The Harrison times., 1912-03-23

president of the United States, on
the Democratic ticket with General
/ Winfield Scott He evidently does
not know that General Scott was
not the Democratic nominee.
The protestation contained in his
interview in the Arkansas Gazette
last Sunday to the contrary not
vithstanding, he is evidently at
tempting to get the largest possible
amount Of newspaper notoriety,
To give you an illustration Of his
methods, there was printed in the
| Gazettc, on the second column Of the
fifth page Of the issue OF March 7th,
an art Gle referring to him as a can.
didutc for Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court which suggested
him for President oI the State Uni.
ycrsity, and referred to him in the
most tuISome terms as an A. NJ =,
Ph D., and Ill d, and a graduate
of some Of the leading universities Of
the East without stating the mum.
Der This article was reprinted in
the sentinel Record Of Hot Springs,
as if it were an editorial utterance
of the hazctte, and YOU may have
noticed the editorial in the Gazette
in the issue of March 10Th, under
the caption, "As to a Certain Com
munication," in which the Gazette
expr, ssly stated that the article
was sent in as an advertisement and
paid for as such, and in order that
no one might be mistaken, it was so
marked and that there was no au-
thority for its publication as an ar
tjclc having the sanction Of the Ga
zette.
In the article which he is now
sending out he makes such cXtrava-
CANT claims in regard to the support
that he is receiving that fear some
person who does not know either Of
us may be misIed. If there is a law
yer in the state supporting him ! am
not advised Of the fact, and | trust
that persons who do not know
either OF us will make some inquiry
Of some lawyer who knows both Of
us what our relative qualifications
for this position are,
am n native Of this state and
have resided in it all my life, and
since my admission to the practice
in 1898, have given my attention
continuously and exclusively to the
law, and am now serving my sec.
ond term rs Judge Of the 2nd circuit,
the largest in the state, for which
office was twice nominated aud
elected without IN opponent,
Since coming to this state from
Memphis, and since entering the
practice of the law here, after Il brief
experience in the management Of a
little school called the Jamestown
Institute, which went deIunct under
his management, he removed to Hot
Springs and entered the practice
there and took unto himself, or had
bestowed upon him the sobriquct Of
= Cyclone Jim" | do not know
whether this title is suggestive Of
his running proclivities or not, but |
understand that he has been a can.
didatc there for practically every
Office within the gift Of the people,
and has had himself mentioned in
connection with any office where
there was an opportunity to get q
little newspaper advertisement AZ
ter an active campaign for mayor OF
Hot Springs he received 81 votes
out Of q total of 1910, and at the
beginning Of this campaign he had
the announcement made that he
would be candidate for Governor,
and for a number oI months in this
present campaign he was an active
candidate for circuit Judge, andnow
when there has been but little gen.
cral discussion in regard to this
office he announced bis candidacy
on next to the last possible day, and
i, sending out to the newspapers on
the last publication day before the
primary the gushing advertisement
which he calls upon You 20 publish
and waich carries on its face it, own
relutatton,
It is very distostclul to me
to write this letter and if Mr.,
Graham had announced his candi.
dacy at such Il time as that the pco.
pie generally might have become adj
yiscd as to our relative Quhlihcaa
uOns, or was now pufsning the of'
binary methods Of campaign |
would taDr no notice oIhis conduct,
but the methods which he is pursu.
my have caused my friends to advise
me that ! should write this letter,