CITY CAMPAIGN WARMING.
Mayor W. R. Thompson Submits Mis
Cla:m for Primary Nomina
tion - Several Candidates
for Recorder.
The week opened with quite a
* lield of newr entries for munici
pal honors and by the date of
the primary, March loth, the
political pot will more/ than have
reached the proverbial boiling
stage. Every candidate thus
far rests his claim with and will
support the nominees of the city
primary, Mary 15, 1906.
Mayor \y R. Thompson.
Mayor Vy R. Thompson has
entered the lists and announces
his candidacy for mayor in this
issue. Ale has served the city
for many years faithfully and
well/as a member of the council.
p(e is a successful business
: /an of push and energy, with a
/(“lean reputation and has that
executive ability and the welfare
of Newport at heart, which com
mend him must highly for the
honor he seeks. His candidacy
is strongly supported by the bus
iness men. who realize the im
portance of having a good man
at the helm during the next two
years, when the franchises of
both water and light companies
expire, and in justice to Mr.
Thompson it must be said, he
was an early exponent of munic
ipal ownership of these utilities.
William H. Carouthers.
For marshal, we take pleasure
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' / liam H. Carouthers, who would
„rt^ke a good officer, as is proven
by his record as constable in this
township. Of the seven convicts
sent to the penitentiary at the
last term of criminal court, five
of the arrests were made by him.
Big hearted and genial he has
friends by the score who will
push his candidacy, which rests
with the white voters of New
port.
He has ever been courageous
in the fulfillment of the duties
of his office and ready to respond
when called upon in the serving
of papers. If elected the voters
may count upon him carrying
out the policy of the administra
tion.
Will S. Brasch.
For the office of city recorder,
there promises to be the largest
number of candidates. The first
in the field, Will S. Brasch a son
of Alderman Brasch, is a clever
young man of good character,
well capable of the duties of the
position to fill it most acceptably
to council and citizens.
Moreover he has many friends,
who are zealous in his support
and we bespeak for his candi
1 dacy the earnest consideration of
the voters in the primary.
Harmon Younger.
Another young man in the
person of Harmon Younger sub
mits his candidacy to the voters
through this paper. He is a well
educated young man of good
habits, who would make an ef
\ ficient recorder. He is a home
boy and has lots of friends, who
would gladly see him a winner
of the coveted nomination.
Count Us In Too.
The editor, P. H. Van Dyke,
is also a candidate for city re
corder, before the primary of
March 15th. The duties being
clerical and not in conflict with
his business and believing him
self capable of them, he asks
the support of his friends and
the voters in the coming primary,
promising if honored in the pri
mary and general election to
show his appreciation of their
confidence by a careful and ..on
est administration of the duties
i of tfm office and if defeated to
take his medicine and loyally
support the nominee.
W. C. McDougal.
Later —W. c. McDougal also
announces in this issue his can
didacy for marshal. He has for
some months been serving as a
special officer and has made a
good record.
He has many friends and
would make a fearless marshal
if honored by the voter® of New
port. His candidacy is before
the voters of the white primary.
The Coming Primary.
The necessity for a white pri
mary came about years ago when
election to office required of the
candidate that he contribute to
ward or assist in the payment of
poll taxes. The vote so pur
chased represented the balance
of power between two candidates
and its practice made city poli
tics corrupt.
The present movement for a
white primary is a revolt of the
tax payers and best citizens • >f
Newport against this sy-tern anu
to place the city administration
in tee hands of the people who
have most at stake, and the in
terests of the town most at
heart.
The importance of the ques
tions to be dealt with in the next
two years, made the reform
urgent and created the public
eonfimant VipVfinri tlfP TYTOVPWlPrit
for a white primary and an ad
ministration by good business
men. Now that the people are
aroused there is little doubt of
the success of the primary.
It is not a manifestation of ill
feeling against th° honest colored
voter, and cannot be so constru
ed. But it is a refusal upon the
part of the white citizenship to
allow the offices of this city to
be allotted to the candidate will
ing to put up for the poll taxes
of one to two hundred negro
voters.
It is right and until the evil is
corrected by wise legislation, it
has doubtless come to stay.
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SUSTAINS LOWER COURT.
Decision Handed Down by Supreme
Court Saturday in O’Neal
Richardson Case.
Justice Battle on Saturday de
livered the opinion of the su
preme court in the case of L. E.
O’Neal against V. G. Richard
i son et. al. appealed from the
i Lawrence county circuit court.
| O’Neal brought an action
j against Richardson and Jackson,
partners, to recover posession of
123 bales of cotton. Richardson
iand Jackson answered ana de
nied that the cotton belonged to
O’Neal, alleging that it was their
property and that they had sold
it to the Lesser-Goldman Cotton
Company and the Planters’ Com
press Company. The latter in
tervened and upon trial, judg
ment was rendered in favor of
the intervenor.
