Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-31
MAYOR WINS OUT
 EVER WE'LL AND
 PHILPO1 BY I7l Every Ward in City Gives Him Plurality Stewards
 Majority Increases. VANCE, MILLER,
 M'BRYDE VICTORS Successful Candidate for Alderman From Second Ward Receiver Ma iority Over C. F. LytIe of Gil
 New Law in Action.

simon Bloom yesterday was nomi- mated by the Democrats of Pine Bluff to succeed himself as mayor of the city. thus breaking old precedents relative to the unwritten rule or law thad a man shall have but two sue cesSlVe terms in the same office by winning the nomination for the third successive time. Mir. Blooms plural lty over former County Judge C. NJ. Philpot was l9l. and he received 300 more votes than were cast for Aider- man Ben B. Well. Mr. Bloom carried each of the four wards. in three of which Judge Philpot ran second, and in only one of which, the First. was Mr. Veil the runner-up.
 Police Judge J. R. cSonny'o Stew art was rcnominated over Armstrong Barrow by a majority of 137 votes. Judge Stewart carried the First, Third and Fourth wards. the Second ward going for Barrow by majority of VI.
 For aldermanic positions, R. M. Vance was the victor for the First ward, w. C. McBryde for the Second, F. T. Miller for the Third and neces- sarily George Dalby for the Fourth, MT. Dalby being without opposition, as also was Harvey Hogg, candidate for the renomination for city treas- urer
 MT. Dalby had no opposition-yet about score of voters wrote the name of Bob Wilkins on the ballot for alderman from the Fourth ward, it being explained last night that this was done by some of his friends as a joke on Mir. Wilkins.
 MT. McBryde's total vote of 1,O01 was the largest received by any op- posed candidate on the ticket, while J. B. Vinson, candidate for alderman in the Third ward, obtained the low est vote. 10S votes. Mr. McBryde's majority was 671. E. T. Miller had a plurality of 377 over U. w. Poss for alderman from the Third ward. Mr. Miller is exalted ruler of the local lodge of Elks. while MT. McBryde is secretary of the local lodge of Eagles, SO that both these popular organiza- tions are represented officially on the aldermanic body.
 Returns in Early.
 The official count of the ballots was completed by 8:45 o'clock, just lit- tie over two hours being necessary to make the canvass. It is stated by old residents that never before has the definite result been known so early, and for this the new primary elections law was given credit, espe- cially that section of the law which required judges and clerks to begin the count at the polling place imme- diatey after the voting had ceased. There was absolute absence of con- fusion or difficulty in getting the re- turns, this because of the provision of the new law requiring that the result of the election at each polling place shall be posted at the polling place immediately after the count of the votes had been concluded.
 The requirement that each voter shall sign his name on his ballot was explained carefully to each elector by the judges, and it is said there were no more than the usual number of spoiled or mutilated ballots yesterday, this indicating that the new law had worked smoothly.
 Organized Labor Active. Perhaps never before has organized labor, as such, taken so active part in political campaign in Pine Bluff, prominent labor union men who were diligent at the polls yesterday losing no opportunity to advance the cause of Alderman Ben B. Well for mayor and of w. B. Hicks, president of the Central Trades council, for alderman from the First ward.
 Alderman Veil has long been con- sidered by the organized labor forces as one of their strongest friends, and following the recent long-drawn-out discussion over the one-man crew lContinuod or, no c.o fhrooN