The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1913-07-24
POT
BEGINS BOILING
MANY CANDIDATES OUT
UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER
PLAN TO OFFER FOR
COUNTY OFFICES.

The July term of the Faulkner cir
cult court, bringing together men from
all parts of the county, has had the
effect of reviving interest in county
and district politics and has brought
out the fact that there will be an un-
usually large list of candidates for the
various county offices.
If the Democratic county central
committee will be governed by the
wishes of practically all the prospect
i've candidates who have expressed
themselves, the usual plan of holding
"split" primary will be followed
again next year-the county officers
to be voted upon in one primary and
the state and district officers at the
regular time, the fourth Wednesday in
March, as provided by the state DEM
ocratic convention. 1t is also appar-
emily the desire of the candidates to
hold the county primary early, prob
ably the first week in January, as
was done in 1912. The date, however,
will probably not be settled until late
in fall, which is the usual time for the
central committee to be called together
to arrange the primaries.
For the fourth consecutive time G..
w. Donaghey will be Faulkner coun-
tvs favorite candidate in the state
primary. Former Governor Donaghey
announced some months ago that he
would be in the race to succeed James
P. Clarke in the United States senate,
and, while he has taken no activce
steps toward inaugurating his cam
paign, it is known that his mind has
undergone no change as to entering
the contest. The recent victory of the
state in the railroad rate cases, the
prosecution of which in the highest
courts was due almost solely to the in
sistence of Governor Donaghey, will
be big card in his favor, and this
county, it is believed, will as usual
roll up big majority for him.
In district offices in the next cam
paign Faulkner county will partici-
pate in the election of a congressman
of the Fifth congressional district and
judge and prosecuting attorney of
the Seventeenth judicial district. So
far as is known at present, former
Prosecuting Attorney Geo. w. Clark
of Conway, who will seek the Office of
circuit judge to succeed Judge Eu-
gene Lankford, is the only Faulkner
county candidate for a district office
Judge Lankford will not be in the race
to succeed himself, having announced
as a candidate for congress from the
Second district. No one has as yet
positively announced in opposition to
Mr. Clark for circuit judge, but is is
rumored that Judge J. S. Thomas of
Clarendon will also be in the race. 1t
is not thought that Prosecuting Attor-
ney J. B. Read OF Lonoke will have op-
position to a second term in his pres
ent office.
The choice of a senator from the
Twenty Seventh district, including
White and Faulkner counties, will fall
this year to White county, under a
time -honored agreement between the
two counties, and Faulkner county will
not vote upon a nominee for this posi-
tion.
Coming down to the county Offices,
it is apparent that there will be no diff
ficulty in finding a sufficient number to
fill all the offices at the disposal of the
people-and then some. The increase
in the salary of county judge from ST.
600 to $500 makes that a much more
desirable office and has already had
the effect of bringing out opposition to
Judge j. w. Holt for a second term.
Z. l.. Smith of Walker township has
positively stated that he will be in the