The Forrest City times., 1913-01-31
THAT SULCER INCIDENT.

Hon. s. F. Sulcer, it matters not
 what others may say, The Times knows
 as a man of honor He is a man who
 loves peace. He has an adherence foi strife and contention and he bears the
 proud reputation of being an upright
 Christian gentleman. This paper has confidence in Sam Sulcer We have
 the information through q reliable
 source, that our representative was
 minging and shaking hands witt friends and kinSmen at the home town of Palestine on Saturday, at
 which time he seemed to be contented
 and satisfied with life. Likewise our 1 legislator gave out no intimation that
 he was likely to give up his seat in | the lower house Of the Arkansas legis-
 lature, but on the other hand his actions seemed to leave the impres- sion that lie liked his job in Little
 Rock fine and would like to go back l again. There is no doubt in our mind l but that Mr Sulcer was greatly l harassed by the contending forces for the L. s. senatorship during the more than two weeks in which that battle ragged. The propositions and counter propositions the various candidates for the senatorship were poking under his nose almost every hour in the day, and upon which he was compelled to make some sort of decision, no doubt had our epresentative wool gathered, as they were well calculated to do. He was torn between conflict ing emotions. He no doubt had every good reason for wanting to quit and come home and flee from the strife and turmoil inspired by the struggle In a moment Of desperation, MT. Sulcer, 1t Is said, rang up good friend in this city and told him that he had resigned his seat in the legislature. When | h news spread, Sulcer's friends here and throughout the coun- ty wherever the news was circulated were struck dumb with astonishment and regret. Many who heard it avowed that it would not do. Others would exclaim, why he cannot afford to do such a thing" Soon warm friends of MT. Sulcer were hurrying to Little Rock to council and remon- strate with him and he was showered with telegrams and telephone mes sages, urging him not to do this thing in his old age that he would regret the remainder of his days and that would take him down in sorrow to the grave. Mr Sulcer listened to the of his friends and with drew his resignation.
 Governor Robinson spent Saturday and Sunday in his home in Lonoke where he had been called to attend the funeral of his neice who had met a tragic death at the hands of a little brother, who had shot and killed his sister, while pranking with gun.
 A news special from Little Rock was printed in the Commercial A ppeal or Monday morning, announcing that MT. Sulcer had resigned his seat in the Arkansas legislature, which had been accepted by Governor Rob- lnson, who had immediately appoint ed Judge NJ. B. Norfleet, of this city, to fill the vacancy. Upon reading this Tn the paper, citizen here called up Governor Robinson over the long distance telephone and inquired of the chief executive as to what had happened, at the same time asking that gentleman about Mir. Sulcer's resignation. The governor replied to his interrogator to the effect that he had Just returned to the capitol from his home town of Lonoke, where he had been called by the sad and tragic death Of his neice and, that if MT. Sulcer had resigned, he (the governor did not know anything about it. Governor Robinson further assured ms questioner here that he certainly had not appointed anyone 10 till the vacancy when he was not aware that a vacancy existed and that he would not do so until the voters of St. Fran. cis county had been heard from. Sc this is about what the exciting Sulcer incident amounted to, after it was thoroughly threshed out.
 Besides, few otiiceholders die-nope resign
 Boost for the Elks Building.