Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-02-02

Oanaher, W. B Coleman, J. M. Shaw
 and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney T. "' Fafham We're present MT. Rho-
 ton came here last night to attend the conference and although no state-
 iileht was given out as to the nature
 or the secret session" it is reliably
 stated that the election fraud case was gone into thoroughly. It is be- heEed that the lawyers discussed the legal feature of the new election law, lesahzlng primary elections in Ark ansas' and that District Attorney Nix
 on is making sure his ground in an effort 10 convict the guilty ones, sHoala indictments be returned. The
 'hdleatlons are that there will be
 some true bills reported in this case before the grand jury makes it's final
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 The present Investigation in the grand jury room is the result of Dis tricf Attorney Nixon's promise to make 1t hot for the election judges
 and clerks of the Finst ward in the event there was tampering with the ballots at the primary election in which he was successful, Nixon
 made this promise ill public speeches ana to guard against any expected ir- regularities, the them Candidate Nix on placed a ballot box on table on the opposite side of the street from
 the First ward polling place on elec- ton day and took the names, address ses and vote of every Nixon man who appeared there that day and cast a ballot. A notary public was present and took the affidavit of every voter. Who sWore that he voted for Nixon. Each Nixon supporter was sworn as he left the polling place.
 When the judges made their onor.
 ficial report. following the eountipe of the votes, Nixon was shown to have only 49 votes and s. j. Hunt. his opponent, 239 Nixon charged that he had affidavits of 156 persons who had voted for him in the ward. where j-e returns gave only 49. NothYijh standing he claimed majority of D over Hunt the judges, gave Hunt a majority of 190. Nixon s vote through out the district, however, returned hlm a safe winner and he reserved the affldaVlts and is now presenting the evidence, or dope" as he term- ed it, to the first grand jury in ses- sion after his installation into office
 The Investigation now on is creat- ing no little talk and District Attor- hey Nixon says that there will be some surprises in store for the public after it is completed. M c. Cleve- land, who voted in the First ward, is member of the present grand jury. It was reported yesterday that inspection of the poll books and bal lots revealed the fact that Mr. Cleve- lands vote had been changed, but this was merely hearsay as no news leak ed out of the grand jury room during the day
 Among those who were before the grand jury yesterday were:
 J. B. Afford, Fire Station No. 1 J. R. Austin, S15 Ohio street; Walter Butler, 102 Ohio street; w. F. Brew CT, 612 East Eighth avenue; C. c. Bane, 2OO5 East Fifth avenue; T. J. Belcher, S26 East Sixth avenue; John Baugh. 121 East Second avenue; T. T. l. Brown, POS Georgia street; J. B. Culpepper, 1920 East Tenth avenue; c. B. Culpepper. 1907 East Second avenue; J E Cheney SO1 Pennsyl- vania street; M. c. Cleveland, member of Grand Jury; B. F. Daniels, 102
 North Pennsylvania street; R. H. Dedmon S10 Ohio street; J. M. Doug las, 71S East Third avenue; H s. Ev- ans, 1902 East Fifth avenue; w. M. Eighme, 419 East Second avenue; R. P. Fuqua, 231 Main street; c. H. Fol- ey, 719 East Second avenue; F. J. Tolson, W. K. Lockhardt. J. S. Evans, J. H. McBurnett Ben Rcbirson, Sterl- ing Barrow, F. B. Harvey. A. H. Mar tin Ben Daniels O. E. Evans, c. K. James Miller c. M. Laws, George Merrick, E. J Tibbett, w. J. B. Afford. B. Johnson, s. D. Sims, Will Brewer. George Lut- trell, H. w. Siegell, c. D. Guest. Tom Smith, J. w Meeks, J. E. Scott Ben Ish, Carl Smith, Joe P. Alexander, John E. Wells, A. A. Harper, John l.. Mills, R. B. Unsell, B A. West.
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