The Springdale news., 1912-11-22
INTERESTING, IF TRUE
Iris Said Chairman McCombs Will
 Take Hand in Pie Distribution

Fort Smith. Ark. November l6. William F McCombs, Democratic na- tional chairman, manager of Wood row Wilson's $ pre-convention cam paign and native Of Arkansas, is to return to this state and deal out the federal patronage in order to avenge himself upon the politicians who applied the unit rule to Ark ansas delegation to the Baltimore convention
 This is the information received here from New York. It is youch- safed by applicants for government jobs whose past political prefer ment would obliterate them from the race should the Davis-Clarke ma chine be allowed to dispense the patronage.
 The Wilson men in Arkansas stood for an uninstructed delega- ton to Baltimore The state went overwhelmingly for Speaker Champ Clark, due te the influences of Sen ator Jeff Davis, Senator James P. Clarke, Jerry South of Mountain Home, chief clerk of the House, and their friends. The delegation was not only instructed =for=elark but was made to vote under the unit rule, which prevented the del egation from swinging into the Wilson column long before it did There were several members of the d delegation Who wee for Wilson. and their efforts 10 follow William l. Bryan ill throwing off the yoke met with no success. That Chairman McCombs still feels the.pain Of this defeat Is known throughout the state
 Under ordinary conditions Sena- tors DaVis and Clarke are allowed to dispose Of nine-tenths Of the fed era patronage due this state. That each ,ea1fzes tie advantage of this asset for =fafare Fo 'itteal fights goes without saving, and this alone will make the contest against MeGombs more interesting and more heated
 Senator Clarke is q candidate 10 succeed himself two years hence- His friends say he expects the hard est political fight in his public ca reer Though Representative Joe T. Robinson has not been indueted into the governors office yet. he is already eonsidered the logical can ddate against Senator Jeff Davis four years from now, CT al the con clusion of NJ Rob insoH $ second term. which political prophets say he is assured
 Federal patronage in Arkan- sas is worth in round namber9 $240.ooo a year. There are ll5 pos.offires paving d ombined veal ly salary #of $AA6,Q4a FazitleHs n tho Land offico pay $fS.ooo an nuaIlv The United States marshal and district attorney pc sitions each pay $9a0o I year Two assistant district attorneys draw a total of $430o a year The marsh ars job in the Western District pays $5040 year and &444o a year in the Eastern District
 Tho result oI the national eie tion and the promtnen# il has brought Nr aacomhs aa rHmina- ct esz# a5 sfHaHsaHS that fhey were bo4Aoaa friends of aftlv Mg- combs. 8ffea1E Loomea a@a @azfoznz ey general n Nr WazaGs eabit F5rmes aeat " Johnston of this a4 ami Davis and anu Clark man. boshood fieta If Mccamh= and anaidate for thc n4asshall-s lob 4eAH " 8e4 ell. former alderman ot ta5s eit4 tX- pc ,ts I'd land tte same joa through the influences q his friend, Bully . KavaHaagh. aa nal 9onmit man .pr \ ga n city healfh ott- ger. ala Pla . $ Q [ of Nan Burcn, R. F. Allen of van Raren. former chairman at tse Sta Hailway com mssioH Inn Reasan and Joe Frost. both of Fay neville, arc al So eand didates.
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 In tha Eastern District. Judge a. r. Milwee. speaker of inc last House and Charles Mckee. aFi'al and toWnsite pfoHoter ef Ei85le Rock, are claiming the pla
 The flight for prosecutors office in the Western District is real free-fof-all Leu CraFens. who has not yet feffe1 from Congress, states positively le wants the job. Troy Pa of Hafri ison, whose brott- CT is associated with Senator Davis in the practice Of law, is the nay- is candidate "Billy" Steel of Tex arkana. who it is said, will com mand the support of Congressman Henry and Senator-elect Morris forplar prip oil pa