The Harrison times., 1914-06-13
HONEST PRIMARY
LAW is DEMANDED
BRUNDlDGE DECLARES PARTY
MUST BE PURGED OF EVEN
SUSPICION OF WRONG.
]. M. ELLIOTT WAS CHAIRMAN
In Keynote Speech Declared That He
Was for Clarke and II Was a
Clarke Convention.
w.st.rn Newrpnper unIon News ser,Ic..

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pine Bluff.-Shortly after noon
Thursday, the Democratic State Con
yention, by vote Of 450 to 1853, dis
missed the contest Of Associate Jus
tice w. +. Kirby for the senatorial
nomination, and thereby declared Sen
ator James p. Clarke the nominee
The vote came after Judge Kirby had
been addressing the convention for
25 minutes. He had been given IL
minutes to speak, and had asked tor
an extension Of time. The convention
began TO show evidences OF restless
ness, and Senator Clarke called upon
Chairman Elliott TO enforce the rule
and stop the speaker, or he would do
10.
Then Little Rock was selected as
the meeting place Of the convention
In 1916, winning over Paragould and
Hot Springs by acclamation, Little
Rock was presented to the convention
by Judge 10 Hardage OF Arkadelphia
w. @. Hutton was replaced as sec
retary Of the state Central Commit
tee because he had been Kirby sup
porter and Chancery Clerk Jack Ma
loney OF Pulaski county was elected
TO succeed him.
Convention Dominated by Clarke
The convention was at all times
easily dominated by Senators Clarke
and Robinson. Gov, Hays was entire
ly eliminated from any part In the
organization, but made no effort "a
compel the recognition that Is usually
accorded the chief executive, While
he was a Kirby partisan, he took nc
active part In the contest, either be
fore or after the primary.
Tho temporary officers, selected by
the central committee by u vote OF ~
10 8, we're Chairman, Chancellor j, M
Elliott, secretary, HeartsIll II, Ragon'
assistant secretaries, Allan Gates Stee
Hayes, Meyer Solmson, Bill Stoddard
and Harry. G. Hale, This temporary
organization was made permanent by
vote Of di6 10 100, this being the
first real test OF strength In the con
yenton between tho factions,
Tho committees were
Senatorial Contest-E, G, Hornor Of
Helena chairman; Wood ROlnwOter OF
Morrilton, Allan Winham OF 1eSork
ana, Ernest Nelll OF BatesyIle, j. r
Gotham Of Monticello, Thos l. Horrr
OF Evening Shade and Isaac Mcclellan
OF sheridan,
Platform Commlttee-judge w. NJ
Kayanaugh OF Little Rock, chairman
W. w. Eatman, Jess Martin, j. NJ
Gates, Eugene williams, r. u, Wood
" A. Boeson, John =. Stafford, 7, G
McRuo, r. ], Moore, Done Coleman, II
", JorfriCg, j. G. Ross, Dick Rice, rtI
Holmes, W. NJ, Lewis, j, u, Melon
ough, NJ, y, Dickinson, E l., Mallook
John II, White, ], Y, Coston Walter
snapp, Harry u, Cook Loo COzorl Or
nNkor Paul Little and j, N, TIllmOn,
The Contest Committee heard both
sides Of the case Wednesday night
after which II voted 90 dismiss The
contest and prepared n resolution foi
submission TO the convention uphold
ing The action OF the Central Commit
tee, A minority report signed by
Allen WInhNm OF TeXefkana and Isaac
J, Mcclellan Of sheridan was alst
submltted, but Il received alght recog
milton, From the first it appeared
corlain that Senator Clarke would br
declared the nominee, The discussions
IN committee and convention were
often characterized by aerImony, bu
judge Ruby'a partlsnna we're over
whelmIngly ounumbered, and thon
imposslonod pleas were Of little avail
Chairman GllIotts Keynote Speech,
The keynote Of the convention wni
struck by Chairman Elliott In hli
opening fema7ksl "Mr Chairman ant
gentlemen Of the convention polite.
has lta lirbta mn we'll aa lta shadows