The Harrison times., 1912-01-27
LITTLE ROCK LETTER.
LITTLE Rock, lAN 23Rp 1911

| Attorney General Henry Rector as
candidates for attorney genera
against Judge W. L. Moose, Judge
| $. T. Rowe and former Governor y,
q, pindall These two wcll.knowu
members of the bar have said they
propose entering the race and their
announcement may be expected at
any time. Should they enter the
contest for the position of chief law
officer would become almost as cx,
citing as those for governor and
United States Senator which con.
tinue to hold the center of the stage
Moose and Rowe have been cam
paigning for some time, and both
express great confidence in the out
come. Gov, Pinall stands, among
other things, for a short campaign,
but should Rhoton and Rector get
into the running, they will stand for
u shorter, 1t is an open secret that
Lewis Rhoton would like TO be gov
ernor some day should propitious
conditions arise, and the Office Of
attorney general has been looked
upon generally as a stepping stone
to the executive chair Then, since
the retirement Of Gen, Norwood
from the governors race, his assist,
ant is left clear to make q race
which has long been his ambition,
unhampcrcd by other aspirations in
the office
The gubcrnatorial and Senatorial
candidates are actively engaged this
week in Shclling the woods, each Of
the four following his own program
irrespective Of his opponents. Less
than two months remain till the
primaries, and these promise to be
most strenuous weeks
Senator jeff Davis returned Sun.
day from Washington where he had
been IN the Senate since the hOli.
days, He resumed his active cam
paign this week, still refusing to
meet Col Brundidge in Joint debate,
although in his published announce.
mcnts the Searcy statesman contn.
ucs TO urge his adversary TO come
out and meet him on the stump and
answer the charge of official derclic.
tion he continues 70 hurl at him.
To all Of which the Junior Senator
turns n deaf ear, except TO rc.Nssert
that he does not propose to haul n
political corpse around with him, y
This week Col. Brundidge is in
southern Arkansas, speaking at
ArkadclphiN, Hope, TcxarkOna,
Waldo, Stamps, New Lcwisyille and
Magnolia, and next week he will be
in southeast Arkansas speaking at
Dcrmott WilmNr, Monticello, War
ren, Hamburg and Crossctt
GOV Donoghty is developing into
a most vigorous campaigncr, max.
ing two or three speeches Il day.
even walking to his appointments
when he can get there in no other
way This week he speOkes at Ark,
adelphia, Malvern, Dulark, Prince.
ton, Fordycc, Hampton, Tinsman,
Banks, Warren Monticello, Wilmar,
Dcrmott and Hamburg, In the
early part Of the week Mr. Robin
son was in the central west, then he
went to east Arkansas, and the last
Of the week goes to Hope Washing
ton and Fulton
While 1t does not appear 20 be
done with design the appointments
Of the various candidates are being
50 arranged that they do not con.
Ilict, and each one gets his indiyid.
ual crowd On Monday Gov Don.
aghey and Col Brundidgc were
both announced to speak at Arka.
dclphia one at 1880, the other at 1
p, H.
There are no new issues being in.
jcctcd into the campaigns, but the
whole gOmut Of charge and counter.
charge continues 60 be vigorously
played in discord All the candi.
dates continue to flood the state
with their literature, and the print.
ing Offices and post Offices reap the
richest part Of the harvest The re.
trement of Gen, Norwood leaves
the short'scssion campaign without
an advocate on the stump, but the
Initiation of the proposed Norwood
amendment is being pushed Ns act
lively by the attorheyageneral now
as when he was running for govern.
or, He has already received more
than half enough names, and by
March lst expects TO have rs many
rs 25,OOO, or twice the number
needed DonNghey continues 60 dc.
lcnd and Robinson to hammer the
1cc,lay bill, and while not forming
u strong element IN their campaign
speeches their respective attitudes