The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-26
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES DECIDE ON JOINT CAMPAIGN
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The strength of Governor Hays has gone to other candidates, and It would be a hazardous undertaking for a candidate to enter the race at this late hour.
 Some interest is being manifest ed in the meeting of the democratic about December l. Judge A. J.. Walls, chairman of the committee, will issue the call for the meeting within the next week or ten days. The committee will select date for the state convention, will apportlon delegates and more than likely con- slider proposed minor changes in its rules and regulations.
 John D. Arbuckle of Fort Smith, a candidate for attorney general, was in Little Rock Monday confer ring with friends. Mr. Arbuckle is beginning to canvass the state. It now seems probable that the race for attorney general will lie be- tween MT. Arbuckle and M. P Huddleston of Paragould Politi- clans point out however, that Wal lace Davis, present attorney gener- al. might enter the race in an effort to keep the old Jeff Davis forces intact, should efforts to get new candidate for governor into the field fail. Such is considered inn probable, however.
 Texarkana politicians have start ed a miniature boom for Judge Ja- cob M. Carter of that city, a former circuit judge, as possible candi- date for governor Advices from Texarkana are that Judge Carter is considering the solicitations of his friends.
 SMITH SUBMITS PROPOSITION.
 A resolution was adopted pro- viding that the pooling proposition submitted by Judge Smith be re- ferred to the meeting to be held in January, and that the proposition be given to the press. Judge Smiths proposition follows:
 II am willing and anxious that joint campaign be made. This ought to be done in justice to the people, who are entitled to see and hear the man, or men, who aspire to this high office. A joint cam paign enables the voter to better select the candidate and affords an oppor sunity to each candidate to explain any charges or criticisms.
 "I must insist that this joint campaign be not limited to less than one meeting for each county. l can see no reason why the voters of one community are not as much entitled to our presence as anoth- CT; and I believe the voters prefer to select their choice after having looked us over and heard our plat forms discussed rather than to be advised and directed by township and ward henchmen. Of course, it is impossible to reach every con- munity in this great state, but we should do so as nearly as possible.
 Much has been said about pure elections. The candidates should remedy this much criticised condi- tion by setting a wholesome exam pie to candidates for other offices. To this end I propose that each can didate for governor enter into a written agreement to take a re- ceipt for every dollar expended by himself and all persons employed to assist him, stating the amount, to whom and for what purpose paid. That 15 days before the election each candidate cause to be pub lished a statement of all expendi- lures up to that time, and within 30 days after the election each candi- date file in the office of the gover- nor all receipts for all moneys paid out, directly or indirectly, in fur therance of his candidacy, and to make affidavit that nothing has been omitted.
 WOULD ELEVATE CAMPAIGN.
 'ro further purify and elevate the campaign, and to eliminate the possibility of eleventh hour cam paign lies as they are commonly called, I propose that we agree that all information or criticism con- corning the personal conduct, po- litical situation, official record and platform of our opponents which either of us desires to give the public will be given in public ad- dress in the presence of our oppo- nents not less than 60 days before the election; and that we will not