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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22

reelected, and yet, when we remem- Der the disgraceful way in which a venal Illinois legislature passed the Allen bill for the benefit of Yerkes and the hold on the Danville council, which enabled the Cannon brothers to seize part of the public pie be fore that scandalouS law could be re- pcaled, we almost believe the new wave of political enlightenment may strike Danvile, and cause glorious victory for the onward march"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22
VERY DEFECTIVE ELECTION
 LAWS.

That the election laws of Arkansas gre very defective is apparent in the method of counting the ballots after the polls have been closed At the last state primary it required week or ten days in which to complete the count, and in the state election held last Monday the same vexatious and dangero1s delay is manifest.
 In order to insure absolutely honest elections, provisions must be made for the expeditions and continuous count ing of the votes beginning immediate ly with the closing of the polls.
 Supposing that dishonest judges and clerks were in possession of the ballot boxes for several days? The oppor- tunity for thwarting the will of the people would be such that crooked ness would become general.
 The coming session of the legisla- ture should early take up the question of amending the existing election laws land making them so stringent that all chance of even the danger of frauds being perpetrated is removed. Tbe judges should be required to make a much more expeditions count of the votes just as they were deposited in the ballot boxes and the returns sign ed by both judges and clerks, and then the boxes and official report im- |medlately deposited with the proper county official for safe-keeping.
 Custom has made the counting of the ballots an ordinary leisurel event, whereas it is one of the most sacred obligations imposed for the protection of the people and to insure clean gov |ernment acd honest officials. The idea of it's taking four or five days to as certain the result of a state and coun- ty election in single county is pre- lposterous
 The ballot as well as the ballot boxes cannot be too strongly safe guarded and the incoming legislature should look upon the amending of the present election laws as one of their |most important and imperative duties Southwest American.
 Any one familiar with Arkansas elections knows that the laws govern 1 ing them are either inadequate or in operatives; and it is mo difficult tasl to arrive at the conclusion that if the, are inadequate the remedy lies in fur
 ther legislation. but if on the othe
 hand, the law is merely imperative then those sworn to enforce the law
 should be held responsible.
 This trouble with elections is nei
 ther indiginous nor peculiar to ArkaH
 sas. but in this state it is particular.
 aggravating. and it is high time fo
 some intelligent action i'll the matter
 It is the rule. rather than the eNcep
 ton. for the vote to be held back il
 certain precincts on first one pretex
 and then another all of them incom petent-until the other precincts hay
 been heard from, and at the psycholo
 gical moment the surprise of the cleo
 tion is sprung and the charge c
 fraud in the count becomes rampan
 1t is time for Arkansas to have a
 election strictly on the square. the re }sults of which are returned on time
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22
Republicans Short
 Campaign Funds

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Chicago. Sept. 21.-Republican Chairman Hitchcock tonight frankly admitted that he had not collected enough funds to conduct the cam paign. Most of his time thus far has been spent in settling factionAl diff ferences. He thought the month of October would be sufficient for a speaking campaign.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22

Delays, are, of course, sometimes un- avoidable, but if so the causes should be made public AS matter of fact, it would not be a bad idea to place a heavy penalty upon unreasonable delays and thus put this class of of lenders at variance with the law and amenable to it's rulings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22
Not Proud of
 Presidents Company

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Cincinnati, Sept. 21.-When shown g copy of the Presidents letter with a suggestion that he might answer and have his remarks printed alongside Senator Foraker said: "I am not SC fond of the Presidents company as that"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22

Arkansas has vast undeveloped mineral deposits crying out to capital are repealed we may hope to get the benefit of these deposits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Alderman.

