The Springdale news., 1914-03-20
DEMOCRATIC
 PRIMARY
Will Be Held Next Wednesday,
 Official Ballot

oI1iSidt DdiiOi.
 The Democratic primary to nom mate candidates for state, district and county offices will be held on Wednesday of next week, and the near approach of the date has caus- ed the various candidates to work with renewed activity in order to make the most of the few remain ing days. From now on the con tests will wax warmer until the com ing of the grand finale. It will be good time for the voter to exer else his good common horse-sense and not be lead astray by false ru mors. Designing persons some times start falsehoods on some candidate just on the eve of the election when the time will not permit of a refutation, hoping by such disrepu- table methods to defeat one candi date and elect another The cam paign of the state, district and county candidates has been in pro- gress long enough that all the bad things, as well as all the good things, concerning the various can didates has become pretty general ly known to the voters, so our ad- vice is to turn deaf ear to the man who comes to you with some election-eye story about this or that candidate.
 In the contest for state offices. naturally the race for United States Senator has oyershadowed all oth- CTS. Senator Jas P Clarke, who will have served two terms at the expiration of his present term, is opposed by Judge N. F. Kirby, an associate justice Of the supreme court. It is generally conceded that Senator Clarke will be an easy win her, his majority being estimated all the way from 9 ,oo0 10 1000. Judge Kirby, with the ad of a few disap= pointed seekers after Federal pie. has waged bitter personal fight
 
 have seen no single sensible argu- ment advanced by them why the people of Arkansas should dsplace Senator Clarke for Judge Kirby. Judge Kirby simply wants the job, that's the whole situation in a nut shell. Senator Clarke is the ac- knowledged superior of Judge kir- by in every essential qualification necessary to represent Arkansas i'll the United States Senate, and after all it's ability the people want They want man who will measure up to the standard of other states, and who by sheer ability can command the respect of his colleagues and the respect of the country at large. Such man is Senator Clarke, who goes before the Democrats of Ark ansas at the primaries next Wednes- day with the endorsement of no less a Democrat than President Wilson himself That the President needs the services of Senator Clarke and that he desires to see him re elect ed is self evident. Much good has been accomplished during the first year of President Wilson's admins tration, but there is much more yet 10 be done, and this is no time 10 break up the fighting force Of the President by displacing true and trusted lieutenants with untried men
 The withdrawal of one of the can didates for Secretary of State leaves this race to Earl w. Hodges. the present incumbent, and T. Henry Downing. Everything indicates the reelection Of Mir. Hodges. He is clean capable and efficient and has made good in the office. But little is known of MT. Downing in this section.
 For State Auditor. the candidates are L. L. Coffman, who is filling out the uneXpired term of the late J. w. Oathout, and Henry c. Mo Cain Mr Coffman served four years as State Land Commissioner. Mr Mccain was formerly a clerk in the Auditors office, and is said to be well qualified for the position.
 The withdrawal of A. V. Smith from the race for Commissioner of State Lands leaves Wm. B. Owen the only aspirant.
 George B. Cook, who has served three terms as Superintendent of Public instruction, is a candidate for reelection, being opposed by D. T. Rogers of Craighead County.
 Next to United States Senator the contest to attract most attention in this section has been that for Con grassman In this race Tillman looks like the winner, with Fuller, Bratt- on and Harvey following in the or