The Harrison times., 1912-04-13

! ing IN warrants, ana no money IN
sight before next July, when the col.
lectorS will begin to turn in the
county taxes, The SlhOOO,OOO in
creased assessment will itself yield
about $4,000 more taxes than last
year, and this will help some, al.
though only slightly, toward a rc.
gaining Of the states lost financial
prestige, which started on the
downward tendency when the state
tax levy was reduced from 2l2 mills
to lal mills, Just what course Gov
Robinson will adopt to curtail cX-
travagant legislative expenditures,
and once more cut the approprja-
tion cloth TO fit the revenue pattern
has not been announced, but his
friends have no doubt he will be
equal to the emergency,
Already is the organization Of the
two houses being actively discussed
and candidates for President and
speaker are numerous, Among
those ayowcd or prospective for
the Presidency Of the Senate are
Senators Phillips Roncy, Rodgers
and Martin, with Judge Moore for
Licutcnaut-goyc George II,
Trcyathau is announced for rc-eIcc.
ton as Secretary and is being act.
lively opposed by Tom TcrraI, assist
ant secretary Of the Senate
There is a bigger field for speaker
Of the House, and not all heard from
yet Newton Of Lonokc, and Ragon
Of Johnson, who were rc.noninatcd,
have both announced, $, \, Miller,
Of Jefferson returned after an inter.
i'm, is out for the Spcakcrshjp, and
o, o, Ludwig, former Secretary Of
State, who was sent TO the lower
House by Pulaski county, is an as.
pirant for gaycl honors, 1t is cN.
pcctcd that 10 IIardogc Of Clark
county will also be a candidate, and
there may be Others.
SOME Minor POLITICAL NOTRs,
1t is expected that John NJ, Oath.
out, Of Bonneville, who won for
State Auditor in the closest race Of
ALL will appoint, among Others on
his office force, Ollie Rieii, L. L. Coh.
man and J. A, Edwards, the latter
county clerk OF Greene county
Walter c. Hendricks, one Of Mr.,
Robinson's most active campaign
managers is being mentioned for
chairman of the Democratic State
central committee,
Hon John II Hincmon, one of
Robinson's managers, writes a Lit.
tie Rock friend that nearly all of
Mr., Robiuson's supporters will act.
lively support the statewide prohi.
bition cause, and that be ,sonally
places his services me disposal
Of the prohibitj' .Jmmttcc for the
initiation ear ,.dign,
Congrs nan Joe T, Robinson, de.
clare' - $4,000 majority to be the
y 1t Of Arkansas Democracy, is
spending the week at Hot Springs,
with his wife, rccupcrotjng after his
arduouS campaign,
There will be three new faces in
the Arkansas delegation in Con.
grcss, T, H. Caraway will succeed
K, B Macon from the First Dis.
trict, Otis T Wngo will succeed Ben
Crayens, who did not seek re.nomi.
nation from the Fourth, and Col
$, NJ, Taylor will succeed Zoe T.
Robinson Mucon's defeat was
most decisive but Wingo won over
his three opponents by a very close
margin Marshal Patterson in the
First and Leon Wcstmoreland, in
the Fourth, who started to run for
Congress, got out in time to be
elected TO the Legislature,
John II, Page, secretary Of the
Penitentiary board, and former see
rctafy of the state committee and
manager of other peoples cam.
paigns, defeated Gen ", X, Sur.
ridge, commander Of the Arkansas
National Guard, for Agricultural
Commissioner and will succeed
Hon. Clay Sloan, who was appoint.
ed by the governor to I'LL q vacancy,
and who did not seek the nomiua.
ton,
TuE PRESIDENTIAL SwuATON
There is much interest throughout
the state in the question Of the Pres.
idcncy There is little doubt but
that the majority of the people ol
the state are for Speaker Champ
Clark, and many counties last Sat
ufday instructed their delegations
to the state convention to instruct
for him Pulaski County's twenty.
two votes were instructed for Clark,
although an effort was made 60
send up an uninstructed delegation
This Nna done bv the WilaOnal lnrs