Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-07
Sovereign People Elect from
President Down to Town
ship Officers.
ARKANSAS VOTES
ON FIVE MEASURES
DemOratic Candidates UnoppOsed Ex-
cept in One Instance, G. 4. Little
Being Socialist Candidate for
Member General Assembly.
Today is election day.
OfficiallN and lara llu il is a hni

Today is election day.
Officially, and legally, it is holi-
day. -
Public offices, banks, cotton, grain
and stock exchanges, and all other
official and semi-official institutions
will be closed thruout the day, while
the American manson, apparently,
it will be also the American woman
exercises his right Of suffrage, to name
the men who are to occupy high place
in the public service.
From president Of these great Unit
ed States, down to constable in the
smallest political subdivision, choice
is to be made. In the country as a
whole, excitement is at fever pitch,
and indecision>as to the outcome of
the fight between the two big national
parties has the nation on it's tip-toes
of expectancy. In Arkansas, there
is little contest-the Republicans max
ing a fight, such as it is, for a few
organization in the state than be-
at the polls.
Jefferson County Ticket.
The voters of Jefferson county will
vote for presidential electors, for a
full complement of state officers, and
for a full complement Of county offic-
ers, as we'll as for officers in the
judicial and congressional districts of
wn TSe e eandi dGaes XS wb part Jefferson
county and Pine Bluff are interested
more particularly, after the national
presidency, are as follows, there being
opposition only for one office, that Of
representative, of which the county
is entitled to three, and for one of
which offices C. A. Little, Socialist,
has offered:
For congressman-S. M. Taylor.
For circuit judge-W. B. Sorrells.
For prosecuting attorney-T. G.
Parham.
For state senator-Creed Caldwell.
For representatives--D B. Niven,
c. A. Newton, l. F. Magee, the Demo-
craic nominees, and C. A. Little, So
cialist u.
For county and probate judge-L.
E. Cheek.
For sheriff.. H. Williams.
For county and probate clerk-C. NJ.
Nichol.
For circuit clerk-F. M. Reeves.
For treasurer. r. Parsons.
For assessor-Fred T. Rucker.
For Surveyor. E. White.
For coroner-Dr. II. f. Williams.
The voters will also vote "for" or
against" the regular road tax.
Acts and Amendments.
Virtually all the campaigning that
has been done in Arkansas the past
few months, has been for or against
the proposed acts and amendments,
and the voters today will cast their
ballots "for" or against" each of the
proposed measures, the titles of which
are as follows:
| Act No. Ito regulate primary
| elections
Act No. 2.-To provide for local
option, by authorizing the people of
any county to determine whether Ii
quor shall be sold in that county. and
to repeal all laws in conflict there
with.
I Amendment No. 12.-AuthorizieS
the people of any school district, BY
general law of the assembly, ii levy
school tax for such district, not to
exceed twelve mills on the dollar in
any one year for school purposes.
| Amendment No. 13.-Defining and
charging the powers of the initiative
and referendum law.
! Amendment No. 14.-To provide for
bond issues for road improvements,
and fixing the maximum levy at three
mills on real and personal property
in the county which votes to issue
such road bonds.