The log cabin Democrat., 1920-08-20
PRIMARY KILLED
 RING" POLITICS
CLAN GROUPS BROKEN UP
Veteran Observer Says McRae and Caraway in Office Means Doom
 of Pine Hunters.
By Clio Harper.

By Clio Harper.
 Little Rock, Aug. 20-If there is
 anything in ring politics Arkan-
 sas stands today with the shaekles removed, a being of political freedom
 4 political ring is usually the organ ization of the oppos .tion, or the sup port of the candidate who has the backing of office. For the first time in the history of Arkansas men who have taken a foremost stand in poli- tics, men who have been benefieiaries of elections won, are entirely out of the fold. There were two recognized factions fgfeng in the recent pr- mary, and neither won Practically every person holding an appointive office in the state government. was a supporter of MT. Powell, and actively worked in his behalf. So confident were they that winner had been picked, that all bridges were burned behind them. They fought MT. Me Rae right up to the time the polls closed. This means that Mr. McRae lis under no obligations to any of the so-called, professional politicians, and that there will be a new deal all around. It is understood that Mir. McRae will make a radical change in the personnel of state boards, and that the penitentiary commission will be selected with the intention of mak- ing the state farms revenue produc- CTS instead of continual drains on the state treasury. It is intimated. that several large and successful planters may be asked to serve on this com mission, and if not actively, to be- come advisers, giving the state the advantage of their knowledge of farm ing on large scale.
 What is said for the state govern ment and the patronage that goes with a change of administration, holds equally as good for the ma tional pie disposition. Practically all federal appointees opposed Mir Cara way and should the Dtmocratic ad- ministration be extended through the election of Governor Cox in Novem- Der, there will be general house cleaning there also. Should the Re- publicans triumph there will be no pie for the Democratic party to pass around, but the indications righ. now are excellent for another Democrat Ill the white house, in which case Mir. Caraway's strong supporters may be considered for Arkansas federal ap- pointments.
 The results of the election were not surprising to the political student. It was evident for some days prior to the election that votes were shifting to MT. McRae from all other candi- dates but Mir. Powell. It was a fight between MT. Powell and the field, and when the word was passed around that MT. McRae was the strong anti Powell candidate, and verified by men who had been high in the councils of the other candidates, MT. McRae se- cured the advantage of this informa- tlon. Terral received a considerable t'S- N-S4A VI NIiAo S4444 I4IlS NOlG. UT lllS first time within the memory of To- cal politicians, the candidates who took the lead at the start, held it straight through. The first precincts to report showed Caraway, McRae, Utley, Hop per, Tucker, McCulloch and Wilson in the lead, and they never surrenderd it. In former races first one candi- date and then the other took the lead, making it wildly exciting at times.
 Although there were rumors afloat the day after the primary that an ef- fort would be made to pad the count for certain candidates in sufficient counties to return them winners. The lt!zens attended to this before the polls Were opened. In the counties where such things have ben considered pos slble in the past, citizens committees waited upon the county organization and informed them that judges muct be selected who would insure fair count to every candidate. This was done. and there was never any real ap- prehension in the headquarters of lead ing candidates about what might hap pen ln certain counties