Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-31
Ill N. Maple St., Argenta, Ark.
hardly conceivable the third ward desk in the council chamber will be allnWed tn ramain untenanted

hardly conceivable the third ward desk in the council chamber will be allowed to remain untenanted. With a, bare three weeks for cam paignng purposes, the fight for ctiy offices promises to be rather exciting during the period to elapse before the primary elections are held February 19 There is no opposition so far for the office of city treasurer, Harvey Hogg being out to continue holding down that department, with no indi- cation that any one else will. declare. For mayor and for police judge, how ever, there will be a race.
 MT. Sorrells' announcement that he is a candidate for the nomination for mayor caused little surprise, despite Ais own public announcement that he would make the race for alderman from the third ward MT. Sor.eiis is widely known throughout the city. \and is man of considerable influ- ence, but friends of Mayor Bloom are outspoken in tAe expression of the opinion that the mayer will be re- elected principally because of his ac- complishments during his first term. and because he has shown that he possesses the qualifications so essen- tial to the conduct of the affairs of the city under conditions which pre- vail here.
 Friends of Sonny" Stewart, present police judge, declare there is no doubt as to the result of his campaign for rencmination. On the other hand, fr;onIc Of Avn, c}rCpo porrOu doO1oro the young attorney will make a race which will surprise some of the old "warhorses of Democracy in Pine Bluff
 i Considering each of the candidates for each office, what he has done. who he is, his character and general quail ifications as q man and a citizen. it appears plain that however the various races are decided. Pine Bluff will have in office lot of mighty good men to direct the destinies of the city.
 It's All Right Now. Announcement was made last nght, about 9 o'clock, by George P. Darby, of his candidacy for aldemanic hon. OTIS from the third ward, hence the call for patriot from that section oi the city did not long go unheeded.
 Mir. Darby's entrance into the poli tical affairs of the city at this par , ticular moment makes it a certainty that after the approaching elections, each of tn, .ty's wards will have It's full quota of members in the council chamber, to look after the interests Of tho nCCO1a Of DiOn R1NfI
 To Straightem Out Tangle. Something of. a tangle may have to
 be strengthened out by the Dem- ocratic central committee, as result of the resignation of MT, Well and the candidacy of Mr. Darby to suc- ceed him.
 When the central committee recently issued it's call for the pri- mary election in the city, there was DO vacancy existing in any of the city offices, and the call was issued for
 the purpose cl nominating a mayo", police judge, city treasurer and one alderman from each of the four , wards, the terms of the incumbents
 being about to expire. 1 Therefore, it is asserted. the call uOCS ttot iiN.uuS for voting for nominee to succeed Mir. , Veil, whose term has still year cr so to run. Mir. Well rendered his resignation after the central commit
 tee had issued it's call.
 Questions in connection with the
 matter. therefore, that will have to be answered by the central commit tee are:
 Can Mir. Darby be candidate fH
 an office not covered in the call for the primary election to be held Feb ruary 19? If not, is there sufficient time,
 under the state election laws. for another call to be issued, to include 1 the office to. which he aspires? Or will another and special eiec-
 ton have to be held to nominate a candidate for alderman to succeee Mir. Well?