Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-02
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION VICTORIOUS
IN YESTERDAYS COUNTY ELECTION

VI tiif JOjlCC dHu III Z dCtsti lliitnlS
alse fought him hard
T1fY. election was one of the most
exciting and interesting ever held in
fhis county. The fight for the sen l.
torship and the three Representa-
tives was especially interesting OWING
to the fact that the Taxp yers' Pro-
tective Association, composed of a
number of planters on the North side
OF the river, made an open attack on
tie Jefferson County Bridge Commit $
sion and Judge E. J. Kerwin. who
passed the Bridge Bill, and much H..
ney is said to have been spent by the
members of the Association through
out the county to bring victory IL
heir ticket. aI
Thomas j. Collier, John NJ. Oracle
nd others were active in behalf y!
= Taxpayers ticket and for weeks
Tie paper have been filled with cam
pa IN ma te: Of a most personal ma
'ture. Judge Kerwin and Thomas c.
White engaged in a heated campaign
over tie County md many of the
county candidates joined in the
speech making. Kerwin carried every
ward in the city, but lost the Vau-
CINE township box in the city by just
Sc woes. Whites vote in the eoun.
try precincts could not be overcome.
Tal'ade@a cwnship that Is yet to re-
9sslt can hardly change the result.
Write, ueo was also supported by the
p ohibitionists, received 1,108 votes
s.gainst Kerwin's 1914.
In the Representatives n. ce seven
sought the three Jobs from. Jeffer-
son count. 8. A. Miller. former mem.
br of the House, led the ticket with
1883 votes to his credit with T. A.
Wilson. second, 1889; A. r. Cooper,
third, with 1892; w N. Bridges. fourth
with SIG; Never Solmson, fifth, with
8Oo. and c. D. McCallister, member OF
the last House, sixth with 554. Louis
Moore was last with only 1875 votes in
the city and county. Wilson was en-
dorsed not only by the Taxpayers AS
ISOLATION, but all of the labor unions
as we'll. Wilson, Miller, Cooper and
Solmson led the ticket in the city, bnt
the vote of the two former and that
of Bridges in the country gave them
t. lead that could not be overcome.
Stewards election over Green IN
the constables race was accomplish
ed against great odds. Green's CO.
workers in the sheriff's office, led by
Sheriff Brewster, and OF er officials
of the county opposed him. He car
ried every ward in the city and lost
the Vaugine township box by juSi
seven votes. Stewart received S95
votes and Green $50.
In the Representatives race Miller,
Rr dyes nd Wilson polled tremend-
Gus vote in the country and Miller
and Wilson ran equally as we'll in the
city Cooper and Solmson carried Off
tie hssors in the third ward ansi
selmson, Miller and Wilson in the
First ward. Cooper, Wilson AMI
Solmson carried tie fourth ward and
Cooper, Somson and Wilssn in the
third ward.
County Judge Philpot lost only one
ward IN the city md carried large
majority of the country precincts over
Cheek. Although he made a com
paratively good race against Lyle for
circuit clerk, Wad M. Toney carried
only two precincts in the country and
only one ward in the city.
Lindsay and Hudson ran an eX-
citing race for county tre surer, Ha'-
rison being unable to get any sub
xtantial vote in the country. l. nd
says vote was 961, Hudson's Ss6 and
Harr;son's 327.
Sheriff Edgar Brewster was re-
elected without opposition. as were
also County Assessor ]. B. King, Co..
oner II. e. Williams and County SUI
veyor J. B. White. County Treasur-
er C. NJ. Nichol, one of the most
popular men IL the county, was cleo.
ed county clerk without opposition
nd A. w. Lowe is The new county
supe rintendent.
Owing to the lengthy ticket tne !.
turns were not completed until aftel
midnight last night and some OF ther
may not be ready for announcement
until this morning. At Sheriff Brew
sten,s Office. where that otict ! Sc
cured the returns from the country
the crowd waited impatiently. Slow
" the judges announced the results
in the various contests and each an
rnnnccmert brought the totals closes