The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-04

| presiding, be made permanent Mr. Head of Texarkana moved a substi ute that E. 0. Mahoaey of Union be made permanent chairman, and that Sheriff Hutton of Pulaski be made | permanent secretary
 Judge, J. NJ. Carter of Texarkana was recognized by Judge Elliott, and made an impassioned appeal to the convention to vote for Mahoney. He recited that he had called on Senator Clarke yesterday afternoon to have | Congressman MCRae selected as chairman, MoRae being a Clarke man. but that Senator Clarke had tod him it was too late, as the state committee had already selected Judge Elliott He made an effort to have the con- yention demand McRae. but on a standing vote he proposed, there were only a small minority arose.
 United States Senator Clarke ex- paiIed the visit from Judge Carter. saying that Mcl2ate would have suitea him well, but that he wanted Coy elnor Hays recognized in the matter, and that Judge Elliott had been se- lected, and he did not feel like asking Judge Elliott to step aside after he had been named by the state commit tee.
 The Gar and county delegation was split on the vote for the organization four having voted for Elliott. and eight having voted with the minority Kirby forces for Mahoney. One dele gate, Claude Marsh was absent. and the vacancy had not been filled by the delegation
 At the morning caucus of the Gar land delegation there was talk of en- forcing the unit rule. which would have forced the entire 12 votes to Kirby, but Judge Gotham objected stating that the delegates should vote their own sentiments, except that as the county had gone for Clarke, hey should cast the vote of the county with the Clarke forces.
 The Hot Springs delegation was composed of Barry, Gotham, Moore, Cozby, Fower Mclaughlin. Hoga- boom, Little, Rigsbee, sorrens. Buff fington and Echols
 Hon w. IT, Martin United States District Attorney for the eastern dis trict of Arkansas, had been invited to the stage to sit with the Pulaski dele eaton. George P. Wilmington, state committeeman, also occupied a seat on the stage. Messrs. George R. Bedding and simon Cooper came in the hall wearing de egate badges and were seated with the Benton county delegates. sam Williamson had been invited to join the Jefferson county delegation. Scott Wood and Richard Ryan were with a delegation in the rear of the hall Pete Hite sat with the Garland deegation.
 Montgomery county was called on roll call but never responded. "The creek is up,, suggested some one, which was taken as the most plaus- ible reason why the sister delegation of Gar and s was missing. This was the only county which did not re- spond to the roll call.
 When tomorrow morning the con. test committee submits it's report. in effect that the action of the state central committee relative to the Kirby contest be ratified by the democrataic state convention. the vote will be taken, the band will play and the fireworks will be all over.
 This committee tonight decided on it's report. The convention will give one hour each to hear arguments as to whether the report shall be adopt ed by the convention. That will give Judge Kirby an opportunity to make himself heard. He may carry the fight to the roll cali but also he may make a harmony speech.
 The committee which will make this report is representative one horner of Phillips, Rainwater of Con way, Windham of Miller, Neil of In dependence, Gotham of Drew, Me Clellan of Grant, and Hern of Sharp ANHC 1 1N'ihANhANi littN = aAlA uNl AAAdAi9 decided the issue.
 Colonel Brundidge this afternoon presented resolution providing that a committee draft a bill for a change in the election laws, that contests may be s6ltled in the courts rather than in the political councils.
 lGovernor Hays, from seat in a box, asked the convention to adopt the resolution by unanimous vote, which was done.
 Brundidge made a short speech in support of the measure, but there was no prejudice nor yindictiveness in what he said. He is a democrat first, he said and had never yet failed to support the nominees.
 Tonight Gilbert Hogaboom was se- lected by the Garland county delega- tion as the nominee of that judicial district for a place on the state com mittee. Montgomery county would havo had a voice., but never yet has any delegate showed from MOntgOm-