The Graphic is authorized to an- nounce MIR. RUSSELL HOLLIS as candidate for Alderman from the Third ward at the special election, October ?, 1908
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22

Down in Cuba the politicians have imported some Arkansas ideas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-22

Mississippi and Georgia are also having nightrider scares.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
JUDGE GRAY NAMED
TO OPPOSE BRYAN
Manager for Delaware Jurist
Objects to Suggestion of
Second Place on Ticket
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER, June 30.-Although candi-
dates for the nomination for vice presi-
dent on the democratic ticket are nu-
merous it is the general opinion among
such leaders of the party as are now
here that il George Gray of Delaware
viii declare his Willingness to ac-
cept the second place on the ticket he
can have it.
Josiah Marvel of Wilmington, Del,
the manager of the Gray presidential
campaign, who arrived in Denver to-
night, will not. however, give his con-
sent. He said:
Judge Gray is a candidate for presi-
dent and he is going to be nominated.
We are running him for president and
for nothing else"
Marvel said that the name of Judge
Gray will be presented to the conven-
ton by L. I. Handy of Delaware, sec
onded by p. A. O'Boyle, chairman of
the recent democratic state convention
in Pennsylvania.
The Gray presidential boom was for
mally launched today and headquar-
ters was opened in the Savoy hotel.
During the early part of the afternoon
a corps of expert bill stickers were go
ing about the hotels putting up litho-
graphs of the Delaware candidate.
No other pictures have been placed
as yet and the Gray men secured the
most prominent places in the lobbies of
all the leading hotels.
1t is certain that there will be a
strong fight in the committee on resolu-
tions, and possibly on the floor of the
convention. itself over the anti-injunc-
tion plank. Word has come indirectly
from Lincoln that Bryan is in favor
Of a plank of a somewhat radical ma
ture, and it is certain that such men
as Sullivan, national committeeman
from Illinois, and Chairman Taggart OF
the national committee are strongly
opposed TO it,
Charles G. Heifner of Washington
state, who has the proxy OF John y
Terry, the national committeeman from
that state, announced today that the
Pacific coast and probably the state of
Washington. was opposed to the adop-
ton OF such plank as was presented
at Chicago by Samuel Gompers and
other officials of the American fedora
tion of labor.
1t is announced that Martin w. Lit
tleton of New York will come here to
make a fight against the insertion of
such plank in the platform. New
England is said to be opposed to the
plank and New Jersey and Pennsyl-,
vania also are accredited with pro-
nounced antagonism to such a resoIu-
tion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
HFNFY BAR[S BOSS
RULE OF H[RR|N
Graft Nemesis Shows Contra
Costa Voters How COnven=
ton Is Controlled

RICHMOND, June 30.-Before an au-
dience of 500 persons who filled the
Richmond opera house tonight Francis
J. Heney aroused the enthusiasm of his
interested listeners by an exposure IN
characteristic fashion of the methods
of the Herrin political machine in its
control of the republican party. The
mass meeting was held under the direc-
ton of the newly organized Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league. 5. +.
Jenkins, president of the league, was
chairman of the meeting and presented
Heney, who was received with much
cheering.
Heney exposed the attempt of the
bosses to control the conventions by
appointing delegates who should be
subservient to the corrupt machine. He
showed how difficult 1t was for the
people to get a primary election and
how the existing laws were cumber-
some and notoriously illadapted.
Heney declared that the existing pri-
mary law was enacted by Southern
Pacific machine legislature for the very
purpose of defeating the rights of The
people.
Il don't want Abe Ruef or Herrin
to name the delegates to conventions
and neither do you want your delegates
to come from. such. sources" declared
Heney,
You want an equal opportunity. with
every other man to say, who shall be
your delegates. You can get that
equal opportunity by direct primary
law. Such a measure is being drafted
for presentation to the legislative can
didates. L am preparing bill which |
shall ask the various party candidates
for the legislature to pledge themselves
to support. 1t will be a primary law
that will give the voter his rights.
am going to make a fight for it, because
1 believe that it will accomplish what
we all want"
Heney's speech was particularly. ap-
propriate tonight at this place.. for Con-
ira Costa county is now in the midst of
a campaign for primaries. The machine
is fighting to prevent the people from
holding them this fall. The Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league is making
the battle for them. The election will
be held. July z. Tonight Heney held
his audience for. three hours in closest
attention as he hammered with effect
i've: blows the machine and its opera
tions. -.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
PLAN LEAGUE RALLY
UincOIn-ROOseveIt Republicans
TO Gather Thursday

