Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-01

the county, by agreement between the Chairman and Secretary of the County Cen trll committee and certain candidates for offices now held by Republicans under the terms of compromise dictated by the Dem Oarats two yenFs ago, held con ventions at such tlnes aud places as were designated by said straight ticket catslidates for office.
 3rd That under such agreement no two township meetings were called on the same day and no one was advertised with the view of permitting the people to turn out and at tend said meetings. anu that there are in stances where Us few as six mep were called together by the straight ticket candidates for office and t se-called convention held. unknown 10 the maiority of Democrats of the county,
 No is a libel upon the Chairman and Secretary of the County Cen tral committee, as is known by every
 well=informed and fair minded Dem oerat in the county to be untrue.
 No. is also known 10 be false hood by every Democratic voter in every township in the county The
 township meetings were regularly called by the Chairman of the vari- ous township committees aud adver- tised in the usual manner AS q matter of fact, the first two town ships to hold conventions fBarraq0e and Talladegal were held on the same day, at each Of which d major ity of the Democrats of the town ships were present. and both in- structed unanimously for straight ticket In the city of Pine Bluff every ward meeting was held ou the same night at al ot which there was large attenda0ce and at each of which there was a free expression Of opinion aud q unanimous senti- ment for a straight ticket
 4th. That because of this unfair and secret method of calling and holding said township conventions outside of Pine BluG less than one.6fth Of the Democrats of various town ships participated In the said conventions.
 As a matter of fact less than one fifth of the Democrats of the various
 ownships failed to attend. fact that can be substantiated f re- quired
 As to the charges set forth in the address in regard tosupposed fraud Irregularities and illeealities in the Democratic primaries of June 30 they are known to be false to every one except a few defeated eanai- dates who acame out at the little end of the horn and the few op. ponents of the straight ticket move. ment.
 The address also contains this remarkable paragraph
 We hold the success of the State and Ma uonal Democracy paramount to all local party considerations. and if the leaders of the straight tIeket movement arc sincere in their professions that such ticket can be elected without the perpe tratlea of any fraud upon the right of suffrage and without violating either tho letter or spirit of the State election laws, they should certainly de- sire our aid iu proving tho truth of their assertions, which will be freely given in re- turn for the small concession of relieving the county and State from the odium of fraudu lent election ou the eve of a National cam. paign.
 Upon what do the gentlemen who signed the address base their that this is to be a fraudulent election on the eve of d National eampaign2@ What right have they to make such an asser- ton? Upou what do they make the assumption? Are Messrs, Grace and Knox not men imbued with as high principles and as much patriot ism-men with as good character. as purposes and as much in- tegrity as Messrs Murray and Newman or any other man whose signature may have appeared to that address? Who can point 70 any act as d.~hoaessy on their part Who be the man that dare charge them wsh disboaor Among all the 1 lofty patriots q who now essay to be tue keepers Of tue eonseienaes ofI the Democrats of Jefferson county who ot these can say T an hoier than thoa9 What
 N blcr man hetA less ot blame
 O. blameless nan hath purer name than either of the two gentlemen the ! Democrats of Jefferson county in solemn conclaye assembled selected | to serve IS County Election Com 1 nissinners for the next two vears?I And more, why this implied ! .mpeaehment of the motives i md purposes of the Democrats of .he connty2 Who said that fraud vas contemplated CT purposed save he few opponents Of straight De noeraey who have a few pet Repub jeans to fnrther reward with efiiee2 Tie. ie. for shame II is aa insult Q the honor and integrity of ninety Ter cent. of the Democrats of JefTer-