The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-23
THREE POLITICAL GRADUATES
 By A. w. Parke.

ture, It must be given credit on tba other side for the graduation of three { ot the most promising political as pirants the state has ever develoned These three are Thomas Terrall. sec retary of the Senate, and Cleveland Reid, assistant chief clerk of the House, and Parke eCravens, page of the House.
 Tom Terrall has been about the Can itol for several years, and is already well known over the state. particu- larly among the politicians. but he has ways which will warm the voter m to hlm should he start out into the hust- lngs, and it is reported that he as pires to be Secretary of State. He has a way of getting his arms around man who has vote, and talking to him so earnestly that Tom gets the vote. He then makes good and the man supports him in his next venture. MT. Terrall adds to this the happy fac ulty of not forgetting to be nice to his supporters once he attains office. which is lacking in practically all the leading politicians today. The ma jority of those who are courteous to the people who supported them. are casting about for another office.
 Cleveland Reid is different sort of subject. Reid came to Little Rock. an over grown youngster with seed in his hair, three sessions of the Gen. eral Assembly ago. He had no politi- cal backing or no pull, yet he circu- lated around among the representa- tives so often that he was easily cleo ted page. The next session Reid came back with an increase in size so noticeable that he could not An for page, so he came out as candidate for janitor, and won easily. When a page he did the work of four boys, and assisted in the ianitor's work af- ter adjournment. As janitor he did the pages work in addition to his own.
  everyone knew Reid, and those who did not were soon on a friendly basis, for he made it policy to shake hands with every man, woman or child that entered the Hotel Marion. He came from some out of the way place in the mountains of Arkansas and presented a pair of tiemaker's hand showing how he had been working, and he in- formed all that this work was per formed in quest of an education. As assistant chief clerk of the House Reid is called upon to read all bills, and he has voice which was early trained to call hogs, so he has no diff fculty in making even those on the back rows hear what there is in the bill. Reid is not yet 21 years of age, but when he is, look out for him to make a start on the road to Governor, first through county office.
 Parke Cravens is a youth six feet in height. When a candidate for page he worked through the milling crowd of politicians, clad in a suit with short trousers. He had the Terrall-Reid way of shaking hands, and ever ready to accommodate someone, he had no difficulty in winning out, for every member remembered the tall boy in short pants" He not only campaign ed, but assisted the other boys to campairn. He showed them how to get in the race, and then advised them to follow him and he would show them how to stay in. And then after being elected Cravens bloSsomed forth in a real suit of clothes, without his knickers, and as page he looks bit out of place, for few members can see over his head, yet the members would have hard time of getting along without him. Cravens is too busy do ing the work the state is paying him for to take on an extra job that was offered him, that would take but a few minutes of his time during the noon recess and after adjournment.
 - Of course the legislature breeds poll ticians, but it is seldom that session produces such promising lot, and these are not of the smooth, gum shoeing kind that take from, rather than give to the state. If they ever offer for office, the people are sure to see sincerity written all over them, and it will show it's appreciation at