The Van Buren press., 1874-10-27
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.
Urgent Appeal to the People by the
Democratic.Co Conservative State
Central Committee.
To THE DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE VoT
ERs OF ARKANSAS:

To THE DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE VoT
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 1t, while they are making Her.
culean efforts TO carry the congressional
elections. Notwithstanding this, their
whole party vote was poled at the state
election. Their object Is by lulling you
into feeling Of security, and state Of
apathy after the state election, to procure
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 die
trict. while they hope TO beat Cause in
tho First by exciting disaffection among
the democrats, and to help out Hynes in
the Third, they have, by influences direct
or indirect, induced Hugh +. Thomson,
Of Crawford, to become candidate, un-
der the guise of straight democrat. If
they should succeed in electing 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
ralying 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
reclaimcd-her people will again be free,
and free forever. And 10 this great end,
let us caution you to stand up to the
nominees Of the party-to our organiza
ton. Pay no attention to boilers. You
will readily see that at this time Of all
others, you cannot affom to take risks
We should stand to the 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
emissares 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 felec
ton, announcing the death or withdrawal
of candidates, or anything else that can
mlslead the voters. Pay no regard to
them.
In conclusion, word ofcaution to the
voters of the Fourth district DO not let
the certainty Of Col. Gunter's election
mislead you to stay away from the polls.
Besides the danger or such course, an
immense majority in that district is Of
the utmost importance at this time.
BY order Of the central committee.
Sol. +. CLARK, Chairman.
j. T. TREzEvANr, JR., Sec'y.