Pocahontas star herald., 1926-08-05
HON. OSCAR E. ELLIS
WRITES TO VOTERS

To the People of Randolph County,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
am taking this last opportunity of
soliciting your votes as candidate
for chancery judge. have served you
as Prosecuting Attorney for four years
and every one that l know any thing
about says that l have made good. |
have done my best to do so. If you
do not know about my services ask
that you inquire of those who do.
am now asking for a. promotion at
your hands.
know of the fight that is being
made upon me by Mr. r.. II. Gullett,
man whom / have helped more than
once. He charges that l was not sick
at the last term of the court but pre-
tended sick as to force him to quit
/ the race for sheriff. This charge is
unjust and unfounded and l hate to
refer to it and would not except as a
matter of self-defense. Was l sick?
ask you to inquire of Judge and Mrs.
j. w. Meeks. They will tell you that
| came to Pocahontas sick man.
; Judge Ashley will tell you | was sick.
Judge McCaleb, one of my opponents,
will tell you | was very sick He did
tell many. Many of the jurors and
others in and around court will tell
you So had two doctors who attend
ed me professionally. Here is what
they say:
To Whom 1t May Concern:
| This is to certify that we, as physi-
clans, were called to see Mr. Oscar
Ellis while sick on July % and %,
1926, and found him suffering from
Acute Indigestion followed by Auto
intOxication and COlitis.
w. e. Hamil, NJ. ID.
w. e. Hughes, NJ. ID.
July 80, 1926.
ask you to inquire of any of these
together of any of the jurors.
Mr.. Gullett said in his speech at
Biggers against me that he was not
for me before this happened. Then
why is he alleging this as a reason why
people should vote against me? Why
does he not give his original reason? ?
He also said that the records in the
court house were the witnesses against
him and since they could not get sick
then / had to get sick. Then these re-
cords which he admits are the wit
nesses show that he is over $4,000 90
short in his accounts of your money.
In face of this he wants to go free
and at the same time dictate to you
to vote against me and for one of my
opponents. Has he that right? You
answer that when you go to cast your
vote against me-
He says l did not have nerve to
prosecute him. l assure the people of
Randolph county that when have got
ten through with him at the adjourn
ed term of court he will think he has
been prosecuted and the people will
think have been on the job and doing
my duty.
| He says it was a frame up. If 1t
was, Judge Ashley was in it and you
10 not believe he was. SO also was all
Of the parties who say and know I was
sick. Mr.. Gullett had six good law
yers defending him and wanted me a
sick man and in bed to try him. Would
it have been right? If he had been
sick IT. would not have been right to
have forced him to a trial. Then since
was sick it was not right to force me
to a trial
He says by reason Of not receiving a
trial he was forced out Of the sheriff's
race He was under Indictment and
bond when he began running. He
could just as well run the last two
weeks as he run the first five months
This is just a subterfuge. Here is the
reason in my opinion why he quit the
race.
Section 3435 of Crawford and Moses
Digest of the Laws of Arkansas at
page 077 Of the book provides: "No
collector or holder of public money in
this state shall be eligible to a seat in
either house of the General Assembly,
or any Office of trust or profit in this
State, until he shall have accounted
for and paid all sums for which he
may be liable"
This is not all. Article 8, Section s,
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Arkansas at page 81 of the above men
toned book provides: "No person
who now is or shall be hereafter a col
lector or holder Of public money, Aor
any assistant or deputy of such holder
or collector Of public money, shall be