The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-07-03
|OUACHTA RETURNS
ARE BROUGHT IN
committee Is WAITING
SENTIMENT IS THAT CONTEST
CANNOT BE DECIDED, AND
HAYS WILL BE CERTIFIED.
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.

eagle" oratory occupied the morning
session of the State Democratic Gen.
trail Committee today, the committee
marking time while waiting for the
poll books anil 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 GER
tify a nominee elapses, July 3, and
that the committee will certify Judge
Hays as the nominee.
1t is currently reported that Immed-
lately after the certificate is issued
to Judge Hays, Mr.. 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 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
ers of Judge Geo. w. Hays and Mr..
Brundidge had battled increasingly
the greater part of the day. 1t was
considered Hays victory and the
Hays men are jubilant tonight.
The state central committee was
called together at noon in the conven-
ton 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 1860
and Brundidge 34,392, majority OF
I1,177 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
its 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
23, 1913, and whereas it is the desire
of this committee to extend every
courtesy and opportunity to contest
an consistent with our duty to the
Democratic party and in keeping with
the law, therefore be it
Resolved That we will hear al
proof from both contestant and con
testee presented to US within such
time as will enable this committee t.
make a finding and certify the nomi
nee within the time required by law.
Former Attorney-General H. L
Norwood, attorney for Mr.. Brun
didge, declared that the adoption O
. the Coleman resolution would make i
impossible for Mr. Brundidge to prove
his charges of fraud, and pleaded tina
it be rejected.
As a counter proposition Mr.. Nor
: wood agreed that Mr.. Brundidg'
would drop charges of fraud in al
{ counties except st. Francis, Ouachit;
and Union, the wards of Helena, ant
: st. Francis township in Phillip