Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-15
MORNING SESSION
Kirby Forces Lose in Attempt to De.
 fer Canvass.

A. J. Walls, chairman of the com mifdee, appointed H. Parker Of Ouachita county, Vince Miles of Se- bastian, June Wooten of Pulaski, w.. e Hutton, secretary and w. F. Cole man of Jefferson, as committee 70 make the canvass. The meeting was then adjourned at 11:15 o'clock until 2:30 D. m.
 The Kirby forces on the committee fought hard to have the canvassing of the returns postponed until the charges of Justice Kirby of fraud in the Poinsett county returns could be heard hy the committee and acted on.
 Coleman Cfrcumyents Head
 J. D. Head followed the motion of Dulaney with a substitute that the canvassing of the returns be postpon- ed until the charges of Justice Kirby could be heard. w. F. Coleman of Jefferson asked as matter of infor- nation that these charges filed by Justice Kirby be read. This w. G.. Hutton, secretary of the cimmlttee, did before the vote on the substitute motion was taken.
 The charges that had been filed by Justice Kirby were substantially as follows:
 List of kirby's Charges.
 That in Poinsett county, March 25, 8 fraudulent and pretended election was held. That the county central committee of Poinsett county did not convene during the forenoon of the first Monday following the prmary election, did not open the returns from the various precincts of the county, and did not publish the vo.e cast for each candidate in said elec- tion as required by law; that said committee did not meet at the time or tabulate or transmit the returns from the various precincts in said county to the county conventon.
 That when the convention mt at 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the first Monday following the election, it was caled to order by Marion w. Hazel, chairman of the county central com , mittee, and Clyde Going and H. B.. Thorn were elected respectively chairman and secretary of the con- vention ad a committee of three of the delegates canvassed the votes and made return showing the vote for Clarke 1,2S6 and Kirby 615. The re- port was approved and the conven- ton adjourned. He also alleged that this vote added to that in other counties would give him majority of 1S4 votes cast in the state.
 It is also charged that after >he re- turns showed he had a majority Clyde Going, chairman of the county convention and H. B. Thorn, secre- tary of the county central commit tee on the night of arch 30 made a false and fictitious return of the votes showing 1.521 votes for Clarke and 450 votes for Kirby.
 The charge then eyiwed the presen- tation of the returns to Secretary Hutton by Going and how he refused it until Marion w. Hazel would sign as chairman of the county central committee.
 That Poinsett Squabble
 he charge states that in Poinsett county in 1913, 1914 poll taxes were paid and that 100 of these were by Republicans, and that total of 250 of these probably did not vote. He then gives list of the number of il- legal votes he claims were cast in the different townships of the county making total of 459. He also alleges that 70 ballots were changed. He claims that a total of 729 illegal votes were given to Clarke. He further charges that no list of legal electors was furnished to the judges of election ia Poinsett county and that the voters were not required to share their Doll toy uocninfc IJo alco claims that some of the judges were drung and that he has been unable to receive copy of the poll books and tally sheets used at the election.
 In conclusion. the charge asks that the contestant be declared the nomi- nee for the United States senate and