Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-20
'BL(OM Wins
BY % VOTES
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suit was announced shortly before IL
o'clock, a crowd of several hundred
men remained gathered around the
courthouse, where occasionally some
announcement would be made as to
the progr ess of the count, each an
I nouncement being received with
cheers.
The ballots cast in the first ward
We're counted at the Hotel Jefferson,
those cast in the second and third
wards were counted at the Hotel
Pines, and those from the Fourth ward
at the courthouse. The fourth ward
judges and clerks began their count
Immediately after the poll closed, not
stopping to take" supper. but the Of
ficials from the other polling places
took something to eat before starting
the count, hence it was about Z
O'Clock before their count started.
Cool Heads Prevent Trouble.
The presence of cool heads pre-
| vented several little clashes early in
the evening between members Of the
factions. There was some feeling
displayed over the report that the
count would be secret, butsit develop
cd later in the night that the cleo
ton officials of three of the wards
had allowed representatives of both
candidates for mayor to watch the
count, although there was some
argument over the matter in one or
! two instances before this action was
! decided upon.
The judges of the fourth ward re-
| fused to permit any but the election
officials in the room where the count
was made, and for time a storm
seemed imminent. This was dis
| PEELED, however, by the acceptance
on the part of the Bloom adherents
of a promise that the count would
/ be fair and square"
There were blows passed in sever
al instances during the day and early
night, but in each case the combat
ants were separated before damage
was DONE and the hot heads were
taken away to be allowed to cool
off In almost every instance, the
trouble was among the younger ele-
ment. and the older men saw that
nothing resulted. Late in the even
ing the effects of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
of the older men were noticeable, in
the presence Of the spirit OF Its all
! over now, forget IL.
Legislators Interested.
Members of the jefferson county
delegation in the state legislature
early this morning telephoned The
Graphic to ascertain the result of the
primary, thus indicating their inter-
est in the matter.
That there was more than the ordi-
nary interest taken in the election by
persons at many points in the state,
was indicated by the number of tele-
grams and telephone messages re-
celved and forwarded last night.
which dealt exclusively with the cleo
! ton and its results.
Void Ballots in Pocket
Because NJ. C. Cleveland. who
served as judge at the First ward
poll, placed spoiled ballots in his
pocket, there was some little furore at
that voting place. When Alderman
Bahlau's attention was called to the
matter, he asked Mr.. Cleveland if he
had any ballots in his pocket and
was promptly answered in the af-
firmative.
What are you keeping them for?''
queried the alderman.
so We can destroy them" answer
ed Mr.. Cleveland, who is one of the
city's best-known men.
"Well, you're chump if you don't
destroy them now" the alderman de-
clared because it looks bad. You
ought to destroy them now for your
own protection"
Mr. Cleveland promptly pulled the
20 or more ballots from his pocket
and DESTROYED them.
Pm sure Mr.. Cleveland had no in
tention but to destroy the ballots
said Mr., Bahlau last night "They
were ballots marked by men offering
to vota, and who were refused per-
mission after they marked the
. tickets. believe Mr.. Cleveland
thought he should retain Them
w. p TONNE. who also served as
a Judge at the First ward poll, en-
onerates Mr.. Cleveland of any evil
intention IN regard to the ballots.
. Mr.. TONNE stated that they were
under the impression they would act
as under the Australian ballot sys-
TEN; that they must account for
every ballot when making returns
Proceeding under this understanding
he says, they thought they should
save all spoiled ballots, that those
spoiled. those unused, and those in
the box would total the number they
had received