Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-06
Local Call PIn Endorsed

DOS ton in Amkansas.
 Local Call Plan Endorsed
 The Jefferson-Ia Jackson Club Of llJ- tie Rock, has membership of 1Wa thousand active Democrats che lafa= est organization Of the Eind in tine south. w. G. Hu,on is pr ide4s
 Judge John E. Martiaean and Mayor Charles E. Taylcr, vice presid nts.
 June P Wootcn, secretary National Comm ttecman W. M kaNanauSEl treasurer. and Sheriff Norman A Bellef, sergeant-at-arms. The obi ct of the club is 10 get out the full strength ct the party for all Demo
 cratic nominees, and it takes no part
 in any contest among members of its
 own party,
 The plan Of the letferson-Jacl>son i Club has been endorsed by the
 Demoeratia State Central Committee
 and by the Democratic state conven-
 ton. Ii is recommended that sim
 lar clubs be organized throughout .
 the state. in every precinct. No re i suietions, however, are placed OH
 name or constitution of such oTgani-
 cations but the Little Rock Club
 will be pleased to furnish informa-
 tioa ana copies of the preamble and
 constitut on adopted here.
 The Republican State Central Con-
 mittee is opening up is campaign
 this week With a mass meeting at
 Forest Park Thursday night to be
 addressed by it's nominees and party
 whips The Pfogressives, themselves
 lretrieVably split OH the color line,
 are keeping Col. A. $ Fowler ill the fled fer Governor, and he will nun he race through The admission Of the negroes to the ranks of the third
 party, however, has driven from il the few weak-kneeI Democrats who , would have espoused the cause Of
 Roosevelt and reports are coming o constantly to headquarters of Re o puhlicans. disgusted with tae antics Q of the G. o. P, who will fer Wilson ard Marshall.
 For the fmst time in ehe history n of the state, the Socalist movement n has become Il factor that must be c reekmed with in some Of the coun- a ties. In a number of counties they .s rave nomip ated tickets and in most .- Of these are making a hard fight I, Thetr nominee for governor, c. r. Mikel, the Jenny Lind coal miner ,o President of the State Federation 0 T Labor. is making a campaign of th' I state of the Karl Marx propaganda. 70 The Prohibitianists, as such, vii ,- not have nominee for SoVerno n this year. but are turning all thel !, atention to taeir statewide bill. Tn h four candidates are:
 ,s Democratic, Joe T. Robinson. e. Republican, Andrew l. Roland.
 Progressive, A. s. Fowler. ,a Socialist, Andrew l. Rowlard. H. Antitrust Prosecutions r. The subject causing the most w de G. spread interest in the state at thl S. time is the campaign that has beel sv inauguratei by the State Tax Com ne mission, the Atorney General, ant of same of the Prosecuting Attorney st against corporations doing business S. n the state.
 as Attorney General Norwood ha ve 1 brought suits for back taxes aggre m gatirg $6,493 ,495.57, and for the re of covery of about $5,000,0oo penaltie h. for violation of the antitrust law IT, The recovery of any conslderabl Ite portion of this eleven and a hal in million dollars would put the stat he on Easy Street. It would wipe ou u- all deficiencle, pay all debts, con IT, Dlete the state house, and ve th lst state enough money to run on unt of Governor Robinson and his admins
 tration can work out flnancl; )ld scheme that will keep the state frol eo- getting into hole as it has Gurir It's the last few years, since the Day ng adm nstration reduced the tax lev )h- for general purposes from 1-2 pie 1 3-4 mills.
 in But the money has not been co nal etted yet. Twenty per cert CT II ces amount recovered on antitrust SUI ing goes to the special attorney. IT me fire insurance companies have bc' inc sued for $2,906 ,697.67 and the Ii CTS compadies for $1,329, ,9l3.oS, and ta to will fight the payment of the clal ,ar, to the last ditch. L. B. Leigh, U