Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-06-24

MILWEE SAYS "NO'
contest is Hinted at-V0te Hall Nor.
NAL Over the Stnte-Thp
Claims.

Little Rock, June (Midnight-
] At Hays headquarters that same CON
! fdenCe OF victory was apparent to-
night as has been evidenced there
! since election day. The managers of
Judge Hays headquarters declared
! that With the incomplete returns in
, from seventy-five counties. Judge
! Hays nomination is a certainty
I'VE will win by at least 3.O03," said
one of them, land the majority may
go to 5000 or 1000 for Judge Hays.
for there are many townships in South
Arkansas that have not reported and
over Col. Brundidge. All day long the
Brundidge headquarters has been
sending out false statements of ma
jorities to create sentiment, but they
have failed in their efforts to make
good and tonight we got onto little
play that was attempted by the Brun-
didge crowd that was nipped in the
bud, They can't get the nomination
now. It's gone too far from them.
Well could give them / 900 majority
in Phillips county and still beat Brun-
| didge more than five thousand. But
! we have information rom Phillips
that it will give Hays majority in
stead of Brundidge. There is no doubt
ing the nomination of Judge Hays. The
figures won't lie and it is impossible
firmed every report we have on tab
ulated statement by three and five
men in each county and there's nc
installing the Hays victory"
At Colonel Brundidge headquarters
there was not so much enthusiasm
displayed, although Manager Frank
Milwee and his friends continued tc
claim the nomination for Brundidge
The arrival of Sheriff Edgar Brewster
from Jefferson county tonight created
new interest with the arrival of other
Brundidge men from over the state
Just what will result from the confer.
ence has not been indicated.
Only half of the normal vote of the
state was cast in last Saturdays cleo.
ton. Scores of precincts held nc
election at all 81"
The distinguishing features of the
election have been the small vote anG
the slow returns, considering that the
ticket is the shortest ever voted at 8
state election, in most Of the counties
there being only the two names on it
In many counties there were numer
GUS townships that held no election
and it is reported that in one town
ship in a western county, the judges
delivered the box at the county sea
at noon, reporting that there was n,
use in keeping the election open al
day for every one in the township, Fl
in all had voted.
AS the result is deferred from da,
to day, the talk of possible contes
becomes stronger. In the event tn
majority for either candidate is no
more than a thousand, it Is generall
Z believed there will be contest.
And if there should be a contest, al
interesting condition is liable to arts,
which some have not taken into con
sideration.
Under the law, the county centra
committees will meet this week, mos
of them on Saturday, to canvass tn
returns, which will be made to tn
; State Central Committee. That bod,
must canvass the returns and certif
the nominee to the governor not late
than 20 days before the election
which would be July 3, and the nomi
nee must be certified out by the sec
rotary of state to the county election
commissioners, not later than Jul.
5.
Should a contest be started, wit
the necessary taking Of testimony an
all the machinery of an election con
: test, it would be a physical impossi
l bility to complete it in time to cert
fy the nominee wiShin the require
e time. The special election, called t.
fill the vacancy in the office of gov
: ernor, is called without respect t.
party, and the fact that any one part.
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