Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-07-02

lUE COpISS Ol Sdlu poll uOOkS WILL uS made in the following counties: Clark, Calhoun, Union, Ouachita, Columbia, Bradley, St. Francis and Hampstead.
 (Signed) "S. Brundidge.'
 Judge Hays Statement.
 Judge Hays, after receiving MT. letter, issued this state ment:
 "To the Democratic Voters of Arkan-
 sas:
 Tn statement published In the Ar. kansas Gazette of the 26th instant over the signature of Hon. Stephen Brundidge, it is stated as the opinion of MT. Brundidge that he has received a majority of the legal votes cast at the primary election held on Saturday June 21. Complaint is further made specifically, with. reference to the re turns from Phillips county, which show that Mr Brundidge carried the county by a majority of 30S votes. The basis of this complaint, as stated, is that i'll his race against Senator Davis, Mir carried Phillips county by a majority of something over HOO, coupled with the statement that the people generally, in all parts of the county, are his friends, and the ma iority of them. have been his friends for many years. Gross frauds are charged by Mr. Brundidge as having been committed in this county. He says it is inconceivable that with 2,400 votes polled his majority should have been only 30S. In this connection 1 desire to call to the attention of the Democratic voters of Arkansas the fol lowing facts which make the results in some other counties as inconceivable to me.
 .In the race between MT. Brun- didge and Senator Davis, before the primary in March, 1912, the result in White county was that Senator Davis carried the county over MT. .Brundidge by a majority of nearly 300, yet in the present election his majority ill
 
 that county amounts to 1872. While this may not be called 'inconceiyable, , it might at least be suggestive of a rather cratic change in public senti- ment. It might be well contended that one is as susceptible of explanation as the other. He charges fraud in Phillips, while state that the results in the two counties are parallel.
 Changes in Other Counties.
 "As Mir. Brundidge has compared his vote in this election with the vote re- ceiyed by him in the race between him. self and Senator Davis for the United States senate, 1t will be observed that while Mir. Brundidge carried Faulkaer county in this race by a majority of sos votes, according to the Gazette re- port, he lost the same county to Sena- tor Davis. The same radical changes are evidenced in the vote of Poinsett county. MT Brundidge carried this county over Senator Davis, according to my recollection, by majority of three or four hundred, while, accord ing to the returns at hand, MT. Brun, didge has more than doubled his ma jority there. Numerous instances can be shown, and with these facts at hand it occurs to me that in saying the vote in Phillips county is incon ceivable' a rather strong word has been used. am not here allegins hat fraud wa . '. ..F-sz1seeu m the coun- =<es 0f wmfe, Faulkner and Poinsett. but if the change in sentiment is to be the rule by which fraud is charged in Phillips county, then by parity of the same allegation might be made as to these counties.
 If the vote in Phillips county is any evidence of an effort on the part of machine politicians to defeat the will of the people, as MT. Brundidge would have the voters of Arkansas be- lieve, then with an equal showing of verity 1 could state that the vote in White, Faulkner and Ponisett counties was an effort on the part of machine politicians to wrest the office of gov. ernor from the people and restore it to the politicians. Let MT. Brundidge ex- plain why the official vote in White county is now two days later than Phillips in being reported, before de nouncing Phillips county and charging fraud.
 Tn keeping with tn character oi the campaign waged by MT. Brundidge he has seen fit to ascribe to himself all virtue and purity and to character ize those who oppose him as a coterie of politicians who have been and vii continue to work it overtime, for theil selfish ends and to promote their per sonal ambitions to the great detrimen' Of the people and of the prosperity an6 and growth of the state This is 2 self-serving declaration which I fee will be taken by the intelligent people of this state with that degree of eau tion which such statements merit.
 Is Served With Notice.
 q have tonight had served upon mt a demand to furnish MT. Brundidgt with a copy of the poll books in ths counties of my judicial district, ant (t1,-1~ orI Dhi1I:Y.c