Pocahontas star herald., 1916-06-09

F0NNlllnth AlilbtA NtNNheNA NHNlAH
aud some of the side streets resem"
BILE opgn.air garages secauss Of the
number Of cars. During the next
week, an experiment is 10 be made
ia parking the cars along the street,
head IN, at an angle Of degrees with
the curb, so that more ears can be
taken care Of, aud that cars can
come aud 60 with less incon
veuience than when they are parked
parallel with the curb,
Many applications are being re-
ceiyed by the headquarters Of the
National Guard for permission TO
organize new compaRies. At least
twelve such applications are now on
file. None OF them will be granted
at tins time. The purpose Of the
administration is To increase the
efficiency Of the guard that We now
have, building II up to the maxi
mum in Numbers, equipment and
military spirit, before mush atten-
tion is given to the creation Of fur.
ther units. The spirit Is more mark
ed outside OF Little Rock than il
Is at the state capital. 1t has been
found difficult, up to the present
time, to arouse much interest
among the business men here ia
the success Of the guard, although
it is believed that should n genuine
emergency arise, Little Rock would
be as active as any IN the further
ance Of military measures.
The Democratic state convention
formed a tyrotlng place for those
who are wooing the speakership
aud the presidency of the senate.
Several announced themselves def.
nitely as candidates, and others
"felt the pulse" Of the members
gathered here, WITHHOLDING their
definite announcements until later.
Among the candidates for speaker
who have already decided TO make
the race are Burt Brooks of Pulas-
XII, Lee Cazort of johnson, Joe
Johnson and 7. s. Osborne Of Sc.
bastian. J. Hardage of Clark and
U. A. Gentry of Hemps cad were
here, and admitted that they are
seriously considering making the
race. And as for the presidency Of
the senate-If the senator il u
"hOld.over" 1t is ten to one that he
is a candIdate-all except Lemuel
Kendall, Of Madison county. Mr..
Kendall Is president pro TEN OF the
senate, aud as such ex-ofiicio lieu
tenant governor, but he has never
been called upon to act.
The Democratic state convention
was "painfuIly serene" and "tre.
mendously tranquil" DR.. Brough
aud his friends were in complete
control and "got everything they
went after" The organization was
Brough and the platform was
Brough. Only In a few unimpor-
tant Instances were there any NUT
terings OF opposition, and when
Strife raised his head, there was an
unseen diplomatic hand somewhere
to pat 1t out of business. Harmony
was the keynote, and progress the
end of the convention.
Frank Kitchens of Phillips coun.
ty was displaced on the State Cen.
trail Committee, aud that caused a
slight ripple. There was a little
feeling over the Perry and Poinsett
county contests, but 1t did not
amount TO much, and the up shot
of 1t was that county party organi-
zatlons must not for selfish reasons
jeopardize the interests of the party
in the state. Both factions IN the
Perry county fight, divided by a
county seat contest, were held
equally culpable, and the conven.
tion decreed that the penalty to be
paid was non participation in the
proceedings Of the convention.
The two wings Of the Republi.
can party, - although the Bull
Moose contend that they are not o