▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁governor , ▁as ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia , ▁had ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁arrest ▁any ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁and ▁to ▁order ▁a ▁court ▁mart ial . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁cave at ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁court ▁mart ial ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁officer ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁review ed ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁General ▁Edmund ▁Hog an ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁several ▁he ated ▁political ▁campaign s ▁for ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature . ▁Hog an ▁represented ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁when ▁Ark ansas ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Territ ory . ▁In ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁candidates , ▁Colonel ▁Walker , ▁General ▁Hog an ▁and ▁Judge ▁Scott . ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁apparently ▁very ▁he ated . ▁After ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁over , ▁t ensions ▁appeared ▁to ▁calm ▁and ▁everything ▁appeared ▁quiet . ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁a ▁public ▁h anging ▁occurred ▁in ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁which ▁drew ▁spect ators ▁from ▁far ▁and ▁near . ▁When ▁the ▁h anging ▁was ▁over ▁Judge ▁Scott ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁store ▁of ▁Mc L ane ▁& ▁Bad get t ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Main ▁street . ▁He