The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-10-12
". F. KIRBY CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED CLARKE
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMA-
TON FIXING SPECIAL ELEC-
TON NOVEMBER 7.
NOMINATION. BRINGS OVATION
While Democratic Committee Was in
Session, Executive Committee OF
Republican State Committee
Nominated II. l.. Kennel.
Little Rock

Disregarding Governor Hays refu-
sal to appear before it. or to make
known his intention regarding calling
a special election, the Democratic
State Central Committee nominated
Associate Justice W. I. Kirby for the
United States Senate, and voted to
put his name on the ticket at the gen
eral election, November Z. The gov
ernor, Immediately after the nominal
ton, issued d proclamation naming
November as the date for special
election to elect senator.
The proclamation issued by the gov
ernor makes it evident that there will
be no special primary. and that Judge
Kirby will serve the four years of the
unexpired term of the late Senator
James p Clarke. II also makes GER
tain that the governor will make no
appointment.
While the Democratic Committee
was in session, and before it had
nominated Judge Kirby. the Executive
Committee of the Republican State
Central Committee nominated H. L.
Remmel of Little Rock as a candidate
for senator
Kirby on First Ballot.
Judge Kirby was nominated on the
first ballot taken by the committee,
the vote standing: Kirby IS, stephen
Brundidge Z, and c. c. Reid 5. 1t
was apparent before the committee
was called to order that a majority
of the committee adhered to the views
of legal authorities published, that the
governor could not make an appoint
ment to fill the vacancy caused by
Senator Clarke's death. and that ii
was the duty of the committee TO
place the name of a Democratic nom
inee on the ticket in the November
election. The possibility of the gov
ernor making an appointment was
not even considered by the commit
tee, and a motion that the committee
should not nominate a candidate for
the November election lost. q to 6.
Nomination Brings Ovation.
1t was apparent that Judge Kirby
would be the strongest candidate, at
least on the first ballot, when he was
nominated by Patrick Henry of Mon
ticello, secretary of the last Demo-
cratic State Convention. Prolonged
applause from committee members
and many spectators greeted the men
ton of the judges name. Both Mr..
Brundidge and Mr.. Reid were applaud
ed when nominated. d. Ward Dun
lap of Clarksville nominated Mr.. Reid,
former congressman from the Fifth
district, and W B. Smith of Little
Rock, holding the proxy of Dave
Block of Wynne, nominated former
Congressman Stephen Brundidge of
Searcy.
The committee did not consider the
possibility of Governor Hays calling a
special election. The action of the
committee in nomiaating candidate
to be voted upon in the November
election was regarded as purely a
precautionary measure TO insure that
a Republican candidate should not be
elected in November.
Governor Hays, early in the meet
ing, sent word that he would not
come before the committee, although
J. II. Carmichael of Little Rock told
the committee that the governor had
told him and Chairman j. W. House,
Jr., that he would come before the
committee, and that if the commit
tee would nominate candidate who
was agreeable to him he would fix
the date of the special election for
November I, otherwise he would call
a special election. Mr. House said he
was not sure that was what the gov
ernor meant He said in an hours
conference he had not been able to
learn exactly what the governor in
tended to do.
Some Would Delay.
Several members of the committee
favored deferring action until the
governor sent word what he would do.
or to take no action toward placing
the name of a nominee on the ticket
in the November election. A motion
to take no action except to call a
special primary was made by W. NJ.
Garden OF Malvern Frank Pace,
holding a proxy for Capt r. r. Rice
of Warner, and others. including j.
d. Head. chairman of the last Demo
cratic State Convention, vigorously
opposed this.