The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-07
VOTE IS
LOOKED FOR in
ARKANSAS FIGHT
Ku Klux Klan Supposed To Be
Taking An Active Part In
the Contest

Little Rock, Ark. August 7.-(By
the Associated Press)-A number of
contests and vigorous campaigning
are expected to bring a record vote to
the polls tomorrow for the Arkansas
democratic state primary election.
Predictions are that the total vote
cast, with favorable weather, will
rea.h 100000. The total vote cast
for governor in thu last general cleo
tion was 80 IL.
The Ku Klux Klan, while an un-
known factor, is expected to play
some part in the outcome of the
election While most of the fights
are within various counties through
out the state for county offices, it is
believed in some quarters that agi-
tations both for and against the Klan
will effect state wide election results.
In several counties, according to
newspaper reports the khan had secret
elections to determine which of two
or more klans members, candidates
for thd same office should be support
ed by the khan and filed as candid
ates for the nomination. In Little
Rock, headquarters for most of the
candidates for state offices. the khan.
according to an account published
in the Arkansas Gazette, indorsed an
entire state ticket.
Governor McRae was endorsed by
the Klan, it was reported, talthough
he is not a member of the organ
ization. Many of the other state Off
GERS indorsed are not members. The
only issue which apparently has been
raised by either side is Klan or anti
khan.
OF seven Congressman in office four
have no opposition for nomination and
are assured of reelection w. ]. Driv
er of Osceola, from the first district
will serve a secvond term. John M.
Tillman of third district, Fayetteville,
will succeed himself for a fifth term.
Titon B. Parks of Hope. seventh dis
trict, has no opposition for Sec
ond term.
w. A. Oldfield of Batesville, Sec
ond district, Democrat whip" in the
lower house, is opposed by w. A.
Hodges of Bald Knob for the nomina-
tion for election to his eighth term.
In the fifth district the place to
be left vacant by H. M. Jacoway of
Dardanelle, who is resigning after six
terms to enter the banking business,
is sought by four candidates, A. s.
Hays of Russellville; Mrs. Alice G.
Mile of Little Rock; M. E. Duna-
way of Little Rock, and Heartsill
Ragon of Clarksville.
Three candidates are seeking the
place to be left vacant by Chester
Taylor of Pine Bluff who was elect.
ed to serve the unexpired term of
his father, the late S. M Taylor. con-
gressman from the sixth district. who
was elected to fill an unexpired term
In the Sixty-Second Congress and
served continuously until his death
a year ago. The candidates for the
nomination are J. B. Reed of Lonoke,
L. e. Sawyer, Hot Springs, and w. h,
Evans of Benton.
Within. the state chief interests cen
ters in the race for governor Thos.
o. McRae, Incumbent. is opposed for
the nomination by e. p. Toney of
Lake village. Gov McRae. without
opening campaign headquarters or
making an active campaign is stand
ing on his first term record, advoear-
ing the abolishmenf OF useless boards
and commissions. furtherance Of edu-
cation and strict economy in conduct
ing the government Of the state.
Joe Ferguson Of Magnolia is seek
ing a third term as state treasurer,