Pocahontas star herald., 1922-09-01
Little Rock Letter

the attention OF those who are IN
leresied IN the organization and
work of the General Assembly.
On account the unusually large mum.
Der of independent tickets, 1t IS not
possible at this time TO make a com
plete and official roster of the men,
bersbip of the House aud Senate
tor next January. The list, however,
Is almost complete and 1t is a nota-
BILE fact that st least half Of the
House membership has had previous
Legislative exParlepoe. Quite mum
her Of the members Of the 1921 see,
sion have been returned and in sddi-
ton a number Of men who have
served in preceding se..iobs. The
contest tor sPeskership will be a
spirited one and the contenders are
already In the field soliciting sup
port. Those who have so far an
nounced their candidacy for gavel
honors are Howard Reed Of Gle
burne, Joe G. Beloate o. Malvern,
Tom A. Hill of Jefferson, Neil
Bohlinger of Pulaski, F. F. Har-
relson OF St. Francis and w. L.
Lee of Yell. There may be others.
The extent to which the COVER
nor's influence will be exercised in
the organization of the House and
Senate does not yet appear, out 1t is
expected that his friends will insist
upcn an organization that will be
satisfactory to the administration IN
the support of the governors poll
cies. The fact that Governor Nc.
Rae led the ticket IN the recent
election in the opposed candidate
list should be ample justihcation
FOR his control of the legillative
branch in so far as the adoption OF
administration policies IS concerned
The Official returns from the re-
cent election show that Governor
McRae received 1877, ,675 votes while
his opponent, <. P. Toney, received
only So, ,695. Governor McRaes
majority, 1850, was the largest
given any candidate who had opPo.
s.uon, and is taken by all as a vim
dication Of his policies and a strong
endorsement for a second term. Sell
dom has there been a more bitter al
tack made upon a governor seeking
second term than that which was
made upon Governor McRae by
Judge Toney, and the results demon
strate the strength of Governor Nc.
Rae's position with the people.
The figures show that essie Hart,
who was renominated as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court led the
state ticket with a total vote OF 1876,
532, which is the largest vote ever
cast 10 the state of Arkansas for any
candidate IN a primary election.
The closest vote Is that for Com
missioner OF Highways, which is
now being contested IN the courts.
The official figures give Herbert
Wilson lead Of only 3,22l over
Roy V Leonard, his opponent.
The first franchise granted to the
Arkansas Power Corporation has
Just been granted by the North Little
Rock city council The Corpora
ton Is authorized TO extend It's trans
mission lines INTO the citv and to
furnish power for industrial purpos
es for a period of fifty years, IN re-
turn for a email percentage Of the
gross earnings This is considered
the beginning of what promises to be
the greatest period of industrial de-
velopment in the state of Arkansas
1t has long been known that cheap
power Is the solution of the indus
trial problem and that hydro-elec.ric
development is the most effective
way of securing cheap power. The
completion OF the power plant Of
the Arkansas corporation on Little
Red river, above Judsonia IN White
county, will mead the establishment
of hundreds of new plants throughout
the radius reached by this company's