The Green Forest tribune., 1913-07-04

ed, the commission is sustained and upheld by the confidence and votes of a majority of the party, but I woult spurn to accept such leadership if it came to me through the channels of political trickery, chicanery and fraud"
 Hays View of Tanele.
 Judge Hays also was willing to dis cuss the political tangle.
 "The official returns from the pri- mary election held June 21, 1913, show that I received the nomination for gov ernor by good majority" Judge Hays said. Recognizing this fact, MT Brundidge served me with written mo- tice of his intention to contest the election before the State Central Com. mittee, which is called to meet in Lit tie Rock next Monday, June 30, 1913; also that he will on that date demand from the proper officers copies of the poll books of certain counties, 12 in number.
 Under the law, the name of the Democratic nominee for governor must be certified by the State Central Com mittee to the secretary of state 20 days befoqe the election, and in this particular case the name of the nomi- nee must be certified on or before the third day of July next, leaving the State Committee only June 30, July 1. and 9, four days.
 Says No Complaint Filed.
 T have received no statement of the charges against the integrity of the returns of the election that will be made by him. He has filed no com plaint and I am therefore not advised of the wrongs he complains of Under the act of 1911, he has 30 days in which to file his complaint, but just when he will file it I cannot say. He knows that when his statement Of charges is filed with the committee, it necessarily will require a short time for me to prepare and file my answer thereto, and that we are each entitled to 20 days thereafter in which to take our testimony. If any considerable part of this time was consumed in taking the testimony, it would carry us beyond the date fixed for the cleo ton, July g.
 .'I am convinced that any statement that he may make impeaching the in- tergity of the returns from any county carried by me, or from any county named by him in his notice served or. me, will not have facts to support them. Furthermore, there are a num- Der of counties whose returns Of elec- ton give him large maiorities, and again these proper charges of irregu- arity can truthfullv be made and of which he knows or could know by slight investigation.
 May Disrupt Democrats.
 Under existing conditions and the spirit shown by MT. Brundidge, I am forced to the conclusion that this con- test will be entered, not that the ex- pects 10 be declared the nominee for the office of governor, but for the sole purpose that he may, by delay, prevent the name of Democratic nominee be- ing placed on the ticket This he must conclude will possibly cause the cleo ton of a governor from one of the other parties and will practically dis. rupt the Democratic party.
 "I have fought a fair fight and have won. I have been fairly and hon estly nominated. The people have spoken and their will should govern. I confidently expect that next Monday the State Centaral Committee will de clare me the nominee, and that it will not permit the will of the people to be defeated and the Democratic party disrupted for the qualification of MT. Brundidge."