Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-19
HUNT DECLARES PEOPLE SHOULD
 SELECT JUDGE
Asserts Constitution Re ouires Governor to Gall
 Special Election.
Pine Bluff, Ark, Feb. F, 1916. lge w. B. S3rrells, city.

Judge w. B. Sorrells, city.
 Dear Judge: h reply to yours of the 5th inst, will say that you Lust be dull of comprehension, for I did not ask you Ito urge tha judicial committee to allow me to run" at the March primary; ncr did I tell you when we signed up the agreement not to be candidates at the March pri- mary for tha 1918 term of office. If the supreme court should hold it un- necessary to run in March. 1916, that q did no- believe you ought to have opposition for Judge Grace's unex- pired term" nor did T pledge you ny word of honor that I would not offer opposition for his unexpired term
 The decisisn of the supreme court had no bearing whatever upon the law governing the unexpired term; the law is the same now as then; offered you, as secretary of the judi cial committee, twenty-four dollars to get my name on the ticket for the uneXpired term and ygu refused to take it, saying the judicial c-mnittee c had passed no resolution calling for such an election. l t:len naid you to get my name upon he tio\et for the 1918 term and we signed the agree nlent you refer to as to the urinary for said 1918 term enly I said then aud I say now, that if ycu fill the uaeXpired term of Judge Grace as ths choice of the people and by election, not by appointment, you should not have opposition I5r the 1918 term and I will mt oppose you.
 In ny last letter l merely request ed you to join me in gstting the judi cial committee to meet and pass a resolution fixing March 29th as the day for selecting 2 Democratic nom!- nee for the unexpired tsrm of Judge Grace. and gave you my reason for making the request. Yau answer by saying "there is nothing to run for; for. when vacancy oscurs in the off.ce of circuit judge mere than nine in, the constitution says such vac ancy SHALL BE FILLED BY SPECIAL ELECTION,' and the statute says: GIT SHALL. BE THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNOR TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION to fill such vacancy Our supreme court holds that the constitution calls an election to fill the uneXpired term at .Ee first general election after d vac ancy occurs, if special election is not sooner called by the governor l-r said purpose.
 take 1t that our governor is a go1d citizen and believes in obeying the law of the land, and ths. he will call a special election within the next sixty or ninety days.
 ! On the other hand, if he is of opin- ion that tlns is q monarchy, pas s "GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE" and that he is THE MON l ARCH, and refuses to call special 1 election, then there is no way by which he can be forced to h1nor and obey the law. If mandamused and or l dersd to jail fer contempt Of court. l he would call out the militia and re- lease himself at once. Not so, how ever, with the secretary cf state and i election officers; they have no militia ] to eall out and can be made to honc,, l respect and obey the jaw as it is written so there will surely be some thing to run for at the gensral elec- i tio1 n November
 Since ycu appear to think the po- liiical waters are "toc chilly at this 1 time and are afraid Ito venture out at the March primary. am .am. ! paigning now generally for the un- i expired term of,.Judge Grace at the first election held for said purpose, whether general or special; and I ex-
 pect to meet you at sPhillippi" and let the people, not Gevernor Hays.
 say whether you or shall fill the uneXpirad tern of Judge Grace.
 Your friend,
 + tAdvt.l s. J. HUNT