Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-20

uopal lCu' Auc odiue, dCCOl ulllS lO Nixon, continued Nixon jumped on Judge Jones for apologizing for cer- tain statements, which he ma(r in his first speech in this city, and
 which it was thought reflected on former Sheriff James Gould. He read the apology, which was published in the Graphic, and signed by Judge Jones.
 Nixon declared that Meyer Solmson, city editor of the Graphic, had been making a fight on him, that he was friend of J. w. and George H. Adams, and that he was a friend of the Gra- phic office, having recently given that office some job printing work to do. It might be stated here that all edi torials, which were written about MT. Nixon, charging him with being a self confessed gambler and making othec we'll founded charges, were from th3 pen of the editor of the Graphic, James w. Adams, and were brought forth by MT. Nixons attack on the Gra- phic. He alone is responsible for it MT. Solmson is the city editor of the Graphic and has nothing whatever to do with the editorial policy of this paper. The city news department is alone under his management and supervision.
 The rejoinder oi ". T. Young was equally as heated as h:s opening speech. He dared any man to say that he had ever beer accused Cr jsuspicioned of any wrong doing. HeI denounced statements made by Jones and Nixon and referred to various in
 cidents which hal happened since the opening of the campaign, in which he said he had been misrepresented.
 l.. Y. Van Valkenburgh acted as chairman of the meeS.ins and intro duced the speakers. Only one little incident occurred to mar the pleas ures of the evening. The police pa trol was called to some suburban point while the speaking was going on Instead of going south on State street, which could nave easily been done in view of the fact that the pa trol house opens on State street, the horse was driven wildly west on Bar raque, towards the big crowd that ,thronged the street. The patrol driv CT rang the gong excitedly and for a few hdments there was a small sized panici
 There were many ladies in tho crowd and many horses, attached tn buggies. Had it not been for the cool headedness of many men, some of the ladies would have been injured The patrol driver was made to slow up as he neared the crowd and the fright ened mass of humanity returned to their former places. Many people were inclined to think that the trick was done to interrupt T. Havis Nixon, who was speaking at the time and who had previously denounced certain 110LuDoTS OL luc pOllCc ucpdIIIlIcul. Il it was, it merits an investigation. The man who is responsible for the mis- conduct is unfit to be in the employ oe the city. Mayor Toney should make thorough investigation into the mat ter and prefer charges against the of lending patrol driver. No such con duct should be tolerated by the off, cials. It is a miracle that no ladies or others were injured last night, when the big crowd rushed, panic stricken, to the sidewalks.
 It was unnecessary for the patrol driver to bring his wagon around Ba"- raque street, when his call took him south on Main street and he was nearer his destination if he had gone south on State street, instead of mak- ing the unnecessary journey around the State street corner, to Barraque, with almost disastrous results.