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any date other than that fixed for the state primary election. arguing that . the judicial committee would lose all Of it's authority in permitting the cen tra! committees of the. various coun- ties to handle the judicial election in connection with the state election, He referred to resolut,on which was adopted at the judicial convention in this city some months ago. which pro Yided for the selection of judges by the candidates for prosecuting attor- heT and gave each the right to have representative at the polls during the casting and counting of votes. He did not believe that the committee meant to ignore the instructions of the judicial convention. Mr. Nixon presented a resolution, which he ask ed the committee to consider
 Mr. Danaher took issue with Attor- hey Nixon, after declaring that he strongly favored a flair and suuare' election. He said that the state Dri- mary was legalzed and would insure fairness to all judicial candidates. He said that the judicia committee would not lose it's authority, but could can yass the returns, as made to it from the three counties, and approve or dis approve any votes it saw fit Mr Young also favored the Danaher res olution, citing many incidents in the last judicial election which were not satisfactory to the candidates. and that election was held independent of any other. MT. Hooker saw no objections 10 the Danaher resolution excepting that he thought the committee should separate the election from the state primary. He would no tvote when the resolution was voted on.
 Attorney NixOn's Appeal.
 MT. Nixon said in part: "Mr. chalr- man and gentlemen of the committee as you all know 1 wifi be candidate for prosecuting attorney at tili, elec- tion and your actions today vii. there fore be of some interest to ma. | nope you will not think it improper, under these circumstances, for me ccall Nour attention to the fact That the adoption of this resolution will not be carrying out tLe insructi o.ls 1f the lHdlclal convention which met i. his court room two years ago and eall,oW- cred you with the authority to hold this election and outlined the manner under which the same should be held
 T have in my hands here d com plete journal of the proceedings of that convention which commissioned you to act at this time showing eveAv motion made and by whom and thosh for and against same. This journal e the proceedings of that convention n properly signed by A. T. Whitelaw. it's chairman, and s. J. Hunt, it's secreta rE. The last act of that convention was to unanimously adopt the follow Ing resolutions That at each voting precinct lh the district each candidate be permitted to have a representative at the polls to see that the ballots are fairly cast and counted and also that each candidate be permitted to name one judge in each ward and voting precinct in the district. In that convention was W. D. Jones, A. H. RoWell, Creed Caldwell, and myself ! all of whom voted for that resolution. No one else has abeen mentioned 10 date as a candidate for prosecutinc attorney. These gentlemen are all present today and can verify what l say. Another resolution that was adopted by that convention to gov ern the actions of this committee was | ID part as follows: The committee shall fix time for holding said cleo tion and perform all of the duties nec- essary to holding the election and car rying out the wishes of this, committee. T do not wish to be understood as saying that the different counties cen tral committees will not hold fair election but l do say that I have seen several elections held in the different counties of this district. that were not
 fair. and have therefore prepared the following resolution which I now 1 desire to read and submit to this committee which think guarantees absolute fairness to every man who
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