The Russellville Democrat., 1879-02-06
SENATOR WALKER.

ton County, was elected U. s. Senator yesterday. His principal competi- tor was Hon. R. ". Jonson, who rep resented the ultra wing of the Demo cratic party, Walker being of the more conservative element. The struggle was close and exciting. For week ballots have been taken with out achieving an election, the candi dates, besides the two already named being Hons. Marcus l.. Bell and Elisha Baxter. It is probable that the written statement of one of the members of the legislature to the ef feet that corruption in Johnson's be- half had been attempted, insured Walkers election. The names of Bell and Baxter, as candidates were withdrawn before the final ballot. Walker, the senator elect, is quite el- derly, has only moderate abilities, is possessed of some means, though not a wealthy man, and is one of that school of fine old Arkansas gentle men" that are slowly passing into history. Johnson, the defeated can didate, has much more ability than Walker; he has resided in Washing ton City for eleven years--a law partner of Gen. Albert Pike. Du- ring the civil war, Johnson was a member of the confederate senate"
 We reproduce the above from the St. Louis Times Journal to show the impression produced abroad by the statement made by Hollfield in the joint convention that elected the U. s. Senator. The blow upon the fair name of our state is terrible one the matter must be lnvestigated.- Gazette.
 We are LITTLE surprised at the ignorance of Arkansas politics dis played by the Times Journal in the above extract. We are GREATLY sur prised at the Gazette, our leading State paper, copying it and allowing the misrepresentations in It to go out through its columns unreproyed and uncorrected. 1.-the Gazette can har- monize this unmanly stab at Judge Walker with the editorial the morn ing after his election promising to give him it's support and encourage ment, it can do great deal.
 There is no one knows better than the Gazette men that the ltalicised portion of the Times Journal article is untrue. Walker started out ahead of Johnson on the first ballot. He gained steadily until the seventh bal lot, up to which time there had not been a word uttered about the at. tempt to buy vote, and he would, in all human probability, have been elected on the eighth ballot just the same without Holifihld's exposition, as he was with it. So much for that
 "Walker, the senator elect, is quite "elderly, has only moderate abilities, ''is possessed of some means, though mot 8 wealthy man, and is one of ''that school of fine old Arkansas "gentlemen' that are slowly passing ''into history"
 The Gazette allows that to go out through it's editorial columns as an extract. of course, as description of Senator Walker. We only have to say that we did not think the Ga. zette would have done so.
 Senator Walker is, so far as age is concerned, comparatively a young man, not yet having entered his forty eighth year, and is in the very prime of life; active, energetic, and progressive; and is as far from being lone of that school of fine old Arkan sas gentlemen who are slowly pas sing into history" that he has just now been called to the front as the representative of that class of Demo crats who are in favor of progress and advancement which will bring Arkansas out of the old ruts and give for her a standing among the wide, awake fast States of the Uuion.
 To show the estimation in which Senator Walker sis held at home among the people who know him, we reproduce below few extracts 'from the many notices given him by the newspapers of this State -some from papers which supported him in his race for the Senatorship, and some from others which did not sup port him:
 Judge Walker IS an able and pure man, and being Tn the prime of life has the vigor as we'll as capacity tc represent our state faithfully and eff fectually.-DesArc Citizen.
 Like, Garland, Walker was backed up by some of the few of the opposite party in our legislature Walker like Garland, is now in tn,