The Prescott daily news., 1915-06-07
A LONG CAMPAIGN
 IS VERY IMPROBABLE
Several Prospective Candidates May Attend Chautauqua at Brinkley on Statesmen's Day-They go
 as Private Citizens.

lracCeu campaign tor governor will lprove unavailing. To this not only the actual and prospective, as well as receptive, candidates, but the voters themselves are agreed The candi- dates frankly admit that such cam paign costs too much, more than they care to spend, and the people say we are having too much politics anyway. Several prospective candidates may attend the Brinkley Chautauqua on Statesmen's Day, June 15, but all of them insist they are not going pri- marily as candidates, but as private citizens The layman may find it diff ficult to draw the line as closely as they do, for whenever a man is an- nounced for public office, he can go nowhere and say nothing that his ac- tions and his words are not viewed the light of his candidacy.
 The entrance of Mayor Charles E. Taylor of Little Rock into the ranks of the actual aspirants makes a three cornered race up to the present time. Political slate-makers must revise their slates in accordance with this new entrant, and in their wisdom ap- portion the counties of the state. as we'll as the various political factions. in accordance with their inside infor- nation" Frankly, candidates would be wise if they consulted these pro- rhets before making their announce ments. They would then know just what counties they would carry, and the counties where they have no show" And just as frankly, the whole thing is pretty much of a gam bic, and the wise ones can do no more than 1o guess at the result.
 With the Brough, Hodges and Fay Tor hats definitely in the ring, the vot- CT can begin to decide on his align ments. There are probably some who are holding back to see what Gov. Hays, John w. Crockett, Smead Pow ell, Judge Rolfe, W. H. Arnold, and possibly others, may decide to do, but all most realize that pledges for the campaign are already being made, and the longer announcements are delay ed, the fewer unpledged voters will there be.
 Gov. Hays continues to maintain a non-committal attitude, but it is gen erally believed that he will eventual ly announce. Gov. Hays, Dr. Brough, Mayor Taylor and others will attend the Brinkley meeting also the travel CTS meeting at Texarkana this week, but all disavow any intention of open ing their campaign at that time It is too early. Indications are that there may be reached a tacit understanding among the candidates to postpone the opening of the campaign until about Jan 1. Dr. Trough and Earle w.. Hodges have said that they have no intention of opening headquarters un- til late in the fall. Mayor Taylor says he 'does not believe in long and ex- pensive campaigns" as he cannot af- ford that kind of campaign, and does not believe the voters approve it, or should do so. Similar views are ex- pressed by Secretary Hodges in declin. | ing to attend the Brinkley meeting. Gov. Hays attitude on the subject is also we'll known.
 There are some new elements being injected into state politics in this cam paign. Dr. Brough, one of the best known educators in the state, is talk | ing his initial excur sion into the do. main of state politics. Chas. E. Tay- Tor, serving his third term as Mayor of Little Rock. is going before the voters of the state for the first time.
 "I am convinced that the people are anxiously and hopefully looking for new order of things in Arkan- sas," says Mayor Taylor; "that We are on the verge of a great industrial awakening; that the people through their chosen representatives, would gladly catch step with any progress sive movement looking to the welfare of the state as a whole. We need to look to the future and not to the past. "In my race shall make no fight on any candidate. If elected governor, my sole aim shall be to establish and promote a new and better order of things. The development of these