The Green Forest tribune., 1914-04-10

 of the chairman and secretary of the old County Central Committee.
 Sections 34 and 35 of the rules and regulations of the State Democratic Central Committee, as heretofore vote for United States senators and state officers to be certified to the secretary of the State Central Con- mittee by the chairman and secretary of the old County Central Committee. This committee has never yet met in Poinsett county the vote has never been counted and tabulated by the committee, and no certificate has ever been made The chairman of this committee states that the com mittee has never met. that he has never seen the vote that was cast and knows nothing in the world about it. These are the facts and the proof is in my possession.
 Tt illustrates the tactics that have been and are still being used in order to defeat the will of the people, ex- pressed by their vote.
 Another circumstance worthy of consideration, this juggling was done after it was known that I had receiv- ed a majority of all votes cast.
 q repeat in all sincerity that by o11 T been elected United States senator by the official vote returned and am entitled to serve the people in that capacity"
 Contest Procedure.
 Notice of the contest must be filed within 30 days from last Monday and must be filed with both the chairman and the secretary of the State Gen. tral Committee. It is optional with the chairman upon receiving contest notice wherther he shall immediately call the State Central Committee to- gether or name a special contest com mittee to consider the contest and re- port with recommendation to the State Central Committee at a meeting just previous to the state convention
 The final decision, however, in the senatorial contest must come from the state convention, which meets June at Pine Bluff. the State Central Com mittee reporting to this organization on that date. In the Hays -Brundidge contest the State Central Committees finding was final for the reason that no convention was held last year, the election for governor at that time being a special election to fill the un- expired term as governor of Joe T. Robinson.
 The controverted vote of Poinsett county, upon which the contest will be based, was reported as follows:
 Originally reported as official count by the county central committees Clarke 1,286, Kirby 615.
 nepoSted eyl SLat5 156iessitl '. =. Going, chairman of county conven- tion: Clarke 1,521. Kirby 450
 Both Chairman Walls and Secretary Hutton announce that no official re- turns received by them will be made public until all the official certificates are in.
 It will be possible to prolong the contest until a few days before the date of the state convention June 3.
 A 20 days notice must be given the contestee, who also is given 20 days in which 10 file an answer with the State Central Committee. The con testant then may, if he desires, have 20 days for the submission of proof making in the aggregate 60 days be fore the matter is finally before the State Central Committed
 No proxies will be allowed under a new rule of the Democratic state or ganiZation.
 Other Contests.
 The total vote on state officers with seven counties complete but unofficial is as follows For Secretary of State Hodges 93,S26, Downing 36,S07; fol Auditor of State, Mccain 61,042, Golf man, 69,570; for State Superintendent Cook 69,03S, Rogers 62,694. The win ners and majorities are: Earle W Hodges 57,019; Coffman, S,52S; Cook 6,344.
 The official count for Fulton and Cleburne counties made little change in the vote given Congressman Oldfield and Tom Campbell for congressman in the Second district Oldfield's to- tai is 14669 and Campbells 9.451, with official figures from every county but Randolph. Oldfield's renomination is assured.
 The official count for every county in the Third district gives the nomi nation for congressman to John N Tillman of Fayetteville, former presi dent of the University of Arkansas his lead over Claude A. Fuller of Flu reka Springs being BIT. w. H. "Coin' Harvey ran third in the six-man race in this district, his vote being 2,457 V. c. Bratton was fourth, w. H. Hud son fifth and w. L. Stuckey last.
 In the Seventh district Congressman w. s. Goodwin is leading R. s. War nook by more than 1000 votes with of ficial returns from all but three coun. ties and complete figures on these.
 Railroad Commissioners.
 Additional official counts received in the Northeastern and Southern Rail. road Commission districts make no obapCo in tho ofood;,. of 1I.,.