The Harrison times., 1914-08-15
STATE WIDE NEWS
|. E. Sawyer, Of Hot Springs,
To Run for Speaker OF the
Houses Other Aspirants
HAS But ONE BULL MOOSER

There is one politician in Arkansas
who has been literally "sawin wood
and sayin' nawthin" for the past
two years who can be counted on
two years hence to jump back into
the arena and create as much OF a
Juror as he did eight years ago when
i he Jumped from private citizen to
chief executive ofArkansas. Itwould
not take a map Of the middle west
ern states to name Geoge w. Dona.
ghey as the solution of this riddle
The carpenter Governor of Arkansas
is by no means political dead one,
and though he has been in retirement
for two years, and will remain there
two more, he can be counted on to
furnish much of the entertainment
when the big show isstaged in 1916,
He will at that time lock horns a
second time with Joe 7. Robinson,
seeking a place in the United States
Senate, ex-governor Donaghey has
not stated that he is to cast his
hat in the ring and 60 after Senator
Robinson's togo but every political
sign on the horizan bears such a fore
cast,
While in Little Rock recently, Lew
is f, Sawyer Of Hot Springs, prom.
inent attorney of that city and'a
member ofthe legislature, stated that
he would be a candidate for Speaker
Of the House? Louis osephs Of Tex
arkana Sam Rorex of Danville, and
Ben l., Griffin Of Little Rock are also
candidates, Mr.. Sawyer stated he
would not make a strenuous cam.
paign Tor the office, conhning him.
self to a letter to each member, tell.
ing of his aspirations, and asking
for support, Up to this time there
had been considerable speculation as
to whether Mr., Sawyer would be a
candidate,
The House, when it convenes next
January, will be minus some fits
former leaders, and from the new
crop an orator must be found to
take the place of the young giants Of
the floor who have gone, One or two
Of these have passed each year, but
this time the slate has been wiped
clean, Two sessions ago the House
was long on oratory, there being +,
|. Kerwin of Pine Bluff; A. G. Little
of 0sceola, G. l., Grant Of Newport
Heartsill Ragon Of Clarksville; A, c,
Martin Of Ola, Abner Hurst OF Fay.
ettevil!e, and Others, Last session
this dwndled to Grant and Ragon,
with Louis Josepbs as a recruit, and
Joe T. lardage called from the floor
to the Spcakership, This year all of
these are gone, with the exception Of
osephs, who stands an excellent
chance Of being Speaker, in which
instance the factions which are form.
ed must develop new leaders,
The House is said TO be far differ.
ent from Houses Of the past, too,
1t is said 20 be a liberal House, some.
thing that has been unknown in leg.
islative circles for many years, what
liberality there was about the state
government usually cropping out in
the Senate, II is stated that the
House will show 90 liberals and that
the new eomers TO the Senate are al.
So uen who will not spend their time
passing blue laws for subsequent
legislatures to kill
Yellow Cards attacking the Dem.
oeratic party Of Arkansas because
the state convention saw fit TO
choose $, Mallory, a Catholic, for
It's secretary of the state committee,
are beng circulated over the state,
They are the product OF n Socialist
! WIFI IuDlu ulltl'NUlHDllt ltHNtHGlGht
The writer does not tell the people
that Jack Mallory Is one Of the most
courteous, most efficient, aud most
popular young men OF Little Rock
lie does not tell them that the peo.
pie Of Pulaski county deem It u great
privilege to give Jack Maloaey any.
thing in the way Of an Office that he
wants lie does not say that Jack
MNloney Is u character held in the
highest esteem by man, woman aud
child, and that he is every ones best
friend,
One lone candidate will be offered
to the voters this yearly the Pro-.
gressive Republicans, better known
~ the Bull Moosers, This IL Hon
l.. K, Putnam Of Fayetteville, who
IL Il eanidate for Congress IN the
Third district, Thee, o, =, also has
but onc candidate for Congress aud
that, too, IN In the Third district,
| w. N, lvie of Harrison, The bull
Mooscfs have given official notice
, that thev wili nat ntrntah a candid