Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-12-03
FREE bridge ENDORSED BY VOTERS AT the POLLS ON Yesterday
PhP0T Brewster and WILSON Nominated BY SAFE MAOR|TS
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Rere@na Win Cn by VotF eMannV
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majority wants it. but this time it
was not only the taxpayers, but the
nom aNapyers as we'll. The free
bridge carried by 1873 majority de-
spite the great amount CT money .pen I.
by Collier and the Taxpayers Asso-
citation in an effort to misrepresant the
free bridge issue and the enterprise
itself The vote for the free bridge
was 1.173, and only 994 against it.
In addition to this signal victory
for the Free Bridge one of the Free
Bridge candidates for the legislature,
7. A. Wilson, was re-neminated. f..
W. Brockman, one OF the two sue
cessful men whose candidacy was
supported by the Taxpayers in the
contests of yesterday, led the legisla-
tive ticket. He was supported by
both the anti-Bridge faction and
those who favored the Bridge. His
popularity in the city enabled him to
a most flattering race. B. F.
Hooker was the other Taxpayers
candidate nominated. Brockman re-
ceived 1928 votes, Wilson 1,1S4 and
Hooker LII. Newton's vote was
1,156 and Hopes 1897. Talledega
township is unreported.
In the race for circuit clerk, City
Treasurer Sandy Reeves Jr., was
elected over City Clerk W. A. Lee
. and Deputy Sheriff S. F. Hilzheim.
He ran a remarkable race in the face
of the fact that he was thought to
have few acquaintances in the rural
districts. Mr. Lee was second in
the race and Captain Hilzheim ran
third. Reeves vote totaled 93S, his
majority over Lee being 176. Lees
vote was 1852 and Captain Hilzheim's
63S.
J. B. White was reelected county
survey over T. F. Sorrelis, who
made unique campaign. Mr.. White
has been i'll in a Little Rock hospital
for weeks and made no can
His election was a fitting testimonial
of his value as a public servant and
citizen. His vote was 1,44S. Sor-
rells received SS1 votes, Whites
majority being 567.
Fred Rucker ran way ahead OF a
big field of candidates in the race
for county assessor, the most sought
after job in the county, Judging
from the number who went for it.
There were originally ten candidates
in the race, but one of them, William
Richardson, of Bogy township, with
drew at the eleventh hour because of
illness and his inability to make a
campaign. Rucker carried wards in
the city and townships. His vote
was 1877 in the county and city get
ting a majority of 346 over Clayton
P. Gould, who was second in the
race. Goud's vote was 39l. The
others ran in this order H. M. Dial,
sos; John B. King, present lncum-
bent, 265; John W. Gibson Jr., 179;
John O'Connell, III; G.. H. Schultz,
131; S. L. Bobo, 1O4; W. T. Hill, 81.
Clint c.. Green defeated Constable
Evan Parnell by very small majori-
ty. 81 votes. 1t also required the
count of the last ballot in the Third
ward to determine the result in this
cones. Green's vicory was some
what of surprise, as it was general
" believed that Parnell would be the
constable of Vaugine township. D..
GLOSS" Verret's vote was larger than
was looked for by many and as many
of Parnell's former supporters gave
yerret their votes, it weakened Par
nell and he went down in defeat.
verret, however. made the race two
wears ago when he and Green tried
to defeat J. Frank Stewart for con-
Stable but they were unsuccessful.
Green's vote was TIC, Parnell's 695,
and verret's PSI.
| Twelve magistrates were elected IN
augine township. They are A. X.
Matlock, Gabe Meyer, r. T. Louthan'
+ A. Frazier, j. W. Merriam, A. u.
Foster. l.. E. Cheek, Lawrence DIX
on, J. B. Talbot Meyer Solmson q.
p. Roebuck and H. H. Knox.
Currin M. Nichol, present county
clerk; George W.. Lindsay. present
county treasurer; DR.. II. Il. WILL
liams. present county coroner and A.
w. Lowe, county superintendent
were elected to second terms in their