The courier-index., 1919-12-12
LITTLE ROCK LETTER
By CLIO HARPER
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Observation-Disclosures
Little Rock, Dec. 10.-The primer
nal political developments OF the
last week have been the entry OF
Smeade Powell of Camden into the
race for governor, the positive an.
nouncement that Frank Mllwee OF
Clarendon will make the race, the
withdrawal of G. P. Newton from
the race for secretary Of state, ana
the entrance of B. j. Reaves ana
Cleveland Reid into the race to sue
coed Secretary of State Tom j. Ter
rel Another early development
concerns the race for commissioner
of state lands, highways and m
provements. 1t is quite PROBABLE
that w. B. Owen will announce Tor
reelection before the end OF the
week. Herbert r. Wilson of the Ar
kansas corporation commission, ana
Representative Harvey Parnell OF
Chicot county, have already an
nounced for this office. UP 70 thls
time the campaigns have been largely
of the unobtrusive, quiet, mana,
shaking kind, but the deer peepul
NAV expect something more strenu-
Gus after the first of the year.
The fact that there are at least
nine avowed candidates for governor
in the southern half of the state,
south of a line running east ana
west through Little Rock, adds much
to the interesting situation that -
developing as to the successor Oh
Governor Charles H. Brough. These
candidates. all of whom insist that
they are in the race to stay, are Tom
II Terrell of Union county, Tom :.
McRae and George R. Haynie Of
Prescott, John A. Riggs of Gariand
county. Smeade Powell of Ouachfa
county, Frank NJ. Wells Of Ashley
comfy. Frank Milwee of Clarendon,
George A. Cole of Logan county,
and a little to the north, Harry
Walsh of Russellville. This leaves
the great section of North and East
ern Arkansas to draw from, with nu-
merous lightning rods pointing sky
ward awaiting to be struck.
The congressional races VIII no.
be devoid of interest. Beginning IN
the First, where T. H. Caraway Isl
retiring to run for the senate, and
where f. E. Alexander, John B.
Driver and others are grooming for
the fray, there will be something do
ing all down the line. :.
In the Second, w. A. Hodges of
Bald Knob. and H. A. Nethercutt OF
Salem, have announced as opponents
of w A ,Oldfield
In the Third, Elmer Owens OF
Yellville, has announced against
Judge J. N. Tillman.
In the Fourth, Otis Wingo has
clear sailing so far.
In the Fifth, H. NJ Jacoway is a
candidate for reelection, and Nj. E.
Dunaway of Little Rock, has said
that he will again make the race
against him.
L. E. Sawyer of Garland county
is running against S. NJ. Taylor in
the Sixth district.
In the Seventh, W. S. Goodwin is
a candidate for reelection, and will
be opposed by John L. Carter, pri-
waite secretary to Governor Brough.
Donald D. Digs, Iofinei Iilt4S
Rock newspaper man, is editor-lri-
chief of the States Publications So
ciety in Chicago, which is engaged
in the compilation and publication
of three-volume book, ''Illinois in
the World War" Unlimited capital
and intellectual and military support
are back of the project. Mr.. Biggs is
considering the publication of SIM
liar book for Arkansas, and it is ex-
pected that definite announcements
will be made in the near future about
it. The history would give de-
tailed account of each unit furnished
by the state, written by men famil-
lar with the facts.
X
Tom w. Newton, a successful Pu-
laski county planter, believes that he
has discovered panacea for the
boil weevil. He proposes to stock
his plantation with quail, and is adj
vertising for all the live quail that
he can get at reasonable prices. Bob