The Springdale news., 1914-04-03
KIRBY CLAIMS IRREGULARITIES AND TT IS REPORTED WILL CONTEST THE ELECTION.
Congratulations From President.

Congratulations From President.
 Senator Clarke on Wednesday re- ceived the following telegram of con- gratulation from President Wilson:
 Please accept my warmest con- gratulations. It gives me real pleas ure that our association is to be continued and great satisfaction that l am not to lose the benefit of your counsel"
 When The News was printed last week it looked like Senator Clarke was safe for reelection. As later returns came in, however, his lead was cut down, and for three or four days the candidates seesawed back and forth, first one and then the other being in the lead. It has been one of the closest political contests the state has ever known.
 Returns from all the counties give Clarke 6S,024 and Kirby 67,793, ma jority of 231 for Clarke.
 Judge Kirby has challenged the of ficial returns from Poinsett County, the last county to report, and says they are incorrect. The vote of this county as reported to the Little Rock Gazette by its correspondent at Harrisburg gave Clarke f2S6 and Kiby 6l5. Clyde Going, chairman of the county convention, reported the vote as l621 for Clarke and 450 for Kirby. The first figures would nom mate Kirby by majority of 1S4.
 MT. Going arrived in Little Rock Tuesday afternoon with the Poinsett County vote, but Secretary Hutton of the State Committee refused to accept them because they were not signed by Marion Hazel. tie old chair man of the Poinsett County commit tee. Mr Hazel was expected to reach Little Rock yesterday when it was stated he will sign the returns. In any event il seem likely there will be contest and the matter car iiCd bo tiit SlGtIc COA NtHlfOH WHICH meets at Pine Bluff in June. The executive committee of the state central committee meets in Little Rock Monday to canvass the returns. and it is expected that Judge Kirby will start his contest before this con- mittee
 Winners in contests for state of Ilces are: Secretary of State, Earle W. Hodges; State Auditor, L. L. Coffman; Superintendent of Public instruction, Geo. B. Cook.
 Congressional Race.
 It has been impossible to get ab solutely aeeura-e figures of the vote for Congress from the different counties. but according to our fig ures Tillman has plurality of 479 over Fuller, who ran second, Till mans vote being 5112, Fuller's A. 633. Harvey was third These fig ures may vary a few votes when the official count is known in all the countines but will not alter the re- suit Following is the vote by coun- ties as We get it;
 Washington, offical-Tillman l. 5S4, Fuller 764, Harvey 3S6, Bratton le5, Hudson 42, Stuckey 5S
 Benton, official-T Tillman 1424, Full CT 1291, Harvey 653, Bratton 3SO, Hudson 51, Stuckey 13.
 Tillman $40, Fuller 40, Harvey 221, Bratton 93, Hudson 50, Stuckey 6.
 Carroll, offieial-Tillman 593, Full CT 1883, Harvey 122, Bratton 43, Hud- son 31, Stuekey 3.
 Boone-Tillman' plurality 159.
 Newton-Fullers plurality S2.
 Marion-Tillman 147, Fuller 182, Harvey 279, Bratton 59, Hudson 56l, Stuckey 10.
 Searcy-Tillman 13. Fuller 29. Har- vey IS, Bratton 656.
 Baxter-Tillman 316, Fuller 412.
 Van Buren-Tillman 335, Fuller 379, Harvey 9s, Bratton 223, Hudson II, Stuckey 1.
 Judge Tillman's friends are nat urally pleased that he won the race, but there is extreme qualification in the vote given him by his home county. The report had been in- dustriously circulated throughout the campaign that he was weak in his home county, but the result shows that he received more votes in Wash ington County than the combined