Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-03

the votes cast for him in the Third and Fourth wards in this city was larger than his supporters figured on.
 Judge James Gould's majority over Attorney s. J. Hunt in the race for county and probate judge is shown to be 419 votes. Gould carried every ward in Pine Bluff by large majorit- ies and a majority of the precincts outside of the city. Judge Gould ran on his good roads" record and al though a personal fight was made against him by Attorney Hunt. Judge Gould met him on every stump and presented his record in face of the charges of Hunt The nomination of Judge Gould is the third time he has been honored to that office.
 Incomplete returns in the circuit clerks race show that G. E. Lytle of Altheimer, defeated Angus F. McNeill of Redfield, aud City Clerk w. A Lee of this city, by a big f,uar@lit.". lis majority over McNeill. the second man in the race, is 35l votes.
 Curran NJ. Nichol, county treasurer who was reelected for a second term without opposition, led the entire ticket. receiving SOS votes. John II. Shelby. reelected county and probate clerk without opposition. fell behind him just three votes Dr H. E. Williams, coroner and J. B. White, county surveyor, were also reelected without opposition. White received LISA votes and Williams. 1,7S1.
 The race made by County Road and Bridge Commissioner J. B. King, who defeated Assessor l.. T. Sallee can didate for reelection, was surprising. King carried only one of the city wards. the First. but he left that pre- cinct with more than POO majority which Sallee could not overcome. King ran Sallee close in every ward in the city, except the Second, and his majorities from the country dis tricts sent him in winner.
 Judge E. J. kerwin, it seems. has ? displaced Representative Thomas C. White, of Sherrill. in the seven cor nered Legislative contest. The re- turn "Wednesday night indicated that White would be reelected. but later returns yesterday show that Kerwin will be the third man in the race, leaving White. Thomas G. Parham s. A. Miller and l. F. Long out of the successful column. Kerwin's nomina- ton over White is considered big victory for the anti-Prohibitionists of this county and city. Judge Kerwin has never tried to hide his sentiments relative to favoring the liquor inter- ests and he was liberally supported by them. On the other hand White, who is regarded as a Prohibitionist, was supported by the reform element and a determined fight was made in the city wards to elect him. White also ran we'll in some of the country precincts. Chester D. McCalester, of Washington township, ran away ahead of the Legislative ticket, being first man with .299 votes. w. B. Pinney. who served in the lower house from this county few years ago, was close second with 1.11, votes to his credit.
 Frank Stewart, who has been nomi- mated for Constable of Vaugine town ship for fourth time, made another one of his remarkable races against ten days of the campaign Constable Stewart was detained in Little Rock as a witness in the Ellis case and his opponent Evan Parnell, made a sys- tematic campaign. Stewart s major ity will be nearly five hundred Stew art carried all of the four wards in the city by handsome majorities. Par nell carried the Vaugine township box, with majority of only 27 votes. l The ten nominees for magistrates of Vaugine township are l.. E. Cheek, reelected 1,41S votes; J. P. Knox, reelected. ,413; J. B. Talbot, re- elected 1,403; John D. Wilbourne, i, 2S5; W. D. Vance, ,243; D. I. Mills reelected, 1,223; M. E. Bloom, 1,171; J. A. Frazier, reelected, LIS: J. E. aJo Solmson, 90S The three candidates
 defeated for magistrates are Fred Senyard, who received 9o4 votes :; William Burke, $40, and I. J. Vlck' S2S
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