The Harrison times., 1917-06-16
LITTLE ROCK
NEWS LETTER
BY CLIO HARPER.

were known within 3S hours after the
booths closed, although the registra
tion card was almost as complicated
as the ordinary election ticket. II is
an evidence of efficient organization
and should be an example to election
officials.
Army officials say that mad it not
been for delay in three of the counties,
Phillips, Stone, and Mississippi it
would have been possible to have com.
plete returns in &c hours, or twelve
hours earlier. As it was, Arkansas
was one of the first seven states to
make its report TO the department.
Delaware having been first. Pulaski
county, the largest in the state, was
one of the first to report, with com.
plete statement of registrations. This
and most of the counties did the work
without a cent of cost to the state or
government, all of the work having
been purely voluntary.
1t was the biggest achievement Of
the kind in the history of the country,
and June will go down in history as
proof of what American genius and pa
triotism can do when emergency de-
mands it,
Two of the most popular newspaper
workers OF the state have been caught
by the prevalent military fervOr, and
have offered their services to their
their country. Virgil A. Beeson, edi-
tor of the Morrilton Headlight, and
candidate last year for the Democratic
nomination for Secretary of State, has
raised a company at MOrriltOn for the
3rd Ark Regiment, and has been com,
missioned captain. Mrs. BeesOn has
enlisted in the Red Cross, and they
will lease their newspaper plant. BOtn
/ of them expect to be in active service
/ soon. There are no more popular
members of the Arkansas Press AssO,
/ citation than Ma" and PA" BeesOn, as
they are familiarly known. Mr.. Bee.
son is a former President of the AssO
citation, and one man who has made a
financial success of the newspaper
business, but is willing to make a sac
rifice when his country calls.
Chancellor Martineau held, in effect
in the case of Robertson VS. Terral
that act calling for an election of del.
egates to the Constitutional conven-
tion did not contemplate the holding
of primaries for the selection of can
ddates, and therefore that there are
no special rights under the primary
called by the Democratic party that
can be sustained at law. 1t was for
this reason that he made an order, by
way of mandamus, to require Secre-
tary of State Terral to certify out the
name Of j. T. Robertson of Mariana,
as a candidate for delegate from the
/ the First district. A. l.. Hutchins of
Woodruff county had previously been
certified, but subsequently the District
Committee, upon RObertson's appeal,
/ found that Robertson was entitled 70
, nomination over Hutchins.
| Gov. Brough is calling halt upon
the corporation batting" that is re-
sulting in the driving out Of the state
| Of so many foreign corporations that
are surrendering their charters, to be
incorporated in other states. Govern
or Brough has been in consultation
with the Attorney general and the spe-
cial tax attorneys on the subject, and
has announced his policy of greater
care and conservatism in the bringing
of suits for back taxes. When the cor
porations leave the state, it means the
loss Of many thousands more than
/ might have been lost had there been
shown a spirit of greater leniency with
with reference to back taxes that are
I frequently only the result of different
| interpretations of the law, in no way
refecting upon the honesty of the cor
| poration.
The governor admits that he is very
much worried and alarmed over the
situation, when charters are being sur.
rendered every day, and he is hopefu!
| that something may be done to. stop
it. He is also urging all corporations
who have not surrendered their char.
ters not to act hastily, and await sat
isfactory arrangements whereby all
parties concerned will receive just
treatment. In one instance, a large
lumber company, one Of the largest
in the world, surrendered its charter
and threatened to remove its plant to
another state. This would have meant
the practical abandonment Of one OF
the most thriving and progressive lit
tie cities in the state, and the com
pany was finally persuaded not to re-
move its plant, 1t is but an indication
of what can happen in cases of exces