The Little River news., 1916-03-08
WILL ELECT
 COMMITTEEMAN For the First Time in History of State People Select National Committee.
 Six Candidates Out.
(BY CLIO HARPER.)

l Nb1 CAlO f1AlI CuJ Little Rock, March 7.-(Special.)-. For the first time in the history of the state, the people will select the men who are to represent them on the Democratic National Committee anc in the National Convention. The ma chinery of government Is being en- tirely divorsed from the political ma chine, and the state convention being more and more divested of prerogativ- es that have made it powerful in the past.
 At first it had been feared that there would be very little interest in these contests, but that fear has been dis counted by the number of men who are willing to pay the expense neces- sary tc become candidates for these honorary positions There are no em- oluments but more or less expense at tached to the offices of delegate and committeeman, but those who win ac hieve prominence in party ranks that is measure of their popularity and ability.
 4 fee of S775 is required for Co., gates at large and National Commit tceman, but there are six candidates for one and two fer the other. Four delegates at large are to be elected, , anG the candidates are Sheriff w. G. | Hutton, State Senator John R. Duty. Senator s. c. Sims. Judge w. H. Ar roll, Jerry C. South and Walker V. 1 Powel. For Natianal Committeeman. Vincent M. Miles, of the Little Rock bar, appointed successor to the late l .'u,.ge w. M. Kavanaugh, is a candi- date. Great interest has been aroused over the eleventh-hour entry of At torney General Wallace Davis into the contest. For sometime Davis had been considered as probable candidate for r"mination to the office he now holds by appointment, but as a matter of fact he had himself never seriously trough, of entering the contest now confined to John D. Arbuckle ana Lewis Rhoton. He says the emulu- AntS of the office are no inducement for him to give up his private law practice for the exactions of public office
 For the first time since the death or Senator Jeff Davis the name. for many years one to conjure with in Arkan- sas politics. will again be before the voters of the state, and the results will be watched with interest. The position of National Committeeman, held in the past by such men as Sena- tor James K. Jones, Judge w. M. Kavanaugh, Guy B. Tucker and others, is much more important than many suppose. The committee directs and
 organizes the national campaigns. largely formulates the partisan poli- cies, and are responsible more than any other factor. for the election or defeat of the party nominee. The handling of the National Conventions. which nominate the candidates TOT President and Vice President, Is in the hands of the National Committee. Gen. Wallace Davis has inherited much of his fathers aggresssveness. he has had years of personal expec- fence and observation in practical pol itics here and in Washington. and Ms 1 candidacy will test not only his per sonal following, but that of the old Jeff Davis organization. His opposi- | tion to MT. Miles. formerly of Fcrt Smith, now of Little Rock. will prove one of the most interesting sidelights on the campaign that will conclude on the 29th of March.