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elected by a large, majority. He serv,
ed in this Office, 10 1893 and 1894, and
was vigorous in the prosecution of the
duties OF his spftieef1 He easily could
haye, been re elected to this office: but
deelinedi ID aaseuSnd teTmfaf @aEa5 VI.
I,.o:aa , :'ai..ie ,;i'' 'Goy9tror II ataa5.afsa#
bo n seRt.eamPeF, ASs4,,;he WAS the
Democratic nleHinee, fpy governor and
participated aiR2o cfsthel Jhottest
nzrr aisase Inn the $olisicala history of
sne. e.;state q EFEef was eleetedstS This Of,
fee and was. tpapgGtatetd IN JaTli larry
1885. " He also declined to accept the
nominatiop fQToa SECOND terrlm.as term gov
ernor. 1t was during his term as gpv-
Iaernoro thst'he Fed"a@pFeee dent
in the manneresot Rrevepting prHe
fighting 2z tteSNtaB 'tlfE5hrH go8fnor
of gtlY sta te ii aop a5Brizs fight with
an fntnhetfen# 3Durify@his adnlnis-
tration fiiq.Jhreatened 94eall OUT the
state nS8siiEa 70 pfefenfF the Fi&bims
mons Corbstt |hghSs%t5pt spriSssio
Senator Clarke moSed to little
Rock Write attorney general. Op! No
EETSeniBeF .sfSS3, Senator Clarke was
nssarrs@d to MIS- Sallie Moore Wadtepl,
af Efancis Marion and$Nap;
@nfe d 8toSfe;5 members of prpmi-;
nent faInsfy4an esatern Arkansas,
There xete tHree. children by5 this
-uniQa.ss4fSS5s5Sss$ N>.<A ~ '.
'',,. To Senate in 1908. ~
In 1895 seAa( 6t&Glafke ran for the
United STATES Senate against Senator
+4ames R#{qnes of Garland comfy,
andvBasaereated. FG .sne nesti SIX
Ige ears, ile5 " as, d c,iSeiy Gagged IN his
Eiegai practice: m fseyshe agaiR ran
fof2%ta ,Sspa tesa sainst Senator 5ohes
and this ttns5#as $aeee ssful. He was
seated Masohs9,. IS93.s@Fis successful
stesm Fn gain4made him the candidate
vi hisspatty3n. 1909 ,and,lfe1was elected
without opposition for another six.
year term, serving Yith&Ssnator jeff
Davis as his colleague IN 1914 he
was reelected and was serving his
third term at The time of his death
During his last term, Senator Clarke
seyved5 a$ q member Of three OF the
most Important conmittees in ! the
senate he was-cAaipnah of the Com
merce Committee, and was also a
member of the Foreign Relations and
Military Affairs. Committee. VIZ
..q.s > Important Legislation.
Some Of the legislation introduced
by Senator Clarke has been epoch
making. He introduced and was re-
sponsible for the passage Of the Phil.
ippne bill, passed at the last session
OF Congress-. He also was RESPONSE.
Bile for the passage of the cotton fu.
lures bill. He was aligned With the
opposition, against the ship purchase
bill introduced by the administration
in the Sixty.third Congress. He was
one of the two Democratic senator's
who voted against the Adamson bill,
passed in September to stop the
Threatened nalonat railroad striket
Senator Clarkes funeral was held
at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from
the residence. 1912 Scott street The
Rev. Forney Hutchinson otFiciated.
Burial was at Oakland cemetery To-
cal Masons. asked that Senator
Clarke's body be taken to the Albert
Pike consistpry, EtghhtHh and Sept
streets, TO lie in. state, Monday, but
members of the family thoughti best
not, 80 gran, the request o Senator
CLARKE was past, exalted ruler Of Fit.
tie Rock Lodge, No Y9, p, 2. b. R4s.
'olle vas 4 52d" dSgr6eN Mason and a
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