Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-31
|espeetfully Declines Maj. MeCoy's
 e1f-Declared ''Fair" Proposition.
sszy Address to the Major that He
 Would do well to Ponder Over.
PINE BLUFF, ARK, May 71st, 1868.

PINE BLUFF, ARK. May 31st I8oS
 Mccoy of JeHer
 eunty, Arkansas:
 Y DEAR SRI have just the pleasure of reading let
 sed to myself by you and which the ePressEage"
 leased call "Open Letter. in which you propose
 that have another primary election in certain townships bv you cannot Major with due respect to the Democracy bounty myself and friends to such idle and foolish
 on honestly fairly and squarely defeated the the the zth of May and you know it. else you would rushing print with "open letter. proposing it have been wonderfully favored with office Maor by pd people of Jefferson county. Office holding by you has INDEED and that you have been defeated you the friends you have had in this county who have |lag stood by you to frankly confess your defeat
 Your proposition after the evidence of witnesses have the direction of the Central Commtte taken when present by your attorneys and which show you know sgraceful frauds perpetaed your behalf and which pHh you of pretended claim to the nomination
 No frauds proven attempted be shown 69 behalf
 You have said much your letter what you say "you N illegal having for Why, if this be that you lave proven tyou know you not Onl nth of May the Central Committee authorized you to take showing frauds illegal votes Have you done so Mo- have prefer attempt it but content your writing "open letter the Press Eagle This does not ky but like Scuttle Fish, you only seek to backen the kr which already surrounds you.
 You familiarity seems the words "some afdavts have purchasedan affidavit be purchased with money from people, No person that Buck Bloom and Joe kgton Spring township purchase from Esquire gs proxy my behalf neither has anyone that Buck m Joe Pkington got ski and went the river to For look ballot box for Neither has there been on given by anyone who stated that judge of election precinct received majority to voter of the pre- ct and told while he did to the election and the judges had voted him any and requested that he nothing it. Such dispositions have been given in Bolivar hp Major where you resided and which township was duleny you giving you votes myself T. Phillips nd Phipot nothing
 Really now Major don't you think you asking too much Like yourself trouble of long campaign before people soliciting their support They responded to my request generously placed sufficient the ballot box to nominate Such pepetraed your behalf as caused returns wing votes at precincts for you which you did receive from then compelled to go before the Democratic Cen Committee and ask permission show these dark deeds My request granted Such frauds have been shown and eped your interest shock the honest people o Our nt judgment day. has and the Democratic tal Committee being in solemn ucg your pretended claim you the day before meets top stop! and let the race be run over
 will not gaty your desire You have been defeated You better than the other candidates who like you at the defeated but who heard the voice of the people and honorably submitted to their decision. Respectfully,
 EDGAR BREWSTER