The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-22
MR. VOTER:
Dear Sir and Friend:-

Dear Sir and Friend:-
 AS 1 am candidate for Represen. tatiye from Garland County, at the request of large number of the most prominent men of Garland County and quite a few prominent men over the State, and the Arkan- sas Press Association, which is the best friend Arkansas has, and which is a power within itself, together With an ambition to serve you in the General Assembly, l take this oppor- unity to ask you for your vote at the Democratic primary, March 18th.
 TWO years ago I was strongly urged to make this race against Messrs. Sawyer and Westcott, by men who had served you at Little Rock, Ark in this County and by laboring men of all walks of life. I refused because l did not believe I could secure such legislation at that time as you wanted but since then conditions have changed as so has my ability to help secure favorable legislation-changed to the extent that l KNOW 1 am now in a position to ask for and have good reasons to expect to get more "All Over Arkan- sas" help in the Legislature than any of the other candidates in the race.
 My newspaper, The New Era" was the only paper in the County that supported the State Democratic ffolyat stand well with the Secretary of State, who will be reelected, and who is also a member of the Arkan- sas Press Association.
 | have Governor Hays personal promise that he favors State aid for the State Fair. l have the promise of the representative men of the Press Association that they are proud of HOT SPRINGS and want it to be the Amusement Center of the Earth" the show town of Arkansas, as liberal and entertaining as pos sible to attract the tourists of all nations and yet remain CLEAN" "WITHIN THE LAW" and are will ling to help us enact laws that will put us in a position if we will send to the Legislature men who will favor this and these men who really after all reflect the sentiment of all Arkansas in general, both for labor and capital.
 Ninety-three per cent of Arkansas is rural, and of course almost that percentage will be in the legislature. They, too, want laws made or re- pealed that will help them as we'll as us, and their votes are 1.-THE VOTES THAT COUNT" I believe l know their needs as we'll as ours, for all my life up to twelve years ago was spent on the farm. l have been mixing and working with all phases of the working side of life. Forty-seven years, as farmer, grain and stock buyer and seller, Con- stable, Justice of the Peace, manu- facturer of proprietary medicine, buyer and seller of real estate, mem Der of several stock companies and local corporations, prominently iden- tified with the Interurban, which will soon be built, publisher of the best daily and weekly newspaper in the county, etc. All of which forces me to have a good general knowledge of public affairs and Garland County's and Arkansas's needs, and naturally I will work for what we all need. Among the many things needed most is: Our Constitution amended so we can invite capital her and regu- late it. Make new laws that will se- cure plenty of legitimate revenue. for GOOD ROADS, county and city improvements, uniform textbooks for all the counties in the State, oc- cupation tax in the cities that want them and improvement districts for those that want them. Whether it's for the city's streets. county roads. levy district or whatever it is, just so it is good for the majority of the people served.
 We should all work for Consti- tutional Convention to be held in Little Rock at an early date to hurry the movement, authorizing the next General Assembly to give us a new. better, and more progressive Consti- tuition.
 My main platform is, MT. Voter, everything that is good for Ar kansas. Garland County, and HOT STRINGS in particular.
 If my views meet your views, it's your duty to give me your vote, but if they do not meet your views and you do not want these and other pro- gressive measures made into law, don't vote for me.
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