The Springdale news., 1918-10-18
Springdale. Ark, Friday, Oct. Is. 1918
STATE NEWS ITEMS
By Clio Harper.

Little Rock, Oct 1.-THE general
election is only three weeks off.
Probably very few had thought about
it. At least there is no excitement
about it. People are too busy whip
ping the Germans to think much about
electing men to office
The election to be held Nov. ) will
be largely perfunctory this year.
The Democrats have practically no
opposition. The Republicans pat
iiotleally declared that politics is
adjourned until after the war"
They have made no nominations at
all. The only opposition to the
state ticket is Clay Fulks of Searcy,
who has certified as the nominee Of
the Socialist party for Governor
The Democratic nominees-honest
now, could you name them yourself,
off hand.-are as follows
United States Senator, Joe 7. Rob
inson, for reelection
Governor. Chas H. Brough. for re-
election.
Secretary q State, Tom ] Torral.
for reelection
Attorney General. John D. Arbue-
kle. for reelection.
Auditor of State, Hogan Oliver
for reelection.
State Treasurer. Joe Ferguson. TO
succeed R. G. Mcdaniel.
Superintendent Public instruction,
]. L. Bond. for reelection
Commissioner Of Agriculture. jim
Ferguson. to succeed John H. Page
Commissioner of Highways, " B.
Owen, for reelection.
Associate Justice. T H. Hum
phrey, for reelection.
Railroad Commissioners. J. f.
Wood. W G. Brasher, and Herbert
Wilson. for reelection.
The special election FOR the Con-
stitution will be held Dec IA, and
the municipal primary in Little Rock
will be held probably the first week
IN December.
Then will follow the Legislature
the first week of January. and fol-
lowing the adoption of the new Con
stitntion, il will be one Of the most
important ever held.
The statement has been made that
the newspapers Of Arkansas have
been hard-hit by the war The
statement continues To be true.
Some Of them are finding il difficult
To keep going on account Of the high
cost Of print paper and all printing
materials. as well as the increasing
" difficult situation with reference
to labor 1t is almost impossible
70 secure adequate labor to get out
the papers This IS true not only
Of the country weekly but of the
city daily Both the mechanical and
the editorial departments are affect
Ell.
Despite the adverse conditions
however. the newspapers Of Arkan.
sas. including the small country
weekly with few hundred circulat.
ion, are the most essential single in.
strnmentality for maintaining the
morals Of the people. and keeping
them in close touch with the great
Government program.
Whenever there is any duty. o,
arylce to perform, the newspaper is
first TO be sought for It's support
i influence.
following is list of the news.
Apers Of the state that have dis.
ntinued since Jan. /. some of them
wing been consolidated:
sland Courier, Hoxie News. Kings.
Leader, Horatio Messenger
asett American. Winchester In.
ependent, Bradford Idea, Gillian
fews, Bentonville Sun. Cotter Cour.
err, Eudora Herald, junction Cir,
herald. Mufreesboro Messenger
GAINESVILLE Herald, West Helena
News, Huntington Enterprise. Hebe,
Springs Jacksonian, Magazine Ga.
cite, Van Buren, Daily Press-Areus
Id Lockesburg Tribune.
Under the rulings of the War Indus
Is Board, no new papers can b.
fhlished during the war.
| Little Rock negro had about tn.
M idea fha other dav xhar, ha ~.
rked that President Wilson ha,
il the Kaiser his questionable.
And no. claims for exemption o.
ferred classification will be accent
Or the first time in the history O
Rock, so far as the memoir,
e oldest inhabitants extends
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