Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-16
farmer Is
ALL EXCITED
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS IN
GARLAND OBJECTS TO ACTION
OF GOULD AND TAYLOR.
SAYS IT Is UNFAIR
Il Charges Jefferson County Men With
Pulling OFF Il "POltical Hoax
TO Hurt Him.

In statement, issued to the voters
of the Sixth Congressional District
yesterday, Judge Thurston P. Farmer
of Hot Springs, Garland county, who
is candidate for Congress, charges
Judge James Gould and Colonel S. M
Taylor, of this city, with unfairness
md with entering into compact to
defeat him, because the jefferson
county gentlemen saw fit to enter in
TO an agreement to run off" their
candidacy in this county and let the
people select one or the otner to make
the race from Jefferson.
Judge Farmer gets all excited" ov-
er the agreement and makes a ter
rible stab to gin public sentiment,
appealing to the voters of jefferson
county to not go to the polls when
the special election is pulled off. He
says:
Under the cover of the apparently
friendly agreement between Colonel
Taylor and Judge Gould, of Pine Bluff
to hold a special election in Jefferson
county and decide which IS the
stronger between them in tae Sixth
Congressional District, | fl; nothing
teal intrigue, the end of which is OBJ
viOusly to defeat me for the office. If
it's purposes We're honorable the END
might be accomplished, but the people
of Pine Bluff and the people Of the
District will not conceive of how a
selfish political pact between two Of
fice-seekers could bind Neir suffrage
in primary election held under the
authority of the Democratic party
within this state. Besides, little cred
ence will be given the alleged friend
ly end of this compact to give Jeffer-
son county the congressman.
Gould forces will not be bounden
by this pact between two individuals
any more will than the Taylor fac
ton. The whole is political hoax.
"In all fairness | submit to the PEG
pie how unfair it would be for me tC
submit a challenge such as the Gould
challenge to W. II. M rtin, who is q
candidate for Congress from my coun-
ty. Mr.. Martin is much weaker
candidate at home than myself, a fact
which | believe none will dispute.
have a home endorsement which will
stronger candidate within my home
county and my opponent the weaker
is that any reason why his candidacy
before the people of the Congressional
District of twelve counties should BIZ
affected? | would not be so pre-
sumptious as to submit any such I'M
holy proposal when only a county is
affected, when | knew of the unfair
advant2 ge l would take.
All the people in Jefferson county
are neither for Colonel Taylor MOI
Judge Gould, and I urge that they re-
train from participating in any specia
election such as this compact creates
THE honor of representing II,
Sixth District in Congress is only con
ferred after the whole field of candi
dates have been reviewed and meas
ured by the voters of that District.
have entered this race in good faith
and will carry my candidacy to tn.
end, regardless of the Political intri
CUES that may be formed.
Il recognize no other authority il
the matter of our election system
than the State Democr. tic Commit
tee. Colonel Taylor was chairman b
the late State convention. The stat,
body organization provides how con
gressmen shall be nominated by tn
| Democrats of District. My candi
dacy is submitted subject to tn au
thority. Any special election hoax O
agreement apart from the authorit
of the State convention rules az,
regulations is an assumption Demo
Gratis of the District will repudiato.
i Jefferson county has no claim OF
Ithe congressional honor fore tn
I has Garland or any other county i
i the District. l belinvesin a fair fiel
and fee fish, % ri care r.