The Harrison times., 1912-01-06
proposition he has ever tackled since
he began his public career

Is THE GOVERNOR RACE.
1t is still anybody's race in the
contest for governor, Seldom are
three men found more easily match.
ed, 20 such an extent that it is i'm
possible for the most experienced
prognosticatOr, not influenced by
personal preference, to say that any
one is in the lead, Each of the three
candidates has his strong following
They continue to shell the. woods
singly, with no more promise OF
Joint campaigns than there was sew
eral months ago,
The people as a rule are thorough
" familiar with the issues involved,
the three phases of the prohibition
question, and the fate of the Turner
Jacobson bill, Donaghey, Norwood
and Robinson are plastcring the
state with campaign literature, and
each is conducting his own cam
paign irrespective ofhis opponents.
Congressman Robinson challenged
Gov, Donaghey to a joint debate at
Conway, January Sth, but the gov
ernor has an appointment to speak
at Harrison on that date. Gen.
Norwood has also invited him to meet
him at Conway on the same date,
but he is announced to speak at
Yellvile and Cotter on the Sth,
One Of the questions that will be
considered by the State Committee
this week will be that of a second
primary in the event no candidate
receives a majority vote, This
might have q considerable bearing
on the race for governor
THE TICKET,
With the practical closing of the
ticket, the voters of the state may
be prepared to make their selections
from the following aspirants;
For United States Senator IS,
Brundidge Of White county, Jeff
Davis Of Pulaski county,
For Governor-George W. Dona-
ghey Of Faulkner, Joe T Robinson
of Lonoke and Hal l., Norwood of
Polk,
For Secretary Of State-Earle ".
Hodges, unopposed,
For Auditor Of State-J, {, Col |
quit of Columbia, John II, Oathout
Of Logan,
For Attorney.General Styles T
Rowe Of Sebastian, W. L. Moose Of
Conway
For Commissioner of State Lands
r, 6, Dye, unopposed.
For State Treasurer, W, Crock
EFT, unopposed,
For Chief Justice e, A, McCul.
loch, unopposed
For Associate Justice - Frank
Smith, Of Crttenden, unopposcd,
For Superintendent of Public In.
struction-George b, Cook, unop.
posed,
For Railroad Commisioncrs-W +
Mcknight Of Calhoun and George
", BellOmN Of Fulton, unopposed,
for Northwestern District, J, sam
Rowland Of Boone, and Guy b,
Tucker of Pulaski The friends Of
K, r. Allen, the retiring commits.
sioner, are urging him to re.entcr
the race,
Agricultural Commissioner-W, X
Surridge Of Lawrence, II, Page of
Pulaski
To VoTE on MANY QUESTIONS,
Rut the voter when he goes TO the
polls in September will find himself
confronted with many questions of
a legislative character, and for the
first time in the history Of the state
popular low.moking will be given n
very thorough trial
The Legislature submitted two
proposed amendments to the con.
stitution, one for the grandfather
clause" TO disfranchise the negro,
and the other for the exemption of
capital invested in cotton factories
from taxation for a period of ten
years,
Then the people have invoked the
referendum on the Turner Jacobson
bill, and will vote ON that,
1t is probable that not less than
halle dozen questions will be con
sidered under the Initiative, among
which will be the following'
Statewide prohibition, initiated
by the Anti,Soloon League,
Sixty'day sessions Of Legislature,
initiated by Attorney.General Nor
wood,
State game law, initiated by Il, A
Nisart and Sportsmen Association,
Change in election law initiated by