Pocahontas star herald., 1922-09-08

These figures reflect businessllke
administration of the affairs OF the
institution which Is credit to the
commissioners in charge.
DR.. s. A. Hoover of Drew coun
ty last week tagged his seat in the
House, being the first to make
selection of the place where he will
sit during the 1923 session He
was followed a short time Afterwards
by Senator Ben Johnson of Scott
county who more or less seriously
tagged his card on the presidents
char in the Senate chamber, Sena.
tor Johnston is candidate for the
presidency and he is hoping fer
greater success than attended a sim
liar action on the part of Ben Grlf-
fin who tagged the Speakers char
IN the House several years ago.
Ben compromised by accepting a
seat on the floor. A roster of the
nominees for the 44th General As.
semblY has just been compiled and
published. IL shows l6 holdovers
in the Senate and Z new members Of
the Senate who have served in the
House durbg recent sessions. or
the 100 members in the House there
are 32 who were members of the
1921 session, larger percentage Of
returns than have been recorded for
several years. In addition to these
there are at least Is members who
have had previous legislative exper-
lence, so that about one half of the
mem bers of the House will not be
novIces IN the law making game
There are no women members of the
senate, but two will be found 10
the House, Miss Erie Chambers OF
Pulaski county and Mrs. S. j Hunt
of Jefferson. There are more oppO.
sltion tickets IN the field than usual
and repotrs are that IN several Of
the counties the Republicans will
make a strong fight for the election
OF their nominees.
During his Chautauqua tour IN
the South Atlantic and Middle
Western states this spring and sum
mer, former Governor Charles II
Brough in each of his lectures paid
the following glowing tribute to
the character and achievements Of
President Woodrow wilson: "Com
bining as he does the patriotism Of
a Washington, the philosophy Of
Jefferson, the constructive genius Of
Hamilton, the courage of Jack
son, a Cleveland and a Roosevelt,
the yearning for humanity Of a Lin
coin and Mckinley and the judicial
temperament of Taft, Woodrow
Wilson will go down into history
as immortal. When ;he clouds
,of partlsansbip have rolled away
and his marvellous achievements are
read IN the clear light of history,
Presidenu Wilson will be regarded
as one of the ablest and purest states
men who ever sat IN the Presidential
CHAIR" DR.. Brough sent President
Wilson a copy of his tribute and
received from President Wilson
very cordial note of appreciation,
in which be signed his name firmly,
indicative of the fact that he is still
force to be- reasoned with in
American politics.
The eyes Of the political observers
of the state are upon Hot Springs
this week. The State Convention
of the Democratic party was held
there and the mountainous made at
the August 9Th primary were ratl-
fed. The state Convention has
been considerably denatured since
the haloyon days preceding the pop
ular primaries There IS very little
real work for the State Convention
To do except to announce the results
of the primary and adopt a more or
less perluDctorY platform and enun-
cation of policies and principles
The Convention this week was, as
had beeu expected, harmonious and