The Forrest City times., 1913-06-27
SfARCYAN CHARCESFRAUD
FORMER CONGRESSMAN LEADS IN HIS HOME COUNTY BY OVER.
 WHELMiNG MAJORITY.
HAYS STRONG IN 0UACHiTA
Leads by Heavy Majority Throughout His Judicial District-Phillips Coun- ty Finally Reports and Disappoints Brundidee-Contest Seems Probable

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-On the face of nearly complete returns Hon. Geo. W. Hays has won the nomination of the Demo cratic party for governor of Arkansas. On Thursday Mir. Hays majority was 705 votes. Up to Thursday 47 coun- ties had been heard from officially, l.: counties had sent in complete but unofficial returns and incomplete re turns had been received from l3 coun- ties
 Official figures have not been re ceiYed from Madison or Newton coun, ties, but Madison county has given Ar. Brundidge a majority of 97 votes, according to a message from a cores r0ndent. sharp county reported Wed. nesday for the first time and official figures gave Mr Brundidge q majority Of 10 votes. This and the majority from Phillips county cut down Judge hays lead for time, but sraduall, the Camden jurist clint cd until his majority was 705 votes.
 The most important returns receiv- ed were from Phillips county. It had been expected that this coun.y would siYe Mr. Brundidee a majority of more 'haa 1000 votes and overcome the lead maintained by Judge Hays since lasj Saturday night. But when Phillips county reported a majority of only 3QS 'oteS for he former congressman, Mr bFUndidees nomination on the face O! the returns seemed hopeless.
 That Mir. Brundidge does not intend 10 give up the fight is evident from a statement issued by him in which he Claims frauds have been practiced by the opposition. Mir Brundidges state ment follows:
 To the Democratic Voters of Arkan-
 sas.
 Notwithstanding Judge Hays is lead fns me few hundred votes on the lace of the returns received by the Ca |eue, | do not conccde that he has oeen nominated. have not the fhadow Of doubt but that I receiv- ed majority of the legal votes cast 70 last Saturdays primary election.
 An effort has been made to take away from me my rightful majority in Fnilips county, and a greater wrong mas been perpotrated upon the people oy me burning Of the ballots. Phil IDS county is in my judicial district ana have always carried the county nS large majority. In my race aeainst the late Senator Davis, car 'ed lt by nearly 1900 majority. The peoP'e generally in all parts of the .o"AiF are my friends, and the major ny ot hem have been such for a great many years It is inconceivable N"' "Ith 2400 votes polled in the 'uUN'l' my majority over Judge Hays "" vas never in the county and who ptdcu:ally unknown to the people. @nueld have been less than that re- ''''a m my race against Senator Da. @' when only 1,S00 votes were cast.
 'H informed that gross fraud has
 'N perpetrated in other counties of "r state. The conditions brought e'o0' by this primary election call 'o' "mediate and drastic action or .he Democratic party will be discred-
 made the race for governor as the Ffop'es candidate in an effort to e'ssl he office from the machine pol. 1'Iahs and restore 1t to the people.
 'hr fraud perpetrated today in Phil "pS county, and. as I am informed, in r-l'' parts Of the state. goes uachal- a then We will have surrendered ", tilte governmcn. to a GO erie of pe''l .eians, who have been and will '..iAlt Co work it overtime for their 'e'''sa ends and to promote their per
 la' ambitions to the great deiriment
 'le people and of the prosperity
 luture growth of the state. l uN ilsht to maintain the will of the 0'p'e' as l believe il was express ad V 'he ballot Saturday.
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