The log cabin Democrat., 1916-10-07
SPECIAL ELECTION
 TO BE HELD NOY.7 OFCfNERAL ELECTION
Governors Proclamation, Following Nomination of Kirby, Settles
 Senate Controversy.

Little Rock, Oct. 7.-The Demo cratic State Central Committee yes terday afternoon nominated Associ- ate Justice w. F. Kirby for the office of United States senator to succeed James r. Clarke, to run in the gen eral election on November 7.
 Within an hour after the adjourn ment of the committee, Governor Hays issued proclamation calling a special election on November 7, for the purpose of filling the vacancy lie thereby declared that the action of the committee was satisfactory to him.
 At a meeting of the Republican State Central Committee at 2 o'clock, Il. L. Remmel was nominated for United States senator, to be certified out for the November election.
 Three names were placed in nomi- nation before the Democratic commit tee, after two hours of sparring for an opening. It seemed that all were ot the same mind to protect the in- terests of the party, but there was a great divergence of opinion as to the method of procedure.
 Patrick Henry of Monticello nom- mated w. F. Kirby. D. Ward Dun lap of Clarksville nominated c. c. Reid. w. B. Smith, as proxy for Dave Block of Wynne, nominated S. Brundidge of Searcy. The first and decisive ballot resulted as follows: klRBY-W. M. Garden of Malvern, J. D. Head of Texarkana, Patrick Henry of Monticello, J. K. Mahoney of ElDorado, z. M. McCarroll of Wal nut Ridge, John H. McMillan of Ar kadelphia, J. w. Nance of Benton- vile, Ira D. Oglesby, Jr., of Fort Smith, C. o. Payne of Conway, R. R. Rice, Sr., of Warner, J. G. Sain of Nashville, Thomas E. Toler of Sheri- dan, J. R. Wilson of Warren, June P. Wooten of Little Rock, c. c. Calvert of Fort Smith. Total, 15.
 REID-R. T. Compton of Wing, D. W. Dunlap of Clarksville, A. H. Trib- ble of Hot Springs, J. s. Turner of Ozark, J. V. Walker of Fayetteville. Total, 5.
 BRUNDIDGE-E. Dalton of Poca- hontas, Dave Block of Wynne, Roy Milan of Harrison, S. P. Turner of Hardy, J. H. Hawthorne of Jones' boro, J. s. Yarnell of Searcy, J. w. House, Jr., of Little Rock. Total, 2. The nomination was then declared unanimous.
 There was much argument. legal opinion, resolution, and counter-reso- luton before the committee could agree upon it's course And much of what was said and done proved to be ot little direct application after the action was taken by Governor Hays.
 It was the opinion of practically all who addressed the committee that no chance should be taken, and that the party should protect it's own in terests by having the name of a nom- inee upon the ticket at the general election in November, even should the governor call special election for some subsequent date.
 Senator Joe T. Robinson presented a carefully prepared brief in which he declared that the governor has no power to fill the vacancy, even tenn porarlly, since the legislature has failed to confer such power specifical- ly, and existing statutes are not broad enough to confer the authority. lie asserted that the senate will re- quire an election before any one is seated, and will seat any person who receives the highest number of votes at a special election regularly called by the governor as the law provides. He gave his opinion that the commit tee must select nominee or refer the selection to primary.
 J. II. Carmichael, J. F. Lough- borough, S. P. Turner, Henry Rec tor as proxy for Dr. Tribble, J. D. Head, w. M Garden, Frank Pace, c. C. Calvert and others joined in the discussion. While there was a great contrariety of opinion, all were to- gether when the smoke of the skir- misk cleared away, and united in working for Democratic success on November 2.
 After it was decided to make the nomination, a motion prevailed that 1t be the sense of the committee that the governor be requested to call special election, sufficient time to en- able the committee to call a pri- mary.
 The action of the governor a few minutes later in calling a special election on November 2 will prevent the holding of a primary, as there is not sufficient time.