The Green Forest tribune., 1908-06-19
Louis Rhoton Resigns As Prosecutor

Acting Governor X. o. Pindall, the
 resignation taking effect immediately Shortly afterwa7d Governor Pindall | appointed Roy D. Campbell, a we'll known Little Rock attorney, to sue.
 ceed Mir. Rohton and act as prose cutting attorney until a successor is elected and takes office
 The news of MT. Rhotons resigna- tion caused general sensation Sat- ! urday night when it became known that the prosecuting attorney who
 has made history in Arkansas in the prosecution of the celebrated poodle cases, and who has just been
 renominated to his office, had res signed. It was generally believed throughout Little Rock after the news
 of his resignation had reached every
 quarter, that MT. Rhoton intended to | succeed r NJ. Mehaffy as attor-
 ney for the Iron Mountain in Ar
 kansas, who is to resign that position.
 "It is rumored that you will take Mir. Mehaffy's place as attorney for
 the Iron Mountain in Arkansas. Is
 there basis for such a report?"
 was asked Mir. Rhoton.
 There is no truth in the rumor,' re.
 piled Mr. Rhoton. You can say that
 l do not intend to take Mir Mehaffy's
 place."
 The possible action of the Sixth
 judicial district convention, should Vinson and his friends claim that the convention should declare Vinson the nominee, was discussed Saturday
 night. Politicians say that there is
 no actual rule that Vinson in the pres
 ent case and under existing circum. | stances should be declared the nom inee but they expressed the belief
 that Vinson would have the right to ask the convention to taIfa such action
 and that the convention might give
 such a request serious consideration. In ease the convention refuses to declare Mir. Ninson the nominee a special primary election will be called
 Mir. Campbell is the only announced
 candidate at the special primary cleo.
 tion, but it is believed that Mr. Vim,
 son would be candidate. No other
 names have been mentioned
 The record of Mr. Rhoton as prose-
 cutting attorney attracted attention throughout the country as 8 result of the sensational legislative poodle
 cases and his antitrust prosecutions.
 Mr. Rhoton entered the prosecuting attorneys office as deputy October 31, 1904, and his career since has been
 one of almost ceaseIess activity In addition to the usual work connected
 with the office he has handled others
 of wide importance and interest Out of the entire lot of legislative poodle
 cases and eases connected with them he has secured five convictions, namely, Chapline, Butt, Gross, Cumnock and
 Faucette; two hung juries in the case of Coyington and one in the case against Butt. Representative DuLaney and Senator Covington were acquitted MT. Rhoton prosecuted and convicted the International Harvester Company, the Smith Premier Typewriter Com, paHy, tHe heluiHSlOu COHlpduy, tne Hartford Fire Insurance Company and "A other insurance companies, five
 cotton oil companies, the Hammond Packing Company and other com. panies, of violation of the antitrust
 law. The harvester company was fined S20000, the two typewriter companies about $1 ,000 each, the Hartford Fire Insurance Company S20,000, the 24th
 other insurance companies amounts
 ranging from $1,250 to S200, each of the cotton oil companies S1,250, and the Hammond Packing Company $10,- 900. MT. Rhotpn also convicted the Iron Mountain railroad of giving free | transportation. The railroad was fined SIG, 1000. He also convicted the Rock Island railroad of violation of the full-crew act, passed by the last legis- lature, requiring all trains of 25 or
 more cars, operated on railroads of 50
 or more miles in length, to have three brakemen or more. The case was re-
 gently appealed to the Arkansas Su- preme Court and the /lding of the lower court was affirmed. The result
 of Mr Rhoton's fight will result in the estimated expenditure on the part
 of the leading railroads of Arkansas
 of about s100,000 per year.
 Mir Rhoton also prosecuted and con- victed on many charges of poolroom gambling and racing. He also con victed the Home Water Company of failure properly to asess it's property He convicted an election judge of ex- ecuting fraud at an election, changing
 ballots.