Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-11
nixon gets OUT
OF JUDGES RACE
Gives Banquet for Taxpay-
ers Executive Committee
and Gets a Release.
LYLE IS ENDORSED
Dissatisfaction in the TaXpayers
Ranks May Have Caused Ac-
tiOn.-rhe Banquet.

i. HaVlS Nixon, VINO was endorsed
i for county and probate judge by the
! Taxpayers Protective Association
| several days ago. while number of
| candidates, members of the Associa
! ton, We're clamoring for the endorse
| ment last night handed back" the
endorsement and it was accepted by
! the "eXecutive committee" G. e. Ly-
tie, who sought the endorsement at a
previous meeting and who withdrew
| from the race after his colleagues in
the Association had favored Nixon
was endorsed instead and will make
the race for that office, it is under
stood.
The resignation of Attorney Nixon
was presented at a banquet, rendered
the executive committee by him at the
Arlington Hotel and at which he in
vited every member Of the executive
committee to be present. He said
every township in the county and in
the city wards were represented per-
sonally by members, except two,
which sent proxies. A negro orches-
ira furnished music during the even
ing.
President 7. J. collier, of Altheimer.
and Secretary J. P. Oracle, of Rob
Roy, We're among the guests. Circuit
Clerk Lytle, who was finally endorsed,
and Attorney j. M. Shaw, who was
candidate for the endorsement for
county judge at previous meeting
and who dealt in personalities at that
meeting with Attorney Nixon his
brother-in-law, after the latter had
secured the endorsement, was also
present at the spread"
Mr.. Nixon said last night that it was
sacrifice financially for him to make
the race and that it would not add to
his political fortune" He wrote let
tiers to the members of the executive
committee and asked them to attend a
meeting at the Arlington Hotel last
night, at which his candidacy was to
be discussed. He told them that they
were the ones who had petitioned him
to make the race and that he wanted
them to release him. His request was
granted.
Mr.. Nixon said, when asked last
night, that he did not request the
Taxpayers to furnish the funds for
him to make the race, but he added
that he was not financially able to
enter the campaign.
1t was stated on the street here
yesterday, when the Taxpayers began
to gather for the night banquet, that
the meeting had been called by Mr..
Nixon for the purpose of asking fl
nancial backing in the county judges
race. This prompted several of those
interested to state that they did not
intend to advance any money for the
campaign of any candidate.
There were only about thirty-five
persons present at the banquet last
night, while at the previous meeting
eighty were recorded in attendance. 1t
is known that there is considerable
dissatisfaction among the members OF
the Taxpayers Association because of
the manner in which they endorsed
certain members and ignored others
at the recent meeting here, and be-
cause they are of the opinion that the
Association is dabbling too much in
politics and is not accomplishing
what it started out to do.
1t was generally believed that Mr.
Nixon would not enter the race, after
Judge c. NJ. Philpot, the present coun-
ty Judge, announced. He did not pub
lish his official announcement as a
candidate and when asked about it
stated that he had not fully made up
his mind. Many rumors to the effect
that he would withdraw from the race
have been in circulation for several
days.