The Harrison times., 1911-10-21
LITTLE ROCK LETTER

| nothing OF county dllu NlSllINl ldllS,
the departure ofArkan,aSo ON Wheels,
rejoicing over the landing Of the
great NationM Waterways conven.
tion for Little Rock in 1912, the
opening Of the various county poht-
ical campaigns, the formal opening
OF the new home Of the Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce, the move
mcnt for the holding of cotton for
better prices and rejoicing over the
prospects Of the greatest rice crop
ever raised in the state, these are
among the things that are detract.
ing for the time being from concern
in the state campaign, Then, too,
there is really very little that is new
and interesting in the situation,
which has been unchanged for sey.
eral " eeks
GOV. Donaghey is still silent except
on the virtues of the Turne Jacob.
son bill. Norwood and Robinson
are still going up and down the
state in the interest of their candi-
dacy, the problcmatical prohibition
candidate is still in the background
and not showing much of an incIina-
tion to come into the open
The marriage of Senator Davis
and his departure for the west on n
two.months bridal tour leaves the
Senatorial situation in the hands Of
Hon, + Brundidge, who continues
to make speeches at county fairs and
cross-road school houses where he
is getting close to the great throb.
bing heart Of the masses.
LITTLE INTEREST ELsEwHERE,
The other offices are not going beg
ging by any means, but are taking
shape slowly and with delicious in-
deiniteness that keeps the voter
guessing for whom he may be per-
mitted to cast his ballot Hon, Jess
NJ. Martin, of Russellyille has decd
Cd to run for county Judge of Pope,
instead of Attorney-general, and
leave that section of the state to
Judge W, l., Moose OF Morrillton,
The office which for time promised
20 be one of the biggest scramblcs
may yet become one of The least con
tested of all
Those who would direct the 0gri-
cultural policies Of the state are also
sparring long and adroltly for an
opening with their intentions aud
often their indentity often concealed
under the convenient uncer talnlty OF
"probablc, mentioned - and be-
iug urged by their friends ~ Nobody
appears to be WORRYING much about
it, the people least ofOll There op'
pears to be q sort Of feeling among
them that politics is polling upon
them, anyway,
There isno lack Of interest how
ever, in the county contests, Clay
has already nominated, and IeIler'
son and Chieot, and a few others,
are preparing to hold early pri'
maries, and clear the local decks for
the battery Of bigger guns later ON
in the Narrh primaries The usual
large fields for many Offices are op'
pcariDg, and the candidates for rep
rcsentutiycs are getting busy among
the others and assuring the dear
pcoplehow much they love. them and
how well they have performed or
viii perform their stewardship,
Over half the members Of the last
House are either candidates for re-
clcctiou or are seeking election to
the Senate, Their position on the
Turner; Jacobson bill appears to be
the first thing that must be defined,
for apparently that has eclipsed
all other issues III state affairs,
Even the puzzle, "What is Donn.
ghey going TO dol" is indissohbly
bound up and contained in that
other and greater mystery, what
is 70 be the fate Of the Turncr.Iocob.
son bill}" The press is divided on
IL, and while the opposition to II
appears 90 have been stronger than
those luyoring Il, the friends OF the
measure profess 60 see q rUpld
change among thc people IN its ln'
yor Those who condemn the BILL
however consider this change to he
largely IN the minds eye, However
that may be, It cannot be denied
that the people are studying thht
! 10 page revenue measure with all
its intricate provisions more care
fully and conscientiously than they
ever have any other Should the
bill get to them in the September
election next wear, they will be
ready, nv Il rule to vote intelligcnlly
upoa IT,