The Forrest City times., 1914-04-10
Viictors
and
Vanquiished

Little Rock.-Members of the last
Legislature as rule Jared badly in
the recent primaries, Il much larger
percentage of them having been de
feated than were elected to a second
term or to any other office.
Senator T. J. Raney was defeated
for Railroad Commissioner, in the
Northeast district, and Senator j. F.
Hughes was defeated for Railroad
| Commissioner in the Southern District
Senator e. F. Friedell of Texarkana,
was overwhelmingly beaten for Judge
of the Eighth circuit by r. G. Haynie,
Senator G.. F. Clerget was defeated
for reelection by II. E. Ruff of Gle
burne, a former legislator.
Senator Samuel /. Owens OF Qua
chita was defeated for reelection by
A. Hamilton by only Ia votes.
Representative w. H. Hudson Of Ma.
rion was overwhelmingly outvoted for
Congress from the Third District.
r. S. Warnock, a former representa-
tive from Columbia county, was de-
district
Bonnie Davis, who has served two
terms in the House from Columbia
county, was defeated for the Senate
by Walker Smith.
Representative John R. Neal OF
Polk county, was defeated for county
judge.
Defeated for Reelection.
Among members of the last or pre-
ceding houses who were defeated for
reelection are the following: Baxter,
J. V. Thrasher; Benton, ]. M. Beard /;
Clark, 10 Hardage, S. P. Meador; Gle
burne, John w. Davis; Cleveland, c.
T. O'Neill; Conway, J. w. Rainbolt
C. w. Parrish; Desha, John II. Wal
lace; Franklin, G.. A. Henry, J. T. Tol
Lesson; Jackson, ]. U. Ard; Lawrence
J. D. Doyle; Little River, w. H. Boggs
Logan, ID. e. Johnson; Ouachita, c. J
Parker; Perry, G. B. Colvin; Pulaski
]. B. Webster; Randolph, w. A. Jack
son; Union, w. ]. Pinson; Washington
J. w. Baxter.
Among the members Of the last
House who were reelected are the
following: Arkansas, T. X. Bennett
Boone, J. Lloyd Shouse; Clay, J. w
Brawner; Conway. Carroll Armstrong
Cross, J. w. Williams; Garland, l.. e
sawyer; Hot Spring, J. Z. Belote; lnde
pendence, A. G. Gray; lizard. VIM. w
Copeland; Jefferson, T. A. Wilson
Lincoln, r. G. Reid; Miller, Louis Jo-
sephs; Pike, J. T. Pollard; Poinsett
E. D. Bennett; st. Francis, Samuel C
Sulcer; Van Buren,, M. B. Letter; Yell
Sam Rorex; Grant R. r. Posey; Wash
ington, r. w. Buchanan; Crawford, J
vctors and the Vanqvished.
J. Dipboye; Carroll, J. c. Stafford.
r. A. Dowdy, Of Batesville, who rep
resented White and Faulkner counties
in 1899-O1 in the senate, was elected
representative from Independence
county.
r. c. Love was selected representa-
tive from Baxter and w. J. Little from
Garland. Both are members of the
State Board of Charitable Institutions
Dan w. Jones, governor of Arkan
sas 1S96-1900, was nominated as one
Of the representatives from Pulaski
county.
J. T. Robertson, OF Mariana,
former member Of the Senate and Act
ing Governor, was elected representa-
tive from Lee county.
John f. Jones, who was a Washing
ton county representative in 1911, wa
returned.
Representative NJ. T. Shackleford o
Clark county, was defeated for Sena
tor
Representative Hu L. Williamson o
Stone may have won for Prosecuting
Attorney.
Louis Josephs, who Is returned from
Miller county, has already announce,
himself a candidate for the speaker
ship.
Among the newspaper men Of tn
state who were elected to various off
ces are the following: T. e. Wood
Mariana Courier, Railroad Commits
sioner; V. A. Beeson, Marrilton Head
light, Representative Conway county.
The Youngest Member.
Probably the youngest member O
the next house will be Ernest Hatley
Of Polk county, who "fiddled his way
through the campaign, emulating tn
record of Gov. Bob Taylor.
A close second for the honor OF be
ing "the kid of the House." is Osca
f. Ellis, Of Fulton county, who will b
% years old July II. He is a men
Der of the senior class in the Lax
school to pay his way.
Eulen G. Shoffner, OF Pulaski.