Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-10-27
HIS APPOINTMENT AS SHERIFF
sTAGGERS CITIZENS OF HOT
8 PRINGS-PROTESTS.
AT WOODS REQUEST
Annointee Takes the Place Of Sid
Houpt, Who Was Removed
From Office.

Hot Springs, Oct Psf Governor
Donaghey had sent delegation Of
he state militia to Hot Springs their
presence parading up and down Cen
trail avenue would not have caused
any greater surprise than did the
news that he had appointed Hugh L.
Hale sheriff Of Garland county.
It. was a gubernatorial "wallop"
that staggered the town. 1t was not
until last night that the news reached
this city, blu it spread with the pro-
this city, but it spread with the pro-
men, politicians and those in profes-
sional life gather in cigar and drug
stores and on the srteet corners ana
all agreed that while the governor s
reception in Hot Springs recently
might have been a little chilly ne
could make things rather warm when
he wished to, and emphatically de-
monstrated the fallacy Of the sporting
adaee that "they never come back
Yesterday Afternoon it became known
that Judge J. B. Wood received a tele-
phone message from the governor
summoning him to Little Rock, and
with him went Mr. Hale. 1t became
noised about at that time that there
was something doing" and sure
enough it was the unexpected that
happened. Not only the friends OF ex-
Sheriff Charles &C. Webb, who was
appointed when Sheriff Sid Houpt was
removed from office, but also the
friends of Judge Wood, who objected
to such a radical man as Hale being
named, but their efforts were fruit
less. 1t became known in this city
last night that the governor had ap-
pointed Hale at the special request OF
Prosecuting Attorney J. B. Wood
and to the people of Hot Springs II
looked as if he was doing a "Pontius
plate" act-a sort of washing his
hands OF the whole affair." as It were
The new sheriff was named as
result OF the decision handed down b.
the Supreme Court of the state. whicl
affirmed the sentence of former Sher
if Sid Houpt, who was removed from
office The appointment came as
surprise, for the reason that a loca
afternoon newspaper contained an ar
ticle Yesterday evening to the effec
that in long distance telephone in
terview with Governor Donaghey th
governor had informed that paper tina
he would not take any action. eithe
J to appoint a new sheriff or issue
call for a special election for severa
: days at least.
The new sheriff is one of the dyed
in-the-wool reformers. 1t is said o
him that he drew the original plan
and specifications of the first mum
} cipal lid" and it is generally expect
:, ed Cuat TIE liu Will We Sidiupou v
this resort-or an attempt made t
: put it Only Sheriff Hale. AS
J member OF the reform element he ha
: always been in the thickest of the fray
: Like Judge Wood, Re is member G
the First Baptist church. the same dc
nomination from which Rev Mr. Ami
leaped from the pulpit and originate
: the reform crusade that resulted
Q the organization of the now histcri
3 and scattered &C. I. u" cohorts.
: With all his eccentricities. the ne
c sheriff is given the credit of bein
game" That he will lead the clu
houses merry chase is also gene,
ally accepted. That he will be alb
: to accomplish anything definite r.
: garding Their suppression remains
be seen. But that he will "go
: it" 10 the general belief.
Governor Donaghey is not expect.
tc call special election. The We
fact that he appointed the present q
+ fetal precludes any possibility Of
i call Of that nature, and further e.
= dence to substantiate this is fou1
. in the fact that he was the person
-. fsh0ice Or Judge Wood.