Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-02

BRUNDIDGE FAILS
 TO MAKE GOOD
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tentiO nto Section 6 of Act 311 of the Acts of 1911, reading
 An of nf 1911 Citnd

shall have the power and authority to take or receive from the election judges having the custody of the poll books and ballots or from the officer of the committee having custody of the same, the original poll books, tally sheets, ballot boxes and ballots, and shall have the power and author ity to examine the same, and shall be required on motion of either party to open the ballot boxes and recount the ballots. They shall have power to i purge the ballot of all illegal ballots, etc."
 After quoting the law the motion demanded that the committee imme- diately send messengers to the County Central Committees of Bradley, Union. Ouachita, Dallas, Desha, Clark, Hemp stead, Prairie, St. Francis and all wards of the city of Helena and St. Fracis, Carrolton and Omaha Town ships, and townships in Boone County, and obtain the original poll books, tally sheets, ballot boxes and ballots.
 "In order to meet any possible ob- jection, we respectfully state," said the motion, 'that we will pay the eX- penses thereof upon your demand and that unless such action be taken, con- testant will be compelled to give mo- tice to the contestee for the taking o1 dispositions in the respective coun- ties in order that due and proper proof may be made of the allegations contained in our motion and that we will avail ourselves of all the rights and privileges accorded under the i law
 "Table it."
 "File it.''
 Second motion to table," That's no motion"
 Pandemonium was reigning ramp ant in the auditorium.
 MT. Coleman declared the paper was nothing more than a demand made by Brundidge attorneys and that all that could be done was to receive and file it.
 Short speeches for and against the resolution were made from commit teemen from several counties.
 w. H. Rector for Brundidge w. H. Rector, former assistant at torney general, made the rousing speech of the day when he jumped to his feet and declared that if the com mittee certified to the nomination of Judge Hays without making full in- I vestigation of the contest it would mean that the Democrats would put a man on their ticket who did not hold clear title.
 'I would rather see no Democrats name on the ticket than to have one there unless he had perfect right to have it there and unless that right was established by this tribunal
 MT. Rector's talk was to the point. He shot out cold, passionless demands that the Democracy of the state must be vindicated, that it was up to the committee to give a thorough trial to the contest
 "Who has indicted MT. Hays?" de- manded Mir. Wilmington.
 "Thirty-four thousand Democrats in the State of Arkansas whipped back Mir. Rector.
 T didn't vote for Mir. Hays" de- clared MT. Wilmington, land I haven't indicted him, and if 34,000 Democrats have, I'll bet that over $500 are sor- ny of it today
 John Y. Hicks Peacemaker
 John T. Hicks tried to pour oil on the ruffled waters by low-toned, get-together, and let's-all-be-brothefs speech. He said it was difficult mat ter to get things people did not want to give up. "The corkscrew that will pull out this evidence will have to be furnished by this committee,' de- clared Mir. Hicks.
 The motion to receive and file the Brun0lQSc IuOllOu was llAdAIy PaooSo by the usual heavy Hays majority.
 The motion of Mir. Coleman to in troduce number of affidavits from officers of several counties showing there had been no fraud where fraud was alleged by Colonel Brundldge precipitated another fierce scrimmage but he finally succeeded in having the affidavits read and then the meet ing adjourned until Wednesday after non at o'clock.
 Affidavits declaring no fraud eS- isted and of much length were read from election officials of Fl Dorado. Union county, cards 1, and 5, El Dorado, and Junction City.
 Hays supporters say they Will come into the meeting Wednesday af- ternoon with 147 additional affidavits.