The weekly soliphone., 1915-04-16
Some Stories of Inside Politics
Arkansas Gazette)

Here is some of the inside politics connected with legislature told by witnesses yesterdays hearing of the racing bill suit:
 Governor Hays testified party men, including Sheriff of Pulaski county and A. Walls chairman of the democratic state central committee to his home and asked him get action the primary bill ntimatng that they wished kill the measure which drawn by committee appointed by the last democratic state convention and the avowed object which make political corruption impossible
 George Bedding of Hot Springs who worked hard to have the racing bill passed testified that Sheriff Hutton Chairman Walls others told him that they committee from the governor him that the friends of the racing bill primary election bill and the Ruff bill creating board of control of the state charitable institutions ernor would veto the racing bill
 Chairman Walls testified that day before the Ruff bill told him get busy with the friends of the racing bill tell them that If they didn't the Ruff bill would be racing b they succeeded get ting it passed in the legislature"
 Representative Sam testified that at time when the relations Hays and Speaker Sawyer seemed strained speaker him the with the message that the Ruff bill the calendar and that the gov ernor replied Sawyer not worry about his bill (Ihe racing bill) will take of it'
 testified that State Senator Harry Harris former cam paign manager Hays candidate for the office secretary of the racing commsslon Senator Harms Voo against the bill in the senate.
 Capt R. R. Rice of Warner testified that the governor told him that Lyons wholesale liquor dealer ing introduced in the legislature bill to make public the bought the automobile and also
  his trip to San Francisco.
 Captain testified that Governor Hays wanted to point Raney the racing commission He testified governor told him that he would make enemies by signing racing bill and he thought that since Mr. Raney was strong with the prohbionss his appointment might this opposition MT Raney later appointed on the board of charitable institutions
 Bedding said that the governor told him that Senator be member of the racing commission secretary and afraid that he didn't make the change Senator might trouble the senate the confirmation of appointments
 Phillips county treasurer testified the gov ernor told sign the racing bill but Of my appointments haven't been confirmed and want that report in before sign it."
 Governor Hays says that still small voice spoke to him when he horse bi but he doesn't whether he still small before he the bill to his secre- tary to report afterward The constitution of the United States that the signing of the bill makes 1t law Gov ernr Hays signed bill which evidence that he intended 1t or large what Governor Hays ddhat he signature The fact that Governor Hays scratched out the prefix his friends has bearing the practices nduged Governor Hays has no bear ing upon proved his intention of approving the bill signed When he his through dis he didn't through his signature because he knew that the consttu doesn't require anything bill other than his signature Senator James P Clarke in argument to court