The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-02-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS
By Clio Harpe,

'ssie Noen, reD. iis-orotnarfiy,
about this time the people of Arkan-
sas are all wrought up over politics.
But not so this year. They have |
other things to think about.
Of course, the postponing of the
primaries until May %, the latest ev-
er held in the state, may have some
thing to do with it. but not all.
The people are too busy helping win
the war and making a living to fool
much with politics
That is one notable change that is
being made in Arkansas politics is
becoming an incident rather than
profession for the politician, and the
chief diversion for the voter
Soon there will be 10000 of Arkan-
sas' best young manhood in the mill
tary service of the country, making
great void in the commercial and
industrial life Of the state
And after all, the commercial and
industrial affairs of a state are its
foremost concern.
Taking 50 many men out of their
former occupations is already bcine
felt, and so great IS the loss, actual
and prospective, in the farming bus
mess that a delegation will go 70
Washington to petition the authorities
to place farm labor in deferred
classification Of the Selectlye Draft.
All of which proves that there are
more important things IN the state
today than the personnel of its office
holders Service and not personal
ambition should be the first consider
alton
In few of the counties the eandi-
dates are beginning to get active, but
there has not been All announcement
for county office in Pulaski County
OF course, line-ups are rumared, and
states are in the making. but more
and more pointedly the proposition $
driving home, that the whipping Of
the Kaiser is Of greater Importance
than the election Of sheriff or a
county clerk.
And 30 with state and district o.
ficers Prospective candidates are
themselves most excited over the po-
ftical situation.
There will be fewer contests this
year than usual, although some may
develop later into quite lively scrim-
images with some elements of old
fashioned interest
Judge L. c. Smith of Arkansas
county, who ran second for Governor
in 1916, has opened headquarters in
Little Rock, with a staff of retainers.
and announces his intention of seek
| ing the nomination for Governor ov-
er DIR. Brough. who will be a candl-
date for u second term Gov Brough
is not showing any evidence of a
speeding up campaign on account o.
the prospective opposition.
Then there is jim. G Ferguson
who is out after Commissioner John
H. Pages job, and Uncle Joe Fergu
son and Ernest Upton aspire TO han
die the states finances after Rufus
Mcdaniel quits the State Treasury.
And when that is said about all
is said, so far as state offices are
concerned, for most of the others are
seeking a second term.
natorial e...etien has been
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Col. S Brundldge II ssanistIa.,''l re
contender for the toga noIist,'
Joe T. Robinson of the adjoining eotn. :,
ty of Lonoke. Smeade Powell of
Camden is also a prospective candi-
date for the place. He has been say
ing for several months that he would I
be in the race, but has made no def I
mite, positive announcement recently T
When it comes to the lower House
of Congress, there will be about the
usual number of contested places
Caraway of the First, Tillman of the
Third, Wingo of the Fourth, and Tay-
Tor of the Sixth are safe so far, but
there is no principle so thoroughly es-
tablshed in our political ethics as the
right of any man to run
for any office he is eligible-by law
to fill f,
Others will not escape so easily
There are already two after Oldfield's
place in the Second-W D. Daven-
port and W A Hodges Prosecuting I
Attorney NJ f. Dunaway of Little .
Rock is already conducting cam
paign for the seat occupied by H. VI. t
Iaeoway of the Fifth A three-eor- {
lered race is being pulled off in the {
seventh, with John l. Carter and Till.
nan Parks pitted against " S Good
win, who aspires to another ter d,
But even with those aspirants fcr !, i,
'ffice, the people, up to the present
y ting. decline to become excite ! :