Sharp County record., 1908-01-24
,derS0r1's Reply
TO DR.. II. =. Ruff
That e Too Is In The Race for Senator And Hopes To
L. Every County In The Distrct,-Not Responsible
For His Opponent's Unpopularity

counties. I have had every as.
surance from those with whom
have talked in these counties
that this would be highly accept.
able to them. They could in
their convention following the
primary endorse the one of US
that carried Randolph county.
8: We could sign an agree
ment between ourselves that the
one of US that carries Randolph
county should have the nomina-
ton regardless Of how the other
counties should 60. This would
be an obligation of honor purely,
but I know | would live up to ii
and | have enough confidence
that you would do it to risk it.
Should you think the early
primary the most feasible plan,
we should make some arrange
ments for the same. The fairest
thing would be for us to pay the
expenses Of this primary equally.
However, should you not prefer
to do this, | will pay the whole
expenses Of this primary, win or
lose.
As to the selection Of judges
for this primary, we should have
no confusion. would be willing
to select friend and let you Sc
lect a friend and let these two Sc
lect a third man and then these
three appoint the judges all over
the county, without a word Of
suggestion or advice from either
Of US. This seems to me to be
fair, but if you know any other
way that would be fairer or as
fair, please advise me and ! feel
sure that we can arrange every
thing satisfactory. | have been
assured by the Democratic CEN
trail committee Of this county
that If you and | can agree on an
early primary and will between
us arrange for the costs Of the
same that they will take charge
Of it and make it a legal pri-
mary.
Kindly advise as soon as pos
sible and oblige,
Yours most truly,
G. II. HENDERSON,.
Since writing this letter ! have
several times, in vain, read the
copy to see what there could
have been in it to aronse tho
Doctors ire. ! figured that sure
ly | could offer him no offense to
offer to leave this matter to those
who have known both Of US for
the whole Of our lives, but it
seems in some manner | mortally
offended him, for in a very few
days | received the following,
(Which was the only letter Of our
correspondence that the doctor
cbndescended to print:)
Pitman, Ark, Jan. 8, 1908,
Hon. C.~H. Henderson,
Pocahontas, Ark.
Dear Sir:-Your favor Of the
3lst ult. received, in which you
ask me to agree to leave the
nomination of q Senator for the
Second senatorial district to the
voters of Randolph county alone,
and thus, in my opinion, dis
franchise the voters Of Lawrence
and Sharp counties.
In answer to same will say
that the Second senatorial dis
trict Is composed Of tho counties
OF Randolph, Sharp and Law
renee, and the Senator chosen
from this district 10 not the rep
resentative in the Senate Of one
county alone, but the Senator Of
all the counties in the district.
was born and raised In this dis
triot, and as long as | can re.
member the citizens Of the whole
district have had d voice in the
election Of their Senator. In
1900 Sharp county placed before
US two of her distinguished citi-
zens in the persons Of y. l.. KING
and Thos, |. Herrn, ana all The
democrats In the district had q
chance to choose tho one they
liked best from them. Four years
later, according TO a long estab.
lished custom, Lawrence countS
put out as her candidates Mccall
and Beakley, but she gave The
citizens of Sharp and Randolph