The Harrison times., 1912-10-12
Little Rock Letter.
LITTLE Rock, Ocr., 9th, 1912

! Gen Norwood, author OF the amend
ment limiting the legislative sessions
to 60 days with pay,
There have been rumors that GER
tain persons and interests are seek
ing some means whereby Amend
ment No. 13 can be defeated, al
though 1882 voted for it, being
1S,0S6 more than one half the total
vote cast at the election, and CO.
049 more than voted against it.
1t has been rumored that an effort
would be made to have the Speaker
declare the amendment not adopted
because Of some possible technical
flaw, but the encouragement clear
ly points out that the provisions OF
the law were in all respects complied
with, and that after all the Speak
er's duty is only ministerial, and he
cannot go back Of the returns.
Even if he could, his decision would
not be final, as the final determina-
tion would be in the province Of the
courts
SO strong is the sentiment in favor
of a short session that there is little
likelihood of any serious attempt be-
ing made to thwart it Members Of
the Legislature are discussing the
necessity Of both houses holding
caucusses on Saturday preceding the
opening of the General Assembly,
for organization, which might other
wise consume a week in open session,
The Attorneygeneral has clearly
pointed out to the members the
method by which the great mass Of
local legislation may be avoided,
by recourse to general laws and a
large per cent Of the members have
expressed themselves as favorable to
it.
The political tread.mil never
grows weary, although those who
tread upon it sometimes grow
a.weary from frequent lubrication OF
the bearings Perennially, some re-
former suggests that a lot Of our
elections be consolidated, but so far,
it has never gone beyond the segges.
ton stage, except for an occasional
bill introduced in the Legislature
which never got beyond some lu.
neral committee,
1t was three weeks after the elec.
ton held on Sept 9th before the
complete returns were in the hands
Of the Secretary Of State but long
before that time the wide awake
politicians were dealing in futures in
in open violation of the law prohi-
biting cotton.dealers from doing so,
Congrcssionally, the contests for
next year are shaping up in some
districts before the election in Nov
ember is held, There will be no con-
tests in the First, Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth districts but there will be
some lively times in the Second and
Third, and possibly the seventh,
Billy" Old6eld, now serving his
second term and nominated for the
third, has announced to his friends
that he will be a candidate for the
United States Senate against James
=, Clark who is expected TO be a
candidate for reelection, llsiriends
predict that he will make q strong
race, This will bring on u scramble
for his successor and Judge Eugene
Landlord, Of Deyal's Bluff, Judge Of
the Seventeenth Circuit has already
thrown his hat into the ring,
Others will follow, and 1t Is not at
all unlikely that Tom Campbell,
whom Olddcld defeated the last
time, will he heard from again,
In the Third District, Charlie
Floyd reiterates in a published state
ment that he will not ask for
another term, and large crop of
nspirants has already began to
show signs Of germination Judge
j. n Tillman Of Fayetteville, for five
years President Of the University of
Arkansas, is an ayowed candidate,
and Others who have been mention.
cd IN connection With II are G. A.
Fuller of Eureka Springs e IT,
Freeman Of Rogers, Il, 6, Nit
ehell Of Harrison, and Wythe Wake
er Of Fayetteville,
lust at the present time, some of
the leading political workers are
talking for Woodrow Wilson, fully
convinced that the party IL destined
60 win a great national victory in
November, A few Of the leaders will
make speeches for the ticket in
other stats, but there are none SO
humble that they may not have u
part IN the approaching triumph,
An effort IL being made 60 raise
100000 in Arkansas by popular
subscription as the states share IN
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