The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-03
CONGRESSMAN GOOD-
 WIN IN WASHINGTON
Campaign Between Brough and
 Hodges Becoming Warm and
 PersOnaIJames B. Higgins Out of Secretary State Race.
By Clio Harter.

| LlIJle ROCK, feD. line OutStand- ! ing features of the past week in the political arena have not been numer- ous or sensational The situation at the present time is marked by a ten l sity and earnestress that had long been delayed but that was inevitable. The features have been, principally, about as follows:
 The attack that was made by Sec retary Hodges upon U. S. Senator Joe T. Robinson, whom he charged with being the manipulator of a ma chine run in the interest of Dr. Brough.
 Gov. Hays, who had the week be- fore announced his adherence to the Hodges cause, issued a statement that he would not take the stump, but would make known his attitude in some other manner.
 Dr. Brough has challenged either Gov. Hays or Mir. Hodges to a joint debate, but at the present time there seems no possibility of the candidate getting together on the stump.
 The campaign between the two is becoming exceedingly warm and personal, and more reminiscent of the old days than f had promised to be few months ago.
 The entries in another race have been reduced to pair by the with drawal of James B Higgins from the race for Secretary of State, leaving it to Tom J. Terral and Virgil A. Beeson.
 A report became current that J. E. Mathews of Clay county, who had been mentioned in connection with the office a few months ago, would announce for Commissioner of Agriculture against John H. Page, one of the states astute politicians, who has up to the present time sue ceeded in keeping off opposition.
 There is no probability of any change in the present line up for the other state offices, and the candidates now a-feld, will probably go to the post on election day, now just two weeks off.
 The Congressional contests are go- ing merrily along, the principal in- terest centering in the Seventh dis trict, where three aspirants are camp ing on the trail of w. s. Goodwin, trying to annex his job at the na- tional capitol Mir. Goodwin himself is in Washington helping the presi- dent hold his policies straight, and says he will not return until the last month of the campaign, if at all
 An old Richmond has re-appeared in the Second, with an eye on Billy Oldfield's Congressional seat. Tom w. Campbell, of Pocahontas, who has made other races for the same place, is in the field against Mir. Oldfield and "Gyp" Gray. MT Oldfeld also is in Washington. Tom is a veteran cam paigner, and says he means busi- ness.
 l from time to time, and the personnel of the General Assembly is gradually assuming shape. While the majority are new members, there will be q number of familiar faces when the House reconvenes next January. Bill" Waggoner of Lonoke, G. B. Colvin of Perry, Burt Brooks and L. B. Leigh of Pulaski, being among those that have been returned. Burt Brooks has already announced him self a candidate for the Speakership. | There are several other candidates for gavel honors in the House, but some of them have not been nomi- mated yet.
 An analysis of the announcement columns of the state press reveals the fact that scarcely member of the Hast House is absent from its col umns. either aspiring to reelection, or to nomination fer Senator or some other office. Some one with a mathe nautical turn has estimated that there are 2,243 candidates for offices in the state, exclusive of candidates for township offices and road overseers, who are as numberless as the sands of the seashore. There are about 750 county offices, one hundred members of the House of Representatives, and q fey district offices so if is apparent