Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-18
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assembly nRa arc instructed - vote
for James zones for Gnfea states
senator held a caucus sfa debated tie
question as % whether Seoa 6at, tones
wb4 has a minority sf Tie asff46 ID
votes should Sc requested to withdraw
bis name from the contest \ toaz
discussion followed tAe Introduction af
a resolution bg sen4for Caldwell .
Pine Bluff 70 that efra1t
It was atgaod b. f6e er.ea.is 1f tae
resolution that sonaf9f I-n lad 9eaa
defeated in the Deuo-a..c primaries
on March p last aa4 iaas taera Nas
no use in pfei6ngine tae contest ~ MS
continuance IN the race On the other
hand. those who opposed fhe resonz
tion declared that theY wmId not IL
nore the instructions they haa received
from majority of tba peme1fati1 vae-
ers in their respective counties. and
while they conceded that oz Cox las
+ Clarke had a majority II tho IN
straetel vote they feir Obligated -
eastthejr votes a instructed
Representative Chestnut II Fulton
county who declared 6t vas persona
" for Clarkn hot vas Instructed for
Jones. offered a substitute - tho q
feet that the momberS follow iasfue=
tions in casting their votes for United
states senator Tbe6e we're fourteen
senators and thirt4throe representa-
tives in The eaucus. and nearly an -
them took part in the discussion Sup
pofters of tho CaldoeH resolution ae-
clared that tho bem4efatie STATE een
gention fatfsine Tie result IF the
primaries. had rnade Gfarso fbe bonn
oeratie nominee for United states sen
atef and I'M the ff5per .Hfee Tor
Jones To de- as a defeated saaidae
was To wtddfau from fao race AGAIN
opponents II tte fezefz ~ aea2fel
'heil eepeosibilty ~ fbeii eotstita
cuts. who had instructed tra ta=vofe
Tor lones. anil neq ar Mel alle
eianee to thea peeRffs etsfes pafa
mount 10 a daeree= u a ,9fsas 9t -
ste'o eoneenfinu
FINALLY h II vafa ~ II - tbc
Chestnut snhstinue. l. ate4s a4 ne
sense If tho eancos tlnt eaan namhar
caSt his vaI" as instructed eas
aaopt1
senatar ealasyeH= has te H4ees
iFnorg the ns''u.tians or ths pemor
taey Of Jefferson county 10 tale tn
position he aaeH il the aroataial aap
test #hetweep Jones an1 ClmNe Ths
agreement hetweeu the two aeaatorfa
candidates was to submit their# claim,
!" the party in a state primary olec
ton. the senators and rcpros. ntn tive,
t. vote rs instructed hy Tho maiorit,
vote Of the counties and districts reI
resented by representatives and scua
tors. and when Mi Callwen ignore
the instructions Of the Democracy =
Jefferson county he botrays his part,
and will have to hear the eaium tha
would attach 10 him were lie to 81 to
political convention instructed to Vol
for certan candidate hut 10 hcrot
the convention and oucr q resouio
10 ignore the candidate far uhom l.
vas instructed 10 vote The fact til;
majority Of The delegates may /
instructed FOR the opposing eandidat
does not release The delegate from
moral obligation TO respect the wisht