A century ago today, Arkansas Democrats cast their votes in a hotly disputed primary election. This was our ol buddy Joe "Gazette" Wirges big day as a supposed politico.
Before we dig into today s fun topic how colleagues of Arkansas Gazette cops-beat reporter Joe Wirges mocked his candidacy for Big Rock constable in 1922 we must scratch up an un-fun bit of necessary background.
The more I think about our July 11 Old News, the more I want to share everything the Arkansas Gazette had to say about its famous cops-beat reporter s run for office in 1922.