▁Ba iley ' s ▁term , ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁State ▁Police ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁civil ▁service ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁South ▁were ▁en act ed . ▁ ▁After ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁Taylor ▁Robinson ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Ba iley ▁attempted ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁seat ▁himself . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁party ▁convention , ▁which ▁he ▁controlled . ▁However , ▁he ▁had ▁promised ▁when ▁running ▁for ▁governor ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁place ▁such ▁nomin ations ▁to ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁people . ▁Political ▁oppon ents ▁within ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁ran ▁an ▁" in dependent " ▁candidate , ▁who ▁critic ized ▁Ba iley ' s ▁broken ▁promise . ▁Ba iley ▁lost ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁margin ▁to ▁John ▁E . ▁Miller . ▁ ▁By ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 9 1 . 4 ▁to ▁ 8 . 6 ▁percent , ▁Ba iley ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁governor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁general ▁election ▁over ▁the ▁Republican ▁Charles ▁F . ▁Cole ▁of ▁B ates ville . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Ba iley ▁sought ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁term ▁as ▁governor ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁int ra party ▁rival ▁H omer ▁Martin ▁Ad kins . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁governor ship , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁for ▁a ▁rail road ▁union ▁and ▁taught ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁F ay ette ville . ▁In ▁