Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-07-21
LIIiLL Roon, JULY 20, 1860.
Answers to Questinns .

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 We are frequently appealed to for infor. nation with regard to Col. Hindman's 6 position in the present gubernatorial con- test-we have replied privately to many of his constituents by simply referring them to his recognized organs, the Old Line, and State Rights Democrat. We propose now to publicly answer these numerous queries, and if we misstate Col. Hindman's posi- tion, 1t will be an easy matter to correct us.
 It IS very generally believed that Judge Rector would not have been candidate for Governor in opposition to the Democratic nominee, had 1t not been for the persistent efforts of Col. Hindman-indeed two days before Judge Rector announced himself a candidate, he publicly denied that he was or would be an aspirant for that office Col. Hindman was present at the time, and the sudden change in the Judges determin. ation is ascribed alone to his influence and promises.
 It is also reported and believed that Col. H. promised Judge Rector, that, if he would declare himself candidate against Richard H. Johnson, he would canvass his district in his behalf; and that he guarantied the Judge ten thousand majority in the North ern Congressional district alone. We do not vouch for the truth of these and many other similar reports; they may or may not be true; but to facts.
 A few days after Judge Rector became a candidate for Governor, Colonel Hindman made speech in Helena, in which, accord ing to the admissions of his home organ, the State Rights Democrat, he repudiated the State Convention and its nominee; this we learn he did privately, at Dover, declaring that in no contingency and under no cir cumstances would he support Col. Johnson for Governor stating that his personal re- lations were of such nature that he could not and would not support him. This may account for the refusal of Col. Hindman's s friends at Dover to join with Col. John sons friends in call for new convention to settle all cavil, and satisfy all complaints.
 It is well known to the citizens of the Northern District that Col. H. left his seat in Congress, on account, as he said, of sick ness in his family; and that his family mar vellously recovered sufficiently to enable him to be present at the Dover convention; on his way to Dover, he stopped at Clarendon, where 1t is charged, he announced that Rector would be a candidate for Governor against Dick Johnson," and spoke a good word for the Judge to some of the people of that place. Immediately after Judge Rector announced himself candidate, the Old Line Democrat substituted his name in the place of Col. .Johnson's, and all the papers which have favored Hindman have done likewise; we do not know that Col Hindman has disapproved of their course, but think we are safe in saying that it meets with his hearty approval. His address lately issued does not take stand for Rector, nor against Johnson, and. seems strangely inconsistent with his course here tofore-he probably sees that Rector's over whelmning defeat is inevitable, and that he could gain nothing, and would lose much in striving to save the sinking ship, in which so many ill-fated politicians have, according to their own confessions en- parked
 Very fortunately for Col. Hindman, and, as the disorganizers suppose, very unfor- tunately for Judge Rector, sickness ID Col. Hindmans .tomily render it impossible for him to take the stump before the August election.
 In conclusion we will awswer in short, that, from the evidence before us we have no doubt, but Col Hindman was instru- mental in bringing Judge Rector out against the nominee that his personal .teelings" against R. H. Johnson influenced him to take such a course-and that he now deeply regrets the step he has taken.