The log cabin Democrat., 1913-07-01
.OUACH|TA RETURNS
 ARE BROUGHT IN COMMITTEE IS WAITING
IS THAT CONTEST CANNOT BE DECIDED, AND
 HAYS WILL BE CERTIFIED.
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

Llttle ROCK, July 1.-"Spread- eagle oratory occupied the morning session of the State Democratic Gen. tral Committee today, the committee marking time while waiting for the poll books anl tally sheets from the contested counties.
 The ballots from Ouachita, one of the contested counties, were received today and will be re-canvassed. The demand for the returns from other counties, however, is not mandatory, and it is not expected that all of them will be brought in.
 The opinion today is that the con- test cannot be gone into and determ- ined before the time in which to cer- tify nominee elapses, July 3, and that the committee will certify Judge Hays as the nominee.
 It is currently reported that immed- lately after the certificate is issued to Judge Hays, Mir. Brundidge's at torneys will apply for an injunction to restrain Secretary of State Hodges from certifying Hays as the Demo- cratic nominee. If such an injunction should be granted, it would mean that Judge Hays name could not be placed on the ticket, and would leave a pos sibility at least of the election of Col. G. w. Murphy, the Progressive nomi- nee.
 Many members of the Republican State Central Committee, which con- vened here at 2 o'clock this afternoon, are said to be in favor of making no nomination and urging their party to join with the Progressives in the sup port of Col. Murphy.
 Little Rock, July 1.-The Demo- cratic state central committee yester- day gave Stephan Brundidge until Thursday night to substantiate his charges that fraudulent votes were cast in the gubernatorial primary election 10 days ago and thereby de- prived him of the nomination. This decision was reached late yes terday afternoon after the support CTS of Judge Geo. w. Hays and MT. Brundidge had battled unceasingly the greater part of the day. It was considered Hays victory and the Hays men are jubilant tonight.
 The state central committee was called together at noon in the conven- tion hall at Hotel Marion and all members of the committee were rep resented in person or by proxy. A. J. Walls of Lonoke, chairman of the committee, appointed w. F. Coleman, H. s. Traylor, Lehman Kay, G. P Wilmington and P. R. Andrews a special committee to canvass the re- turns.
 When the committee reconvened af- ter luncheon the canvassing commit tee reported that with the official re- turns from Baxter, Desha, Madison 
 Newton and Searcy counties unre- ported, the vote stood: Hays 35,569 and Brundidge 34,392, a majority of 1,177 for Hays. This report brought cheers from the Hays sympathizers in the hall.
 w. F. Coleman of Pine Bluff, who acted as leader of the Hays forces, presented a resolution which resulted in an afternoon of oratory, in which the Brundidge men protested against ] it's adoption and the Hays men plead ed for it. The resolution was as fol lows:
 { Whereas, the election law requires that this committee certify the name of the nominee 20 days before July l23, 1913, and whereas it is the desire i, of this committee to extend every courtesy and opportunity to contest an tconsistent with our duty to the Democratic party and in keeping with the law, therefore be it
 Resolved, That we will hear all proof from both contestant and con- testee presented to us within such