Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-02-05

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 enod- he said and Aa=planHed to trap them and srt positive proof. Final If, he succeeded in scttue his opponent and majority Of t1e committeeman Hho were planning tae alleged deal. to sign an agreement to the effect that if he would withdraw they Would permit him to name such judges and clerks as would guarantee any can didate q fair deal He produced a copy of the agreement. He poured $50l in gold into the hand of Chairman Coleman and declared that he womb give the money to any charitable or sanitation in the city if they would let him name one judge and one clerk in ten precincts Of his choice. giving them the right to name two in eaeh chosen precinct and all of judges and clerks in the other seventeen. He made the same offer if each of thc candidates for prosecuting attorney were allowed to name I judge each in all precincts and wards. He also agreed to give the same amonnt if the same judges and clerks were permit ted to serve with him in the race as had been agreed to provided he got out of it.
 , In his rcioindcr Nixon said he was Hunts friend. He said Hunt was q . clean man and would support him in preference to Caldwell He said he , told Hunt that he was going to re enter the race and did not act in bad faith with him. Nixon said the court house ring was anything 10 beat Nixon He charged that all of the Sl2ners of the agreement knew that Hunt was going to be q candidate. He charged that Hunt was easy and the gang conld use hinl. He invited Judge Jones to rc-ontcr the race, terming the weather goo1 and tE" water shallow He charged that Judge Jones violated his agreement , With W. T. Young two years ago when he promised Young he would not be candidate for pYosecuting attorney again. If elected prosecut- ing attorney he said he would pnt some of the ''big guns" in the peni- tentiary. He said he would also make them pay back $10,00o to the county ! fnnc nI I,,
 tion of the law
 , Caldwell Victim of "Mob."
 Mr. Caldwell had strenuous time With the crowd. He started out amid hlsses from the Nixon supporters and was so annoyed that he soon got into an argument with several from the stage The crowd then proceeded to make sport of him and every time he would attempt to speak a few words the cheers for Nixon and Hunt were deafening. Caldwell then 'kid- ded' the crowd by repeatedly lifting a glass of water from the table. He finally became impatient and pro-
 
 they were mot gentlemen. Then the crowd went after him and re- peatedly interrupted him. Nixon and Coleman appealed to them without ef- feet. At intervals Caldwell managed 10 sccre some points in answering f the argument and charges of Nixon. He declared that Nixon was respon- sible for the political conditions here although Nixon was trying to apoIo- gfze for the situation. He accused Nixon of jobbing Hunt and asserted that the county central committee had no authority to name Nixon's judges for him. He censured Nixon for injecting the county contests into the present campaign, and charged F hlm with failing to get control of the central committee. He said Nixon could not have heard what he claims to have heard when he "eavesdrop- ped because it was not said and be- cause the window to Judge Jones of flee was closed and the brick wall thick. He defended himself, Judge Jones, Judge Kerwin and Judge Gould
 MT. Hunt Given Ovation.
 Attorney Hunt was not hissed when he arose. He was given perfect at tention and it was evident that many of the conservative ones in the audi ence were among his supporters. He declared that the withdrawals were a surprise to him; that he was In no
 frame up. He was for Nixon and was Nixon's friend. Judge Jones had been long enough in the office, he said. He said he was always opposed to third termers. He said it was no fault of his that Nixon and Jones withdrew. His entering the race was
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