The log cabin Democrat., 1913-07-23
POLITICAL POT
 BEGINS BOILING MANY CANDIDATES OUT UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER PLAN TO OFFER FOR
 COUNTY OFFICES.

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 1 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. It is also appar- ently 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 c. 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.
 1 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 MT. Clark for circuit judge, but is is rumored that Judge J. S. Thomas of Clarendon will also be in the race. It is not thought that Prosecuting Attor- ney J. B. Read of Lonoke will have op- position to second term in his pres ent office.
 i The choice of a senator from the Twenty district, including
 White and Faulkner counties, will fall this year to White county, under a i time agreement between the two counties, and Faulkner county will not vote upon a nominee for this posi- | ton.
 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. 900 to $1 1,800 makes that much more desirable office and has already had . the effect of bringing out opposition to Judge J. w. Holt for a second term. E. L. Smith of Walker township has positively stated that he will be in the , race, and there is possibility that former County Clerk J. H. Bailey of Conway and Road Commissioner W. R.
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