The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-03
JUDGE JOHN M. ELLIOTT OF PINE BLUFF WILL PRESIDE OVER
 THE CONVENTION.
H. RAGON IS SECRETARY
secrete Session of Central Commit tee Was Held and Slate Favorable
 to Senator Clarke Was Agreed On Which Gives Him Complete Control

Pine Bluff. June 2.-At 2:30 this afternoon J. M. Elliott of Pine Bluff was made temporary chairman of the convention and II. Ragon of Clarksyille was elected secretary.
 Choice of temporary chairman for the State Democratic Convention was between Judge J. NJ. Elliott Of Pine Bluff, Judge w. NJ. Kayanaugh of Little Rock and Judge T. IT Evans of Bonneville. Friends of Judpe Kavana1eh and Judge Evans were inc sistent at first that they be chosen.
 The temporary chairman named by the committee took no part in the recent political fight between Sena- tor Clarke and Judge Kirby and is considered as a fair and impartial man.
 Great interest in the outcome of the Clarke-Kirby contest is mani tested by the hundreds of visitors and delegates here.
 Twentytwo members of the State Central Committee, including the Clarke forces in the committee, met in the Jefferson hotel at noon and agreed on a slate for temporary off cers for the convention, which con- venes tomorrow. The members were sworn to secrecy, and the slate was not known until the meeting con vened at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The naming of the temporary off cers was the first victory for Senator Clarke and his forces.
 Of the twenty-seven members of the committee which selected these temporary officers the lineup as be- tween Clarke and Kirby strength was 22 for Clarke and 3 for Kirby, being the same vote which decided the for mer issue in the state committee.
 The Clarke supporters expect to make the above temporary officers permanent, and indications point to this being done. It is generally con ceded here tonight that in the state convention Clarke will have 75 to 100 majority. 1he atmosphere about the Kirby camp that this morning was jublant tonight hints of probability that Judge Kirby may not put his fol- lowers to the test of fight in the convention, but that he would make an address to the convention and re- linquish his alleged claim on the senatorship. His friends have urged this action.
 Judge Kirby would make no an nouncement of what he would do in the matter.
 Gilbert Hogaboom of the Hot Springs delegation will most likely be named state committeeman in a joint meeting of the Garland and Montgomery delegates to the conven- ton, which will be held tomorrow morning.
 The Garland county delegation is making an effort to secure the con- gressional committee place for Leo Mclaughlin.
 1t is conceded that his control of the convention machinery gives Sen ator Clarke a tremendous advantage as there are contesting delegations from several counties.
 Previously it has been the custom for the state central committee to adopt the recommendations of the governor for temporary convention officers, but today Governor Hays was completely ignored owing to the fact that he was a supporter of Judge Kirby.
 When the convention meets tomor- row there will be two provisions of- fered for the platform which is to be adopted. One will be for the pro- posed publicity law known as Act 5, which calls for, among other things, a reduction of the cost of publicity matters. The other will be a general humane law plank, as an introduc- tory measure to the proposed child labor law.
 Mrs. George Harvatt, whose home is in St. Louis, but who has been staying in Little Rock, arrived in Pine Bluff this morning with pastel portrait of W. F. McCoombs. chair man of the National Democratic Committee. Mrs. Harvatt painted the portrait and will present 1t to the convention. She IS cousin Of Mrs. MeCoombs.
 Tho Pulaski county delegation will