The Forrest City times., 1913-07-04

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 JasE coHIon, little cd everyday yrina-g election ostsoSibsy to 5e.s-- mine who shall o@ the ooriEss, bat really to see Ehicl of swo men shall sppo-tIo1 cat tks spoils, and irci- dsntslly ocegpy what ought 10 be the high and boDor2bls position c. Eov- ernoy cf ths great state cf Arkausas And the Democratic party = he great party ct the white people, and cf tbe best people, ct tbs s-sts-s rent aszndsr. not by either gsBt1srar fer whoss benefit CT zdvaocensnt q honor 1he said election ix supposed = hare teeu holden. but by tbe h1nzry. pis-coGntsr csoEd, who have stopped al nothing to esect tfeir man and gain tie spells
 No Ezn ab9 Las eyes tc see q ears to hear and intelligence e discrln- in2te, doubts for 2 monsnt. 6esp down in h.s Aeargs snst trazd and ciicanery were practtce3 in ths psl-. nagy election ot June zls.. and ik5t tsse ballot vas dess 1clse.5
 P2stiszns ct either s5de. perhaps. lD some localities. ars guilty, bat it is patsn. on the face 0f such returns zs have been made thai those of Judge Geo. " HzFs were tbe better and larger stsslers, and l2e is declared the beneficiary
 There is Eo doubt il ozr miod Ina. Hen. 5 Brcndl6ge, Q. White coanty. received 6 majority ot the rotes in that election, and 4s IE.s choice cf the people for governor and he bas under taken to demonstrate this fact 5y serving notice of contest c1- lis ogpo- Eent
 As stated in the dispatches. taslye counties were chosen as being sufH cleut in which to show enough fraud Ehich, i pgrged from The returns. would give -C him : ns19Ilty ct The Aega! votes cast
 We blush tg mention the tzct that the name of 5. Fr4ucis county is among ths nGDter mentioned. and ss blush 10 ackn0w ledge That 6 de Mand for he ballot ooxes poi books. E&l.Ots tally sheets, etc, of this co1Q- r, by representatives Cf Mr BTgu- G!oge, .1s fused 2Ld We furtEs, blush 10 see that II was stated by Hon. John T. Hicks formerly pros ecuting attorney Of this judicial cir cuit, in his remarks ostoFs the State Central Committee and published ir the Gazette Monday. that sege.a poll books of this, s. Francis, county have disappeared "
 We are not in position to deny ol confirm these charges, bsca use we ourselves have been unable t0 get the official return. Of this county by pre- cincts; this is the first time in the history Of our connection with the paper here, coyering Ia period Of hnotf than - years. that such returns have not been forthcoming al our request Hence we have Bc way Of convincing ourselves or others that The ballot iI this county was pure. We were cer talnly, 10 say the least, very mpct surprised al the declared and pub lished totals, and In view Of pre-elec tion reports and the general tone and atmosphere here, Te had every reason 10 think and believe that Brundidge would al least divide honors witt Hays in this county; whereas, Hays isr reported to have carried the county by majority of 222 votes.
 WE CANNOT BELIEVE IT,
 MT Brundi6ge, knowing that ths State Central Committee Was strOngl , partisan 10 Hays, went 10 the chan. cellOr and procured an injunction and peremptory order to compel this com mittee 10 hear and determine his con. test upon its merits. There was . great scene. The partisaps Of Hays adopted a resol ution over the protes, of Brundidge's friends giving him only three days to prove his claims of fraud, which Of course Is 6 physica impossibility, and refusing 10 send a messenger after the poll books, ballots etc. but, instead, adopting a resolu. tion requesting the said c1stOdians S 10 send or bring them 10 Little Rock, <whieh, Of course. they Will net de, es- may be discovered. Ire committee also announced it's intention 10 declare Judge Hays the nominee al the end of three days if MT. Brundidge had not proven the alleged frauds.
 In order to simplify matters and put it within the possibility Of their abilities to perform, MT. Brundidge't attorneys made the proposition tagair we blush to say it),
 That if this committee will bring before 1t the poll books, tally sheet! and ballots Of St. Francis township and the wards of Helena Tn the county of Phillips, and the poll books, tally sheets and ballots Of all the townshi p: of Union, St Francis and Ouachits counties and certified copy of the oflcial list Of taxpayers of the counties of St. Francis, Phillips, Union and Ouachita by townships and recount said ballots and purge the same of all Illegal votes, and should it be found that no frauds were perpetrated against the contestant and in favor of the contestee in said counties, we will proceed no further with this contest. We further agree that we will pay all expenses incurred in procuring such tally sheets. poll books and ballots and the certified copies of the official list of the poll-tax payers; which investi- yation, with due diligence, can be