Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-04
HUNT CALLS FOR PRIMARY IN THE !
 C1. JUDGESH|P
Says Governor Should Call Special Election to Fill < Graee's Term.

Attorney S. J. Hunt has addressed the following to w. B. Sorrells, cir- cult judge and secretary of the Demo- ocratic committee for this judicial dis
 "Pine Bluff, Feb. 2, 1916. Judge w.. B.~.Sorrells.. Pine Bluff,
 Arkansas.
 Dear Judge Whereas, by appoint ment of Governor Hays, you are now temporarily filling the office of circuit judge of the Eleventh judicial circuit of Arkansas until a special election is called; if one is not called, then until the general election in Novem- Der; and, ,I v
 Whereas, it is the duty ct the gov ernor under the constitution, statutes and supreme court decisions of Ar kansas to call a special election for the purpose of allowing the people of the district to select a judge to fill the unexpired term of the late lament ed Judge A. B. Grace, Amendment No. 3 to the constitution having been declared not legally adopted in the case of Rice v4 Palmer, IS Arkansas, 43S, and in other decisions; see con- stitutions of 1874, article z, section 50, as set out in Sandell & Hills digest; see also in same digest, section 2691, and Cobb vs. Hammock, S2 Arkansas, 5S9, and other later decisions on the same points); and,
 Whereas, l am an avowed candi- date for the unexpired term of Judge Grace at the first election that is held to select his successor. whether it be general or special; and I presume you are a candidate also; and.
 Whereas, we are both Democrats, and neither desires to see himself nor his party slaughtered in a free for all general election by Republican: and, | N@
 Whereas. we are both men of lim- ited means, and are not financially able to bear the entire expense of a special primary election to nominate a Democratic candidate to fill the un- expired term of Judge Grace; and,
 "Whereas, the state Democratic primary election is to be held on March 20, 1916. at which time we can safely expect great majority of all the legal Democratic voters Of the district to come out and participate in said election: and,
 "Whereas, the people of the district will soon be busily engaged in farm ing and other business pursuits and will not care to be disturbed by num- erous elections;
 Now, therefore. hereby call upon and request of you, as secretary of the Democratic judicial committee of this circuit. and also as prospective candidate for circuit judge. to join with me in getting the chairman of the judicial committee of this circuit. to call special meeting of said 1u- dicial committee at an early date for the purpose of passing resolution fixing March 29, 1916, as the date upon which the Democratic primary to select a nominee of our party for the unexpired term of said office, shall be held, fixing the announcement fee each candidate shall pay, and also fix ing the time within which said amount must be paid to the secretary of said judicial committee in order to get ms name upon the ticket.
 Please reply at once as It Will DC for the best interests of both of us to have this matter finally acted upon as speedy as possihle3 .sF
 Respectfully submitted. *y
 IS. J. HUNT" Advertisement