The Springdale news., 1914-04-17
COMMITTEE WILL TAKE 4 LOOK AT PolNsETT COUNTY
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 The State Democratic Central Com mittee, which met i'll Little Rock Tuesday to canvass the returns of the late primary election. found that Senator Clarke had majority of PIP. Judge Kirby, his opponent, fil- ed contest notice with tHe committee, alleging fraud i'll Poinsett County and asking that theZXoteZ of that county be thrown out Senator Clarke eontended there WIS no fraud in Pofnsett County and asked that # =tAe committee went mo =tae ques Lion of alleged illegal votes in that county it also make q similar inTes garI0n in other couuties.. The com 4iflee Is still in session. and 1he in- dzeatioas are the matter will be ear Iried to the state convention no differ snee what the find.nss may be The following press dispatch rom Einle Rock gives the report Of the proeeed- inss on Wednesday:
 Little Rock, Ark. Apfa l7-Au day vas spent by the state Democratic central committee ia listening to or ftg14 and in skirmisiGiae=fe openings "a the Glarke-Kirbe contest for the United States senatorial nomination The Clarke forces were triumphant tt every point, tha committee lining ID strongly in his favor No decis- f5a vas reached however. and just preceding adjournmeat. resolution proposed by C. Wilmington, of Garland and seconded by Senator Clyde Going, was adopted by a vote Of tWenty-two to fiye.ZIt was stated that as required by this resolution, Secretary II. B Thorne Of the Poin sett county committee would pro- ceed on the first train to Harris Aburg,= secure the poll books, tally sheets. and ballot boxes of the re- cent primary and returning, deliver them into the hands of the state committee for such disposition as they might deem proper.
 The features of the day were speeches at the afternoon session by Judge w F. Kirby and Senator Clarke, each of whom was given most respectful hearing and were frequently interrupted with applause, from their adherents. This was es- l pecially strong on the Kirby side of the hall when, in the course of his addresss, he challenged Senator Clarke to run the race over again in thirty days, i'll the whole state and not make a speech, or 10 run it over again in Poinsett county and abide by the result While the addresses of the two candidates were eloquent and often impassioned. they were free from personalities, and there were few personal clashes.
 Senator Clarke said if the people of the St. Francis Levee had known Judge Kirby's record on levee matt CTS better, he would not have gott- en as many votes as he did.
 Senator Clarke would have been beaten by 10000 majority if it had not been for his control or federal patronage, declared Judge Kirby, and Senator Clarke retorted. If it had not been for the federal patro- mage would have won by 1000.
 The greater part Of the day was spent in q discussion of resolu- ton defining the purpose and policy of the committed The Kirby forces insisted upon the fullest investiga- ton of allegations of fraud in Poin- sett county, but the resolution as nally adopted declares that the committee shall confine it's investi- gations to charges of alterations of returns, and disregard as irregulari- ties impracticable of contest, of ale cations concerning the failure of any voter to pay poll tax as required by law.
 The committee declined to take up Judge kirby's charge that more votes were cast in Poinsett county than there are holders of poll tax receipts. Holding a poll tax receipt is a req Tuisite for voting in a primary elec- ton. the committee decided that If this matter was taken up it would be i necessary to investigate in all the seventy five counties.
 
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