Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-14

In speeches that tinged with per- sonalities, T. Havis Nixon and Pros ecuting Attorney w. D. Jones, two of the three candidates for prosecut- ing attorney of the Eleventh Judicial District, last night opened a cambaign
 that promises to be of more than or dinary interest in this section of the
 state between now and August 23. Attorney w. T. Young arrived at
 the meeting little late, while
 Judge Jones was speaking. He re-
 qusted that he be permitted to speak, it being a meeting arranged by Nixon but the latter refused to
 grant him division of time. The request was made of the chairman,
 s. A. Miller, who informed MT.
 Nixon of it.
 The speaking was held at the Jeff erson county court house and five hundred voters were present. includ- ing brass band. s. A. Miller pre- sided. The speakers agreed on a di- vision of time, each speaking forty minutes, Mir. Nixon having a twenty minutes rejoinder, being the first speaker.
 Nixon began by saying that he per sonally requested Jones and Young to enter into a joint debate with him over the district, that Young stated that a joint campaign was not the proper thing in view of the fact that he had been over the entire district before, while Jones stated that he would meet him, Nixon, at every place that his business permitted. He said he didn't wait to see who was going to run for prosecuting attorney; q knew Judge Jones was going to run for he wrote me from Hot Springs that he was when I made inquiry" said Nixon "I am not afraid of him. He has been running for forty years and will be running forever" Nixon said he did not believe there was any reason to perpetuate him in office. "I shall have naught to say of my op- ponents," said Nixon, although he de- nounced them and their methods iD almost every statement, "but expect to win on my merits and ability.' Ratification of politics in this county, he said, would be his chief aim. Ma chine politics must go. He claimed the credit of securing open voting and an open count in the Judicial dis trict, four years ago in the Judicial convention. Previous to that time, he said, Jefferson county named more delegates than the other two coun- ties in the district and could elect prosecuting attorney at will. By res- olution, he said, this method was talk en from the convention and placed in the hands of the central committee. Every man can now see the votes counted and cast. No ballot boxes iu cellars in this race am for straight politics. I will prosecute and put in the penitentiary the biggest men in this county if they steal your ballot. Their size and importance, influence or wealth will not sway me in any direction. A man called me aside the other day and said, What are you putting into this race for?' I said, Because I want the office.' You can't win, he said, who is for you at the court house. q don't want those fel- lows at the court house for me- said, T want the Fire Department, there's as many votes there as there are at the court house. Young is afraid to come out here. Jones is model man, but you've done enough for him. And it's been without prise, without oppo- sition that he's been elected three times.
 II wast to say right here that this office is worth $10,000 per year and that's why I want it. From July. 1906, to July, 1907, Judge Jones has received $500 as fees in Justice Cheeks court in this city alone.
 Nixon charged Judge Jones with neglect of duty in not having an in- dictment returned against B. P. Ladd. who shot and killed man named Scott at Ladd some months