The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-11

| the veto compete.
 Then if the governor confesses that he in fact did, at any time, approve the act and signed his name to it. previous to it's return to the house. the bill is a law The approval. f made at any time, was certainly made previous to the time the veto was completed. Therefore the approval was valid and complete. Thus the action of the governor wherein he claims to have disapproved inc bill falls short as a legal veto. It was not complete as a veto, nor could it have been previous to the sending of the measure back to the house with his objections, which acts conform to the requirements of a constitutional veto.
 The governor did turn the approved oll! over to the secretary, Mir Harry Stewart, to have it filed with the sec retary Of state as an approved bill Therefore he cannot de1y that he did approve the act a time previous to It's return to the house of origin a. a vetoed act, and thereby proving that when he said he never intended 10 approve it that he has made will tul misstatements not in keeping win his act of receiving tae congratula. tons of friends after he had in fact approved the measure.
 From the Democrat.
 The following is taken from vestsr. days Little Rock Democrat and proves that this paper is not going to be content to have this question at issue between its yeracity and that of Governor Hays relative to the signing of the race bill, at least settled with- out controversy:
 "Goyernor George w. Hays was scored by house leaders today for his attempt to answer the substantiated charges preferred against him by the Democrat; at his absolute failure to disnroye them, and additional signed statements submitted 10 the Demo erat today heap further censure or the head of the chief executive of this state for his many Hops on the Hot Springs racing bill
 The following are some charges contained in signed statements sub mltted to the Democrat today:
 That at o'clock Monday morning. in Governor Hays private office. the governor named the men he would place on the state racing commission provided for in the bill.
 That he, the governor, said ID. equivocallv An voDld agDravc ma Sign the bill at o'clock Monday afternoon.
 That Governor Hays told a leader of the house, before the racing bill passed the senate, that he had. within an hour previous. solicited the sup port Of two senators for the bill: that one had promised to support the bill.
 That Governor Hays solicited house leaders 10 kill the primary e]ec ton bill, the state fiscal board bill and to pass the state board of control bill, the Greenhouse advertising bill and the state accountant bill
 That Governor Hays told Phillips county politicians he was in favor of the racing bill but did not want his attitude to become generally known
 "That Governor Hays stradded the fence on every question ever pre- scented to him
 That Governor Hays attempted alibi proved he still was attempting to straddle the fence.
 Democrat Confirmed.
 When Governor Hays statement. which was made known about 7:3O o'clock last night, was published this morning, many members O. the house and senate wAo had supported his measures expressed themselves to Democrat representative to the effect that the governors attempt to dis credit the statements of men of wei known integrity would be resented, and that his attempt to explain his varied course on the racing bill only further confirmed the position taken by the Democrat.
 Information that has been general .y known by persons having an ink ling of the inside politics that ema- mates from the governors private of. flee, in regard to legislative matters, was explained by house leaders to- day.
 That the governor especially asked defeat of Senator John Ike Moores primary election bill, recommended by the democratic state convention at Pine Bluff last spring, was contained in statements made to the Democrat.
 Governor Hays told me personally that he desired the carrying out of the legislative program mentioned in the Democrat and asked my help on the floor of the house. says part of a signed statement furnished to the Democrat representative this morn- ing.
 Hays Helped Bill.
 When the racing bill was pend ing in the senate and the Ruff bill in the house. continues the state ment, I interviewed Governor Hays in his own private office on the rae ing hill He told me that he wanted