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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

cratic party, to go out and oppose
the opposite parties in the Septem.
Der election.
Boys, if you make me your NOM
inee it will be the happiest moment
of my life to go out and hold up
the banner for the TRUE Demo
cracy of Randolph county and the
state of Arkansas.
Mr.. Cole has said on nearly every
stump in the county that he was
accused of getting the Republican
vote two years ago. Friends, i am
proud to say thai / never made the
accusation and my friend, Mr.. Cole,
tells the people so.
Friends, | am making this race
on my own merits, If have any,
and not on the demerits of my
opponent, and | wish to say to the
VOTERS in the townships in which
we have gone over, you heard us
discuss all the issues that were
worthy of NOTICE and if you hear
anything said about my opponent
or myself either. you can stamp it
as so called CHAMPAIGN LIE"
Now fellow citizens, / hope you
will take my CASE into careful
consideration and if you think that
my experience in the Office of sheriff
and collector for three years has
fitted me to serve your interest, and
serve it well, ask you to give me
your support, / have said on sever
al occasions that man can't be too
well qualified for the different
Offices of the county, which Is in
the gift of the people.
Dear friends, this is the last ap-
peal l will offer through the columns
of the Star Herald. | do hope and
trust that you see fit to help boy,
who has tried to serve you so faith
ful and so true. As to how we'll
have done that, its not for me to
say but for you, the citizenship of
Randolph county, and | want to
say to you voters, if you elect me
your high sheriff, you will always
find me at my post of duty early
and late and of all the hearts that
were ever made glad on any occasion,
the gladdest will be that of my
wife and five children together with
myself and that old gray-headed
father of mine, who resides in
Roanoke township.
So thanking you for what you
have done for me in the past and
what | think you are gong to Dc
for me on the 9th l am your true
friend, w. II. PERRIN.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
From J. S. Decker

To the voters of Randolph county:
Gentlemen, on next Wednesday,
March the 27th, you Will go to the
polls to vote for some one to serve
you as treasurer of our county for
the next two years and If you will
leave the name of Joe S. Decker un-
scratched it will forever be appre.
ciated.
Now fellow citizens, / made the
race four years ago and was defeat.
ed by only small vote and as you
all know / did not oppose Mr..
Parker for second term and / am
now the only one IN the race this
time that ever made race for
treasurer Of our county and | believe
| am the logical candidate for
treasurer at this time and with all
due respect to my opponents | do
not believe it would hurt them to
60 down in defeat this time, for the
first time, as it would me to go
down In defeat twice in succession.
If i am elected your treasurer |
will always be found at my post of
duty ready at any and all times to
serve you in the business of the
office and will ever act in way
that you will never regret of having
cast your vote for me. / do not
want you to vote for me because |
am poor boy and need the office
but if you think l am qualified to
make you a good treasurer | would
certainly appreciate your vote and
influence in the coming election.
| believe the treasurer's Office is
one of the most important offices In
our county and | believe you ought
to elect a man that is well qualified
TO fill the Office. | have worked
hard to qualify myself to serve you
In the treasurer's office and if you
will elect me there is not a boy un-
der the broad spread canopy of
heaven that could appreciate it more
than myself.
| want to be treasurer of our
county because l need the office,
because 1t is an honor to enjoy that
which is in the gift of the people
and because | believe | can reflect
credit upon the office and honor to
myself.
Fellow citizens, | will ask you to
please consider my claims carefully
before you make up your vote for
treasurer for this is my time or
never so far as the treaurer's Office
is concerned and if you will support
me | will return the favor in some
way. Respectfully,
Jos. S. DECKER.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
Intellectual manhood.

