The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
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Will Be No Dearth of Candidates in State Primary, Still Six Months Off-Review of Political
 Situation.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 If present indications carry thru 1922 will be an interesting political year for Arkansas. Ordinarily, poli- tical gossip does not begin to crystal ize into actual announcements until later. The primary still is six months distant, but there is much industrious grooming up and down stable row. and several entrants already have been made formally.
 The past week brought forth two political candidates-neither of whom made formal announcement-who had not been the subject of political gos- sip before. A. A. Allen of Bigelow, son of former county judge and Sheriff John Q. Allen of Perry coun- ty. will be a candidate for nomination as state treasurer, he says; and Sam Crawford of Fl Dorado is currently rumored as candidate for state com missioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture. Mir. Crawford is an Ar kansas guardsman of long standing, and now holds commission as major in the guard.
 Ferguson a Candidate.
 Jim c. Ferguson, present commits sioner, will be candidate for re-elec- tion, and State Senator Robert Col candidate for the nomination.
 Joe Ferguson, state treasurer, will be opposed not only by MT. Allen, L..4 A I- ,<f TA,1.hAxlsxx oke county, and it is also said that Ernest Tipton of Little Rock, de- feated in the last primary by MT. Ferguson, intends making the race.
 K. P Toney of Lake Village will be be candidate for governor, oppos- ing Governor McRae, who will offer for reelection Former State Sena- tor E. E. Alexander of Blytheville, who will manage the Toney cam paign, was here yesterday in confer ence with political friends, and it is said that he will open Toney head quarters here in April.
 Commissioners Opposed.
 Each of the three members of the Arkansas Railroad Commission will have opposition, according to present indications. Judge Joe Hardage of Philadelphia makes his formal an- nouncement today, and while W. E. Floyd of Little Rock, chairman, and J. G. Walker of Newport, third mem- Der of the commission, have not au- thorized formal announcements, 1t is reported that they will be candidates for second term. The three pres ent members were appointed by the governor when the old corporation commission was replaced by the pres ent commission, but tho act under which the substitution was made pro- vided that the offices, after the first term, be elective.
 Chairman Floyd will be opposed in this district by Walter c. Brasher of Dardanelle, a former member of the Corporation Commission. and & mem- Der of the old railroad commission, which was replaced by the corpora ton commission. Judge Hardage, it is said. will he opposed by two sher- ifs, Sheriff Ed Harper of Ouachita county and Sheriff J. R. Pierce of Little River county The rumor con- cerning Sheriff Pierce yesterday was only rumor. but Sheriff Harper is said to have made a definite state menr that he will be a candidate. Mir Walker will he opposed by Clay Hen de~son of Walnut Ridge and II. l. Finn ef Lepanto. Mir Finn repre- scented Foinsett essnts in the last legislature, and Er. Hsndsason s .