The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-21
AMENDMENT ACTS
 l HOLD MOST INTEREST
, ocal Option. Road Bonds, School TaX Primary Bill, |. and R., Will Re Before the Voters for Ap-
 proval or Rejection.
-. rhe Arkansas Gazette.

interest in the Presidential elec- t;on November : in Arkansas centers in inc adoption of the three pro- nosed constitutional amendments and the two initiative acts to be voted upon under the initiative and referendum amendment. There Nill be Republican candi- dales fff governor, associate justice of the Supreme Court and Congress in the Second. Third and Fifth dis iricts and probably in the Fourth and seventh districts, but none of fhpse contests are expected to be elose Officers of the Democratic Std;e Central Committee are canti- dsnt of the election of all county Democratic tickets. with the pos- sible exception of two or three counties in Northwestern Arkansas.
 The chief interest, unless legal proceedings should stop it's being voted upon, probably will be i'll the adoption of Act No. under the ini- tiative and referendum, which would repeal the statewide prohibition law and substitute a local option system after January 1, 1917.
 Act No. 1, which also will be ated on. is the primary election bill. It would make sweeping changes i'll the manner of conducting primary elections. The bill was drafted by d committee appointed at the state Democratic convention of 1914. It was introduced in the last legisla- lure. but failed to pass in the House after passing the Senate with amendments which members of the committee said would virtually kill the remedies prescribed in the bill for certain existing evils
 School Tax Change.
 Amendment No. i2, also to be yOt- ed on, is the school amendment which would enable school districts to vote a maximum school tax of i2 mills. instead of the present max mum of : mills. Amendment No i3 is the initiative and referendum amendment initiated by the State Federation of Labor. It would en- large the direct powers given the people thru the initiative and refer endum amendment. The chief change would be in the matter of municipalities and counties. The amendment would provide for the initiation of laws in counties which would apply only to them Amend ment No. fl is the road tax amend ment lt provides that the present three-mill road tax levied in most counties could be levied for period of 30 years, and that the road bonds could be issued to build roads and bWfhnnE Tho fAN nAllnafnI an-AfrI1 pay interest and create a sinking fund 10 take up the bonds when due.
 The Candidates
 The candidates for state office and for Congress are:
 For governor. Dr. C. II. Brough. Democrat; Wallace Townsend, Re- publican.
 For attorney general John D. Ar buckle. Democrat
 For secretary of state, T. J. Terral, Democrat
 For state auditor, Hogan Oliver, Democrat
 For state treasurer, R. c. McDan iel Democrat.
 For superintendent of public in struction. J. l.. Bond. Democrat
 For commissioner of mines, man. ui"NiuitS dliu dEilthilulfs Jbiiii II Page. Democrat.
 For commissioner of state lands. highways and improvements. w. B. Owens, Democrat.
 For associate justice of the su- preme court. Carroll D. Wood. Dem oerat Durand Whipple. Republican.
 For railroad commissioner north eastern district T E. Wood. Demo- crat; northwestern district. Walter q. Brasher Democrat: southern dis trlct. Herbert R Wilson. Democrat.
 Congress.
 First district. T. II. Carraway. Democrat
 Second district. w A. OldheId. Democrat; Walter Wells, Republi- can
 Third district. J. N. Tillman. Dem ocrat; A. J. Russell. Republican.
 Fourth district Otis T. Wingo, Democrat.
 Fifth district. H. NJ. Jacoway. Democrat: George A. Mcconnell, Re- publican.
 Sixth District, Sam NJ. Taylor. Democrat Democrat
 A. C. Remmel acting chairman of the Republican state central com mittee, said vesterdav if is nrohahla