Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-16
PRIMARY ELECTION JANUARY Z;
 S0RRELLS RESOLUTION FAILS
The Democratic Central Committee

The Democratic Central Committee of Jefferson county met today and adopted a resolution fixing the coun- ty primary election for January ?, 1908, and also declaring for an open primary, partially legalized. The committee "sat down" on w. B. Sor> rells in his efforts to secure the adoption of an "open primary, per mitting everybody to enter the polls and giving the judges of election practically little authority. Repeated efforts of MT. Sorrells to secure the adoption of various substitute resolu- tions failed, notwithstanding he made determined speeches in each in- stance. Owing to the lateness of the hour of adjournment of the commit tee, the Graphic is unable to publish all of the proceedings but it publishes herewith the most important resolu- tion adopted:
 Resolved, That primary election be held on the 2nd day of January, 1908, in all the wards and townships in Jefferson county, Arkansas, for the purpose of selecting Democratic nom- inees for district, county and town ship officers to be voted for at the general election held in September, 1908. For this purpose only known white Democrats who have attained the age of 21 years, and who have re- sided in the state 12 months, in the county months, and in the ward or township 30 days, and who have paid their poll tax for the year 1906, prior to July 1st, 1907, shall be allowed to cast their votes in said primary cleo ton. Also those persons who possess the qualifications aforesaid, but did not pay their poll tax in Jefferson county, but in some other county, pro- vided, all such persons shall show their poll tax receipts issued to them for the year 1906 paid prior to July 1st 1907, in the counties where they then resided, and who have resided in this county 6 months, and in this township or ward 30 days before date of holding said primary election. Also all male persons who were minors be- fore the time of assessing taxes for the year 1906, but who have since at tained their majority shall be allow ed to vote at said primary without the poll tax qualification aforesaid; provided, they shall make proof of the same satisfactory to the judges of said election. No alien shall be allow ed to cast vote in this election, but any person who has been naturalized as provided by law in such cases, sat- isfactory proof of such naturalization having been made to the judges. Pro- vided, further, that such person has attained the age of 21 years, and has paid his poll tax for the year 1906.
 In order to ascertain who are quali- fled electors for this primary election, the sheriff of this county is hereby in- structed to make, from the personal poll books for 1906 full and con- plete list of all white electors who have paid their poll tax up to the first Monday in July, 1907, which list shall be sworn to by the sheriff or his dep- uty, who prepares the list, and one copy shall be retained in the sheriff S office, one copy filed with the coun- ty clerk in this county, and one be furnished to the chairman of the Gen. tral Committee, to be filed with them not later than the 23rd day of October, 1907. The County Clerk of this county is requested to verify the list, as filed with him by the Sheriff, and if any errors are found in said list, to point out and certify the same to the Sheriff and chairman of this committee, who shall thereupon make corrections and certify same and cause same to be filed, as above, on or before the first day of November, 1907. If he fails to do so, then said list shall be deemed to be correct and shall be binding on all parties.
 The chairman of the Central Con- mttee is directed and instructed to have said list printed, and to see that two copies of the list is placed in each ballot box, to be used by the judges on the day of said primary election. The judges are instructed to carry out this rule to the letter, and any viola tion of the same by any of the judges holding said election shall give this committee the right to throw out any vote not cast in accordance with these rules and regulations.
 No person shall be allowed to vote outside of the ward or precinct in which he resides.
 The judges will open the polls at n