The Harrison times., 1916-02-05
ARKANSAS POLITICS
Over LAS Candidates are Seeking Pub
Tic Position this Year.

marked By tenSity and earnestness
that had long been delayed but that
was inevitable. The features have
been, principally, about as follows:
The attack that was made by
Secretary Hodges upon L. S.
Senator Joe T. Robinson, whom he
charged with being the manipulation
of a machine run in the interest of
DR.. Rrough.
! Gov Hays, who had the week be-
fore announced his adherance TO the
Hodges cause, ISSUED a statement
that he would not take the stump,
but would make krown his attitude
in some other manner.
DR., Brough has challenged either
Gov. Hays or Mr., Hodges to a Joint
debate, but at the present time there
seems no possibility of the candi.
dates getting together on t4c stump.
Thtc campaign between the two is
becoming exceedingly warm and
personal, and more reminiscent of
the old days than it had promised
10 be a few months ago
The entries in another race have
been reduced to a pair by the with.
drawal of James y. higgins from the
race for Secretary Of State, leaving
it to Tom J. Terral and Virgil A.
Beeson.
a report became current that
former ]. +. Matthews Of Clay
county, who had been mentioned
in connection with the Office a few
months ago, would announce for
commissioner of Agriculture against
John II. Page, one OF the states
astute politicians, who has up to the
present time succeeded in keeping off
opposition.
There is no probability Of any
change in the present lineup for the
other state offices, and the candi-
dates now a,held, will probably go
to the post on election day, now Just
seven weeks of.
The Congressional contests are
going merrily along, the principal
interest centering in the Seventh
district, where three aspirants are
camping on the trail Of ". S. Good
win, trying to annex his job at the
national capitol Mr.. Goodwin
himself isin Washington helping the
president 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
Old6eld's Congressional seat. Tom
". Campbell, of Pocahontas, who
has made other races for the same
place, is in the field against Mr.. Old
field and "Gyp" Gray. Mr.. Old6eld,
also is in Washington. Tom is a
veteran campaigner, and says he
means business.
County elections are being held
from time to time, and the personnel
of the General Assembly isgradually
assuming shape. While the major
ity are new members, there will be
number of familiar faces when the
House re.convenes next January.
"BilP' Waggoner of Lonoke, 6, B.
Colvin of Perry, Bert Brooks and
L. B. Leigh of Pulaski, being among
those that have been returned.
Bert Brooks has already announced
himself a candidate for the Speaker
ship, There are several other candi-
dates for gavel honors in the
Honse, but some of them have not
been nominated yet.
An analysis Of the announcement
columns of the state press reveals
the fact that scarcely a member Of
the last House is absent from its
columns, either aspiring to re-elec-
tion, or TO nomination for Senator
or some other office. Some one with
a mathematical turn has estimated
that there are 2,243 candidates for
offices in the state, exclusive of can
dldates for township Offices and
road ovcrscerS, who as numbcrless
as the sands of the sea.shore. There
are about $50 county offices, one
hundred members of the House ofI
Representatives, and q few district
offices, so it is apparent that the
Salt River Packet will be wcll.laden
with disappointed othce.seekers,
And if disappointment were all the
that defeat leave with
most Of them, it wouldn't be so bad,
but, Of all sad words that must be
saycd, the saddest are the bills to be
paid.
And many patriot who has
offered himself upon the alter of his
country's good will return to pri-