The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-15

ballot at the primary in Dewitt, and calling for a resolution to reject the vote for railroad commissioner in this district and call a special cleo ton.
 The meeting was opened at 10 o'clock this morning. A few minutes before the meeting was opened, Sen ator James P. Clarke received an ovation as he entered the hall. A. J. Walls, chairman, presided, with w. | G. Hutton, secretary.
 Following were the members of the committee present:
 P. R. Andrews of Phillips, w. F. Coleman of Jefferson, J. NJ. Courtney of Conway, Sam Deener of Independ- ence, A. D. DuLaney of Little River, F. r. Freeman of Benton, l.. c. Go ing of Poinsett, J. D. Head of Miller, John W. Howell of Sebastian, w. G. Hutton of Pulaski, Lehman Kay of Fulton, Ben F. McFerrin of Newton, Claude Mann of Hot Spring, J. NJ. Martin of Pope, J. II. Parker of Qua chita, William II. Rector of Sebas- tian, John w. Richardson of Bradley, J. A. Thomas of Van Buren, J. s. Turner of Franklin, H. s. Taylor of Faulkner, A. ]. Walls of Lonoke, c. P. Wilmington of Garland, R. w. Wilson of Drew, A. J. Witt of Ran dolph and June F. Wooten of Pulaski
 w. Henry Rector of Fort Smith ad- vised the committee that under the rules of the committee on account of moving to Little Rock he is unable to longer keep his seat and asked that his place be declared vacant. He suggested that Vince Miles of Fort Smith be appointed to take his place.
 J. D. Head of Miller county nomi- mated Joe M. Johnson of Ashdown for the place. The ballot resulted in Miles being elected by vote of 15 to 10.
 Secretary w. c. Hutton then read the call issued for the meeting. He said that due to the closeness of the election of United States senator it was necessary to call the meeting together to decide officially who was electetd.
 A. D. Dulaney of Little Rock county then made his motion that a committee of five be named to tabu- late the returns and report to the general committee at 2;30 o'clock this afternoon.
 The substitute motion of J. D. Head followed. He moved that the canvassing of the returns be post poned until the charges which was resented by Delaney when he fol- lowed on the floor. Du Laney de- clared that the receiving of the re- turns would in no way affect the contract or charges that Justice Kirby had to make.
 On motion, Secretary Hutton was instructed to read the charges that had been filed by Judge Kirby, which were substantially as follows
 That in Poinsett county, March 25, a 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 primary election, did not open the returns from the various precincts of the county, and did not publish the vote tion as required by law; that said committee did not meet at the time or tabulate or transmit the returns fro mthe various precincts in said county to the county convention.
 That when the convention met at 1 o'clock in the afternoon of the first Monday following the election, it was called to order by Marion w. Hazel, chairman of the county cen tral committee, and Clyde Going and II. B. Thorn were elected respec- lively chairman and secretary of the convention and committee of three of the delegates canvassed the votes and made a return showing the votte for Clarke 1,2S6 and Kirby 615. The report was approved and the cOnven- tion adjourned. He also alleged that this vote added to that in other counties would give him majority of 1884 votes cast in the state.
 It is also charged that after the returns showed he had majority, convention, and H. B. Thorn, secre- Clyde Going, chairman of the county tary of the county central committee. on the night of March 30 made a false and fictitious return of the votes showing 1,521 votes for Clarke and 450 votes for Kirby.
 The charge then reviewed the pre- sentation 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.
 The 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