The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-09-11
Coming Events Cast Shadows.

says that,Ex-Congressman TIC. Nc
Rae visited Little Rock Thursday
of last week and during the evening
was in consultation with Senator
Clarke at the Capital Hotel. These
| gentlemen are known to be person
al friends, and ordinarily there
would be no extraordinary signif.
canoe attached to the fact that they
were in consultation three hours,
but in this instance considerable
importance is attached to the meet
ing. 1t is evident that 1t had been
prearranged, for Senator Clarke
did not drop in by accident. He
went Immediately TO Mr.. McRae's
room and remained there for con.
siderable time.
Any conversation between these
two gentlemen would naturally
turn 10 politics, and the situation
as it exists at this time. AS Mr..
McRae has been mentioned as a
possible candidate tor governor
and neither he nor any of his
friends has indicated his determl-
nation not to run, 1t is reasonable
that his intentions in that regard
would have constituted a part of
the conversational topic at the con-
vention between the two distin.
guished gentlemen. Speculation
has been rife in this city as to the
possible course decided upon if any
definite conclusion was reached.
A prominent gentleman who has
twice been elected to one of the
highest offices in the state, and
whose political Judgments rarely
at fault, hazards the opinion that
this conference probably dealt with
the early announcement of Mr..
McRae for governor to be followed
in due course by the withdrawal of
Governor Davis.
[: is srmised that tho latter, af-
ter taking his bearings, has found
the conditions not exactly to his
liking, and he may deem it wise to
get out OF the way, at what will be
considered the proper time, and
advise his friends to support Mr..
McRae. Indeed it is not beyond
him TO announce boldly that he
never intended to run the race to
finish, but having accomplished
his purpose, VIII atever that may be,
he will then be ready to withdraw
and resume his candidacy for the
United States senate. Such course
would really be in keeping with his
methods. Much depends, of course,
on the force of the adverse tide
that he has encountered within the
past fcw weeks.
In that event the alleged politi-
cal triumvirate which was presum-
ed to have been formed last year
during the canvass for U. S.
senator would be restored aud the
machinery would be quickly put
in working order.
Events have transpired in east
ern Arkansas within the past few
weeks which emphasize the impos-
sibility of carrying certain coun-
ties along the river front for Da,
Wis. The effect Of these occur.
rences has not been lost on the
governor and those who are pre-.
sumed TO advise him in his politi.
cal ventures.
If coming events cast their shad.
ows before the unfavorable de.
monstrations towards the COVER
nor in one or two instances recent
ly have not been without slgnif.
canoe. All of which lends plausi-
bility to the speculative theory
that McRae is to be brought into
the contest and Davis subsequent
ly withdrawn.
OF course this will be denied. So
was The Democrats prediction
some twelve months ago that an
alliance or understanding was to
be had between the governor,
Senator Clarke and Mr.. McRae.
Nevertheless the events transpired
just as predicted, and no one now
dao,ae that tboeo x.on.lnx -.