The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-15

Little Rock, June 1.-The infor- nation that the Stand Pat Republi- cans and the Progressives had been unable to patch up their differences and that Hughes and Roosevelt were both candidates for President, was ioyously received in Arkansas, for it mean without the question of doubt that Woodrow Wilson will succeed himself as President of the United States.
 Considerable uneaSiness was eX- pressed among Arkansas politicians who feared that the two branches of Hepublieanism would unite and place Roosevelt in the field This would have made the election of Democratic President extremely un- certain. Arkansas is by no means the rock ribbed Democratic state of the pioneer days. It remains that way on state questions. for Republi- cans who remain out of the primar- ies are virtually dlsfranchised, but when 1t comes down to national issues there is no great difference in the strength of the two parties Party leaders will not admit this, but 1t Is a fact nevertheless for nine-tenths of the people who have migrated to Arkansas in the past decade are Republicans, and their strength is bound to tell.
 Arkansas Democrats in great num- bers are in St. Louis this week helping to nominate Woodrow Will son to succeed himself, and when it is over they will return home for a celebration.
 The Republican conventions were managed in the manner the most ardent Democrat could have desired, and it would not be surprising to. discover that some Democrat was mixed up in the inner-workings.
 The Arkansas News, a weekly newspaper. has made is appearance in Little Rock It is edited by R. P. Robins. we'll and favorably known over the state as a news writer, and I w. Mattingly, is the business manager, Mir Mattingly is also con- neeted with the New Era Publish ing Company. a The News is as newsy as it's name, and typograph- ically is one of the neatest papers of the state. Mr. Robins was for a number of years connected with the Press at Jonesboro, later he was on connected with the university. or and afterwards published a daily paper in Stuttgart. It is the inten- tlon of the publishers of the News to later start a daily paper in Little Rock.
 The dissention in the management of the State Hospital for the Treat ment of Nervous Diseases will not be definitely settled until the next legislature, and the whole matter will be threshed out by the state senate. Prominent members of the medical profession have already sig nitied their intention of making a fight there on the confirmation of one or more members of the Board of Control. and they will there give evidence on the other side which was not offered at the recent in- Vestlgation conducted by the Board on the charges filed against Drf. E.. ?. Bledsoe.
 One of the most determined fights Of the next legislature will be on the question of taxation Some way of putting the land of the state on the tax books upon an equitable basis must be devolVed or the big corpor- atlons are going te refuse to pay their taxes and start an endless chain of litigation.
 There are large tracts of land in many parts of Arkansas which cost the lumber companies holding them comparatively nothing, and which are on the tax books at a very low rate, while the companies refuse toI sell for several times this amount This angers the corporatinon which books to be examined so that it's figures are absolute, and they are the ones which insist on all property going on the books. for with the other fellow paying his just portion of the taxes. those of the corpora ton are reduced
 The agitation to move the Uni- Xersity of Arkansas, presumably to Little Rock. has again hidden itself from the light of day. and if there is any action now being taken if is completely under cover.
 the proposition is one which bohs uD every time any politician is aggrleved at the action of someone the staff of the Arkansas Democrat. who lmagInes he has a grievance. The people of Arkansas would not vote in favor of moving the uni- Nerslty. and it is doubtful if ma 1erlty Of the citizens of Little Rock would favor it. The people of Lit tie Rock are not too selfish to recog- nlze the rights of the people of Fayetteville, and they would also consider the cost in addition.
 With Dr. C. H Brough as governor it stands to reason that all differ ences which have worked against the university in the past will be adjusted and the next legislature wili make appropriations to erect some very necessary buildings and ai the same time make the old ones inhabitahle
 The Arkansas Travellers in the an- nual convention in Hot Springs next Saturday will take up the proposi- tion Of legislation aud will prohah- ly ask the i9i7 legislature io pro- vide a constitutional amendment which will permit commercial trav- elers to vote away from home on that day. As the law now stands many travellers are prohibited from voting because they cannot return home the middle Of the week. and most elections take place oni ednesday.
 Another thing to be asked hv the