The courier-index., 1918-07-19

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 Incidentally, ita. is held by many that the plank in the constitution could not be made to apply to this office, anyway tsince the Senate is itself the judge of the qualifications Of it's own members. However, this is one of the interesting possibilities Of the future
 And it has been an open secret among his friends.for some time that T. J. Terrel, secretary of state, will be candidate for governor to sue ceed Gov. Brough He has been quietly laying his fences. and is rallying to his support some strong and influential supporters among the political leaders of the state.
 Of course there will be other can didates. That is to be expected With the term of office increased to four years and the salary raised several thousand dollars as it will be by the constitutional convention, there are likely to be several candi. dates. But Tom is not concerned about his opponents, and says he is going to win anyway. He is not yet ready to announce his candidacy. In fact, he is not talking it around gen orally, and is not seeking general publicity of the fact, But this little inside dope is just between the writ CT of these truthful chronicles and the reader
 Tom Terrell is a coming political leader who will have to be reckoned with
 Candidates for the speakership of the next house of representatives are already coming out of hiding. c. P. Newton of Pulaski is the first to announce politically He used to represent Lonoke county in the house so he has experience in law making. He is now and has been for several years superintendent of the Confed- crate home. Another candidate who has definitely announced is J. D. Doyle of Lawrence county, who is one of the best known legislators in the state, having served several terms He was in the city last week spying ,out the land. He is wearing a flag with three service stars on the lapel of his coat Still another candidate is w NJ. Thompson, rep resentative from Independence coun- ty, who has also been in Little Rock looking in on the constitutional con vention, and deadening some politi- cal timber as he goes along.
 For president of the senate Harry L. Ponder of Walnut Ridge is an avowed candidate There will be more candidates for both offices there always is.
 It is interesting to conjecture what the constitutional convention will do with the legislature. It has not yet reached the proposal to cut down the size of the general assembly. to substitute the house of delegates, as proposed by Delegate Daggett of Lee. and to otherwise limit the iu- risdiction of the law making body It has decided that quadrennial ses. sions shall be held, in itself some what revolutionary.
 And while limiting the legislature it is also putting up to the legisla ture." as frequently is heard on the floor, many problems that will take time and study and expense to work out in detail.
 ton upon which to hang the garments of government" said Henry Rector in an oratorical flight the other day And then he and the other delegates proceeded to discuss laying out enough work in the adoption of a detailed taxation system itself to keep a legislature busy for several months at least every two years. All admitted that no tax system devised can be perfect, and that changes must be made as experience dictates
 Some changes may be made in the general assembly, but it is not be lieyed by the more conservative members that it will be in reduc tion of county representation, whicf would not be popular when submit ted to the people, who are jealous o the part they and their representa- tives play in the scheme of govern ment.