The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
NUMBER l8.

cally the sincerely OF Gov. Dona-
ghey on the prohibition question,
and recalls the fact that the govern
or declined at one time to sign the
thrce-mile petition for Little Rock,
and that his attitude toward legis-
lation had not been consistent.
MAY BIZ No JoNT CAMPAIGN.
Up to the present time, there has
been no intimation of a probability
that the three candidates would get
together for a Joint campaign for
the state Gen. Norwood and Con-
gresham Robinson have met sew
eral times on the same stump, but
Gov Donaghey has been preierring
TO 90 it alone. Gen. Norwood has
written an invitation to his OPP
ponents to confer with him regard
ing the arrangement of Joint cam
paign of the state Coy. Donaghey
has replied that he does not care at
this time to enter upon q Joint cam
paign Mr.. Robinson has replied
that he will confer with Gen Nor
wood on the subject in few days
1t is understood that he will prob
ably be willing to enter upon Joint
campaign if all three will participate,
but what his course will be toward
Gen, Norwood alone is not yet
known.
There has been n cessation Of in
terest for several weeks in the race
for United States Senator, although
Hon. Brundidge has neglected no
opportunity to dcaden political tim
Der pretty thoroughly Senator
Davis who has Just returned from
his wedding tour, announces that he
will begin bis campaign about Nov.
10, but whether it Is TO be n Joint
campaign or not does not appear.
Mr., Bruodridge has announced his
intention Of campaign on the trail
of the junior Senator, and of speak
ing in every county in the state be-
tween now and the primary, BY
December lst, this race should be
getting very warm
The closer the approach Of the pri-
maries, the less interest appears in
any of the other races, and contests
that once promised to be exciting
have become only mildly interesting
None of them are very well defined
yet but as late as January 1st there
ought to be other entries in some of
the contests,
At this time, Hon, w, l., Moose of
Morrilton appears 70 be the only
active candidate for attorney.gen-
cral, all Others have decided not to
run, or 60 run for something else
Judge Frank Smith of Marion has
no opposition, ns yet, for Associate
Justice to succeed Judge Frauenthal
resigned,
Deputy Auditor j. { colQuitt and
John NJ Oathout of Bonneville may
have it to themselves which shall be
State Auditor
PulNG Up THg DEFICIT
The 6unces OF the state had only q
slight breathing spell after the set.
tlement Of the sherills last summer,
and now it is down to bedrock,
with no money 70 meet current ex-
penses, and every state employe,
from Governor 20 janitor, hawking
his warrants about for what he can
sc from them Some Of the banks
accept the warrants at their face
value for deposit 20 the account of
regular patrons, but fewer are doing
this than during last spring and
early summer, and the discounts are
already becoming very marked.
The governor himself got in late the
other day with the warrant for his
salary, and the banks offered him
from % to ~ cents for il, and Il IL
reported that some offers for state
warrants have been made rs low as
90 cents, Not since reconstruction
days hau such q condition prevailed.
How 60 run state government
on nothing year. is almost the
problem that conlronts the chief cx.
ccutiyc at this time, The deficit ~
piling up higher every day, and the
monthly expenses Of the state gov.
crnment, aside from departments
that are taken care of through spe.
ciol funds, is about 100000 u
month State Auditor lobe makes
the following estimate of receipts
from Nov /, 1911, TO July |, 1912
From liquor license $4,000, ltom
insurance fees and taxes $4,000,
from miscellaneous sources $4,000,
from tax of one aud thrce-lourths
mills, 60 be paid by county collect.