Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-09
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bEMOCRArIC PARTY vs.. ONE HAN,

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bEMOCRA1gC PARTY vs.. ONE Man.
In a.,earA. tns the Graphic this morn
Ing ri I sMs Williams, the defeated can
aidhtefr | IEsIsrfffsi esassp that the
Eranhstss oppbses al recount OF the
fotsS aast ali the lasct primary cleo.
tiop.. lie says that the boxes should
Be butgei ~ s;snlegai votes" and that
there are no ,reals reasons why tAe
sub {cbmhiittee i should = not recent
/ II there were any illegal votes cast
Ia the, primary Of asst Tuesday Mr.
Williams and his attorneys have thus
far failed to charge it. They have
only intimated that fraud was prac-
ticed in the recent election. To al
lege fraud would be charging theis
own Judges and clerks with dishonesty
and it would come from them without
arg foundation whatever, for it Is !
and ward that the election was the
fairest ever held in Jefferson county
generally conceded in every township
The Graphic does not object to a
recount of the ballots. This paper
has always stood for honest politics
in jefferson county and it was partly
through the efforts of this paper that
Jefferson county's politics have been
purified and that crooked elections"
have become thing Of the past in
this city and county.
The Graphic does not believe how
ever, that Mr.. Williams, just because
he happened to be defeated and feels
agrieyed over his defeat, should be
granted this personal request, the
object Of which seems to cause a
political wlangle and nothing else.
He knows he was fairly defeated and
everybody else knows that the votes
were fairly counted in every ward
and precinct in the county. Mr.
Williams also knows that a recount
would one serve to confirm the early
returns Of the election and that his
candidacy will meet the same fate as
it did at the polls on election day.
The Graphic has the interest of the
Democratic party at heart in oppos-
ing q recount. 1t does nv. Fear the
result of it. But it believes that if
Mr.. Williams is the Democrat that he
says he ia that he will bow to the
will OF the majority and accept the
result of the canvass of the votes and
support the nominee. Other candi-
dates in various county and town.
ship offices, who ran but few votes
behind their opponents and whose de-
feat is felt as keenly by them as does
that Of Mr.. Williams, are not asking
for a recount. They have accepted
the result and are willing to take off
their coats for the nominees. Then
why should the committee grant the
request Of Mr.. Williams, who would
have its members believe that he is
the only che who was mistreated?
Although he has made no specific
charges OF fraud, he intimates in his
card that there were irregularities.
At first be said he would not con-
test the election. Now he permits
Soma Of sis selfish supporters to in
duce him to bring about wrangle,
which can result in no good to the
party and less for his candidacy, in
last resort to deprive his successful
opponent of the honor conferred on
him by e. majority of the voters of
jefferson county.
why is it that Mr.. Williams or his
attorneys do not specify where the
irrSgulan;Iies occurred? Why do they
~ inttpation and inuendo, reflect
81 ali the judges and clerks who serv-
d ii the polling places on election
NV. And 1t might be stated here
ghat i large majority Of the election
pfficials were Williams men.
~ 0raYhic win abide BY the can
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