Pocahontas star herald., 1926-05-13
KING ANNOUNCES
FOR CHANCELLOR


We are authorized to announce David
L. King as candidate for chancellor
of the eighth chancery district, sub
ject to the Democratic primary in Au-
gust.
In speaking of his candidacy, the
Hardy Herald says:
Sharp county and this entire section
of the state has no better known citizen
than Dave King, who has always prov
ed true to the interests of the pubhc
in every position he has ever held, and
who as private citizen has always
stood fOur-square for the upbuilding of
his country and the establishment and
advancement of every enterprise that
would enhance the prosperity or hap
piness of his fellow citizens. He has
no doubt devoted as much of his time
and money to charity and for the re-
lief of those in distress as any other
citizen i'm this part of Arkansas. 1t
will be remembered that after the great
drouth of 1901 it was Dave King who
was chairman of the mass meeting at
Franklin. which met to devise ways
and means to provide food for the suf-
fering people, and it was largely
through his influence and efforts that
money was raised to buy six carloads
of corn and provisions as well as a
carload of seed for the drouth strick-
Ell counties Of Sharp, Fulton, lzard,
Baxter and Randolph. He had few
hundred bushels of corn in his own
crib at the time and the door was
thrown open and those who needed
corn for bread and were unable to pay
for it were told to take from that sup
ply as long as it lasted. No charge
was made and not a cent was ever col
lected for this act of generosity. IT
was Dave King who introduced and
passed bill through the general assem-
bly, in 1903 appropriating $4,000 to re-
imburse those from whom money had
been borrowed to feed the people in
the drouth stricken section.
Again in 1914 there was another
drouth i'm some parts of the country.
AT the solicitation of the people about
Ash Flat Dave King called mass
meeting mt Hardy and raised several
hundred dollars for the relief of these
people. During the late war he gave
more of his time and substance to the
government than any other man in
this part of the state, and was one of the
heaviest buyers of bonds in Arkansas.
it being fact a fact that he went to
the limit of borrowing money to invest
i'm government securities. We mention
these things. to show what manner Of
man he is, and to prove that to be char
liable has always been the cardinal
principle of his life.
AS lawyer his record speaks for
! itself. He has been called to every
one of our neighboring states on differ
ent occasions to try lawsuits, and the
record of the supreme court of the
state of Arkansas will show that he
has appealed and won more important
cases in that court against the rail-
roads and other companies than any
other lawyer in this judicial circuit.
His briefs in the supreme court in dam
age suits are now being used by other
lawyers as authority, his position in
these cases having been approved as
correct by the higher court of the
state.
Mr.. King has entered the race for
chancellor at the solicitation of friends
in different sections of the circuit, who
recognize his ability to fill the place
and appreciate his worthiness to hold
the Office. and everywhere his candi-
dacy is receiving an enthusiastic sup
mort