OAKLAND, June 3O.-The Lincoln
Roosevelt republican league of the
ffty-frst assembly district will hold a
rally Thursday evening at Washington
hail. corner Of East Twelfth street and
Sixth avenue. William r. Davis will be
the principal speaker. The meeting is
10 be an open one, TO which all repub-
licans are invited
The work Of the league in the fifty
nrst district goes forward with un-
sbated vigor Satisfactory reports are
received on ali sides as to the canvass
which the league is making. That the
county ring viii be given a body blow
here is a certainty.
SAN LEANDRO, June 3O.-Thaddeus
:. Fritz, a prominent orator. will de-
liver an address here tomorrow night
under the auspices of the lincoln
Roosevelt league. His subject will be
The Need Of a New Political Life in
This Country. J. r. Robinson will
speak on the direct primary law in
Oregon. r. II. Collins will preside.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
{. N. SHORTRIDGF
W[DS IN PRIVATE
Mrs. Delmas Walter Martin, the
Bride, Is Attended by
Her Little Girl
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN JOSE, June 30.-Charles M.
Shortridge, former state senator from
this district, and editor of a local MORN
ing newspaper, was married late this
evening to Mrs. Delmas Walter Martin,
daughter of William Walter, and sis
ter of City Clerk r. e. Walter. at the
home Of the brides father, 500 North
Third street.
The wedding ceremony was per-
formed by City Justice and Mayor-elect
Charles W. Davison, and was witnessed
by few of the closest friends of the
contracting parties, including relatives.
Those present were Charles w. and
Mrs. Dawson, T. c. Barnett, James w.
Rea, D. NJ. Foltz and William and Roy
E. Walter.
An unusual feature of the wedding
ceremony was the presence at the
brides side during the reading of the
wedding service of little year old
Mary Ellis Martin. the daughter of the
bride.
The wedding came as distinct sur
prise to the friends and acquaintances
of both parties. 1t had been known for
some time that the wedding would oc-
cur soon, but more ostentatious cere-
mony was expected.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
DEMAND FOR STATEHOOD
Arizona Delegate to Introduce
Resolution at Denver

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. June 3O.-S. A.
Packard of this city. head of the Ari-
zona delegation 10 th,s democratic ma
tionaI convention at Denver, announced
today that he will introduce a resoIu-
tion favOring statehood as follows:
We recognize that Arizona and New Mexico
each possesses ample population. wealth and in
felligence TO maintain and successfully carry on
state government. therefore. urge that the
bills now pending IN congress 10 enable them
separately 10 form state governments be imme-
diaiely enacted into law.
The Arizona delegation will also
favor strong planks in the platform ap-
proving Of government continuation of
reclamation projects for the arid dis
frfcts Of the west, and also the policy
OF the government IN protecting west
orn forests so that the water supply
may be conserved.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
TAFT IS SAID TO
FAVOR H[MFNWAY
Rumor Has 1t That Ohioan Does
Not Want Yorys TO Direct
His Campaign

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Secretary
William H. Taft is having no end of
difficulty over the national chairman
ship. The "Ohio crowd" working for
Arthur 1. Vorys. is as active a bunch
as was ever gathered together. Frank
Hitchcock and his friends are not lazy,
and they are all at work for him. Some
vor of either Vorys or Hitchcock. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's choice, if he has any,
has not been made known. Taft IA
Vors Hitchcock, but not to such an ex-
tent as to anger his friends in Ohio
The eight members of the subcommittee
in charge of the matter are equally di-
vided, four of them being for Hitch
cock and four opposing him. Hitch
cock is unquestionably stronger than
Vorys, and it is even said tonight by
such a ,stalwart Ohioan as Theodore E.
Burton that Vorys Will not be ap-
pointed in any event.
The name of Senator Hemenway of
Indiana is being used in connection
with the Craftsmanship and he may be
taken as a compromise. Everything
else being equal, the leaders. prefer
middle western man, as that is where
the real fighting will be done. Bryan
has no hope of carrying New York or
the east, and will not even try very
hard. If he can swing the big west
ern states and the south, he will beat
Taft. Hemenway halls from the right
district, but he has been classed as
reactionary, and it will take some argu-
ment to swing the radicals to his side
No announcement is to be given out
Regarding the craftsmanship until
July s at Virginia hot springs. where
the subcommittee will meet Taft. He
will leave here Friday with Mrs Taft.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
SECOND PLACE CANDIDATE
Connecticut Delegate Will Boom
Archibald Mcneil
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALI

