Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
CANDIDATES WANT
 EARLY PRIMARY
Petition Central Committee and Ask That Date Be
 Soon Fixed.

| Following the announcement Tues
 day of F. Garland May for county superintendent of schools, Jefferson
 county politics warmed considerably yesterday morning when seven can didates, including four for county treasurer, petitioned L. w. Clement, chairman of the county Democratic
 central committee, to call the com mittee within five days and to order
 an early primary.
 Those who signed the petition were
 John H. Shelby. J. R. Parsons, A. M ] Hooker, C. Fl. Burks, F. G. May, Jim McNulty and John B. King.
 In the petition it is stated that the committee by ordering an early prl- mary can save the candidates a great
 expense and that a few months IS ample time for all candidates to make thorough canvass.
 The petition was not signed by half dozen candidates for other or
 sices. Thesa men as yet have not formally announced. c. M. Nlchol,
 county clerk. probably will be a candidate to succeed himself. as will Judge Phlpot Sheriff Williams, Con- stable Green, Assessor F. T. Rucker and Circuit Clerk F. M. Reeves. John B. King, former assessor, Will oppose Fred Fucker for assessor and Jlm McNulty will oppose Constable Green. Chief of Police J. Frank Stewart also is mentioned as a candidate for con- stable. T. c. White. present senator from this senatorial district will have opposition from T. A. Wilson. at present represe ntative, and proba- bly from Walter B. Sorrells.
 The petition to MT. Clement was as follows:
 "We, the undersigned candidates for office in Jefferson county, at the ensuing Democratic primary election. to be held in this county the date Of which is to be fixed by the Demo- cratic central committee, respectfully petition you to call said central com mittee together at date five days after the receipt of this call, for the purpose of having said central com mittee fix date for the said prl- }}ary, the fees to be paid by the re- snective candidates for the offices to he filled at the ensuing Democratic primary. and the manner of the SC ]ecting the judges and clerks to serve at said election, and in doing th,s we most respectfully suggest that i'll v1ew of inc early primaries being held throughout the state, that the date or the primary election in this county pe
 made at time that will not cause the campaign to be burdensome ana exnensive to the candidates and tire
 some to the voters.
 "ID other words, we desire that the
 date be fixed so that every man WHO
 contemplates being candidate TOT office may have ample time to make
 a canvass of the voters ot this couli- tv. This. we believe, ought to oe ,s done in order that's every man VIII get the same consideration and show for each office to be filled, because 1 many are now making an active can yass for several positions to DC filed A short campaign. from eN- | perience is generally an inexpensive 1 campaign, both for those who win
 and those who lose, and such cam
 paisn we believe, will be welcomed
 not only by the candidates, but pv the voters as well.' l Mir. Clement passed through the l city yesterday, en route to SeaEcy'
 He will return Friday and the action
 on the petitioners request then will l be taken.