Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-29
REPUBLICANS
 ARE LAUGHING
Capt. Tucker Says The. Had No Ir. tention Whatever oi Vr.ip. to Hold an Election September :, on Tech. nicality "f Flaw in Election Law.

II Is all hHsaboo about tine Re pnoicans proposing to hold an elee- flon throughout the state on Septem- Der {, remarked Capt F. w. Tucker eh'illman Of the Republican state cen 'fal committee, today. We never
 mad any such plan but when the re port got started why. We just let if so Tor While so that the Democrats might worry d about it little. Some oi us may have said that We were preparing To hold an election on the ilrst Monday in September. but rhere mas never been any serious intention 10 do so. We have no desire whatever eo 'ahe advantage of $ techniealitv, lof victory gained in that way won,d do us no good.
 The flaw in the election lax uhieh has been construed by the attorne; general in accordance with the intent or the lawmakers, is only one of the many errors made by the last legis lature. Others I might mention was It's neglect 10 make appropriations for the payment of the school and nensio, funds and to pass properly the con- current resolution for the submission of the bod amendment. have nat investigated it, but I have if on aoo,, authority that the two houses did mol pass the identical concurrent resoln- ton, which would, of course. invali- date the amendment, even should # carry in the approaching election But So far as the bond amendment is concerned I do not think it will he an issue after Sunday
 The grand coup which the Repnbii- cans are said to have planned is look Cd upon by them as the joke of the day but Democratic leaders look mon Il more seriously, as indicative of what might have become very iron blesome matter.
 According to the story which gained considerable publicity it was their in tent1on to hold their elections through out the s,ate on She first Monday in September, instead of the second NTon- day as had all along been supposed 10 be the regular date. Now that the eat is out of the bag. and the Dem- ocrats are on the alert the ReDubli cans, according to the political joker mad planned to quietly roll up a biz majority on the 7th of September. While their Democratic friends were waiting for the next Monday to come around
 But they were too enthusiastic and tnls was their undoing. It became nolsed abroad that the Grant county Republicans Were getting ready for the election and were going to hold it on the first Monday in September. This produced surprise, which was immediately followed by an investisa- ton of the law, only to find that, so far as technicalities are concerned. the act of 1907 changing Or ordering a change in the date of the election day had in fact never gone into effect, the last proviso expressly stating that it would become effective on the second Monday ill September, 1908; and. since it>could repeal nothing until it was in effect, the old law establishing the first Monday as the regular election day was still in effect and would govern this election. it was claimed.
 This was the way the Democrats got wise. and this was why the question was rushed double-quick to Attorney General Kirby for an opinion and why hc proceeded speedily 10 puncture the whole proposition with an opinion showing that the legislature intended Ito have this election held on Septem- 1 Der Ii. even if it did not say so in