The Brinkley argus., 1910-03-25
Defended by the Farmers for State Commissioner of Mines, Manufac.
 lures and Agri-
 culture.


 charges are absolutely false. The following is a letter from MT. R l.. Grant, a farmer living at Haynes, Arkansas, address ing MT. J. E. Rogers, a member of the executive committee of the State Farmers Union, and Special Demonstration Agent of Faulkner Co.,, living at Conway, Arkansas, which explains itself:
 Haynes, Ark, March 15, TO. Bro. J. E. Rogers, Conway, Ark.
 Dear Sir and Brother: I am in receipt of yours concerning MT. Estes. Will say that A. w. Estes is reported as a president of a trust company, and under that consideration could not SUD- port him.
 T do not want to support a man that would use his office to support his corporations. Such would be against our principles. If that could be satisfactorily ex- plained, l would do all I could for his election. Would be glad to hear from you again.
 Yours truly,
 (Signed) R. L. GRANT. ,"
 The following is MT. Rogers reply:
 Conway, Ark, March 21, 10. "Mr. R. L. Grant, Haynes, Ark.
 Dear Sir and Brother: I am in receipt of yours of the 18th inst. relative to the report being circulated by John Page, Secre- tary of the Penitentiary Board and the leader of the peniten- tiary gang in Arkansas politics being sent out over MT. Phillips signature, stating that A. w. Estes is president of a big trust company. l desire to inform you that this is only one of Pages tricks. His intention is to hood wink the farmers into believing that Estes belongs to a trust, when, in fact, this company is only an abstract company organ ized for the purpose of correct ing titles of land, thus guaran- teeing against any possibilities of losing our homes after we have worked hard and paid for them. It is their final master effort to prejudice the farmers and get them to vote against our own man, Estes, for their man, Phillips, which will leave the penitentiary still in their hands.
 T think I shall write my friends over the state showing up this slimy attempt to land a man who is net a farmer and never has been, but to the con trary was manager of the Dar- danelle and Ola Railroa d, a real corporation SURE ENOUGH, which position he resigned to make the race.
 'I am glad, however, that you made this investigation as this shows we are not so easily gulled as John Page and his gang think we are, but to the contrary wien we hear charges against a maa we first investigate before con- demning. If the farmers of the state will stand by A. w. Estes, their own man, as they should, they will elect him regardless of the political machines effort to defeat him.
 Again asking that you go to the polls and use your influence for a man that stands for the reforms we are working so hard for in this office, and cautioning you to keep your eyes open for such political buncombe, am
 Yours fraternally,
 "J. E. ROGERS. " The above is submitted for voar consideration. l am sure that you are more than inter ested in the proper administra- ton of the office than you are it's incumbent, and I here and now promise you, as I have promised you in the past, that when l will go into the office free of any influence that will detract from the real duties of the office, as I have endeavored to fully set out in my address sent out over the state. Give me your support and influence, for which I assure you l shall always be thankful.
 Respectfully submitted,
 A. w. ESTES,
 Marion County.