Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-13
Pine Bluff, Ark, Feb. 12. 1916.

Judge w. B. Sorrels, city
 Dear Judge: h reply to yours of the 5h inst, will say that you fnusj be dull of comprehension, for I did not ask you "to urge the Judicial Committee to allow me to run" at the March Primary; nor did I tell you when we signed up the agreement not to be candidates at the March Primary TOT the 1918 term of office, if the Su- preme Court should hold it unneces- sary to run in March, 1916, that "I did not believe you ought to have opposition for Judge Grace's unexpircd term" nor did "I pledge you my word of honor that l would not offer opposi- ton for his uneXpired term"
 The decision of the Supreme Court had no bearing whatever upon the law governing the unexpired term; th. law is the same now as then; 1 offered you, as Secretary of the Judicial Com- mittee, twenty-four dollars to get my name on the ticket for the uneXpired term and you refused to take it. say ing the Judicial Committee had passed no resolution calling for such an elec- tion. then paid you to get my name upon the ticket for the 1918 term and we signed the agreement you refer to as to the Primary for said 1918 term only. said then, and say now that if you fill the unexpired te, m of Judge Grace as the choice of the peo- pie and by election, not by appoint ment, you should not have opposition for the 1918 term and will not op- pose you.
 In my last letter merely requested you to join me in getting the Judicial Committee to meet and pass a resolu- tion fixing March 18th as the day for selecting a Democratic Nominee for the unexpired term of Judge Grace, and gave you my reason for making the request. You answer by saying "there is nothing to run for; for, when vacancy occurs in the office of Cir cult Judge more than nine months be- fore the next General election, the Constitution says such vacancy SHALL BE FILLED BY SPECIAL ELECTION" and the Statute says
 "II SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE
 GOVERNOR TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION to fill such vacancy" Our Supreme Court holds that the Cvnsti- tuition calls an election to fill the un expired term at the first General elec ton after vacancy occurs, if spe- cial election is not sooner called by
 the Governor for said purpose.
 take it that our Governor is good citizen and believes in obeying the law of the iand, and that he will call special election within the next sixty or ninety days.
 On the other hand, if he is of opin- | ion that this is a Monarchy. not a
 "GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE iPEOPLE," and that he is THE MON ARCH, and refuses to call a special ! election, then there is no way by
 which he can be forced to honor and
 obey the law. If maadamused and or dered to iail for contempt of court, he would call out the Militia and re- l tease himself at once. Not so, however.
 with the Secretary of State and cleo { ton officers; they have no Militia to
 call out and can be made to honor, respect and obey the law as it is
 written so there will surely be s0me-
 thing to run for at the General cleo 1 tion in November.
 l Since you appear to think the Po-
 ltical waters are "tOO chilly at this 1 time and are afraid 'sto venture out'
 at the March Primary, am campaign ing now generally for the unexpired l term of Judge Grace at the first cleo l tion held for said purpose, whether General or Special; and l expect to meet you at "Phillippi" and let the people, not Governor Hays, say whether you or l shall fill the unex- pired term of Judge Grace. | Your friend,