The Forrest City times., 1914-04-17

tne steam-roller over them. thew had
'he right to appeal to even a higher
tribunal, and that the committees ar
uon would not end it.
The following substitute bv Mr.
Head was defeated, 20 to I; Resolved
mat in the hearing and determination
OF the pending contest of the votes cas+
at the recent primary for United States
senator, it is hereby declared to be
the policy and purpose of this commit.
Tee TO confine its Investigations and
declslons to the charges of fraud"
Ihose voting for the substit e
were: Troy Pace (proxy for Lewis
barton), j. d. Head, W. G. Hutton. Ben
r. McFerrin, J. NJ Martin. w. F. Nc
Knight (proXy for John w. Richard.
SOM and R. w. Wilson.
W. NJ. Lewis of Little Rock. cham.
p1oned the DuLaney resolution which
was accepted as the crucial test Of
strength between the parties.
Senator Going Defends Himself.
state Senator L. Clyde Going.
member of the committee. and chair
man of the Poinsett county convention.
TOOK the floor and defended himself
vigorously against imputations of dis
honesty and "ballot-box stuffing." de-
clarlng that the Poinsett county cleo
tlon was in all respects fair and clean,
that the returns had never been pad.
oed or tampered with and that when
the committee should request the poll
books, tally sheets and even the bal.
lot boxes, they would be produced az
quickly as messenger could be dis
patched for them, He bitterly resent
ed the statement made by Frank Pace
that the rotteness of Poinsett county
politics has become a part of the 10.
litical history of the state" and de-
clared that there is no county in the
state with cleaner record"
Clarke and Kirby Speak.
Senator Clarke declared that he.
wanted nothing whatever but what is
just and right, and was not fearful Of
ton of the vote in Poinsett county or
anywhere else, and it could not be
too thorough for him. He argued, how
ever, that it would be impracticable to
examine into the sufficiency of the
poll-taX requirements in all the coun-
ties, for if that question were opened
up in Poinsett he should be given an
opportunity to make similar investi-
cations in Little River, Ouachita. Ne
vada, Lincoln and other counties
where the number of votes cast ex-
ceeded the number of poll-taxes paid.
But what l want to do" he said, 'is
to get through with this thing some
time during my natural life time I
expect to withdraw from public life
when I'm through this time. and |
want to go to heaven when l die.
won't if am forced to go through this
sort of thing very long"
Judge Kirby declared that all he
asked is a full investigation of prime
facie frauds in the casting of illegal
votes in Poinsett county, all of which
should be purged from the returns.
The returns originally announced as
official gave Clarke a majority of 67l
in the county, and the second report.
that claimed now as official, gave him
1,071 in the county. All he asked was
fair treatment not only for himself
but that the integrity Of the party or
ganization might not be sullied with
wrong.
1t was made evident throughout the
proceedings that Senator Clarke was
not opposing the investigation of the
charges of fraud, but that he believes
that Poinsett county should not be
singled out for poll tax irregularities
and other counties allowed to go by
without investigation on this score.
Report of Canvassing Committee.
The report of the convassing com.
mittee, signed by every member, J. H.
Parker, Vincent NJ. Miles, June P.
Wooten, W. G. Hutton and w. F. Cole
man-was as follows.
United States SenatOr-James +.
Clarke, 6S,O09 William F. Kirby, 67,-
797.
Governor-Hays, 13S4S4.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
j. c. Hart, 13S,92S.
Attorney General-W. l.. Moose, 1885,
571.
Secretary of State-Earle w.
Hodges, 96,272; Henry Downing, 81
433.
Auditor of State-Henry c. Mccain.
6l,S25; l.. l.. Coffman, 1876.
State Treasurer-R. G. Mcdaniel.
1377S4.
State Land Commissioner-William
B. Owens, 136,499.
Superintendent Public Instruction
George B. Cook, 69,4S1; D. 7. Rogers.
63,S54
Commissioner Mines, Manufactures
and Agriculture-John H. Page, 139,-
249.
Gunmen Witness a Perjurer.