Pocahontas star herald., 1915-02-19


you are for this BILL
There Is nothing in this bill that
will affect aman who honestly wins
his election
"Under prcseut conditions 1t IL
possible to steal elections aud steal
men. warn you now that some
day, somewhere, they will meet re-
,ribution which has been long com
ing to them
Those opposing the hill are work
ing to cut out the manner IN which
county conventions are chosen, by
which it's possible for the one de-
clared nominated to substautiate
his clam, no matter how crooked
was the election. The bill will
probably be amended ia the House,
but there will be men there who
will stand up for il as did Senators
Moore aud Futrell in the Senate.
Three bills are pending in the
Assembly for the creation ofa Pub
lie Utility Commission, one in the
House, introduced by Mr.. william
son Of Benton, which is a copy Of
the bill introduced IN the Senate by
Senator John Duty, and zone by
Senator Geo. +. Jones Of Pulaski.
All are patterned alter the Missouri
bill, though the Jones bill, prepared
in the office of attorney general w.
l.. Moose. elects the Commissioners
while the Duty aud Williamson
bills makes the commissioners ap'
pointive by the Governor.
The railroads are divided in their
support of these bills, some declar-
ing the very existence Of the cor
porations Is attacked, while Others
declare that It is their salvation.
The railroads claim that the com
mission should not have the right to
pass upon dividends, which Is a
joke at the present time, when only
about ten per cent of the trunk line
railroad business Is done in Arkan'
sas, and the rates on that are not
sufficient to sustain the potion OF
the road which is in Arkansas.
They further claim that the restric.
tons Of the bill are such that it
prevents a holding company from
taking up the bonds of the railroads
and that improvements could never
be made under these bills,
Amendments are already being
prepared TO the Du'y bill, elImlnat-
ing electric light, water, gas and
street railway companies from ITS
provisions, winch will place the bill
in a much more favorable attitude
both with the public utility corpor-
atlons, but with the cities in which
they operate, for the bill as drawn,
would take all franchise rights
from the cities and towns OF Ark.
ansas and place it with the Commis-
sion.
And still they come. TIE latest
aspiraut for Office to con6de to
friends that he will probably per.
init his name to go before the vot-
ers in the next primary is Ed Stan.
ley, secretary of the Arkansas Tax
Commission, who will seek the Of
ice of Secretary of State. Mr..
Stanley was at one time Deputy
Secretary of State and has also had
service in the Office Of the State
Auditor. He Is a clean young man
and will make a good race If he ad.
heres to his determination to make
the campaign.
Without anyone apparently know.
ing where 1t come from, the rumor
has begun to fly about that George
w. Donaghey, twice governor of
Arkansas, defeated when he tried
for third term, will again,,.seek .'to
20 in the primary of 1916. Ever
since he entered politics. Geo. w.
Donaghey was about as communica-
tive as the bluffs alorg the White
river, when approached about his
political plans, and he is equally as
full OF conversation about them
Uoy IL il known that he had a