The court holds that the evi
dence was sufficient to sustain
the ver ict and that there were
no errors in the instructions.
A Good Poll Tax Requirement.
Little Rock, March 4—The
Pulaski county democratic cen
tral committee met yesterday
afternoon and adopted resolu
tions favoring a revision of the
committee if decided by the
county convention, and provid
ing that no democrat shall be
allowed to vote at the primary
election unless his poll tax has
bee>- paid prior to March 15, Ii
v\ a tacitly agreed that the Dav it
faction iaoulu have a 'ueige anc
clerk at each precinct.
JUDGE DAVIS DEAD.
father of Governor Davis Passes Away
At His Home in Russellville.
Little Rock, March 4—Judg<
L. W. Davis, fattier of Gov. Jell
Davis, died at 8:dO o’clock yes
terday evening at his home at
Russellville. Judge Davis had
been sick about ten days. His
death was due to heart trouble.
Deceased was T4 years old and
was a native uf Kentucky, com
ing to Arkansas in 1859. He
leaves a wife and one son. the
present governor of Arkansas.
Gov. Davis left the bedside of
his father at G o’clock this even
and did not hear of his death
until he arrived in Little Rock.
Before leaving Russellville,
Judge Davis’ physician expressed
the opinion that the patient was
in no immediate danger and the
governor was urged by his father
to go to Little Roc and see his
wife, who had bee: d the past
two weeks and receiving treat
ment at a sanitarium in ' his city.
Before taking up the ' -actice o '
law Judge Davis was i Baptist
preacher.
Held Up freight Train.
Little Rock, March 4. —Sheriff
Kavanaugh held up a freight
train in the Iron Mountain yards
in Argenta Friday night and at
tached 200 head of cattle which
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land, Ark., to St. Louis. The
sheriff notified the agent at the
Fort Smith Crossing that he had
an attachment for the cattle on
the train and the agent stopped
the train when it arrived in the
yards in Argenta. Sheriff Kav
anaugh served his writ of at-,
tachment and the cattle were
held here pending the further
order of the court. Yesterday
afternoon a bond for $3,000 was
filed by the defendants in the
proceedings and the cattle were
released. They then proceeded
on their journey to St. Louis.
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, § have
known F. J. Cheney for the last
15 years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able
to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
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Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
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of the system. Testimonials sent
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Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Largest Freight Car in World.
The largest freight car in the
world is being constructed in the
St. Paul Railroad, shops at Mil
waukee. The largest freight
cars at present are of 100,000
pounds capacity and they are
looked upon as monsters. The
new car wiil have a capacity oi
200,000 pounds. It is being
built to transport a 90-ton section
of a base for a blast engine
which the Allis-Chalmers Com
i pany is shipping to Bethlehem,
■ Pa. The car is 41 feet long, has
four instead of two trucks anc
16 instead of eight wheels.
Circuit Judge Candidates.
Judge O. W. Scarborough
Hons. Paul Butler and J. C.
Yancey, candidates for circui'
judge in thi- the Third Judicia
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Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that the city council of
the City of Newport. Arkansas, will on Monday.
March 12, 1906, let a contract to the lowest res
ponsible bidder, to construct a concrete side- •
walk, according to the specifications of Ordin- j
ance No. 134, in front of the city hall arid jail
property on Walnut and Second streets, the side- j
walk to embrace at least 1300 square feet and in- ■
elude a driveway from the he sc house. Bids j
must be made per square ex t and may be de
posited with the recorder of said c ity and will be
received by him until 6 o'clock p. m. of said day
The council reserves tlie right V* reject any and
all bids.
Dated this 1st day of March. 1906.
J. K. MAYHAN,
62 d 10 t City Recorder.
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Circuit, have announced the
following speaking engagements
for Jackson county:
Grubbs, March 12, 10 a. m.
Balch, March 13, 10 a. m.
Eight Mile, March 14, 10 a. m.
Martin School House, March:
15, 10 a. m.
j Hickory Grove, March 10,
10 a. m.
Jacksonport, March 10, 7 p.m.
j Grand Glaize, March 17, 10
a. m.
T. E. Wantooth.
Mr. T. E. Mantooth, an enter
prising and hustling young far
mer of Oil Trough announces
through the Independent his can
didacy for road overseer in Jeffer.
son Township.
! He is an excellent young man
and progressive, who has many
friends who would like to see
him “knock the persimmon.”
Sauers Milling Co. of Evans
ville, 111., manufacture a special
patent in addition to their high
est patent flour. This extremely
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For quick delivery, telephone
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