Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29
kAVANAUGH Wins
ON FIRST BALLOT
Little Rock Man Will Re
Senator Until March
Fourth.
TODAY GOT n OF 1a5 VOTES
Wins Easily Over Four Opponents
Brief Sketch Of Life Of
New Senator.

! Little Rcck, Jan 2S-.Judgs William
NJ. Kavanadgh OF l. tile Rock was
! elected to the saort term in the United
! 81 tes Senate, on ths fist ballot cast
| by The Arkansas Legislature this
! morning. The result stood Us lol-
lows:
W. NJ. Kavanaug h--House 80, Sen
ate %.
T. c. lobe Of Hampstead County
House Il, Senate 7.
David L. King of Sharp County
House %, Senate 2.
Grant Smith of Crawford County
/ House A. Senate O..
J. n. Heiskell--House 1, Senate 0.
Judge ice Hill Of For, Smi.h h
House 0, Senate /.
N. A. George, County Judge of Lit
tie River County-House 1, Senate O..
The balloting then proceeded at
once on the cand dates for the long
term of the Senate.
When the two hous'es convened this
morning a resolution was offered 20
fix the time for balloting at o'clock
this afternoon, but an amendment fix
ing the time at 10 o'clock this morning
was adopted instead.
kavanaugh's Career.
Judge w. M. Kavanaugh was born
in Greene County, Ala, March 8, 1866,
s father being A. H. Kavanaugh.
The Judge came to Arkansas u
years ago and settled in Clarksville,
where he married Miss Ida Floyd, the
daughter Of Judge Floyd.
Five children, three boys and two
daughters, have resulted from the
marriage.
The elder Kavanaugh was Metho-
dist minister, and The son worked his
way to where he is in business and
politics.
In GAINESVILLE young Kavanaugh
clerked in store for Capt. John c.
Hill and came to Little Rock "a years
ago to accept a place with the Hollen-
berg Music Company.
Later, he turned up as an indus
trious employe of the Gazette, and
worked his way from reported ITO
general manager of the paper.
Cove. James P. Clark appointed
young Kavanaugh sheriff and tax col
lector of Pulaski County, and he was
afterwards elected to the office. He
also served two terms as county and
probate Judge.
He later organized a bank on the
bu lding and loan plan, whereby sal
aried people could take stock and
nav for the same in small monthly in
stallments.
He is now connected with many big
concerns chiefly on a salaried basis,
owning very little stock in them. He
has been successful as manager OF
business. He is chairman of the Pu-
laski County Democratic Central Com
mt:tee and National Democratic Com
mitteeman from Arkansas, and has
personal letters from President-elect
Woodrow Wilson and National Caalf-
man w. F. McCombs expressing high
regards for h m.
Every time Judge Kavanaugh mas
run for office, he was elected. lie olo
much for Little Rock schools, and
handled the big Confederate Reunion
in LITTLE Rock with grea': skill, and IS
one Of the active workers In the
Lakes-to-the Gulf Deep Waterways
movement.
His record as a bu Ader ana con-
structor has been successful, ne al
ways make everything he tackles a
go.
Personally a fine mixer, genial
democratic, he makes and holds hos'
of friends.
He is president of the Southern
Trust Company, the Little Rock Kali
wav and Electric Company, and treas
urer of the Mississ ppi Valleq L1e
Insurance Company.
SHEPARD GETS BOTH TERMS.