intellectual manhood.
He has always everywhere shown
himself to be clean, honest, edu.
Gated, kindhearted christian vonno
gentleman and the manner on9
quiettude with which he has con.
Quoted his part of the campaign for
this nomination is true index Of
his disposition and character.
He is fully competent to FIJI the
office of treasurer of Rapdolnb
county. He is running on his mer.
its and not upon the demerits Of his
opponents. He is quiet and unas-
suming but clean, christian, com.
petent gentleman. No one will he
more surprised at this testimony of
his worth and the call upon Demo.
cracy from every hill and dale Of
Randolph county to support him
than Henderson Haynes, who is IN
the race for the nomination for the
treasurer's office, and has entered il
from the ranks of the farmers and
entered the race untrammelled bv
any promises from any bank or r.
banking interests anywhere and he
is the man we should support in
this race.
Now fellow voters of the Demo.
cracy of Randolph, lets pull strong
pull, a long pull, and a pull alto.
gether and Henderson Haynes will
land in the treasurer's chair.
SIGNED
Rufe Waldron, Sam Standiford,
George Tyler, J ] Thompson, J G
Pratt, J G Mosely, J B Smith, j H
Owen, Henry Graham, 0 F Graham,
W I Reece, M II Tyler, J ] Tyler,
II II Collier, II II Wiley, Bence
Dawson, w J Montgomery, II
Harris, J N EsCay, w N Morris,
Edgar Poe, Pink Gregory, } II
Gregory, B E Tomlin, X G Seay,
j r Pratt, Sank Hurn, J S Poe, w
w Baker, w J Pratt, w NJ Smell.
ser, Arthur NeMeir, r w Wooly,
r A Allphin, J w NeMeir, S NJ
Poe, } A Pratt, J A Smelser, J w
SmeIser, Nick Seay, George Cooper,
Arthur Cooper, A W Reid, w w
Standlford.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
W. II. Perrin
To my friends and voters of RAJ

To my friends and voters of Ran
dolph county:
Having spent sixteen days in
Joint canvass with my honorable
opponent, Mr.. Cole, will say, as for
as friendship is concerned, we are
the very best of friends, "BUT
LISTEN FRIENDS" we both can't
hold the sheriff and collectors
Office at the same time and you, the
Democratic voters of Randolph
county will be called upon on the
2Ith day Of this month to select a
man as the nominee of the Demo-
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

paion in the other counties in order
to get acquainted in all parts OF
the district, and l will have to de-
pend on my friends and neighbors
to look after my political interests
at home aud / ask you to see to it
that this little crowd of political
bosses do not carry out their con-
spiracy against me,
You have known me all the days
of my life, and | am willing to
trust my affairs in your hands.
| have made a thorough aud Wig
orons campaign in every county of
the district, | have friends by the
hundreds IN every county; and | am
confident that | will carry eight
out OF the twelve counties and win
by handsome majority.
They can't beat Randolph
county boy when he sets his head
TO win and is backed up by such
Iloval friends as you who have al
ways supported me in the county of
my birth.
1 appeal to every friend ! have in
the county to go TO the polls early
and stay late and help me carry
every township in my home county
by rouslng majorities.
You elected me when | was but a
mere boy to represent you Ill the
State Legislature. You reelected
me to a second term over three
strong men of the county, and gave
me more votes than all three of my
opponents together. My heart has
always been full of gratitude to
YOU for these honors. | have al
ways been true to your interests.
have always stood up and fought
hard for what ] thought was right.
In doing this | have made enemies
of few political bosses who bave
tried to control me and failed.
These bosses are now lighting me in
this race. Let them fight have
never tried to please the bosses.
, But | have always worked hard fol
the best interests of the people, and
if the people will stand by me as
they have always done | can dc
without the bosses.
Thanking you, my friends, fol
your loyal support in all the effort:
of my life among you, | remain,
Sincerely your friend,
Tom CAMPBELL
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

The editor of this paper will sup
port Hon. s. Brundldge for United
States Senator and will not regret
our action should he be defeated.
We do not entertain any fears that
he will be defeated, but in the event
he should we shall have the salts
faction of kno wing that we supported
an honest, sober, upright man and a
gentleman against whose record,
either public or private, no charge
of graft or immortality has ever beeu
sustained, and a man whom we
know to be a friend to the
masses of the people of Ark
ansas and is willing, ready and
competent to stand up and fight for
the people of Arkansas and Dem
ocracy in the great law making
body of the United States.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
StubblefieId Writes

