The Harrison times., 1914-05-09
News Letter from the Capitol

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Chicago has made arranhements to
ship into this state 10 car loads Of
catalogues for distribution among
the people who do not care to buy
at home. The Little Rock postotice
has received notice that the 10 ex-
press cars filled with the large
catalogues, will soon be headed this
way and the parcels post will be
used to distribute them from Little
Rock. The concern has figured that
it will be cheaper to send the cata-
logues out from Little Rock, parcels
post, than to send them direct from
Chicago, and that perhaps the
service will be better too. 1t would
not be stretching a point to wager
there are many merchants of Ark.
ansas who would stand aside and
see this train wrecked without ex-
pressing sentiments Of regret,
War clouds mine waiare and
athletics have shadowed the Sena-
torial contest during the last week,
but the forces are silently yet diligent.
" going ahead with their work,
Senator Clarke is in Washington,
but he has lieutenants on the ground
who are daily checking over the list
of delegates to the State Demo.
cratic Convention, Judge William
f Kirby, who makes the contest
declines to discuss the matter, but
that he has not yet returned to
his duties on the bench of the Su.
preme court, is ample evidence that
he is very busy preparing for the
state convention,
There are 629 delegates to the con-
vcntion, and Clarke supporters
claim there are fully 430 of these in
favor of the candidate declared the
NJ minee by the state committee, a
Kirby adviser made the statement
recently that Judge Kirby had a
slight majority in the convention
So keen is the interest that it is
probable that few proxies will be
presented at the Pine Bluff conven.
ton June 3, for all the delegates will
be on hand,
Senator Clarke is expected &c re-
turn to Little Rock about May %
and begin his preparations for the
convention, II is authoritatively
stated that Congressman !, C.,
Floyd, of Yellyille, will be the choice
of the Clarke men for permanent
chairman of the convention No
one has been mentioned for the
place Of temporary chairman by
anyone connected with either head
quarters, but several delegates have
suggested the name Of Vincent NJ,
Miles, a young attorney OF Fort
Smith, and a strong supporter Of
Senator Clarke, The Kirby forces
have remained silent as 20 their Ia
yorites for convention officers, but
they will prepare slate, and the
first test OF strength will be in the
selection Of a presiding officer The
temporary chairman is selected by
the State Democratic Central Com.
mittec, and Mr., Miles is a member
OF that body,
Because Of the great interest in the
state convention, Pine Bluff will be
crowded during that week, and
many are now rescrviug their hotel
Accommodations in order 20 escape q
night under tree, due 60 the over.
crowded condition OF the hotels at
that time
Y Great activity is displayed this
week in the newspaper publicity bill
which the press Of Arkansas seeks TO
initiate, and unless there qre many
who fail to do their duty, sufficient
number of names will be filed by
Saturday night to insure this bill
being submitted to the voters of the
state,
This bill will, Of course, be of bene'
ht TO the newspapers, but the bene'
fit TO them is iniinitessimal to what
1t will do for the taxpayers of the
state, The bill will give to the
newspapers Of Arkansas possibly
$50, 900 n year, and save the tan
payers several million, The news.
papers are required to print the pro-.
ccedings stated in the bill, ot rates
which take most Of the profit out Of
the publication, SO the public is the
real gamer
The greatest benefit Of the bill is
that If adopted by the voters at tho
next general election, It will entirely
do away with tax dodging No
longer will the man with 10 acres
and a mule bear the burden of tax.
alton He will be taxed on every.
thing Just the same but the big lcl.
low who secures the services of the