The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-08-07


have no speech To make. / am
candidate for reelection to the Of.
flee Of Sheriff of Pope county, sub
|ject TO the action oil the democratic
party. Your patience has already
been wcaried and j will try and not
dctain you but short time. AS to
my opponent he is gentleman, and
have no war to make on him, but
it is my duty to clear up some ru-
mors ] have heard; some base, I'M
founded, malignant rumors that are |
afIoat in the air. Gentlemen, my
opponent did not start them. He IS
too honorable gentleman for that.
Some base, ignoble being who loves
darkness rather than light has been
the starter of them. In the first
place | am accused of not doing my
duty in the Halle case. My God
What a charge. Ifany one will show
where failed to do my duty in a
single instance ! will quit the can
vass. / say | done all in my power,
and my whole duty. They say also
that put feather bed in the Jail
for him to sleep on. / say that is
false, John IIaile's wife sent to me
and asked Of me the privilege Of put
ting bed in the jail for him to sleep
on, and God grant that may never
see the day when | shall become so
hardened as not to grant an afflicted
wife that small degree of comfort.
Mr.. Quinn told about the caution he
used in getting a good boad in the
Halle case and how they tried to
beat him, and also denounced as
false the rumors that he never hand
cuffed Halle, and that he did take
the evidence and also that lie never
allowed any whisky to go to Halle
only on a physicians prescription,
and closing said: 81 claim that !
have kept the pledge gave you two
years ago. If You think | have and
that the office would be safe in my
hands l ask you to vote for me on
the 10Th OF August.
A. BRTNGLE's SPEECH.
Fellow citizens OF Liberty township:
/ do not stand before you to make
speech. That is something | am
not IN the habit Of doing. / am
candidate for Sheriff of Pope county.
subject to the democratic primary
election, and if you honor me with
the nomination and election, | will
perform the duties of the office TO
the best of my ability. | have no
particular claims to the office. haye
been citizen Of Pope county for
over 40 years and this is the first
office | ever asked for. / have no
fight to make on my respected friend
aud opponent. If can't make the
race without using vituperation and
abuse / will quit. II you think !
am worthy OF the Office, l would ask
your suffrages at the polls on the
10th of August.
THE ASSESSORS.
Then came the assessing (would
be) host. First came Ezra II. Shinn,
who merely announced and solicited
their support.
few words that no was cand;dats
Cor assassar- anil ,ra..ll LIZ. .i.s-......-
port of Liberty township.
r. d. Love then came forward and
announced and withdrew his card
which appeared In last weeks Dem
ocRAT for reasons he assigned.
w. q. Bullock, another candidate
4 \ A A. 4
for assessor addressed the audience
q lew inoniehes' seas'nS .ha1 NC "a"'
cu an ',u so.es ue couio see.
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lrps ra'nne N a iltsie more ienssny
speecn' ah. say = nc was Jug n'hu
most man III the race ior assessor 70
go 70 vollng LOT 'iinn ior coroner;
oui present. assessor - nol'o"'
neAI auuresseu eh1 mouse ~ lhole
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Lqaal,AnIioh i'"a','' etc.
". ilaf''s ,ne., ahhounceu n'rh'
sen as one o' .'ie ~ canu'oaees LOT
assessor anu Promised importantly
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