Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03
County Committee Also De- mates $10O to Democratic
 Campaign Fund.
CHANGE THE POLLS
First Ward Voting Place to Be Nov. ed-WOOdrOw Wilson Message
 Read at Rally.

ANOoIoAdl DemOcrdUlC CdmpaI2n IuH0, alt the suggestion of Chairman Edgar Brewster, and fixing Tuesday, Novem- city Democratic primary election, the Jefferson County Democratic Central I CEmnitteee transacted little import ant business yesterday.
 Afaer the meeting which was pre- sided over by Chairman Brewster and Secretary Jo Nichol, the Wilson and Marshall Rally was held in the Jefferson county circuit court room at the court house, where the meeting of the committee took plac. At the reques. of the members of the conn., ! mattee and cther we'll known Demo- crats present, Meyer Sohnson, editor of the Graphic, read the "Woedrow Wilson Message which was read to Democrats all over the country yes- terday at Democratic meetings.
 On motion of G. H.. BuTks, who held proxy and which was seconded by N H. Wilson, of Niven township, 1.-the Committee recommended to the subcommittee that will have charge Of the city primary that the polling place of the F.nst ward be changed from the Bro51xhdN Hotel to McCam- | mons stable at @Bast Second avenue 1 and State street. Mr. Burks stated that lie personally wanted to see the change made and that a number of Democrats had requested him to urge the removal of the voting booths to another place from the Brookhil1. l The F'irs- ward vo.ers have voted at the Prookhill for many years. There was .scI1ei question as to whether or not he Committee fflad the authority to make the change and the matter
 was left to the subcommittee, com posed of w. G.. Hudson, J. A. Clem- em. and N. H. Wilson.
 The $10O which was donated to the National Democratic Campaign, fund
 is in addition N'o large sum of mon Tiey ,aggregatjng nearly $1,O0O that
 Jefferscn county has already donated to the fund for the success of the Ma )Gional Democratic ticket This mon- ey was raised through public sub
 scription by Sheriff Brewster and
 through the dollar donations re-
 ceived by the Graphic !. and other
 newspapers. Jefferson county do-
 mated more to the National Campaign
 fund than any lcther county in Arkan-
 sas. Sheriff Brewster wired Nation
 al Treasurer Rolla Wells in New York to draw on the treasurer of the county committee here fer the amount donated.
 } In selecting November 26 for the , city primary the Committee only } acted at the request of the various , candidates for city offices, whp were present, and who expressed them selves as being satisfied with the early primary arrangements.
 The primary election will be 1e-
 galized primary and only known
 white Democrats, qualified voters, will l'e, permitted to vote. To defray the expenses of the election the fol-
 lowing assessments will be made
 Candidate for mayor, $25; police
 judge, $15; city treasurer, $1O; and
 alderman, &5.
 If not m!ere than three persons
 qualify for mayor, each shall select
 one judge and one clerk in each
 ward If more than three cand dates
 qualify then the subcommittee shall
 name the judges and clerks. If only
 two candidates qualify each shall
 select enc judge and one clerk and
 then alternately select teh third
 judge. The ticket will close on the
 night of November 16.