The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-08
LOCAL INTEREST IN ELECTION NOW cENTERs BETWEEN WILL
 HAMS AND BLEDsoE.
TWO WARDS PREDICTED DRY
Will Be a General Fight Wased Throughout the County on Prohi- btion lssues---Was Ap-
 pears Certain Winner.

The withdrawal of Sheriff Hugh Hale, an independent candidate for sheriff. in the last hour of the cam paign, leaves the shrievalty fight on next Monday between R. l.. Williams, the democratic nominee, and Tom Bledsoe, the republican nominee, and furnishes the local race in which most interest will center.
 There was an impression a week ago that Houston Emery, republican nominee for state senator, would be considered seriously in the race against J N. Wasson, democratic nom inee, but In the closing hours of the campaign the idea that this race would be even close was dissipated and there seems little doubt. of the cleo tion of Wasson.
 Secondary, therefore, if not yieing with the shrievalty race for first in- terest, is the question of prohibition With the statewide prohibition move ment all over the state an issue wide ly exploited in the press and pulpit, the people are aroused, and there will no doubt be stiff fight waged on tlfis issue all over Arkansas.
 This prohibition question, too, is more localized than ever before, for in the first ward, which lacked but three votes in former election of go- ing dry. is to be the scene of another fight. the enthusiasm being engender- ed from the good residence district of of that ward.
 In the second ward, where the bet ter citizenship claims their property interests have suffered because of the mkempt condition of Malvern avenue, there is to be another fight waged to make that ward dry, and the advocates of the dry side claim theirs is already a victory there, regardless of the fact that there are a large number of ne gro voters in that ward, and they usu- ally vote the saloon side of the prohi bition question.
 The polls will open promptly at 8 o'clock, at the usual places in both city and county. The election commission CTS have named good citizens for cleo ton judges and clerks, and although many of these have tried to evade the rather unthankful duty they have been kept we'll in line through urriag them to serve, and it is expected that almost all of them will be on hand Monday morning The polls will close at 6:30 o'clock, or about sundown.
 The withdrawal of Hale from the sheriff's race came rather as sur prise, particularly after it seemed to be pending for some time, and the an- nouncement was made but the day be- fore that he would stick to the last The announcement came in the fol- lowing signed statement:
 To the Voters of Garland County: :. l have said time and again that I would not stand in the way of defeat ing Bob Williams for sheriff. The safety and personal liberty and pro lection of the good people of this coun- ty depends on his defeat. My friends and the good people, of this county have demanded that retire from this race. I do so in the interest of good government and decency
 want every man that. loves his wife and children and wants decency for his boys and girls to vote for Thom- as q. Bledsoe for sheriff. | am no longer a candidate.
 l thank my friends for their kind support. H. l.. HALE.
 The above withdrawal of MT. H. l.. Hale meets our approval and we con cur in every word he says.
 ]. B. WOOD,
 A R. GUTHRIDGE,
 w. c. GILLIAN,
 l. M H0USLEY,
 ]. LEE EVANS,
 W. L. ALSUP.
 In order that there might be no mis-