Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-28
CHAMBER BOARD
! OFFICERS MAY
] RESIGN POSTS
|plan to Start ReOrganizatized
Rody With Clean Slate as
to Personnel.
ACTION WILL BE
DISCUSSED TODAY
|p-onosed Move Said to Be in Interest
of Efforts to Lineup Entire
City Behind the
Chamber.

The board of trustees and officials
of the Chamber of Commerce will
discuss the question of resigning ia
body at special meeting today,
noon, at the Hotel Pines. If the act
ion is taken, it will be entirely volun-
tarv on their part, and will be N
the interest of the big reorganization
campaign, it was announced last
night.
The resignation of the officials
and trustees at this time would bring
| about the necessity Of an election i'm
| mediately following the membership
| drive to start Tuesday morning.
Many persons, including officials
and members of the board of trustees
themselves, believe that the new or
ganization would start with greater
chance of success if every member
under the new conditions would have
chance to elect a new board Of
trustees.
"This is the biggest movement for
a greater Pine Bluff in the history of
our community" said President W.
W. Taylor last night, "and if it is for
the best interests of the campaign
for the Chamber of Commerce to
start with clean slate, that is the
thing that should be done.
The question of the resignation Of
the trustees has been discussed since
the campaign. It is a we'll known
fact that the Chamber of Commerce
has not had the full support of the
citizens and business and profession
al interests. Those who advocate
starting the new Chamber of Com
merce with an election, believe that
it will make the membership cam
paign a great success and start the
reorganized body off with united
citizenship behind it.
/ Course Not Opposed.
So far as known there is ne OPP
position to this course. Some ques-
ton the wisdom Of new election at
this time in view of the progressive
work of President Taylor and the
Chamber of Commerce during the
last year.
IF the officers and trustees re-
sign, an election will be held imme-
diately after the campaign accord
ing to the democratic plan as advo-
Gated by the American City bureau"
it was said last night. "The cleo
ton would be conducted entirely by
mail. There would be no nominal
lions made except those made by
every member who voted. The NOM
nation ballot would contain the name
of every member of the Chamber
OF Commerce in alphabetical order.
II there were "a trustees to elect, the
AZ receiving the highest number Of
votes would be declared nominated.
and ballot containing this list of
names would be mailed to the entire
membership, and the "a receiving the
highest vote would be declared elect
ed"
The American City bureau has
long recommended this system,
claiming that it does away with
States, self-perpetuating boards, and
oratorical nominations from the
floor, and insures real democratic
control, and puts the responsibility
OF election of trustees on the men,
bership rather than on self-appointed
leaders. In practice it has resulted
IN the selection of able and public
spirited men, it is s,>ted.
The campaign committee will meet
with the board of trustees today
noon.
The campaign situation is in fine
shape, according to the campaign
directors, and great start for Tues
day morning is forecasted.
The quota committee has complet-
ed its work, and the prospect cards
are now being put into districts.
The workers will meet at an in.
struction luncheon Monday noon.