The Van Buren press., 1874-11-03
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.
Urgent Appeal to the People by the
Democratic Conservative State
Central Committee.
To THE DEMocRArIC CONSERVATIVE Vor
ERs OF ARKANSAS:

To THE DEMOCRATIC. CONSERVATIVE vor
ERs OF ARKANSAS:
The state central committee desire to
call your attention to the great import
ance Of the congressional election to take
place on the third of November. We
congratulate you upon the glorious re-
suits of your noble efforts in the state
election. But do not let this induce you
to lapse into state of apathy, and to re-
main away from the polls in November.
The policy of the radical party is to
make their whole fight at that election,
and before congress. With this view
their state convention pronounced the
state election illegal. and resolved to take
no part in it, while they are making Her.
culean efforts TO carry the congressional
elections. Notwithstanding this, their
whole party vote was polled at the state
election. Their object is by lulling you
into feeling of security, and state of
apathy after the state election. to procure
a victory in November, and then to hold
out to congress and the country that the
true strength of the respective parties
was shown by the congressional and not
by the state election To this end they
are concentrating and intensifying their
forces to beat Slemons in the Second
district, where the parties are more
equally divided than in, any other dis
trict, while they hope to beat Cause in
the First by exciting disaf'ection among
the democrats, and to help out Hynes in
the Third, they have. by influences direct
or indirect, induced Hugh +. Thomason,
of Crawford, to become a candidate, un-
der the guse of straight democrat. If
they should succeed in electng their can
didates IN these districts, or in any two
of them, their leaders would claim before
congress and the country to be indorsed
by majority of the people of Arkansas.
We assure you that no such triumph is
in store for them, unless through the neg
ligence or apathy Of our people IN not
rallying to the election. Let us urge all,
in every locality. to arouse themselves
to the great importance OF the issue. One
more long pull, strong pull, and pull al
together, and glorious Arkansas will be
reclamed-her people will again be free,
and free forever And to this great end,
let us caution you to stand up to the
nominees Of the party-to our organiza-
ton. Pay no attention to bolters. You
will readily see that at this time Of all
others, you cannot afford to take risks
we should stand to tie candidates Of the
party. Under no circumstances are
charges against candidates, made upon
the eve of an election, entitled to much
credit; but under present circumstances
such charges, made by radicals and their
emissaries against regular candidates OF
our party, are faIsehoods prima facie.
and should be so regarded. From this
time until the election beware of such
false charges and false publications. You
may expect them on the very day ofelec
tlon, announcing the death or withdrawal
of candidates, or anything else that can
mislead the voters. Pay no regard to
them.
In conclusion, a word ofcaution to the
voters of the Fourth district. Do not let
the certainty OF Col Gunter's election
misleadyou to stay away from the polls
Besides the danger ofsuch course, an
immense majority in that district is of
the utmost importance at this time.
BY order of the central committee.
Sol. f. CLARK, Chairman.
j. T. IRRELEVANT, JR., Sec'y.