The Harrison times., 1914-06-13
STATE NEWS LETTER
LITTLE Rock, June II 1914,

tion law are already at work
Chairman Stephen Brundidge and
John NJ. Moore, OF Little Rock have
begun the study of election laws OF
other states, and from these they
anticipate an election law for Ark
ansas which will prevent fraud IN
elections.
The first step will be the change OF
the law so that the courts, and not
the Democratic organization, may
hear contests. In this manner the
contestant may secure all evidence
required, as it will be in the power
Of the court TO see that it is deliver
ed.
1t is probable that the new law
will specify the use of voting ma
chimes. No change can be made in
the count with the machines in use,
and it must be acknowledged that
in the count lies the evil at the
present time. Mr.. Brundidge con
suited with Col Moore before re-
turning to his home in Searcy last
week, and the eminent Little Rock
iurist stated that he would devote
whatever time was necessary to as.
sist in the drafting Of the BILL per-
mitting his enormous practice to
become matter of secondary im-
portance. There will hardly be a
meeting Of the committee TO which
the work was assigned until early
fall, but each member has been ask.
ed to make a study OF the subject
and come 70 the meeting prepared
to give expert advice which will
cause TO be framed law which will
guarantee to the leading candidate
that he will be the nominee,
1t is right out of the frying pan
into the tire, for no sooner is the big
senatorial contest out Of the way
than the campaign for legislative
positions. as well as for the general
election, hegins In addition to this
the politicians have begun to take
down the bars for the contests in
t& primaries two years hence, The
contest for the presidency Of the Ar
kansas Senate lies between Elmer
Lundy, of Polk, John Ike Moore, OF
Helena, and ] Marion Futrell, OF
Paragould,
The two latter have not definitely
announced as candidates, but are
being strongly urged, If one makes
the contest the other will not enter
the field,
In the House the race for speaker,
up 20 the present writing, is be-
tween Ben l., Griffin, Of Pulaski,
Louis Josephs, Of Miller, Sam Rorex,
of Danville, and h. A. Sawyer, Of
Hot Springs, Griffin is serving his
first term in the legislature, but all
Others have been there one or more
times previously
Almost daily new names are in
iected into the race for Governor,
The last candidate TO break into
print is Clyde Going, of Poinsett
county, at present member OF the
Senate and the hero of the Clarke
forces at the Pine Bluff convention,
Senator Going was cheercd more
freely than any man Nt the conSen'
ton except Senator omes p Clarke
and Stephen Brundidge, and had he
announced at the convention, and
the primaries been but Il short way
off, he would be n strong contender
HIS friends, however, do not expect
to see him enter state wide politics,
chasing the present boom as q
showing of appreciation on the part
of a number of ardent Clarke men.
!, ", Crockett, Earle w. Hodges,
Mayor Charles Il, Taylor OF Little
Rock, Congressman c, Floyd, Dr.
C, II, Brough, Of the University, Da'
yid A, Gates, John II, Page, j. Ma
rion Futrcll and Stephen Brunddgc
are others mentioned rs candidates
for Governor, Most Of these will
get into the race, though course of
elimination will remove all but one
or two when the factions get
through with their work and have
everything framed up to defeat the
one candidate they most fear
Stephen Brundidgc will hardly
make the race for Governor, his as
praton pointing to the United
States senate, Should he enter the
contest against Joe 7 Robinson, II
does not seem probable that ] NJ,
HilL of Fort Smith, and I, A. Car.
raway, Of ParBgould, will be eahdi.
dates. Senator Clarke was mater.
| tally aided IN organizing the Pine
| Bluff convention by Senator Robin.
son, but there il an undsputed un'
| friendly feeling among many people