The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-06-11

| tion of an exhaustive nature was made
of this matter, and the committee by
the decisive vote of - to determined
that this part of the allegations was
wholly unsustained by the proof, and
accordingly dismissed the complaint
and declared the contestee the nomi-
nee of the Democratic party.
Third The contestant has present
ed no substantial evidence in addition
to that heard by the State Central
Committee in support OF his allega-
tiOn that the returns from Poinsett
county had been fraudulently changed
after the declaration of the result by
the county convention. He asks for
an enlargement of time as we'll as an
enlargement of the scope Of the inves-
tjgatiOn SO that there may be a gen
era examination of the conditions sur
rounding the primary election in Poin-
sett county on March % 1914. This
is a departure from the issue pre-
scented in his petition, and in the opin-
ion of this committee, his application
is not supported by a sufficient show
ing 10 warrant the belief that any
such Investigation. If ordered, would
Justify change in the result as de
clared by the State Central Commit
tee
Fourth The committee is Of the
opinion that the hearing and decision
by the State Central Committee was
broad and fair. and that the substan
tja rights of the contestants were
duly considered. and that he has fail
ed to sustain the grounds of contest
alleged by him The committee there
fore recommends the adoption of the
resolution accompanying this report
approving and affirming the decision
and finding Of the state central com
mittee and declaring the contestec
Clarke to be the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for the office of United
states senator
Fifth II is recommended that the
convention shall Immediately proceed
to the consideration OF the accompany
Ing resolution or any substitute of
I tt'i I'll ilA'ifiPi upon All' Ia t'ii
Of this report, and that consideration
shall continue 10 be a privileged and
special question. entitled to continu-
GUS consideration until finally dis
posed of And the chairman is direct
ell to disregard all dilatory motions
or obstructive methods until the mat
ter has been submitted to the final
vote of the convention
How the Counties Voted
The counties voting solidly ior
Clarke were: Arkansas. BAXTER Ben
ton. Boone. Bradley. Chieot clark,
Clehurne. Conway Graighead. Graw-
ford. Crittenden. Cross. Desha hide
pendence. Jackson. jefferson. Johnson,
Lawrence. lee. Lonolle, Madison, Ma
rion. Mississippi. Newton. Ouaehita
Phillips. Pike. Poiusett, Polk Prairie.
Pulaski Randolph. Searcy, Sebastian.
81 Francis, Van Buren, and Washing
ton
Those voting solidly for Kirby FOL
low Ashley. Columbia, Franklin,
Grant. Hampstead. Howard. Little Riy-
or. Miller. Scott Sewer, stone and
Union.
Those casting divided vote we're:
Carroll CLAY. 7leNcland. Dallas, Draw.
Faulkner. Garland, Greene, Hot
spring. lard. Lafayette. Lincoln. 10
gan. Mogan. Monroe Nevada. Perry.
Pope. Saline. sharp. White, Woodruff
and Yell
The Platform in Full
The following platform VAS adopted
The Democracy of Arkansas, in
convention assembled. hereby renews
the faith and hereby pledges its al
legiance to the memorable and time
honorcd principles of the party. II