Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-05
RUMORS IF FIGHI FRIENDS OF PiNDALL ARE AC- TIVE AND TALK OF DARK
 HORSE, Kirby Has No Feae Convention Will Fail to Nominate Him. and Claims 2S6 Delegates.

Hot Springs, June 5.-fundreds of Democratic delegates and directors of delegates left Little Rock at 1:3o a. nj. and arrived at Hot Springs at D. nl yesterday. They were caught be- hind sl freight wreck near Bauxite and fer more than six honrs they awaited developments in the sylvan shades. When the Rock Island Wrecker had cleared away the obstructions the t.50 train from lhe state capital came along and afforded standing room the rest Of the way. The delay ed politicians missed nothing more than their noon meal.
 Attorney GeneraIship as Bone of Con-
 tention.
 But there was something to attract attention anyhow Rumor was busy and the contest for attorney general was the basis of the current talk. It was reported that Hon. w. F. Kirby Of Texarkana was not to have smooth sailing and that there was possibility of a dark horse in the race. It will he remembered that the struggle in l the primary over the attorney gen l eralship was spirited and close. Not until April was the Kirby star as oendant over that of Hon. K 0. Pin da,l At that time the official can vass in Washington county gave kir- by a small lead where it was suppos- ed that Pindall had it.
 The rlmor yesterday was that Mir. Kirby is not to win hands down and that q lively fight may be precipitated on this nomination. Gossip went so far as to say that as a result of a cry of Lets beat Kirby Hon. Tillman B. Parks of Lewisville would be pre- sented as a compromise candidate for the nomination. Mir. Parks at once put Guietus on such a movement and declared that he was not in sym 1 pathy with it.
 Friends of MT. Pindall stated that l the sentiment among them is that ] there ought to be an investieation of the changes which put MT. Kirby iN the lead
 Nr. Kirby said that he was not per hitting himself to become worried He claims 2S6 delegates. or 29 more than enough to nominate, and adds that while he recognizes the exis4 ollca of an element that would like io bring abou this defeat, he considers that he has already won his fight. In the corridor of the Arlington hotel last night the prospect of a stir in the convention on the nomina- ton for attorney general was the par amount topic.
 Survey of the Situation on the Da% Before the Battle.
 preliminaries did not receive full attention yesterday in connection with the opening Of the convention today. Many of the leaders were late in getting here, and the Democratic state committee did practically nott- ing all day, deferlin2 until a night session last night the consideration Of matters before it.
 As the situation was last night there seems n0 dnubt thar strong forces are uniting upon Judge J. H. Evans of Bonneville for temporary chairman and Congressman c. C. Reid for permanent chairman of the convention, while John F. Rutherford of Pine Bluff is apparently the prob able choice for chairman of the state central committee for the next two years.
 Much depends upon the result Of the contests from the counties in which separate deleeations We'" elected. A delegate who is altoseth- CT anti Davis said today: "It is + no means certain that Governor Da i, wis will control the convention. The contested seats in the convention number 34, and in addition to these there are eight or ten counties in which the primary elections on Marc' 22 were not legalized. and the votes of which might not be accepted. It did not appear last night, how ever. that there is going to be a real ly bitter contest in the convention. The report of the state committee submitting the rol of delegates for l inc temporary organization will. ef