To the Democratic voters of Ran
dolph county:
Those in particular whom l failed
to meet at the public speakings, l
now undertake to address through
the columns of the Star Herald.
My object in this address is to call
your attention to the fact that l
together with two other distin-
guished citizens and fellow Demo
Gratis of Randolph county, towit,
M. r. Armstrong and M. P. John
son, are each asking of you the
Office of County and Probate Judge,
together with all the honors and
emoluments that belong to the
office, aud as at this particular time
you have but one such Office at
your disposal it is evident that
two OF us must wait. Which shall
1t be? That's the question.
Now fellow Democrats, | can.
not see why anyone who believes
me to be worthy of the honors,
could ask me to wait, came in
to this race before either of my
opponents. have made three
races for this position and | have
been at great expense of time and
money, which | can i'll afford to
lose. A vote against me means a
vote for my political death. 1t
cannot be expected that will run
again. My opponents can afford
to wait. Your vote against them
would not be final decision in
their cases, as it wonld be in mine.
They can well afford to wait and
come again. Neither of them
have been at much expense of
either time or money in putting
themselves before you. This is
Mr.. Johnson's first race and should
he have to make another be will
be able to know the county, its
people and its needs, which he has
not had time to learn during the
short time he has been before you.
Mr.. Armstrong can well afford to
wait. He has already been more
highly honored than any other
man in the county, having held
three of the best offices in the
county four years each, and has
drawn from the public treasury
some twenty or twenty-five thous-
and dollars. You cannot aid
further honors to hlm by electing
hun this time and the small salary
of some $4OO in cash could not
mean much to him.
You know the conditions under
which l have made my former races
and these conditions are mostly, if
not solely, the cause of my
defeats, especially so in the last
election, in which | received a
majority of about 200 of the Demo.
cratic vote cast in said election.
This being Democratic primary |
saw no reason why should not en-
ter the race and if desire election
at all it Is this time, and [ feel as.
sured from what | hear from day
to day that the voters feel the same
way about it.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

Farmers of Randolph county
should not forget the insult that JEFF
DAVIS hurled at them when he
stated in one of his public speeches
four years ago that Ben Griffin, who
was at that time at the head of the
Farmers Union in Arkansas, had
been furnished money with which
to carry the vote of the farmers for
a certain candidate for Governor.
intimating that the members of the
Union could be brought up like
sheep at so cents per head. THIS
was nothing less than a direct slap
in the face of the intelligent farmers
of Arkansas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

After having striven for these
honors as | have / believe | will
appreciate anything you may be
able to do for me more highly than
either of my opponents, 50 thank
ing you, one and all, for your
favors in the past, as well as tor
what you may do in this primary, l
remain Your friend,
w. r. STUBBLEFIELD.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

seeks that no man of Randolph
county will ever have cause to re-
gret having voted for him. 7
SIGNED
John L Fry, J D Price, NJ Is
james, J 4 Reynolds, G G Hogan
w 7 Fry, A J Eaves, B IL Troxei,
Seward Fry, L & Hogan, l. "
Perry, Lee Reynolds, CE Whitney,
Monroe johnson, w F Davis.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
Judge Frank Smith

/ am a native of the state OF
Arkansas, and have resided In 1t
all of my life, and since my admIs-
sion to the practice since 1898 have
given my attention continuously to
the law and am now serving my
second term as Judge of the second
circuit, the largest in the state, for
which Office / was twice nominated
and elected without an opponent.
Since coming into the state from
Memphis, my opponent, since enter
ing the practice of law here, after a
brief experiment in the management
of little school called the JAMES
TOWN INSTITUTE which went
defunct under his management, re-
moved to Hot Springs and entered
the practice there and took unto
himself, or had bestowed upon him,
the soubriquet of "Cyclone jim"
| do not know whether this title is
suggestive of his running proclivi-
ties or not, but | understand that
he has been candidate there for
practically every Office within the
gift of the people, and has had him
self mentioned with any office
where there was any opportunity to
get little newspaper advertising,
after an active campaigning for
Mayor of Hot Springs he received
81 votes out of total of 1910, and
at the beginning of the campaign
he had the announcement made that
he would be candidate for gov
ernor, and for number of months
of this campaign he was an active
candidate e for Circuit Judge, and
now, when there has been little dis
cussion in regard to this Office he
announces his candidacy on next to
the last possible day, and is send
ing out to the newspapers on the
last publication day before the pri.
mary the gushing advertisement and
which carries upon its face its own
refutatIon.
1t is very distasteful to me TO
write this letter, and if Mr.. Graham
had announced his candidacy at
such time, as that the people gener-
ally might have become advised as
to our relative qualifications, or was
now pursuing the ordinary method
of campaigns, / would take no TO
tice of his conduct; but the
method he is pursuing has caused
my friends to advise me that |
should write this letter, which may
itself seem out of the ordinary; but
l do not know of any other way to
answer Mr.. Graham's article and
respectfully solicit the vote and
support of the Democracy Of Ark.
ansas, or at least to investigate the
merits of this controversy aside from
the contentious which either of us
are making. Yours very truly,
FRANK SMITH,
Marion, Ark.
P.S.-My attention is also called
to an article published In the Sentl.
mel Record at Hot Springs under
the caption, "Ilon. Jas. L. Graham
His election will be great boost
to Hot Springs" This article was
signed "Voter," and if it was not
inspired by Mr.. Graham, lie has at
least not repudiated it. 1t contains
a statement that he is in sympathy
with the business interests there,
and is friend of that city aud vii
take care of its interests in matters
coming before the Supreme Court.
| dare not say what this means,
and | know of no answer to make
to his statement. | simply call
attention to 1t. L. S.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
Jack Cole

