Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-21


and assessed against the candi-
dates for city offices for the pur-
pose Of paying the expenses of the
primary election:
City Attorney ......#.#....=.# $1,000
City Clerk .=.z...-.=.=-.=. e=s.=,- 1000
Alderman .=.... -.-...-.-..--.-.- 300
Mayor .s-.a.=.- -#-=-.-=.=. iV.o'
IloIdovcr Aldermen .. 800
sui Committee Named.
The motion for the adoption Of
The Rutherford resolution, which
was approved without argument,
was made by j. 4. Clement. commit
teeman from the Fourth ward it
being seconded by Drew White Of
the Third ward, s NJ. Taylor, proxy
for Z. J. kerWjn, objected to the
rule governing poll tax receipts paid
outside of the state. He argued
that all poll tax receipts, presented
by voters. should be from some
county in this State and his sug-
session carried He stated that
some trouble was experienced at the
recent county primary in the First
ward, where man late from Ten
nessee, with a poll tax issued in that
State, was permitted TO vote.
r. l.. Rutherford presented a
second resolution, providing for the
naming of a sub committee Of three,
one of which was himself to hold
the primary election and to appoint
the judges and clerks. Mr.. Tay-
Tor and Mr.. Bell both objected to
the resolution. Later Mr.. Ruther-
ford explained that he was handed
the resolution to offer It to the COM
mittee and he did not know that his
name was included in the list of sub
committeeman. NJ. ]. Mead, whose
name was mentioned in connection
with the sub committee, stated that
he could not serve.
During the wrangling, which fol-
lowed the Introduction of the reso-
luton, Mr.. Bell stated that he did
not favor anything that would tend
to cast suspicion on the coming pri-
mary. If there was to be any lit
lie attempt to give any one or other
of the candidates an advantage
over his opponet, he wished to be
as not being willing to
De a member of the committee or
acting in any capacity for it. 81
will have nothing to do with any
election that is unfair" he con-
.luded
J. II. Dellmon. committeeman
rom the First ward, suggested that
he chair he given the authority 70
lcmo the Sub committee, one mem
fer 10 be selected from each ward;
Ia. i be a committee OF four mem
~.
Attorney Irving Reinberger. a
candidate for city .-ttorney, suG-
5estcd that the two candidates for
.ity clerk or city attorney name a
udge each and the sub committee
lame the other judge, when the
natter of the selection Of indGes by
he committee was injected into the
discussion. The appointment Of the
sub committee was finally taken up
md on motion of ]. II. Dellmon the
providing for the nam
ng of Inc sub committee by the
chairman, was adopted. Chairman
First ward, A. Brewster from the
second ward, Drew White from the
rhird ward, and r. L. Rutherford
rom the Fourth ward as members
IF the sub committee.
a motion was offered by Dew
White that the two candidates for
= tv clerk name one Judge each and
the sub committee name the other
Judge. S. NJ. Taylor offered sub
stitute motion that the chairman
names the judges. Mr.. Bell, the
chairman, stated that he did not
like the idea of being given too
much authority. He was in favor
of a fair election and fearing that
he might not be able to name the
judges who would be satisfactory
to all of the candidates, he oppos-