The Prescott daily news., 1914-05-22
FIGHT WILL PROBABLY
 BE WHOLLY POINSETT
Politicians Claim that Governor is Pulling Few Wires. Customary to Allow Chief Executive
 to Name Officers.

With the State Democratic Conven- ton but two weeks off, the politicians are now beginning to talk of the plans for the Kirby contest, which will be the one bit of spice for the conven- ton. Senator Clarke has been on the ground for a week, and states he is more than pleased with the indica- tions for the action of the State Gen. tral Committee being sustained. Judge Kirby is very active, and his campaign managers have spent much of the time during the past week in and about Little Rock.
 It is stated by one in the Kirby camp, that the fight will be made wholly on Poinsett county, an effort being made to have the entire vote thrown out. All other propositions will be sidetracked by the Kirby men. They plan to gain control of the con- vention through the permanant officers and in this way sway the balance of power to the contestant. According to report, their plan is to further the
 interests of Gov. Hays, in organiz- ing the convention. They claim that the organization of the convention is a courtesy which is extended to every governor.
 Gov. Hays took no hand in the con- test up to the present time, and ne is not making public announcements of any such intentions at the present time, but politicians claim he is pull
 ing a few wires. Should he favor the cause of Kirby, and secure the right to name the convention officers, he can name Kirby men, which would be a death blow to hte Clarke forces. The Clarke men declare that they will have a hand in the selection of the convention officers.
 It has always been customary, where a governor is elected just be- fore a convention, to permit him to name the presiding officers, as well as the chairman and secretary of the State Democratic Central Committee. There would be no opposition to Gov. Hays being shown the usual courtesy at the present time, but for the fact that he has been renominated without opposition. The present officials were chosen by Gov. Joe T. Robinson, be- fore his elevation to the United States Senate. They were Robinson men, and Hays men too Some of them are Clarke men in this contest. They claim that had Gov. Hays had opposi- tion they would have lined up in the fight on one side or the other, and be willing to give or take the spells of victory. but that as he was not op- posed and the fight of the primary was in the race for the United States Senate, the successful ones should have the right to claim their laurels
 The Clarke men will offer Stephen Brundidge and Congressman J. C. Floyd for permanent and temporary chairman. or vice versa. The Kirby men hope to have Smeade Powell chosen as chairman of the convention.
 Many politicians from South and East Arkansas were in Little Rock last Sunday and called on the senator ial candidates, so it began to look like old times in politics.
 The State Democratic convention, which meets in Pine Bluff June 3, will not be all serene, outside of the Kirby contest, for if the Clarke men are sue cessful they will demand some changes in the State Central Committee, and 1 possibly in it's officers. The Kirby | men will do likewise if they are sue cessful, so changes are bound to come.