Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-24


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 Section 2635 makes it misde- meanor punishable by fine for any oae who has a bet on the election 10 act as judge or clerk.
 Section 2618 is:
 Every person who shall false ly cake or fraudulently de- stroy any certificate c, nom nations, or any part thereof; or file any certificate of nominations, knowing the same, or any part thereof, to be false, or suppress any nomination which has beer duly filed, or any part thereof, or forge or falsely write the name or initials of any judge of election on any bal lot. shall be deemed guilty of a fel ony and, on conviction thereof, pun ished by confinement at hard labor in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years. ,
 Section 2658 is
 Any election officer or other per- son whomsoever who shall wilfully make false count of any election ballots, or falsely or frandulently certify the returns of any election, or steal, destroy, secrete or other wise make way with any elect.on ballot, tally sheet, certificate or bal lot box, either befote or after the closing of the polls, shall be deemed guilty of Q felony, and on conviction thereof, punished by imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary not less than two years nor more than seven years.
 These and other provisions of the election law show the intention Of the law makers to place every possi= ble safeguard around general elections to the end that such elec- tions should be free and fair.
 There can be no doubt that that part of the first section above quoted which relates 10 selecting judges from different political parties was designed to this sam end, namely, an honest election, and it goes without saying that this pro- vision tends 10 bring about this desired result. If this is true as between different political parties, then the policy tf the law suggests, and a fair sense of rightand justice demands, that the same plan becarried out by the cleo ion eommis- sloners when the contest is not be tween .ersons of different political parties, but between two Democrats. A large number of good aud faith ful Democrats of this county do not believe that MT H. A. Mccoy is the ohoice cf the Democracy of this county for the office of sheriff, hence they have asked that Mir. D. O. Bell, a lifelong Democrat, become a can didate for that office at the coming September election. In compliance with this request, he has announced himself as such candidate, and lis nomination has been certified to you by the requisite number of elee tors of the county, to the end that his name shall be printed on the off. ciai ballot.
 You know that great number, if not a majority of the Democrats Of the county, are supporting MT. Bell iu his candidacy, who believe that the policy ot the law, ae above indi- cated, is sound, and that if that policy IS pursued in this case, it will tend to insure an honest election, and will result in peace and har- mony and right, and that con trary policy will be wrong in prin- ciple, and evil ia results; and in their name, we ask that in appoint ing judges of the election, you ap. point one judge at each voting pre- cinct from among the friends and supporters of Mir. D. C. Bell. You also know that there is no oppo' sition party ticket in the race, and the only contest as to county officers is between two Democrats for tAe office of sheriff. The people of the county will look on to see whether you will grant this request. If it is | j