The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
FORT SMITH LIKES
 JUDGE JIM. GARTER
Miller County Jurist Was Greeted by Hundreds of Sebastian Dem ocrats-W hy Miller Was
 Taken Out of Seventh.
Fort Smith American.

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 Circuit Judge J. M. Carter of Tex arkana spent the week end in Fort Smith. He came here as an avowed candidate for the Democratic nomi- nation for congress in the Fourth congressional district.
 1 As an admirer said it, Judge Car ter did not come to Ft. Smith to as certain whether or not the condi- tions would justify his candidacy, but he came here to meet and talk with the voters and give them an opportunity to become acquainted with him and thereby be better able to measure his fitness for the place of congressman and to properly rep resent such an important cOmmer- cial, financial and manufacturing and railroad city as Ft. Smith, as well as being able to go to Washing ton and represent Arkansas as she should be-"
 Pleased With Reception Judge Carter was introduced to several hundred Sebastian county voters during his visit to Ft. Smith, and when he left for his home in lTexarkana he expressed himself as being thoroughly satisfied with his reception and the assurance which he received from the Democratic lvOters.
 1 He was accompanied by several staunch supporters from Miller county, and just as they were leav- ing the city for their home one of the gentlemen said: Judge Carter is a man of fixed purposes, but at the same time he is always amend able to the advice of his trusted and tried friends. When he yielded to the request that he become a can didate to succeed Congressman Cra- vens, upon that gentleman's formal announcement that he would not seek another term, but would give his time to his law practice. Judge Carter was desirous of making the acquaintance of Sebastian county's Ipeople, because he realized that here was population whose support meant much to the candidate. I can now say that Judge Carter returns home to open a vigorous campaign and feels confident that he will be the choice of the people of the Democracy of this district at the primary election. At the proper time he will be here in Ft. Smith and elsewhere, declaring his con- victions upon the great questions of the present time that are fraught with so much importance to all of the people. His position will be clearly defined, and his principles will be fonnd te 5s sane and sound. Judge Carter is a thorough student of the people and he has always been close to them, both in his own county, Miller, and the judicial and congressional districts, and he is a staunch advocate of the rule of the people and the government control being absolutely in the hands Of the voters"
 An Interesting Story.
 While in Ft. Smith a gentleman who is familiar with the politics of Arkansas asked Judge Carter why if was that Miller county was taken out of Congressman McCrea's dis trIct and added to the Fourth con- gressional district. The genial Tex arkanlan smiled ct ct tiic the inquiry. and as he did not answer one of his Mil- Ter county friends said: T will tell you why that was done. When Car ter was quite young man he ran for the nomination and he boiled such an overwhelming vote in Mill Ter county that the friends of Me- Crea foresaw the early retirement of their man. Carter was asked to keep his hands off of the congress- Ional plum, with the assurance that III due time he would become the successor to McCrea. To this Car ter, being a young man, assented. and proceeded to look afte- his rap idly increasing law business. Later Carter was honored with the nomi- nation for prosecuting attorney. where he discharged the duties so we'll that he was given several terms. Then came his election and lre-election as circuit court judge. and his judicial record has amply added to his prestige and enlarged the number Of admirers and friends who trust him implicitly.