The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
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 A meeting of the Republican County Central Committee and the members of the township campaign committee was held aL the eourt house at 10 o'clock Saturday in pur- ssuance to the resolution adopted by the Republican county convention held April 1. About thirty persons were present. The meeting was called 10 order by Vice Chairman D. M. Townsend in the absence of the chairman. D. K. Myers. Phil T Stevenson of Potter, secretary oi the committee, was present to act as secretary.
 The purpose of the meeting was to take up the matter of placing in nomination candidates for county offices m addition to the nomination Of Superintendent w. Homer pigg. who was placed in nomination to succeed himself at the convention held April 1
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 Without any preliminaries the body proceeded to make the nom- nations, and the following candi- dates were placed in the field:
 Levi Wimberly, for sheriff.
 Phil T. Stevenson for county judge.
 D. T. Keys for county clerk.
 D. M. Townsend for county treas
 Eli Turner for circuit clerk urer,
 T. P Davis, for county surveyor.
 Dr, B. H. Hawkins for coroner.
 Jesse philpot for county weigher.
 The nominations were all made by exclamation, and were made on the motion of the following per- sons;
 The candidate for sheriff was placed in nomination by W. Homer Pigg, as were also the candidates for county clerk, county treasurer and coroner
 Rufus Davis placed in nomination Phil I. Stevenson for county judge L. NJ. Wnmberly nominated Jesse Philpot for cotton weigher, and Phil I. Stevenson placed in nomin- ation T. p Davis for surveyor. w. Homer Pigg placed in nomination c. V. Hamrick as candidate for cir cult clerk, and Eli Turner was placed in nomination for the same office by pr. C. C. Gunnels. The former declined to be a candidate, so Mr. Turner was nominated by exclamation.
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 After the nominations, Phil T. Stevenson, D. NJ. Townsend and T P. Davis addressed the meeting. fe- the Republicans of the county on the prospects of national. state and local success at the com ing election, the first named par ticularly congratulating the Repub- lican party on the choice of Judge Charles k. Hughes as the national standard bearer, and predicting his election. He also assured the con- Vention that he appreciated the honor conferred upon him by plac- ing him in nomination for the lnl- poFtant office of county judge, and ic pledged that he would mate ar active campaign for the office.
 j. :. Aleshire also addressed lbf pledging he sold support of the Republicans to the men TlaCed in nomination, and express las his pride in the fact tha. prac- ticalIy a full ticket had been placed in nomination, but suggesting that an error had been made in placing in nomination a candidate for cot ton Weigher in view of the fact that an independent candidate had al- ready announced for this office.
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 Dr. C. c. Gunnels followed MT Aleshire and advocated that it was not good policy to advocate a vote eP-stIaient program for the req son that not a Republican could be elected if everybody voted straight and thus he feared that a mistake had been made by placing in nom- nation so nearly a complete ticket lie suggested that the Republicans had a lighting chance to elect some of the candidates in view Of the in the dominant party and if either faction united with the Republicans he predicted the election of Republican candidates especially the candl- dates for county judge and sheriff At the close of his speech, he called for voluntary contributions for a campaign fund, which resulted in the subscription of S3I50.
 R. K. Wear was selected as cen- tral committeeman for Ouachita township and W. k. Taylor was se- lected committeeman for Ozark township, the vacancies bemg oc- casiened by the deaths Of William shelton and A. C.. Mathis. w. Ho- mer pigg was selected as senatorial committeeman to cooperate with Scott county for the nomination of a candidate for state senator
 The committee adjourned to meet on the fourth Saturday in August to fill any vacancies that may oc- eur and to transact any other busi- ness that may come before the meeting.
 Among the out-of-town member: present were. Dr. Charles l.. San ford. Il. R. Weaver, D. T. and C. E Reyes. R. D. Miller, Jack Lofts anc Ali. Lilies of Board Camp; I. r. Rufus and C. NJ. Davis and Ffanh Upton of Hatfield; T NJ. Hunsaker Phil T. Stevenson, W, A. Butler John Oliver and James Walker ol Potter: Dr. w. N. Starbuck oi Acorn: K. F. Wear of Ink; J. E Hughes of Dallas and C. V HamficE of Big Fork.
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