Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-01
COUNTY PRIMARIES
ARE ON THURSDAY
Battle of Ballots" for Vari-
Gus County and Township
Offices to Begin at s A.
NJ. and Close at Shutdown.
CANDIDATES
Ten for Lower House Of Legislature 49,
No Opposition to John H. Shelby for
County Clerk. First Term--S alary
Or Fee System

What promises to be one OF the
warmcst" county primary cleo
tons ever pulled off in this Jeffer-
son county, will be inaugurated
with the opening OF the polls Thurs
day morning at $50 O'Clock and
comes to a close at sunset the same
day. Many important officers are
TO be selected by the voters to serve
in the various offices for the en-
suing two years, and there are
some "hustlers" after them. The
campaign closes at the court house
tonight.
One OF the most important mat
tiers to oe considered by the tax
payers Of this county tomorrow is
the matter OF salary or fees for
county officers. The act authorize
ing this and other counties to vote
for the salary system was passed
by the last General Assembly and
it looks as if the majority Of voters
will give their approval of the sal
airy system at the polls.
Chairman J. P. Alexander Of the
Jefferson County Democratic Cen
trail Committee, has been on the so
throughout this week completing
arrangements for the battle of bal
lots" He announced today that the
committee had issued a rule giving
no persons the right to vote if their
names are not on the poll books,
unless they. produce the last poll
tax receipt.
Ten candidates aspire to one OF
the three Legislative honors to be
given by the voters of this county.
The list OF. would be representa-
tive includes men in every walk
OF life. almost. They are: Lou e.
OV ans. saloon man; S. A. Miller,
lawyer: D. E. Tucker. lawyer; c. T.
Robinson, farmer and business
man; j.. j. Holland. optician; D.
D. McAll ster. farmer; r. E. Unsell,
railroad employee; NJ. l.. Bradford,
vegetable dealer: r. A. Poole, paint
er. and Thomas c. White. farmer
In the race for State Senator are
| the present incumbent. II. K. Toney,
who seeks reelection, and w. B.
! Pinney, who served in the lower
house during the last session Of the
General Assembly.
! The other Offices and the candi-
dates to be considered by the voters
| are:
I Sheriff, C. NJ. Philpot. candidate
! for second term, and Jesse r. Core.
! County Judge, James Gould. candi-
date for second term, and f. !.
Kerwin; County Clerk. John Fl.
Shelby, no opposition; Circuit
Clerk, Edgar Brewster, no opposi-
ton: County Treasurer Curran
Nichol and NJ. J. Mead; Assessor, L.
r. Sallee, no opposition; Surveyor
J. B. White, no opposition; Coro
ner, A. L. Reeves and II. f. Will
| liams; Constable, J. Frank Stewart
f. "Hoss" Verette, Tom Mecks anf
G. H. Dyer: Magistrate, J. P. Knox
John E. Pittman. J. A. Frazier, 7.
r. Cheek, ]. B. Talbot, d. 7. Mills
i William Burke. C. II. Winfrey, Ma
Allen, K. 5. White, D. Q. Woodward
and E. S. Maupin.
The names of the judges selecte>
byf-she sub committee toE serve a
the various polling places in tn
} county today. follow:
Barraque, Redfield-Dr. ]. NJ. Res
1nolds, ]. NJ. Henry, Roy Campbell.
~ Barraque, Kearney-J M Tucke
Sam T. Williamson, Curb Id gram.
! Bogy-Dr. Asa Bruson, Lohn
Williams, w. F. LINDSAY
Bolivar. A. Oliver, A.
George L. Pope. -
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