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Show AKK1VK IN AKKANSAS. Congressional Investigators Now in Little Itock. Little Rock, Ark., April 23. Spo ciiil. J The congressional committee appointed ap-pointed to investigate the Clavton-Breckenridge Clavton-Breckenridge contest in the second district dis-trict arrived hero today, and will tomorrow resume the taking of testimony testi-mony at the point where it was dropped the night of Clayton's murder. Clayton's Clay-ton's friends claim to be able to prove that in Howard township, Conway county, where tho ballot box wasstolcii, 003 voles were cast for Clayton; also that 332 votes cast for Clavton in While River township, WoodrutV county, wero counted for Breckenridge. As the bitters bit-ters total majority in the district was but 000, Clayton's friends feel confident his seat will be declared vacant. The advent of the committee has revived interest in Ihe investigation aud the sole topic of conversation in political circles is the tragic death of Clayton and the probable outcome of the investigation. |