Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-07
HOLDOVEKS BOUND
BY Recent Primaries 10 Vote
tor the Nominee for
Senator.
A QUESTION WHICH SEEMS TO.
BE CAUSING UNNECESSARY
AGITATION.
Interview With Senator Greed Cald~
we'll, One of the Roldover
Senators.
WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT II

There is considerable discussions
going on in the newspapers as to-
whether Or not the holdover senator's
are bound by the recent Democratic
primary in regard to the United States
senatorship.
Shortly after the senatorial cam.
paign opened Senator Jones and Coy,
Clarke joined in a request to Hon.
Carroll Armstrong to include the SEN
atorship in the state central commit,
officers. 1t included senators and rep
lesentatives. Furthermore in the al
issued by the state central committee.
for the primaries it was also stated
that, at the request of the candidates
for United States senator, the quea-
ton of the choice of the Democracy
for that office would also be voted
upon at the primaries to be held Or
March 29. There can be no possibility
Of doubt that the holdover senators
are bound by the will of the Demo
cratic voters expressed last Saturday.
Even If such contingency should
arise, which is not at all probable. II
would not affect the result, as clear
majority of the holdover senators:
have repeatedly expressed themselves;
favorably to Gov. larke's election
And again, Senator Jones would not
accept the Office under such condi-
tions.
The holdover senators are as fo
| lows: M. P. Huddleston, Paragould
George R. Brown, Blaine; Greed Gallo
we'll, Pine Bluff; James e. Wood, Ma
rianna; Aylmer Flenniken, Ell Dorado:
]. L. Short Salem; George Sengel,
Fort Smith; Gibson Witt, Mount Ida,
David L. King, Hardy; Reuben r.
Adams, Sheridan; Byron Price, Stutt-
gart; Paul G.. Matlock, Princeton:
Hal l.. Norwood, Mena; William w.
Cotton, Ozark; John G. Mardis, Har-
risburg.
AS Senator Creed Caldwell, of this
city is one of the holdovers theGraphic.
asked his opinion as to the matter.
and he said:
Il certainly think that the hold
over senators are bound by the pri-
mary. AS ! understand the matter
the primary was to decide as to which
should be the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for United States senator
Jones or Clarke-and only one name
will be presented to the legislature by
the Democrats-J. p. Clarke. | hold
that the primary was to select a nom.
lnee instead Of nominee to be select
eel by legislative caucus, as has here
tofore been done. If the primary was,
not for that express purpose then il
was failure; for if holdovers are
not bound by the primary and, if the.
vote had been tie, or nearly a tie, by
the senators and repcc scntatives no:u-
mated at the primaries on March 20.
the holdovers would then control tht.
situation and it would be easily with
IN their power to change the result
or the primaries by voting for and
electlng the candidate who lost in the
primaries, in which event the will of
the majority of the Democrats of Ar
kansas, as expressed in the primaries
would be set at naught, and placed
within the hands of a .cw holdover
senators. No senator or representa-
tive is bound otherwise than morally
to vote for the nominee of the prima>
rles, and the holdover is bound the.
same as the senator or legislator to
be elected in September. The Demo.
Gratis of the state have selected the
nominee, and it's up to all loyal Dem
ocrats in the legislature to vote for
that nominee"