The log cabin Democrat., 1913-03-17

Little Rock, March 17.-Oral argu- ments in the governorship tangle will be heard before the supreme court or next Wednesday morning, and that court will announce it's decision next Monday, March 24.
 1 Little Rock, March 1.-The guber- material situation has not changed and the governors and would-be gov. ernors are playing a waiting game until the supreme court has had it's say, which is the last word. When this tribunal has heard the argument lof counsel for the claimants to the ti- tie, and scanned the field of legal lore and precedent, it will render it's opin- ion and thereby both seat a governor and unseat one with the same stroke.
 As a rule, the supreme court main talns strictly to it's schedule, but as this case Is matter of great public business, it is expected that the court will advance the case, and probably hand down an opinion one week from today, or if not called today special sitting of the court may be held later for that purpose.
 Meanwhile, by agreement, the two claimants to the title of acting gover- nor will perform no important official duty until they can read their title Clear. Acting Governor Oldham has issued one or two pardons where urg- ent action was demanded, but stated last night that he does not expect to take up any matter of statewide inn portance until the court has settled the controversy, although he confi- dently expects to be upheld in his claim to the office.
 MT. Oldham says that the decision of the lower court in his favor would make any act of his valid, until the decision is reversed, which he does not anticipate. In order that his off, cial acts shall not be questioned, how ever, he expects to perform merely perfunctory acts until an opinion is rendered
 The legislative acts which have not been approved will not suffer by de- lay. Under the constitution they will become laws 20 days after the legis- lature has adjourned, unless vetoed Tn that time. It is not probable that any of these acts will be vetoed, al though some of the appropriation bills may come under the knife. However, there will be plenty of time to consid- CT the legislative acts that have not been approved, after the gubernato- rial contest has been settled. In fact, many of the bills are still in the hands of the enrolling clerks to be enrolled.
 The anxiety of the people as to a special election to fill the unexpired term of Senator Joe T. Robinson, has been alleviated. Both claimants to the office of acting governor have stated emphatically that they expected to call a special election just as soon as the contest is decided. The consti- tuition requires that 60 days notice be given by proclamation; and the chances are that during the early summer the state will be in the throes of another election.
 Governors come and governors go in Arkansas, but of late they seem to have been coming and going faster than usual. And having had their cu- rosity satisfied as to special cleo tion, the next question asked by the people generally is, "what about a pri- mary?"
 It is expected that just as soon as a special election has been ordered the Democratic state central committee will see fit to order a primary election to nominate the Democratic standard bearer. Otherwise the Republicans Bull Moose might take advantage of field full of Democrats, and we'll known Democratic lethargy, to bunch their ballots with telling effect.