The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-15
CONSTITUTION AND ELECTIONS

The constitution has been defeated The people Of Arkansas have mdicat ed tnal they do not wan. the constita. tion that was offered from the last constituiopal convention The yota was very llght proving that there yves an indifference generally or tha question. out even a majority of those wao die vote on t were opposed 10 thc constitution as offered
 The defeat of this constitution oE fers a problem to the democratic party
 Woman's suffrage $ jefca ed and stands defeated unul such d time as Il miSht possibly and not pro ahly. be suQ1crtcd by an amendment t1 the constitution on that subject alone
 undar Inc present regime tIo Uuu en are given tho opportunity t1 non mate democratic candidates for og fee They arc denied me privilege 'of supportina them after hey are nominated
 The candidate who gees iu che democratic primary and happens p win because he gets the woman vote. which will bc about 70 per cent 5f t'o democratic nommating primary will find himself in deep water. be. cause fl he is not the choice of tao men, they VII not leal toud 10 sun port him.
 Il is a lad thing in politics to have any vote counted on to nominate when that vote is deprived of support after nomination.
 t is unlikely that the lawmakers win change Inc system whereby wor en participate in tho primary elec tions If they do not do SO thcgo will De a disruption perhaps. u| party lines. iia the very important reason that men will not he aui U 'A' V .-.s---------,-t >r-av1la--1--.ll ..d uict&fofyf win not be bomden t upport of | minees whom il is aa parent womcu ha,p caused Q e nom mated
 There was also oasosilion to te prohibition issue golns placed in theI constitution Many prohis believed that il ssculd be statutory. and there were many of the prohi politicians who fought the constitution becaus" the constitution would have removed them rom politics If the politica. prohi did not have prohibition ie. sue. he would not get office and therefore he did not want that issue answered. as definitely as il would have 6eer answered in the consti.u tion
 T6ese issues prohibition and wo. mans a'nrage-w counted on by many to win for t0e constitution ghey lost for the constitution Thi dc2s mol argue that the bond amend. ileht and other things ve"' not uu popuiar with some but the cities ar for bond issue and the constitution did not have z,alcui support in the Giles, else with the light vote in the country, it would aaye carried
 or course there win be issue taken with tis expression, but the fact 5 arc that most of the voters Nn2 SaF, expression to their opnosuon to the constitution laid their opposition either to the door of prohibition er r oman's suffrage -and the advocates fof these were not enough 10 counter oct the loss by that opf siuon. There were mang progressive meas '" res in tee constitution. and they
 auld have aided in t'le advancement tho welfare cf the sta,e, They
 submitted as a sroap, at a bad ~ ' and when no intense interest ''i'21 ,d Ee surret-and among those eot .se interest could he arclsed they
 e minimized by tho opposition
 Crowded il, against the radical sais Another day there v,h x srebuilding of the constitution, eb and it will le done mora slAy. and will no doubt meet o"o7 yal. and that day win have to h2