The Harrison times., 1915-12-18
ARKANSAS POLITICS
Things Getting in Shape for the Primaries
on March 10Th

1t is getting to be quite a fashion
10 withdraw from the contests from
various offices. Gov. HAYS set the
pace when he announced that he
would not run for denomination,
and thereby sim ply hng the race to
such an extent that no one, except
the candidates themselves know how
the election will come out
Then came Mike Huddleston who
decided that he did not want to be
Attorney-general strong enough to
make an expensive race for it. That
was the only reason that he gave
for his retirement, after many of his
friends had entered heartily into his
campaign. At the present writing
John D. Arbuckle and Lewis Rho
ten are monopolizing the.race, having
filed their pledges and paid their fees.
Former Governor Y. o. Pindall has
said that he may be in by the first OF
the year, and former Assistant At
torney General Henry Rector is Sc
riously considering it.
Then W. Z. Green of Pine Bluff
withdrew from the race for Agricul-
tural Commissioner, and up to the
present time Sam Sampson of Amity
is not making much noise as a con
tender against John H. Page for the
nomination.
The withdrawal of Bob" Rogers
from the race for Congress from the
Fifth district left E. B. Jacoway un-
opposed for fourth term. There
are contests in only the second and
and Sixth and Seventh districts, and
there the campaign is warming up
more or less. "Gyp' Gray is trying
to unseat "Billy" Old6eld in the
Second, and is making his character.
istic speeches through the District,
while "BilIy' is at Washington say
ing his country.
In the Sixth Speaker L. E. Sawyer
and former Prosecuting Attorney
Havis Nixon are camping on the
trail of Sam |. Taylor, who is also
in Washington. There have been no
Joint meetings in the district and
there is not likely to be.
One of the warmest fights of all is
being staged in the Seventh, where a
quadrangular is on for Will Good,
wins seat at the National capital.
1t continues while Mr.. Goodwin is
looking after his duties in Congress.
There has been one series Of eleven
Joint campaign engagements of all
the candidates. This was followed
BY a series of seven speeches in Neva-
da county by Senator J. o. Bush, at
which time he was met by W. F.
Mcknight. For this week Senator
Bush has announced a series of
speaking dates in Clark county. He
has suggested that the four candid.
ates arrange a Joint tour, going in
pairs, and alternating, bur this
does not appear to be meeting with
favor, and the candidates are likely
to go it alone.
"Epps' Brown has been intimat-
ing for some time that he night get
Into the race in the Second district
but this seems unlikely at this time.
The contest for Governor promises
to take on renewed interest soon,
There are four candidates actively
engaged in the aampaign at the pre-,
sent time. W. Crockett alone is
making no public demonstration
Ccl McRea has formally opened at
Prescott, Dr.. Brough at RusselviIIe
and Judge Smith at Pine Bluff Sec.
retary of State Hodges opened Tues
day of this week at Forrest City.
Judge Smith has announced a list Of
appointments covering various sec
tions Of the state beginning at Pine
Bluff December tn, and concluding
at Brinkley December 23rd. Other
dates will follow. He invites Other
candidates to meet him,
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