The Harrison times., 1915-08-14
State Capital News
LITTLE Rock, Aug. l3

the advanced age of 90 years, leaves
only four surviving ex-governors of
Arkansas. They are:
Dan ". Jones, 1S96-1900, Little
Rock.
!. P. Clarke, 1S94-lS96.
John S. Little, 1899, Greenwood,
Geo. W. Donaghey, 190S-l912,
Little Rock.
Toe 7. Robinson, 1914, Lonoke
Aside from these there are a num-
Der OF surviving acting governors,
who have served from one day to
one year. Among these who have
at various times temporarily occu-
pied the governors chair in the alb
sence or disqualification of the regu-
lar governor, and who are now
living are: &C. Handy, CLAW Sloan,
J. {. Pinnix, ]. {. South, M. p. Hud-
dlestOn, o. n Killough, John T. Lee,
John |, Moore, \. O. Pindall, Allen
H. Hamiter, James 7. Robertson
and W. c. Rodgers. Among the act
ing governors who have died in re-
cent years are: D. f. Barker, !. c.
Tappan, K. l.. Lawrence, and ] NJ.
Martin.
Ora Hadley was remembered on
" by the older residents of the state
as he had not been a resident of
Little Rock since 1881 at which
time a term as postmaster of this
city expired. His occupancy OF the
Governors chair dated back to
1871, when he succeeded Powell
Clayton, who had just been elected
to the United States Senate. There
fore his connection with Arkansas
politics dated back to time before
a majority of those who now do the
voting were born.
The fact that there are so few sur.
viving ex-Presidents, is due to the
fact that as rule man is mature,
or even verging onto the uncertain
ground past middle age when he is
elected Governor or President. Then
too, the duties, responsibilities and
worries of high executive Office are
so great that few can stand the
strain. But there are few who
would be unwilling to undertake It,
While the Democrats of the state
are having a Kilkenny-eat time
with their own politics, the Repub.
licans are beginning to talk. De-
prived of any real incentive in State
politics, they devote the greater part
of their attention to national poll
tics. During a Democratic national
administration their incentives in
national politics are wofully lack.
ing, still they find a fascination 10
playing the game-and hoping.
Predictions are beng made that
there will be no Progressive party in
Arkansas hereafter, but that there
will be a coalition of the factions
under the banner of the G.. O. ?.
Conditions have not vet advanced
far enough to predict who will be
the choice of the Arkansas kepubli-
cans for the Presidency They ad-
init casually, since it will be ANY
body to beat Wilson" that it will
be no easy task. Arkansas Repub-
licans, as we'll as Democrats, are
proud OF the fact that they stand
almost at the head of the list in the
national conventions and they try
to ':pick the winner" And history
shows that they are usually success
full SO far as the nominee is concern
ed.
Among those who are being men
toned as tavorites among Arkansas
Republicans are Former Vice
President Fairbanks of Indiana,
Governor Whitman of New York,
Senator Sherman, Senator Borah,
and Associate ustlce Hughes And
Roosevelt still has a following in
Arkansas who believe that he could
sweep the country if he would ac-
cept the nomination of the Republi-
cans, and desert the Bull Moose
which is already scarcely more than
a political wait.
But while the Republicans are cast
ing political horoscopes, the Demo-
Gratis are sitting serenely in the boat
confident that there is no one who
can defeat Woodrow Wilson. Ar
kansas Democracy could not be more
loyal to any one than it is to the
President whom MANY acclaim as
one OF the three greatest presidents
the United States has ever had, the
Others being Washington and Lin.
coin. Even the partisans OF Champ
Clark, whose defeat they considered
a personal misfortune, are now as
loyal to the New Jersey statesman.
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