Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-07-05
HAYS MAY YET
GET ON TICKET
Supreme Court Will Be
Asked to Reverse Decision
of Chancellor.
IT CAN DEDUCT TIME
Transcript Will Be Filed i'm Supreme
Court This Morning and
Case Pushed.
IT CAN DEDUCT TIME

Little Rock, July 1.-The transcript
Of the proceedings in Chancery Court
which resulted late Friday night in
Il decision being rendered by Chan
cellor Martineau granting the per-
manent injunction sought by attor
neys for Col. Stephen Brundidge pro-
hibitinG Secretary of State Earle w.
Hodges from certifying the name of
Judge George W. Hays as the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor will be
filed in the Supreme Court today ac-
cording to the statement of attorneys
representing both Brundidge and
Hays.
The extended order and opinion of
Chancellor Martineau was presented
and approved by Judge Martineau,
and with a few minor changes was
read to be filed in the Supreme Court
before noon Friday.
At a conference between the attor-
neys representing Brunddge and
Hays. held this morning in Judge
Martineaus chambers, it was agreed
ing that would prevent an immediate
hearing Of the case by the Supreme
Court. 1t was further agreed the at
tenton of the court would be called
to the fact that this is a case in
which the entire state is vitality in
terested, and that the attorneys on
both sides joined in respectful re-
quest that it be given as prompt at
tenton as possible.
AS the Supreme Court is closed to-
day, July the Fourth, and will not be
reopened, no action can be expected
before Monday. The question that is
now puzzling the attorneys is what
Interpretation the Supreme Court will
nut on the law requiring the secre-
tary of State to certify out the name
of the candidate eighteen days before
the date OF the election. IT action is
taken Monday it will give the secre-
tary of State less than eighteen days
to make the certificatiOn required by
law.
Attorneys Norwood and Stayton, rep
resenting Colonel Brundidge, said that
they did not know what construction
would be placed on the law.
eve don't pretend to be able to in
terpret this feature of the law, said
Attorney Hal Norwood. We simply
don't know and it would be foolish
for us to make statement
Judge Carmichael representing
Judge Hays, who was present with at
torneys for Colonel Brundidge when
| the question was raised said:
| know the people are insterested in
this feature of the case, but am
Just like Mr.. Norwood and Mr.. Stay
| ton, | don't know.
"You can say that it is believed by
some people, who have looked into
| the law, that the Supreme Court,
| should the action of the Chancery
Court be set aside, might hold that
| the time consumed IN the trial OF
the cause in the lower court did not
count. If that view is taken it could
be held that the Secretary of State
would still be within the law in GER
tifying to the name of candidate,
i Il am not giving this as legal
opinion but merely as the opinion
that is held by a number.of those who
4 have studied the matter.
The permanent injunction sought
by Col. Stephen Brundidge to pre-
vent the rame of Judge George w.
Hays from being certified to as the
!, Democratic nominee for governor,
) was granted by Chancellor Martinean
in Chancery Court at II O'clock
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