The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-08
TWO STATE CHARITY
BOARDS IN SESSION
Each TransactS Business, Refusing
to Recognize Other-Joint
Meeting Proposed.

Little Rock, Jan. with two
charity boards in session yesterday
the question of authority remains I'M
decided, each holding its sessions
and transacting business with differ
ent secretaries in different parts of
the state capitol. The old board
held it's session in the usual quarters,
while the new board met in the gov
ernor's office.
Both boards issued statements at
the close of their sessions. The
statement of the new board follows:
''The new board for the state char
liable institutions met in the COVER
nor's office and organized, with all
the members present except Mr..
Burris.
"On motion the attorney general
was requested to confer with the
members of the old board and pro-
pose to them that the two boards
meet and consider together the ques-
tions for the supplies of the institu-
tions for the succeeding month.
"The attorney general came before
the board and agreed to go to the old
board and make the offer. Neither
party was to lose anything by this
action and no advantage to be gained
or lost thereby Afterwards the
attorney general appeared before
the board and said that he had made
the offer of the new board to the
old board, and that the old board
had declined to accept 1t.
This offer was made by the new
board in order that the institutions
of the state might not suffer by rea
son of any question arising as to the
legality of the action of either board
in awarding contract for the sup
plies for the institutions for the sue
ceeding month. 1t was made SIM
ply in the spirit of harmony, for the
best interests of the state institutions
and not for the purpose of conced-
ing or acquiring any rights. 1t was
declined by the old board
The new board is still in session
and will likely be in session for an
other day or two.
Judge Rand Love, speaking for
the old board, last night stated that
the old board had gone ahead with
the routine business, awarding of
contracts for the supplies for the en-
suing month, etc.
Judge Moose did come to us from
the new board with a proposition
from them to confer with us in re-
gard to the awarding of the con-
tracts for supplies said Judge
Love, "but we declined because it
was proposition from them as a
board. We do not recognize their
organization as a board. If the prop
them individually, we would have
considered the matter in different
light, as we regard two or three of
them regular board members. But
when they come and want to sit as
a state charities board we cannot
recognize their organization. That
is why we declined today"
There was really a larger num-
Der of bids than usual today" con-
tinued Judge Love, "and no indica-
tions that bidders were holding up
on account of the board dispute. We
will continue in session for four days,
visiting the various institutions aft
err awarding the current contracts.
''As Gov. Hays started the trouble
by attempting to GUST the old board,
we feel THAI it is up to him to take
the initiative in any litigation that
may ensue The old board contin
ues to regard itself as the legal
board of control of the state charita-
BILE institutions. and will act in ac-
cordance.'