Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-22
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
NEARING Ind
IlCkEF FOR C0tNIl ND CITY
OFFICES CLOSED YESTERDAY
BY TREASURER NiCH0i.
EXPECT BIG VOT
Contests are interesting Will Make
Final Speeches 1t The Court
House.

A double primary for the nomina
ton OF county. township and city of
fieers will be held in this city and
&C unity on Friday, December t. Coun-
~ Treasur = NJ. Nichol yesterday
&C mpleted the work Of listing the
candidates for the various offices and
the election tickets will be printed
this week
The city p,imary MAS consolidated
With the county primary by the JEFF
fcrson County Democratic Central
Committee at the request Of the can
didates for city offices. vino preferred
a brief campaign. Il is expected
that there will be AT least 100 votes
cast in the county ont of a total
! qualified list of 1856. Much interest
is being manifested in several of the
contests as there is opposition to
two candidates for county offices
seeking endorsement terms. There
is also opposition i'll several Of the
wnship contests and for the first
time in many years every alderman
H. the city seeking recollection has
opposition.
For some weeks the candidates
have been speaking at the various
country precincts and the closing
speeches of the campaign will be
made at the court house in this city
on Thursday night, November 80.
The most heated arguments that have
s@ been GoUfed during the swing
arounds tne county have been those
Ct Judge z. ]. Kerwin, leader on the
floor in the last house, and who as
pires to succeed Senator H. X. Toney
president of the late senate. His
opponent is Thomas G. White, forme,
member of the lower house, but who
vas defeated for reelection to that
body two years ago. White is pro-
hibitionist and KerWin is not White
has the endorsement OF a few wealthy
planters on the north side of the Ar.
kansas river, who style themselves
the Taxpayers Protective Associa-
ton. This Association has also en-
dorsed candidates for representative
as that is the number to be selected
from this county out of total of
seven aspirants.
Sheriff Edgar Brewster, County
Treasurer c. M. Nichol, candidate for
county and probate clerk; Assessor
John B. King, County Surveyor J. b.
White and Coroner II. E. Williams
have no opposition. County Examin-
err A. w. Lowe, who is candidate
without opposition for county super
intendent, will be nominated for the
new office created by the voters at
the last election and which will take
the place Of the county examiner
Circuit Clerk G. e. Lyle, for re-elec-
ton, IS opposed by w. M. Toney
George w. Lindsay, present deputy
county clerk; NJ. A. Hudson and J.
o. Harrison are out for county treas
uier. County Judge C. NJ. Philpot
who is a candidate for an endorse
ment term. is opposed by Magistrate
l.. f. Cheek. Among the candidates
for reprc sentative are A. r. Cooper
Meyer Solmso on, T. A. Wilson, S. A
Miller, G. D. McCallister. w. N
Pridges and Louis Moore, a loca
magistrate. Constable Frank Stew
art, who has held the office for ejgh
yea and who has an enviable re.
cord az an officer, rs opposed by De-
putty Sheriff c. G. Green for the Of
flee of constable of Vaugine town
slip. There are twelve candidate
Tor nasis' rate, seven OF whom ar
ia be elected. They are: j. A. Fraz
Ter, n. r. Jenkins, W. ID. Vance, Fl
FL. Knox, j. T.. Cheek, j. b. Talbo,
d. |. Mills. John Bono, George b
Moore. J. D. Wilbourne, G.abe Meye
and NJ. E. Bloom.
w. B. Sorrells, present city attor
ney. Is opposed by Attorney w. Z
Alexander. City Clerk w. A. Lee ha
no opposition. The candidates TO
alderman are: Fred Fox and j. "
Duckett, first ward: j. f. HUT an
L. III. Seymour, second ward Del