The Springdale news., 1912-11-08
STATE POLITICS spe eculating On What the Foiiticiahs Are Going to Do.
Are Going 10 Do.
-lRn eIin IIarner

the national election Is oYert 10 the satisfaction Of the majority ana the new President may be trusted to keep the country prosperous, anu now that all The county and district officers of the state have entered upon another TWO year term, the people of Arkansas may turn theG attention to other affairs. congress man Carraway, Oldfield Floyd, Wingo. JacoWay. Taylor, and Good win may be trusted to look after the interests of Arkansas ii the low CT House of the national Congress. The ensuing two years will be more or less distracted by the contest for the Senate already started bJ the announcement of Gov. DOnaghey, the expected announee ement of Sena- tor James r. Clarke for reelection, and the tentative announcement ot Congressman 0idfield, with the pos sibilitv Of former Congressman T Brundidge and others. That there will be a full field is certainty eY- en thus far in advance.
 If for any reason Senator Glar ke deeides not to make the race. it Is expected that Governor Robinson would announce. and once more he and Gov. Doaaehet would measure lanees in tHe b9Iiti d lists This contingency would bring out another crop of gubernatofiai aspffants, and there IS little doubt but that one of them would be Eafie W Hodges, present Secretary of State ff k alzo q wei EUaH F f@5t thal Associate Justice N T. @4E5s has other aa 3ifatieHs tha te= main on t4e beneh=aHd 4 -9 H@y= General Hal IL NorNood has geeH too promint ne Ro}iti alzY and 5s loo aggre zsiFe as eamBai&E.r- 70 re- tire into tHe oblivion Of a success ful laW-prae Iohn W erot kett will retire in another tNo years from the off.ae of S=ate Treasurer mHsf be reckoned RiGh in Ihe dz~fr.RUtfon Of future hoHors Ernest Ffpton. who has been Ao0k=keeitf n the State Treasury for eleven years, has already assured h.s friends that he NH Be candidate for State Treasurer at=the next general primary
 For the Legislature
 There is all increasing interest in the organization and work of the approaching Legislature. which will meet Jan ,. The contest fer the Presidency of the Senate apfeaIs a. this time To be between Senators Raney. Oldham and Martin with Senators Rodgers and Phillips as possible factors There's a!se a hard fight for Secretary of tAe Sen ate between George + Fre7athan. of the Batesyiile Guard. Seere afy of the last Senate, aud Ton ] Ter reil, of the Department of Edusa. tien,Z assistant secretary Of Ire last Senate
 The race Tor th4 speazers6fp promises 10 be q spirited one. and at the present time the most prom nent candidates are c = Ludwig. first-term representative rom PG- laski and former Sef retary Of State. $. A. Miller who has been returned by Jefferson county after an inter- i'm, and Jo Hardage. of Clark eoaa- ty, who was one Of the flpog-leaa CTS of the last session Represen- fative Bonnie Davis. of eolpm bia also prominent in the iast session is a probable entry C r Newton of Lonoke who was at ore time candidate for Speaker. k supporting Judge Hardage For Chief Clerk, Jim Higgins Of Conway has a. knowledged a desire to come back, and Ed, Got.on, Journal Clerk of the last session, aspires to q pro motion There will be the usual 'ramb ble for all the minor clerical positions, but the new administra- ton. haing been elected on a re- trenchment platform. will probably recommend reduction of the nun Der of elerkships
 IT seems 10 be a pretty Hel es- tablished probability that The Nor wood short session amendment s impregnable against all attacks and that the session cannot last longer than d5 days, the last fifteen days being the possible extension at half-salary O. $3 Fer day That this is the wish o{ the elee- torate cannot be doubted when 103,242 voted in favor pf he amendment. and those 2he oapose the principle ar eoHsEdtf # aB0 sa. can only baR 10 the iaaqifabl.z. and push the work forward with all possible expedition.
 It is understood fhaf tAa naN administration VII demand thor ough investigation ef all matters IrIdt5Ns TO i.t. Nt4 EAUAf9l tr4N DonagheT sa5s thar te aaarss t6e most searching investigation 5f tae matter, and ~4l give tle in-e,. fea- tors every poss5i a5siyauac Y this is gone into fully. + VIII probably take thii7V days at the session 10 dIsease of if. fo- taas well be expsseted ttat 5eAi Aie.#f which has been 2 h0Re af partisan. and political contention for tha la. twelve years cannot ha disposed af in perfect harmony Tre eomple- ton of the eahital. toe p4relfaze af additional ground the furnish .ng of the building. the caHfiaHaa C of the capitol taA and the disposition of the old stale aoHse and =a3-relat- ed questions that Will r@qulT4 ran | time and talk 10 settle
 Should the Supreme Court E..eIa-s. the Bond Amendment tefeat.s43. aI though il re eyed 22.3sl rnat6r,tg of votes east oH he subject it k probable al effor- VII b. n ade "a have the Legislature re-submit it and II is almost certain tta4 anz other effort will be made te submit the Grand far hf r pfatfa1 a,a