The Harrison times., 1914-03-21
Owens Answers. Cartwright.
YELLvILLE, ARK,
March, 18th IA
NJ INIIJ ITIII r
To THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF 3rd SENATORIAL DISTRICT

4 " G DEhONNA IN ' " iNS
OF Ord SENATORIAL DISTRICT
FELLOW CITIzENs:-I am inform ed
that Mr.. Cartwright has been very
severely criticising me because Ihave
not been with him at his speaking
appointments.
In the first place, he has never ad-
vised me in advance of any place or
time of speaking that he intended
making, in time for me to meet him.
We had some conversation in regard
to the matter at Everton a short
time ago and l told him then to
make such dates as he desired, and if
notified in time, | would arrange to
meet him. | afterward received a
letter from him stating that he was
going to speak at points in Newton
county but failed to state the time.
His apparent desire for me to meet
him, is exceeded only by his constant
failure to give me notice ofwhere and
when he proposes to speak.
am also informed that he appears
to be greatly disturbed and frustrat-
ed because | have not gone to the
pains to pledge him personally wheth-
er or not | intend to abide by the
action Of the democratic party. If
| ever received from him a request
for such a pledge or statement, | do
not know it. 1t is true that | did
recently receive an UNSIGNED de-
mand, written on an official letter
head from Boone county, calling for
a statement on that matter !
could not have answered it because
the writer kept his name from me.
When ! announced my candidacy
for state senator, ! announced as
being subject to the action Of the
democratic party and | intend to
abide by the democracy of the dis
trct.
Mr.. Cartwright doubtless has
reasons to feel great anxiety as to
what the democracy of the Third
Senatorial District may do in his
case, since his most recent experience
among the Democrat voters and in
view of his rollcking career down in
Stone county where he claims to have
cleaned up such stupendous endorse
ments and fabulous maiorities, in
consideration of his great popularity
among the people there,
1t was in 1906 that he first made
the race for representative of Stone
county, where the democratic major.
ity is over 600 votes The returns
Of the general election in thatcounty
for that year show that Cartwright
was beaten by Webb, a republican,
over 100 votes. The election com.
missioners, a majority Of whom
were democrats, certified to Mr.,
Webbs election, They surely were
convinced that the democratic can.
didate was beaten or they would
not have given the certificate of elec.
tion to a republican, Yet, Cart.
wright, in disregard of the expressed
choice Of his people and the findings
ofdemocratic election commissioners,
refused TO abide the wishes Of his
people at home and succeeded in get.
ting Mr. Webb unseated and himself
seated in the legislature, A remark.
able testimonial to his home popu.
larty, Yet he has been begging the
republicans to vote for him in this
democratic primary on the plea that
the petition which he says DREW
him into this race was signed by re.
publicons, but what about his second
victory in the same Overwhelmingly
democratic county when he was
running for u second term5 He then
defeated his republican opponent by
less than 90 votes,
have been nearly all over the dis.
tict, seeing the people, and have
made some speeches, If Mr.. Cart.
wright had been present | would
have chccrlully accorded him div.
isiun Of time, had arranged my
plans TO tour Boone and Newton
counties during the last ten days
preceding the primary, but owing
to the serious Illness Of my father, it
is doubtful ill ! can do so, However,
irhis condition becomes such that
| can get away in time, shall ar.
range 20 make s1mespeechesin those
counties and Mr. Cartwright Is well
come 70 be present and share time,
In view Of my misfortune of being
detained at home during the closing
days Of the campaign, | must rely on