The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-29
WATERS CANDIDATE
 FOR SECOND TERM
FOLLOWING SETTING OF PRIM- ARY ELECTION DATE HE
 THREW HIS HAT IN RING.
Points to His Administration Just Ended With Pride, and Refers to the Difficulties That Have
 Been Overcome.

Immediately following the action of the City Democratic Central com mittee yesterday, Mayor W. w. Wat CTS announced himself as candidate for mayor to succeed himself. He is just finishing his first term in the office. His candidacy is submitted subject to the action of the demo cratic primary to be held on Feb ruary 19.
 Mayor Waters has been under fire of conflicting circumstances since the day he went into office. Govern ed by policies differing from the ultra reform county administration that ex- isted at the time he was inducted in- to office, he realized there could be nothing less that open conflict II ne attempted to put his ideas Of municr pal government into operation, so there was nothing, left but a policy of silent acquiescence.
 Believing that a more liberal policy should govern this resort than that prevailing when he entered ofhce, ne managed municipal affairs as best he could under the circumstances, ana became an active factor in the pollti- cal fight that worked out change to more liberal system than had prevailed. And while the change has come yet the policies of admin istration have as yet not settled into satisfactory condition, but a gen eral progress is reported that will Tn the end save the city from either or the extremes that have been the dl- rect cause of such continued politi- cal strife.
 Ii is in the financial administration of affairs. even under adverse GIT cumstances. that Mayor Waters points wiah pride during his occu' pancy of the mayors office. We have paid every city bill that has been laid down on the desk said the may or yesterday. "..?d we had about s2'- GOO after paying the November bills, which is a good financial record, and q precedent. And that is not all, TOT after the revenues come in on the first of the year the city will have a surplus with which to pay some old standing obligations and to make some permanent Improvements
 Mayor Waters states that he has it on the authority of the street com missioner that more sidewalks have been laid during his administration than any former one. The street work has progressed well, and the work that has been done has been well done, and is of a permanent character. The fire department IS the best in personnel and the best equipped that ever the city knew, and he police department is effecient' it's personnel Is sober and courteous, and as a whole is getting better re- suits than ever before.
 There are some changes Mayor Waters Las not worked out and which he would work out in time. He De- lieves the city should have sufnclent legitimate revenue for all it's current expenses and some for such gradual permanent improvement as is neces- sary to the development of a city, and under this belief, is cooperating with other mayors of cities of the state for some relief legislation in the next state legislature.
 Tn time Mayor Waters will make
 
 such campaign as the conditions require He does not believe that ne will have opposition but if he does he is good campaigner, and he pro poses to be prepared to meet the op- position if it develops He has as- surance of support from some of the most substantial citizens of Hot Springs, and he believes that his first administration under the con ditions that prevailed to hamper it, has hinderances removed.
 Mayor Waters is peculiarly quail fled for the office in many respects. He is not in any line of business, and therefore is not subservient to business influences. He has made his fortune and therefore is free from any money making influences. He is large property owner, and there fore could not profit himself in any more material manner than to profit the city generally, and as a large property owner, reap his portion of the benefits. He is liberal, but not to an extreme, and he has an opti- mistic view of the possibilities of Hot Springs. feeling that in no far distant period Hot Springs will un- dergo some rapid changes, and come into it's own in recognition every where as being the foremost resort of all the world. His ambitition is to be factor to this end, and in his second term in the office, under bet ter conditions about him, he be- lieves that he can serve this com munity in such a manner as to re. fleet credit on himse'f and on the constituency that places it's trust in him. uss,