The Harrison times., 1914-02-28
Cartwright for the State Sen
ate.
To The Democracy or The Third
Senatorial District.

am a candidate for the nomina
ton for State Senator, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary
March the 25th. ! have been
arraigned both by private letter and
through the public press for being
in the race. A bluff the object Of
which is to scare me out of the race,
has been hurled at me from Yellville,
The Echo says "the Democratic
party of this district has already
spoken on the senatorial question,
and that if am a good Democrat
will withdraw. The Democratic
voters of this district have not
spoken on the senatorial question at
this particular time, but they will
speak on the 25th Of March, and !
believe the echo of their voices will
be heard not only throughout this
senatorial district but throughout
the State with Down with conven'
tion politics, down with ring politi'
clans and machine politics, down
with everything that would trample
on the rights Of the people in the
selection of their officials" "The
Democratic party who is the Demo
cratic party? A few fellows in con-
veution assembled who, without
consent or authority from the
people, delegate to themselves the
power 20 force the people to vote
for a man from certain section OF
the country, and to debar any man
from any other section from his con-
stitutional right Of running for
Officer If this is the view the Echo
takes Of the Democratic party, then
it may be excused for saying | am
not a good Democrat But ! wish
TO assure the editor of the Echo,
that it was only at the urgent solici-
tation and petition Of some of what
| call the best democrats Of Boone
County, that am in the race. The
fact the editor OF the Echo believes
that the democracy Of Boone
County will not support my candi.
dacy does not make it So The dc,
mocracy of Boone County and the
convention that met at Harrison in
1910 are not one and the same
thing. hope to get the support OF
the democracy even ifI lose that of
the convention
While may be termed by the ed.
itor Of the Echo, almost a "strang.
er within their gates" hope 70 be
sufficiently known to the people by
March the 2jth to be the next sen.
ator from this district
The threat is already made by
Mr., Jones, the editor Of the Echo,
and president Of the Miners & Citi.
zen's Bank Of Yellyille and also by
!. f, Carson, who is secretary Of the
said bank, that the state convention
will settle the matter as 90 who
shall serve the people as senator
from this district.
The editor says "The Supreme
court has decided that it is up to the
State Convention 20 decide who are
the regularly chosen nominees for
the district Offices
DO YOU know what he means by
regularly chosen nominees He
means the nominee chosen in accord.
ancc with the resolution passed by
the convention in 1910, That is the
candidate OF Marion county will be
declared by the state convention 60
be the regularly chosen nominee,
regardless of the choice and vote OF
the people W, have long proclaim
ed this n government Of by and for
the people,
Now in this enlightened twentieth
century comes along n band of pos
litical salyors who who want e
save the old ship Of state from the
devastation Of the people, and pro-
claimed this a government of for
and by convention My fellow eiti
zens, who delegated 20 the conycn
tion the right 70 say that you shall
vote for u man from u certain see
ton Of the country bid you do 1t I
Did YOU turn over your suffrage &c
the convention that met at Harri
son in 1910; | didn't turn over
mine 60 the convention did not
give il the right TO vote for me, and
| was a resident of Boone county at
the time, notwithstanding the Beho
60 the contrary Neither did give
the convention the right TO say
whether or not | shall run Tor office,
Now Mr., Carson and another con
vention man, who voiced his scnti'
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