning each and the proof intro
duced by both sides. He tabulated
the illegal and legal votes as he
proceeded and declared that the
actual facts and figures, backed up
by the evidence and statements of the
voters themselves, gave the nomina
to Brewster by SO majority. Granting
certain claims in the Fourth ward
made by Williams, Nixon declared
Brewster still had a majority over
his opponent of 16 votes.
Mr. Sorrells agreed to speak only
As minutes and Mr.. Toney thirty, in
order to finish the arguments before
the supper hour.
Mayor Simon Bloom offered mo-
ton to adjourn until o'clock Friday
morning in order to give the commit
tee an opportunity to go into the re-
port and the evidence more thor
oughly, but the motion was opposed
by T. j. Collier. Mr.. Bloom casually
remarked that he supposed the COM
mittee had already made up it's mind
anyway and an adjournment would
not make much difference. F. H..
Wlker declared that he could not be