The Green Forest tribune., 1908-08-21
POLITICS, ETC., AT HUB
I ribune Editors Observations
 at the First Day of Court

per cent of those in attendance upon the occasion just come out to see how things are going and to mix in the general mix up.
 On political years the day al- ways brings out the politicians, and politics being little more than usual in Carroll county this year, there was con- siderable amount of election tai k in Berryville Monday.
 The political stump speak CT was there also to put his time and eloquence up against the county's expense and tell how the country can be saved.
 Hon. J. w. Walker, the Demo- cratic nominee for presidential elector for this district, delivered his speech following the noon hour. Eliminating the frequen profane or vulgar expressions used for sake of variety by the speaker, the address might be pronounced splendid campaign effort.
 While his speech was mainly directed to national affairs, MT, Walker localized his remarks by beginning and ending up on con- ditions in Carroll county. He dwelt considerably upon the fact that three of the Democratic nominees in the county have op- position, and he welded the party lash with considera ble alacrity in an effort to line his party up for the ticket. The speaker, however, showed a woful lack of information as to local conditions by failing to mention anything about the momentions question of fair elec- tions.
 MT. Walker was followed by Judge E. G Mitchell of Harrison who volunteered to uncork som 6 of his oratory for the general good of the cause and he did it very nicely. MT. Mitchell also made plea in behalf of the Democratic county ticket but he overshadowed much of his re- marks by jumping on election conditions in the county with both feet and declaring that the Democratic party had no right to success if it could not acheive it in Carroll county in a fair election in the face of such majority as the party has under normal con- ditions. Michell's address was a masterly appeal for honest elec- tions and the shower of congratu- lations he received at the close was evidence that it was we'll taken.
 Owing to the convenence af- forded by the occasion, Repub. lican conference of committee men and others was held and matters pertaining to the cam paign and the securing of a fair election were discussed in a semi private gathering.
 The new board of county elec- ton commissioners also met Monday and organized for busi- ness by the election of Tom Morris chairman and Linn Field secretary, the privilege being granted A. J. Tabor, the Repub- lican member, to vote in both in- stances.
 The board did not do very much business at it's first days session and but little if anything cropped out to indicate what kind of a list of election judges is to be handed out. The opinion was rather freely expressed that Nor ris would "do the right thing" by standing with Tabor on allowing the Republicans to name one member, but no one was prepar- ed to speak authoritatively on the subject and everybody being on equal footing in the matter of guesswork, speculation continu es to be rife.
 The board dealt out the print ing of ballots, poll list, etc., in the form of devide between the Berryville Star and the Eureka Springs Record. It seems that Morris had rather agreed to use his influence to give the whole job to the Star, but he was nov ] { l. 1.