To the voters of Randolph county:
am nearing the end of my final
race for Sheriff and Collector Of
our county, and want to thank
my many friends for their past ia,
vors, and also for the influence and
encouragement they are giving me
this time. i have always argued
that men should be as honest in
politics as in anything else, and l
still stand the same way. | am
only asking for one term OF the
Sheriff and Collectors office. My
opponent has said that it took me
four days to explain to the people
whether / wanted to run for one
term or two. My friend misrep-
resents me on this. He Is either
seeking to do me an injustice or
hard of understanding; | do not
know which.
| said in my opening address, |
would never be a candidate for
sheriff again. | said should | be
defeated | would never be candi-
date for anything again. But if
elected | might sometime ask for
some other office. But, never for
sheriff. 1t appears to me that that
was plain enough for any one. As
to the one term | apply that to the
sheriff and collectors Office only.
The county clerk has the collector
/ charged up with about ninety-seven
thousand dollars on this collection.
You will find that the collectors
commission on this collection viii
be more than two thousand dollars
aud still he has the sheriff's office
on the side. The sheriff and col
lectors Office is separated in Law
renee Co., and there are eight can
didates down there for sheriff.
| do not wish to be misunder-
stood on the one term plan. / am
not strictly one term man for any
office, except the sheriff and collec-
tors office. | do think that one
term of the sheriff aud collectors
Office is enough, so long as the two
offices remain in the hands of one
man, there are some offices of a
legislative nature, that probably
the longer a man serves the better
services he can render. You will
remember gentleman, that | lost in
the last election by only ~ votes,
and all | can ever hope to be pol
ltically is in this race. My hopes
and my ambitions, are here among
you, the good people of my native
home. Fellow citizens, l am con.
tding In you as greatly as any boy
could, and begging of you to give
me chance. 1t has been told in
some parts of the county that | am
a Republican. A bigger false
hood was never told on one. 1t is
only campaign lie, and has been
started to injure me In this cam
paign. / have always been a Dem
ocrat and never thought of being
anything else. All of my people
of whom have any knowledge of
are Democrats with out a single ex,
ception. So friends in conclusion
watch out for these campaign lies
that are ever after an honest man,
and anything that you good clti.
zens will do to assist me in this
election will never be forgotten
Your true friend
A. J. COLE.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
COPY OF ORIGINAL
Ravenden Springs, Arl

