The Springdale news., 1912-10-11
WILL HARDLY SUCCEED
Element Would Like to Defeat
 Amendment No. 15.
(By Clio Harper. )

(By Clio Harper
 Little Rock. Oct. S-'1 hardy think any one will have the temef- ity to attempt to override the VIII of over 100000 of the voters of Arkansas" declared Atty. Gen. Nor wood, author of the amendment nm iting the legislative sessions to oo days with pay.
 There have been rumorS that cef- tain persons and interests are seek ing some means whereby Amend ment No. 13 can be defeated, al though 103,242 voted for 1t, being 1S,0S6 more than one half the to- tai vote cast at the election, anu 69,o49 more than voted against II.
 It has been rumored that an el- fort would be made to nave the Speaker declare the amendment not adopted because Of some po3slple technical flaw, but the attofhe!= general clearly points out that the provisions of the law were in all respects compiled with, and that af- ter all the Speakers duty is only ministerial, and he cannot go back of the returns Even ii he could, his decision would not be tnai, as the final determination would be lh the province Of the courts.
 So strong is the sentiment in Ia vor of a short session that there Is little likelihood of any serious at tempt being made to thWart IL. Members of the Legislature are discussing the necessity of both houses holding eauedses on Satuf- day preceding the opening ol the General Assembly, for organization which might otherwise consume week in open session.
 The Attorney general has clearly pointed out to the members the method by which the great mass of the local legislation may be avoided by recourse to general laws, and large per cent Of the members nave expressed themselves as favorable to
 The Political Tread-mill
 The political treadmin never grows weary, although those who tread upon it sometimes grow a. weary from frequent fabrication of the bearings Perennially, some re- former suggests that lot of our elections be consolidated, but so far it has never gone beyond the sug- gestions stage, except for an oeca= sional bill introduced in the Eegis= lature which never got beyond some funeral committee.
 It was three weeks after the election held Oil Sept 2 before the complete returns were in the hands of the secretary of state but long before that time the wide-awake pol iticians were dealing in futures in open violation of the law prohibit ing cotton dealers from doing so.
 Gongressionally, the contests for next year are shaping tip ih some districts before the election in No- Yember is held There will be no contests in the First. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts, but there vii he some lively times in the Second and Third and possibly in the Seventh
 Billy. oldfield. now serving his second term and nominated for tn" third, has announced to his friends that he will be a candidate for the United States Senate against James P. Clark who is expected 10 be candidate for reelection Ills friends predict that he will make strong race This will bring on a scramble for his successor, and Judge Eugene fankford of Deyall : Bluff. judge of the Seventeenth Cir cult, has already thrown his hat into the ring. Others will follow, and it is not at all unlikely that Tom Campbell, whom 0ldfield de feated the last time, will be heard from again
 In the Third District, Charlie Floyd reiterates in a published state ment that he will not ask tor an other term. and large crop of as pirants has already begun to show signs of germination. Judge ]. N. Tillman of Fayetteville, for five years president of the University of Arkansas, is an ayoWed candidate, and others who have been mention ed in connection with it are C. A. Fuller of Eureka Springs. F. F. Freeman of Rogers. and E. G. Mitchell and B. B. Hudgins of liar rison.
 Just at the prseent time, some of the leading political workers are talking for Woodrow Wilson. fully convinced that tie party is destined to win a great national victory in November 4 few of the leaders will make speeches for the ticket in other states, but there are none so humble that they may not have part in the appros ching triumph. An effort is pctng made to raise $20,000 in Arkansas by popular sub
 
 campaign expenses. The newspapers of the state have been most enthus- iastic and nearly $3.500 has been raised by them in dollar subscrip- sions, while the Finance Committee of which State Treasurer l. w. Crockett is chairman, has collected nearly $2,500. The next two or three weeks. it is expected, will see this sum multiplied by three.
 Premonitory rumblings are heard of the politics that always attends the organization of the General As sembly, and in a few weeks the con- test for President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, already op- ened up briskly in some quarters, will be on full force
 Municipal politics is also coming up, and in some quarters is due to become virulent in the not very distant future Charles K, TaylOr