NEW HAVEN, Conn. June SO.-Alex-
ander Troup, one of ". J. Bryan's clos
est friends. on the eve OF his departure
for Denver, declared for Archibald Nc
Nell Of Bridgeport for the second place
on the democratic ticket. The Connec-
ticut delegation carries the Mcneil
boom in its pocket. Troup gave out the
following forecast Of the vote of the
New England states on presidential
candidates:
Massachusetts. 30 for Bryan: Rhode
Island, Bryan Z, Johnson 2, noncommit-
tai 2; Vermont. Bryan s Maine, Bryan
q. Johnson 4 Connecticut, Bryan 10
Johnson 2. noncommittal 3
Speaking OF the second place, Troup
said.
My position is that the vice presi-
Dental nominee should be the man who
can be of the most service TO Mr..
Bryan" Mcneil was one of the men OF
means and business who were loyal 10
the democratic ticket in 1896 The
name Of Ex-Governor Douglass will be
presented in spite of himself.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01

FOUND GUILTY OF ENLIGHTENMENT
NEW ORLEANS, June 30-Ferdinand
Dudenheifer. formerly state tax col
lector of New Orleans, was today found
guilty in the criminal district court of
embezzling about s66, 900 of state funds
Sentence was deferred.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
seuuoia Forest study

Will Sparks is the artist whose study
of a. sequoia forest appears as the
frontispiece in the July Sunset. Aside
from its merit as painting Its re-
production in royal colors is a triumph
of the printers art.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01

PITTsBURG BANKER DIEs-Detroit. June
3O.-Joshua Rhoades a prominent banker and
capitalist of Pittsburg. died suddenly today Of
uraemic poisoning at the home of his father In
law George RI. Barber. He son of
Joshua Rhoades, the Pittsburg iron manufae-
Gainesville daily sun., 1908-08-06
NE SOUGHT DEATH
Inc ontortunats Napoleon m =.
Battle Of Sedan U

~ Sn'ort1nate Napoleon M =.
Battle Of Sedan. "
Sarah Bernhardt ment,ons
moirs that Napoleon III. had ' ne
horses shot under him at SedaD u tWd
having thrown doubt on her $50. com
and denied that the emperor wos ea ul
10 personal danger at the time : pe' evs
Verify. son Of the late colonel =, S1, y
Cent Gardes, gives what be .m.~ U
DC the authentic account Of the nnS.
py soTereign's persistent attemnts !!
court death when he saw tina, az, S
was unavoidable. On Sent y, GO ,s-u
at Q o'clock in the morning MarSS')
MacMahon. returning wounded - =
dan, met the emperor riding or, !.
Bazeilles. Napoleon III. realized ,A.l
the situation was desperate He sosi
slowly out. depressed and thougb,t1'l
under hail OF shot During an ha.i
he inspected the positions. RnIIa.I
ralned on his escort. Captain d'Vsnss
court was killed a few feet awnv trrnl
the emperor. The latter, deliber,sI1
seeking death. alighted, ordered HE =
c0rt to remain behind an embapkms.l
and walked up to a cemetery ON 4
height where he stayed for apothsl
hour, exposed to fre. He moupIe
again and rode TO another part Of tAl
field. General de Courson and Capt,Il
de Trecesson were dangerously voupSl
ed by his side. but not bullet hit him
The emperor AZ last seemed to desuIl
Of meeting his death as he sought N
and rode back TO Sedan at noon. h
the town itself shells fell thick. AZ
while the emperor was riding with M
escort up the Grand Rue one bunl
Just in front Of him, wounded one a
the Cent Gardes and killed the hons
Of two aids-de-camp. Napoleon IIIl
looked on stoIidly. understanding psr
haps. that Il was not bis fate to die d
action. The story that be had twa
horses killed under him is, thereior
not correct But there is no doubt thra
the unfortunate emperor, beaten anl
I'll. a pathetic and tragic figure, did al
liberately seek death on the field h
escape the disgrace Of Sedan which "A
foresaw.-Paris Letter
Gainesville daily sun., 1908-08-06
A SERPENT STORY.
Terrifying Experience With q DssalI
L.aneehead.

