HEARING MAKES EMPHATIC
DENIAL OF KENNARD CHARGES
Resents Unwarranted Attack of Hr. Kennard and
Says it is Very Cheap Brand of Politics, Used
Only in Effort to Create Prejudice
Editor Journal: One Mr. Joe Ken
nard, candidate for Circuit Clerk,
has dragged me into this campaign,
and as 1 am at home attending to my
own business, trying the best I can to
make an honest and honorable liv
ing for my wife and children, and
having no opportunity to answer the
distinguished gentleman save thru
the columns of the press, I beg of
you permission and space to answer
his wail.
He says I am sponsor for Frank
Adams, who is also a candidate for
Circuit Clerk; that I am managing
the campaign for Mr. Adams; that l
am circulating injurious reports
against him (Kennard); that 1 land
ed here from Sharp county with a
haversack on one shoulder and a shot
gun on the other, running for office
on a sort of poverty.plea, and inti
mating that on general principles, I
am as crooked as a fence row, and
am a mythical, political hobgoblin
that gives him the nightmare to
think about.
Should I be guilty »of all he alleg
ed those slandering reports, in which
case he shorn I produce the proof.
It will be a dollar in my pock
nie in it? It has been charged, too.
that I am to be chief deputy, “high
mogul,” who is to run things gener
ally, if Mr. Adams is elected.
Now, any one with brains enough
to grease a gimlet knows that I could
not afford to leave a comfortable
home, with fairly good surroundings,
very large family, abandon my farm
ing interests, at which I can make a
comfortable living; tear up generally
and move to Batesviile to accept n
little deputyship. So Joe, don't be
come alarmed about the deputy prop
csiff&n.
If I didn't think Frank Adams had
6ense enough to manage his own cam
paign for a little county office, 1
would not vote for him.
If I did land here from Sharp
county with nothing but a shotgun
and a haversack, I think I have suc
ceeded about as well as Mr. Kennard
with all his early advantages and
classic attainments. Then, I will re
mind h;m, too. that I did not run for
office before I left there, and get
the stuffin' beat out of me, as he did
before leaving Izard.
I have known Mr. Kennard but a
short time, but had really learned to
like him—thought him a real nice
fellow and a perfect gentleman,
therefore it is hard to understand
just why Mr. Kennard seeks to make
a sort of scape goat out of me, that
he may stir up a little prejudice and
sympathy in his favor. Mr. Kennard
has been called upon for his proof of
these assertions but each time lie has
been called on, he remained as clean
as an oyster.
et, or^fft
elected or
it, for Mr. Adams to he
rfeated; then why bring
1 hereby challenge him to just tell
one single word, phrase, sign or sen
tence that I said or wrote against
him. Now let him show' up or shut
up.
I came to Independence county
when I was 12 years old; took ad
vantage of such opportunities as
came my way; have always tried to
make as good citizen as I knew how.
Yes, I was elected Circuit Clerk, but
was elected on my merits and by the
help of my friends, for the Lord
knows i didn’t make any such cam
paign as Joe Kennard is making
running on some other fellow’s al
leged demerits, thereby trying to
stir up strifp, prejudice and sympa
thy and hoping to ride in office over
that route.
I (lid write a few letters to niv
friends, soliciting them to support
Mr. Adams, but since he is my
brother-in-law, whose kinsmen have
been my friends and neighbors all
these years, and have stood by me in
everything, I fail to see why Mr.
Kennard should become alarmned
and offended at that; but I again de
ny that 1 intimated anything derog
atory to Mr. Kennard. It has been
my “pleasure” to hear the disting
uished gentleman on two occasions
since the campaign began. After
lambasting me and raking me over
the coals for a spell, with the elo
quence of Demosthenes he proceeded
as it were, to the silent city of the
dead, reverently directing his audi
ence to that hallowed mound be
neath which lay the sacred ashes of
his noble sire—and with a sympa
thetic thrust he would fervently scat
ter these to the gentle breeze, that
they might fall with good effect upon
the ears of the dear voters. Then,
Joe is \ ery original and each day has
a slight change in his bill of fare.
Among his other noble qualifications
he told his large audience at Sulphur
Rock on Saturday, March the 9th,
that he was “a clean cut man.” If
these and others similar were his
tactics when running for office in
Tzard county, it is no wonder these
good people said by their votes that
they did not want him.
I keenly appreciate that immortal
phrase of Washington, “To err is
human, and feel that I am smarter
than some people I know, for I fully
realize 1 have my weakness and my
faults and have made mistakes, just
as every one else has, and have
made some enemies as every one
else has that has been in public life;
but it occurs to me that when a man,
running for a little office has noth
ing broader and better to offer than
someother man’s short comings, he
at least sees the shadow of the “hand
writing on the wall,” and reminds
me of the drowning man catching at
a straw.
In conclusion I beg to assure you
that. I am sorry indeed, to be draggm.
into the limelight in this way. '
thought I was forever out of politics
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BAKER’S NOMINATION FOR
REPRESENTATIVE ASSURED
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| Indications forecast my victory. A vote for
Baker is a vote for Civil Rightousness.
I stand for State-wide Prohibition.
I favor more and better schools.
1 favor consolidation of Arkansas Tax Commis
sion with the Railroad Commission.
I favor consolidation cf the General and Con
gressional Elections.
I oppose the repeal of the Anti-Trust Law
1 favor working state convicts on public roads
If you think I could make you a Rtpresenative 1
kindly ask your vote for re-election.
