The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-05
ELLIOTT DISCUSTS EVEN CLARKE MEN CHAIRMAN WAS UNFAIR RETURNING DELEGATES DIS CUSS PEACEFUL SCENES AT
 PINE BLUFF.


 the dominant Clarke forces, is the opinion of the delegation from Faulk- her county, the members of which re- turned to Conway last night and this morning. Chairman Elliotts ill-ad- vIsed speech and his arbitrary rulings were so unfair and prejudced that even the Clarke men were disappoint- ed Tn hlm, and the senator himself threatened to throw him out of the chair just before the close of the con vention yesterday. Judge P. H. Prince, one of the leading Clarke SUD- porters of Faulkner county, was thor ougnly disgusted with Chairman FL hotts performances and said the choice of Elliott for presiding officer was a most unfortunate one.
 From the time he made his openinp speech, declaring that it was "a Clarke convention" and that Kirby should keep his mouth shut" until the motion to adjourn was put and carried, Elliott discarded all forms of parliamentary procedure and con- ducted the convention as if the ac- credited delegates who happened to favor kirby's candidacy were inter- lopers and had no right to take part Tn the proceedings, according to one of the local delegates. The climax came when shortly before adjourn ment yesterday afternoon he defeated W. G. Hutton, the popular sheriff of Pulaski county, for reelection as sec retary of the State Sentral Commit tee, after Chancery Clerk Jack Ma loney of Little Rock, Hutton's per sonal friend, had withdrawn his name Tn opposition to him. Judge w. M. kavanaugh, a Clarke leader and the head of Pulaski countys delegation, pleaded for the retention of Hutton, but Elliott, determined to wipe the slate clean of every sign of oppos- tion to Clarke, declared Maloney elected by exclamation and refused to allow the convention to vote on the question.
 The platform is probably the most crudely written document ever put out by the Democracy of Arkansas. 1t was evidently hastily written by some one ignorant both of the doc trines of the party and of the Eng fish language, but was adopted with out discussion or opposition.
 A feature which caused much hu- initiation to Judge Kirby and his friends was the manner in which his delegates deserted him when they found that Clarke would control the convention. Delegations from many counties which were carried by Kirby voted solidly with the Clarke organ ization on every point.
 The only man who made a real im- Ipression on the convention, according to the returning delegates, was for mer Congressman s. Brundidge of Searcy, who denounced the fragrant frauds which defeated him for gov arnor last summer and which set aside the vote of a majority of the people in the senatorial race. MT. Brundidge was appointed chairman of a committee to draft law for fair elections and this bill will, in all prob ability, be enacted by the next legis- lature
 Pine Bluff, despite the intense heat, took good care of the big convention, it is stated and the city received many compliments on it's arrange ments for the entertainment of the visitors
 Nearly all of the members of the State Democratic Central Committee were rewarded for their stand in fa- vor of Clarke by being reelected. June P. Wooten of Little Rock, rep resenting the Fifth congressional dis trict, and H. s. Traylor of Conway, representing the Seventeenth judicial district, were among those reelected.
 The new State Central Committee is as follows; A. T. Walls, Lonoke, chairman; Jack Ma.oney, Little Rock, secretary; r. F. Kitchens, Helena; Eugene Rolf. Forrest City; John Me Milan, Arkadelphia; E. ]. Kerwin, Pine Bluff; T. NJ. Courtney, Morrill, ton; George Hillhouse, Newport; J. s. Lake, DeQueen; F. F. Freeman, Rog- CTS: '. C. Going, Harrisburg; II. l.. B'Shears, Fullerton; W. J. Johnston, Fort Smith. Price Turner, Hardy; Geo, w. Cole, Benton; R. T. Thomp- son, Winq; Joe Mahoney, Fl Dorado; ". l. Miles, Fort Smith; Pat Hen drick, Monticello; Dr. Daniels, Mar shall; J S. Turner, Ozark; H. s. Traylor, Conway; G. F. Hogaboom, Hot Springs; Jo Nichol, Pine Bluff; A. ]. Witt, Pocahontas, and June P.