The Paris Eclalr tells blood cur
ding serpent story, the scene Of vhiel
was the island OF Martinique and N
dramatis personae Sergeant LeGADl
and Private Durand and the snake !
deadly lancehcad.
The soldier had been punished Wih1
a night in the cells for some trivial ~
Tense. but as the night was very h'
the sergeant bad left the door open. 4
the morning at 8 o'clock Legrand ven
10 wake his prisoner and. to his hoTWl
beheid a lancehead snake coiled up an
fast asleep ON the mans breast
The sergeant did not lose bis presencI
Of mind. He stole nolselessly away
ran 10 the guard room and. followed
all the men ON duty. returned to "a
cell with bowl OF milk and a tin vas
tie. Placing the bowl Of milk at U
entrance to the cell. the sergeant besa
10 play the "Blue Danube" II Is nesa
less TO remark that the weakness
the lancehead Is milk and music. ~
serpent, which was a six foot sleal
men, awoke, gIided from the soidln
body toward the bowl, but Il bad
sooner buried It's head In Its oe'o's
drink than ten cudgels descended
Il with terrific force. Killing Il oau't
The soldier Durand, who was y
swoon. was taken 10 hospital WD
he lay for many days on the 'e'ss
madness. He finally recovered ana
lated his horrible experienoe-h0g
had awoke In the middle OF 'he
as the serpent was coiling liseh % y.
bare breast and bow he had AN
10 an agony for hours. not aa'Ns
move a muscle.
Durand was sent back 10 f'aI.-
soon as he bad sufficiently rec0'-
The only trace OF his terrible -
ence. adds the Eclalr. is that h'
n nav snow white.
Gainesville daily sun., 1908-08-06


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Gainesville daily sun., 1908-08-06

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Gainesville daily sun., 1908-08-06

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, 1908-08-01
Acknowledgements.

TET bekendtgores herved at den i Dan
49, mark emanerede Low ON Toldafgifterne
m: m: af s Mai 1908 sin s 4 indeholder
saalydende Bestemmelse vedrorende de
dansk vestindiske Ger:
"For Sucker oe spirituose Vedsker, der
"bevislig ere tilvirkede paa de dansk vestin-
"dlske Der of DISCS Producter, og som fra
"Oerne direkte indfores heriil, erl@gges en-
"Toldafgift svarende til de Afgifter,
"der paahvile saadanne Varer, naar de
"tilvirkes her Landet, men med Fra
"drag Of de vestindiske Udforselsaf-
''gifter, hvilket Fradrag dog like maa
"overstige 5 pct. af Varernes V@rdi. Ale
"andre Varcr, der bevislig ere producerede
"paa de dansk vestindiske Ger eller der
"tilvirkede af discs Produoter, og som der
"fra direkte indfores hertil, frltages for
'S31 pct. al den i nmrverende Low f~astsatte
Told"
Mt Loven er traadt i Kraft d. 1ste dennes
for spirituose Veedskers Vedkommende, og
at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for T~oldv@senet har
meddelt Toldstederne Danmark folgende
Instruktion:
For at der for spiritu6se Vedsker, som
"fra de dansk- vestindiske Ger indfores her
'tl Landet, skal kunne opnaaes den i Loveu
IS 4 omhandlede Toldbegunstigelse, vii I'm
'porG6ren we'd Varens Indfortoldning have
Eat treml@gge Kvittering-i Original eller
"bekreftet Genpart-for de erlagte vestin-
"diske Udforselsafgifter. Denne Kvittering
"tjoner som Bowls for at den paag@lderde
'Yare er tilvirket paa de dansk vestindiske
Ger af discs Producter, og Kvitte "iugen
'skal, saafremt warren er fra ST. Thorn s. e!Ier
est Jan, tillige indeholde en- af Diet dervnr-
"ende Toldvaosen afgiven Paategning ON
"Yarens Verdi, idet hertil bem@rkes, ut
"Udforselsaf9iften af Rom for de ntevnte
"2 Gers V~edkommende udgor 6 Bit pr gal
'1on a 81 Pot eller Ii Ore pr Liter, meden
eden for st. Croix's Vedkommende or 3 p.
"Ct af Verdien."
Gouvernementet for de donsk vestindiske
Der, st. Croix, den Bite JUL 1903.
LIMPRICHT.