Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-01
15 Absentee Votes in Returns
 CanVasSed by Central Committee
S. F. Vaulx First Unoppos ed Candidate for Circuit clerk Leads the Ticket-Winners Declared Nomin-
 ees-County Conven tion Meets Monday

1clleIoOl county tuesday We're can. vassed yesterday by the county Demo- cratic central committee, which de- clared nominees for county and town ship offices in accord there. With, and authorized the chairman. l., w. Clement, and secretary, Frank Mllner, to certify the results to the state. Judicial and chancery commit tees.
 Tie official returns show that Sam F. Vaulx, the first man to ever be nominated for circuit clerk without opposition, led the county ticker with o4oI votes. J. R. Parsons, for treas urer, was the next with 3453: Dr. H. E Williams, for coroner, third, with 3451 and l.. T. Sallee for county clerk, fourth, with 3450.
 Of the opposed county candidates. Prof. IF. Garland May was first. with 1857, and D.. B. Niven, for represen- tative, next, with 1911. R. II. Will Hams, for county judge, was third with 1858, and Rev. Frank Thompson, for representative, fourth, with 1855.
 Currin M. Nichol, for sheriff, ran fifth, with 1894.
 Taylor Gets Big Vote.
 Col. s. M. Taylor, for concress. re. celved the most votes of any of the opposed state or district candidates. He received 3094.
 The county gave majorities to Rob- inson for United States senator. Broush for governor, Joe Ferguson for state treasurer. Jim Ferguson for commissioner of agriculture.
 The Official Figures.
 The official returns, as compiled by the committee, show the total vote in the county for the different candi- dates 70 be:
 United States Senator: Joe T. Rob- inson 2572, s. Brunddge 7O5.
 Congressman: Sam. M. Tayicf 3G94. M. Ruth 134.
 Governor: Chas. H. Brough 2611, L. c. Smith 739.
 Associate Justice: T. H. Humphreys 3443.
 Attorney-General: John D. Arhuckle 3446.
 Secretary of State: Tom J. Terral BAY.
 State Auditor Hogan Oliver 34449. State Treasurer: Ernest Tipton 1293, Joe Ferguson 1858.
 Superintendent of Education. J. I. Bond 3446.
 Commissioner of Mines. Manufactur' es and Agriculture: Jim G Ferguson I'll, John H. Page i447.
 Commissioner Highways and Lands: W. B. Owen 3444.
 Railroad Commissioners: Herbert R. Wilson 3447.
 Chancellor, Fourth District: John M. Elliott. 336S.
 Circuit Judge, Elevelta District: w. B. Sorrells 3425.
 Prosecuting Attorney, Eleventh Dis trict: E. w. Brockman 2at6.
 County Judge: l.. E. Cheek 1920, R. H. Williams 1S57
 Sheriff: Garland Brewster 1o94, Currin M. Nichol 1894.
 County Clerk: l.. T. Sallee 3450. Circuit Clerk: S. F. Vaulx 3457. County Treasurer: J. R. Parsons 3453
 Assessor: w. w. Byrd PIP, Fred T. Fucker 723, c. P. Gould 1213, Frank M Reeves S79.
 County Superintendent of Edu- cation: F. Garland May 1937. A. w. Lowe 1219.
 Coroner::1 H. E. Williams 4551.
 County Surveyor: T. F. SorrellS 3429.
 Representatives (three to be nom' inated) Thos. A. Hill, 1S27. Frank 1855. l. F. Magee. 1850, e. A. Newton 1175, D. B. Niven 1911
 The official canvass disclose1 that an error had been made in newspaper reports of the figures from Dudley Lake in regard to two candidates for Niven boiled o+ votes in Dudley Lake, the largest vote of any of the contestants for representa- lives. |Magee received 26 In :he tab ulated statements, the names of Niven and Magee were switched on the Dud- ley Lake box.
 COnstable's Race.
 In the contest for consta):o Of Vaugine township, the official canvas shows that Ben Brannon received 1926 votes: J. P. McNulty 344. Tom Meeks 2S7 and Clint c. Green 609.
 J. s. Wiley, c. A. Hing, J. R. Core, Thos. Smith and H. HI. Knox were nominated without opposition for jus tices of the peace of Vaugine town ship
 For Committeeman.
 IL. w. Clement, chairman of the committee, was nominated for com mitteeman-at-large without opposition. receiving 1892 votes. T. J. Collier was named without opposition for committeeman-at-lar from Pine Bluff. his vote being 2326.. Com from the different precincts are:
 First Ward, J. Frank Franey.
 Second Ward, E. A. Hensley.
 Third Ward, Frank Miner
 Fourth Ward. Ben Dalby.
 vaugine, Creed Taylor.
 Barraque, T. w. Moore.
 Bolivar, w. G. Matthews.
 Bogy, John F. Sennett
 Dudley Lake, J. D. Nlven.
 Dunnington. c. B. Shelby.
 Jefferson. S. J. Heirda
 Melton, B. F. Hooker.
 Niven, l.. l.. Brockman.
 Old River J. 'S. Graham.
 Pastoria, E.. D. Embree.
 Plum Bayou. l.. l.. Phillips.