Pocahontas star herald., 1926-07-15
CAMPAIGN OPENS WITH
BIG CROWD AT SHILOH

Citizens from the four corners of the
county were in attendance and stood
for hours around the open air plat
form while the candidates presented
their claims for consideration. The
good roads leading to Five Mile Spring,
where the speaking was held, as well
as the balmy day helped to swell the
attendance.
viii Il. Timer, unoppOsed candidate
for tax assessor, acted as chairman,
interlocutOr and master Of ceremonies.
He called all candidates to the plat
form, where they opened the program
by singing America" This was fol-
lowed by prayer, delivered by Rev. w.
E. Hall, pastor of Methodist church,
POcahOntas.
Candidates for representative opened
the speaking. Il. Dalton, who spoke
first, stated that he could not make
the entire campaign with the other
candidates on account of a press of
other business. He outlined briefly
his platform and stated that he enter
ed the race only because of the solici-
tation of so many leading citizens, and
because he had concluded that he could
spend 80 days of one year of his life
i'm legislative service for his native
county. He expressed opposition to
the proposed road bond issue, declaring
that Randolph and the other GO cOun-
ties should not be forced to pay the
road debts of IA heavily bonded coun-
ties.
Claud Mock, also for representative,
lower auto tax license and eight per
cent interest on loans. Regarding the
auto tax license, he said that as the
law now stood, the fee was the same
per year for a man who drove 800
miles as for the man who drove 1000;
that some system should be worked out
whereby each would pay according to
the amount he Travelled. He argued
that 10 per cent on loans was too
much and that the limit should be lower
ed. Mr.. Mock also took a decided
stand against the road bond issue.
A call was made for Hamp Turner,
the third candidate in this group, but
he failed to respond.
Mr.. Dalton was allowed a few min
utes for a reply to Mr.. Mock. He said
he also favored better schools and
roads but did not advocate a lowering
of the auto license fee. He opposed
the idea of lowering the interest rate
on loans, fearing that outside money
could not he attracted to Arkansas at
that as soon as there was sufficient
money in the state the. rate would.
lower itself.
The county judge candidates spoke
next Judge Geo. W. Million leading
off The judge stated that the Office
of county judge was the greatest Office
and the one of most importance in the
county. He sketched a brief history
of his record in Office and asserted
that he had handled the county's
money efficiently and economically.
He said he had built over $50 miles of
county road, constructing culverts and
bridges in all the needed places and
now had under construction the big
bridge at Eleyenpoint. There is
great deal more to be done to the cOun-
ty roads," he said let me hold the
office until l can complete the program
| have outlined"
e. Newton Ellis, his opponent,
launched an offensive against Mr.. Mil
lions record, charging the judge with
a failure to handle the county's money
ina way to facilitate the payment of
individual claims. He also charged
that Judge Million had hired out the
county road building outfits for the
building of private highways. Mr..
Ellis charged the judge with having
paid j. J. McFann, road overseer in
Union township, with funds from other
townships.
Judge Million was allowed few
minutes for rejoinder and declared
that he had complied strictly with the
law on handling the funds Of the coun-
ty. He admitted hiring out the road
machinery for private road building
at $25 per day, placing the receipts in
the county road fund as the law re-
quired. This, he said, was done while
waiting to secure right-of-way. He
singled out Mr.. McFann in the crowd
and asked him if Mr.. Ellis allegation
concerning Mr.. McFann was true, to
which Mr.. McFann replied in the mega
tive
MIR. Timer introduced J. d. Wells,
secretary of the Randolph County
Democratic Central Committee. who
announced Judge Walter L. Pope as
candidate for associate justice. He