The Forrest City times., 1914-06-12
HONEST PRIMARY
 LAW IS DEMANDED
BRUNDIDGE DECLARES PARTY MUST BE PURGED OF EVEN
 SUSPICION OF WRONG.
]. M. ELLIOTT WAS CHAIRMAN
in Keynote Speech Declared That He Was for Clarke and it Was
 Clarke Convention.
Western Newspa per Union News Service

Western Newspa per Union News Service
 Pine Bluff.-Shortly after noon Thursday the Democratic State Con- vention, by a vote of 450 to 163, dis. missed the contest of Associate Jus tice w, F. 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 15 minutes to speak, and had asked for 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 so.
 Then Little Rock was selected as the meeting place Of the convention in 1916, winning over Paragould and Hot Springs by exclamation. Little Rock was presented to the convention by Judge Jo Hardage of Philadelphia.
 w. c. 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 to compel the recognition that is usually accorded the chief executive. While he was a Kirby partisan, he took no active part in the contest, either be- fore or after the primary.
 The temporary officers, selected by the central committee by vote of 22 to 5, were: Chairman, Chancellor J. M. Elliott. secretary, Heartsill H. Ragon; assistant secretaries, Allan Gates, Steel Hayes, Meyer Solmson, Bill Stoddard, and Harry c. Hale. This temporary organization was made permanent by vote of 446 to l60, this being the first real test of strength in the con Vention between the factions.
 The committees were:
 Senatorial Contest-E. c. Hornor of Helena, chairman; Wood Rainwater of Morrilon Allan Winham of Texark- ana, Ernest Neill of Batesville, J. R. or Evening Shade and Isaac Mcclellan of Sheridan.
 Platform Committee-Judge w. NJ haVsnaugh of Little Rock, chairman, w. F. Eatman. Jess Martin, j. NJ, Gates, Eugene Williams, T. E. Wood, V A. Beeson, John P. Stafford. T. C. McRae, T. J. Moore, Dene Coleman, R. F. Jetfries, J. C. Ross, Dick Rice, Pitt Holmes, w. M Lewis, J. B. McDon- ough, NJ. F. Dickinson, F. l.. Matlock, 1onn H. White, ]. T. Coston. Walter Snapp, Harry F. Cook. Lee Cazort Dr, Baker Paul Little and J. N Tillman.
 The Contest Committee heard both sides of the case Wednesday night a1ter which it voted to dismiss the contest, and prepared a resolution for suOmlssfon to the convention uphold Ing the action of the Central Commit tee minority report signed by Ahen Winham of TeXarkana and Isaac d. Mcclellan of Sheridan was also submitted, but it received slight recog- hlnon. From the first 1t appeared certain that Senator Clarke would be ueclared the nominee The discussions Ill committee and convention were orten characteSized by acrimony, but 'uuge kirby's partisans were over "helmingly outnumbered, and thei' impassioned pleas were of little avail. Chairman Elliott's Keynote Speech.
 The keynote of the convention was struck by Chairman Elliott in his opening remarks: "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the conventions: politics nas its lights as well as it's shadows.