Ravenden Springs, Ark.
To the voters Of Randolph county:
Mr.. Joe S. Decker, who is a can.
dldate for the Office of county treas.
urer, was born and raised IN this
(Janes Creek township and we
have known HIM all his lite, and
by his honest and upright life and
character, sober and moral conduct,
he has proven to his many friends
to be in all things worthy aud en-
tirelY competent to perform any and
all the duties of the Office to which
aspires. His business ability is not
excelled by any of bis age and ex-
perlence.
We are informed that certain re-
ports are being circulated against
him, which are intended to injure
him in his candidacy in the en-
suing campaign. Of these reports
many of us have made a thorough
investigation and find them unfound.
ed, and unworthy Of notice, and we
take much pleasure in so saying in
this letter.
SIGNED
JB Reynolds, w A Davis, E G
Brown, L G Hogan, Mayor, L W
Perry, Marshal, John l. Fry, M B
james, J P, A J Eayes, Druggist;
DR. J Ii Nixon, q G Hogan, H L
Fry, R II Davis, Lee Davis, Frank
Chun, Jeweler; A w Startling, G N
Shelton, j l. Rogers, Lee Reynolds,
Constable; w l. English, J K
Hughes, i S Craven, J G Hughes,
Alvin Craven, r E Rogers, W I
Fry, Nose Bailey, w L jenkins, B
II Troxel, J D Davis 0 W Wells,
G E Whitney, A A Bailey, J B
Franklin, Joe Kellett, w J Kellett,
J f Kuhn, J R Miller, Seward Fry,
A J Romines, Noel Fry, } D Wells,
T w Wells, II = Pettyjohn, Jim
White, Will White, w Q Wells,
Edmond Claude, 7 d Bennett, } i
Compton, Z J Johnson,J John Claude,
J E Prevett, w w Henderson, K
B Franklin, H D Shepherd, E d
Brown, Frank Brown, 9 f Johnson,
J R Moore, ] NJ Johnson, J P; Geo:
Johnson, G G Murphy, John w
Price, I'd Higgins, j d Price, VIII
Gam, Edd Sparkman, Fred Bailey,
Wesley James, } N Gage, u M
Wilson, Jon l. Owen, D b Bennett
w B Murphy, R G Gam, CLYDE
Armantrout, T G Brown, } A
Brown, Marion Brown, Alfred Ba-
ker, Robert Woodson, G W SheP
herd, } A Halford, g 7 Bailey, d
NJ Griffith, G T Compton, Troy
Phillips, John Wyatt, Hllhs WY
att, Sam Kuhn, Will Buchanan,
Arch Perrin, John White, ID I
White, M D Anderson, ) W AN,
derson, J T Bennett, KeV =
Carter, w 9 Sellars, W. >; y
johnson and r L Byrn, lst Asst II.
S Normal School.
And we, the undersigned citizens
and voters of James Greek township,
have been informed that there Is a
report gone forth that the el2(,,. above
named candidate, Joe S. Decker,
will not receive exceeding 40 votes
from the $50 votes of this township,
beg to state that in our cand'u
opinion Mr.. Decker will receive
large majority of the votes III .tuta tnla
township, and we further #. ). sIaot oIac,
that if the people see fit to e. elecS y
Mr.. Decker to the office "ni0H ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-20
GUS NATIONS ELECTED
STATE TREASURER OF
" n OF w. G. T. q

Gus Nations attended the State
Convention of the Young Peoples
Branch Of the w. &. T. Z. at Kan
sas City last week as delegate of
the local union. Although the Farm
ington union has been In existence
only few months, out OF about
fifty unions it ranks fourth in the
State In membership.
Gus was accorded considerable
recognition by the convention. He
was made member Of the commit
tee on credentials, was appointed
one of the judges in the Kansas
City and State declamatory con-
tests, and in the latter was selected
to present the gold medal to the
winner, which we are sure he did in
graceful and creditable manner.
Then when the convention came to
elect its officers, IL selected Gus for
State Treasurer. We congratulate
our bright young friend on the hon
ors conferred on him by the con.
ypntiDn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-06-20
MRS. TAYLOR ENTERTAINs

Mrs. WIN. Il. Taylor entertained
Wednesday in honor of Miss Alice
Cole, who is To be married To Mr..
Billy BlaGklcgc on the 18th. The
new game of pig was played, much
tu the amusement of the guests. In
little souvenir book, the property
of the bride-to.he, each one made a
drawing of little pig To which she
attached her signature Those pres.
ent beside the honoree were Miss
Maggie May Williams Of Flat River
Misses Odele Mccormick, Bertha
Mitchell, Ruth and Alma Swink,
Geneyieve Huss, Mary Taylor,
Isabella Wade, Lora Lee and Helen
MurriIl, Efiie and Augusta Law,
renee, Frances Flowers, Ruth HUFF
Alice Dunlap, Edna Ware, EtheI
Morris, Mildred Mckinney, Ruth
Spaugh, May Cover, Leana Col,
and Dorothy Butterfield.