Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-12-30

city at Washington. He had always been a friend of the working people and especially the residents of the East End. He told of how promptly he had raised a $4,000 fund for the relief of the East End fire sufferers while he was filling an unexpired term as Mayor; of how he called a mass meeting of citizens for that pur- pose, even going so far as to get the assistance of the local telephone operators, who called every citizen of the city to the court house, within Ia few hours after the fire, for the purpose of raising money and givins the East End people relief. If elect ed Mayor the speaker would not take six months to build little bridge over ravine, as has been the case on East Second avenue, and the bridge is still needed there. When he was Mayor of Pine Bluff Dr. Caldwell stated that city script was selling for 90 cents. Today it cannot be sold at |all.
 Dr. Caldwell had only fifteen min utes to address the assemblage, as ithe men had to return to work at 1 o'clock. He closed by@ inviting Mayor Toney, who was present. to talk to the audience, adding that if elected Mayor he would dedicate his heart and head to the city, without fear or favor. He said there were no strings tied to him and that he would give the city the best admins |tration in his power.
 Mayor Toney thanked Dr. Caldwell for the privilege of addressing the voters. although he said he had not learned of the intention of Dr. Cald- we'll to speak there until II o'clock that morning. He proceeded to talk along the line usually resorted to by Jeff Davis, declaring that he had no Harvard educa that he was following "Old Beck across the cot ton field and pulling the bell cord. when he ought to have been going to school. He said Dr. Caldwell had been. called into the mayoralty race by Peter Byrd, Dr. Simmons, Dr. Orto and few other bankers; that he was the candidate of the Board of TyAde Mayor Toney said there was 9hother supporter of Dr. Caldwell in tine per- son of Charles F. Dunningtoh who, he said, tried to run the Mayors. of flee and he would not permit him to do so. He wanted me to do things that did not think were right" said Mayor Toney, "and that's why he is fighting me today" Mayor Toney said M. E. Bloom, cashier of the Citizens bank, circulated the petition which called Dr. Caldwell out and that other capitalists had signed the call "They cant control me-" he said, "and that is why they don't want me- "They say am honorable even in a mule trade and I want to say that it is as honorable to sell mules as it is to preach. Mayor Toney asked why Dr. Caldwell had quit the ministry. He said he had been admitted to the bar but he never knew of his paving a client. "Are you going to let a committee from the Citizens bank whip you into line?" he asked. and at this moment the big whistle blew and the men returned to their work
 Just as Mayor Toney was conclud- ing his remarks some man in the au- dience yelled How about Al Stew art?" Mayor Toney replied that he had not promised the Chiefs jo11 to anyone. He would not answer the question as to whether he would re- appoint him or not. He said he would select the man for Chief he thought best fitted for the place.
 Several other candidates for city offices were present and were giving out their cards. The meeting gives promise of developing into real political campaign between now and January 12 when the primary elec- tion will be held in this city.