W. D. BAKER.
save the privilege of supporting mj
choice, as accorded any other humble
citizen and Democrat. I feel sure
that my friends to whom I wrote
those terrible letters (for 1 wrote but
a few of them)—well knows that Mr
Kennard has either been imposed up
on or has uttered publicly a malici
ous and slanderous falsehood.
Very Respectfully,
T. H. DEARING. j
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WHIRLWIND FIN
State Candidates Keep Up Speech
Making—Governor Still in
Lead of All Others
Little Rock, March It) —ft is a
whirlwind finish. One more week will
see the most strenuous political cam
paign Arkansas lias known for some
time numbered among the unpleasant
memories. Opening with mild criticism
it lias within the last few week develop
ed into bitter vituperation and per
sonal excoriation, particularly in the
contests for governor and United
States Senator. Everybody is making
predictions as to the outcome, some
backing their favorites with bets, but
after all this is largely based upon
personal preference rather than any
sure indication of what course the ma
jority will take in either race.
Not since the palmy days of .Tell
Davis when he was making his vari
ous races for governor have charge
and counter-charge been bandied so
fiercely as between Gov. Donaghey
and Congressman Robinson. While
their chiefs are in the field making one
to five speeches a day, and encounter
ing all sorts of travel handicaps in
the back districts, the respective man
agers are conducting a most thrilling
battle of words and warfare of adjec
tives through the public press.
LAST W KKK OF THE CAMPAIGN
Tlie last week of the campaign sc s
the four stellar attractions inthe polit
ical hippodrome as usual, widely
scattered— persistent to the bitter end
that joint campaigns are a delusion
and a snare After this week there
remains but two week days for work,
but the Sabbath day observance law
will not prevent weighty issues, being
onsidered on Sunday. For several
weeks, Sunday has been a favorite
allying day for the clans, when man
agers and candidates, assembling as j
Boards of Strategy, decide upon the
course of action for the ensuing week.
The Governor will make nine
speeches in two days in Sebastian
county, and twenty-two during the
wek, in Western Ark an.-as Con
ressman R binson will make 17 j
speeches in the six days. Davis will
make 15 speeches during the week,
chiefly in Northwest Arkansas, while
his opponent is booked for 11 s[leeches,
mostly in Northeast Arkansas
KIRBY AND IIINDMON
Among the most interesting devel
opments of the last few weeks has been
the alignment of various supporters
of tiie several candidates Associate ]
Justice W. F. Kirby and lion. John
H. Rinempn, who have aforetiraes op
posed Donaghcy, have parted com
pany on the present issue Judge Kirby
openly exposing the cause of Gov.
Donaghev. while Mr Hinemon as
earnestly declares himself for Robin
son.
HELENA 15 LEADING
Little Rock March 18—Helena leads
in the contributions to the State-wide
Prohibition work, Dr. Barret having
raised $500 there on the occasion of
| his recent meeting. He reports that
he found the temperance people very
enthusiastic. The total amount now
subscribed toward the $25,000 fund is
$5,473.85. Helena heads the list, next
comes Newport with $342, Stuttgart
third with $33(1, Prescott next with
$281, and then Searcy with $255.
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BAPTIST ADVANCE
AND COUNTRY PAPERS
Church Prper Tells Some Things Not
Generally Known to Public
A tiling has happened, according to
reports, that increases our admiration
for the country editors of our State.
Our readers will remember our refer
ences a few months ago t ; the fact that
the liquor forces had otferd free plate
matter to the country papers. This
matter, of course, was to show that
State wide prohibition is a failure.
Very few of our country papers took
t ie bait. Nearly all postively declined
to use such matter, Later they were
approached by the same forces for
advertising contracts by the line, inch
and column This they also turned
down. Now the Anti-Saloon League
has asked the co-operation of tin s ■
editors by way of publishing State
wide prohibition news items, and 5I.'>
of these papers have accepted the
Anti-Saloon League service, doing
gratis for prohibition a service that
the liquor forces offered to pay for.
Stand by your county editor. Pay
him and encourage him. lie is worthy.
He is generally on the right side.—
Baptist Advance, Little Hock.
CANDIDATES SPEAKING
County Candidates Will Address
Y'oters of the Various Town
ships as Follows
Fairview, at Pleasant Plains Fri
day, March 22nd.
Salado, at Salado, Saturday, March
23 rd.
Big Bottom, at Newark, town hall,
Monday, March 25th,
ltuddell, at court house, Tuesday,
March 2»>th.
Speaking will begin each day at 10
a. m.
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Geo. Thornburg For Donaghey
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One of the State’s Foremost Temperance Workers
Says Robinson is Against Prohibition
In the present race Gov. Donaghey is squarely opposed by the
liquor interests and his platform is for state-wide prohibition, while
Mr. Robinson’s platform, or at least his declaration, is opposed to
state-wide prohibition. I do not know but that Mr. Robinson would
make a good governor, no better, however, than Mr. Donaghey, and
Robinson’s platform is against us. Therefore, I see no logical reason
for supporting him. I shall vote for Mr. Donaghey, with no personal
prejudice against Mr. Robinson whatever. I repeat that I desire above
the election of any man, that we may drive the liquor traffic from the
state next September. Yours Fraternally,
George Thornburg.
F. M. HAM
Candidate For Re-election
COUNTY SURVEYOR
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