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The Newark Journal
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas
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Little Rock, Jan. 22: Senator Archibald Hamilton of Camden resigned from the Arkansas State Senate due to paralysis; Governor Brough appointed 27-year-old attorney Lamar Smead of Camden as successor, who was sworn in by Chief Justice E. A. McCulloch, strengthening the administration's senate majority.
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Senator Smead is 27 years old and is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and of Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn. He is a cousin of and a law partner of Smead Powell of Camden. The appointment adds strength to the administration forces and gives them two majority in the senate.
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Little Rock
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Jan. 22
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hamilton resigned due to stroke of paralysis; smead sworn in immediately, adding strength to administration forces with two-vote senate majority.
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Senator Archibald Hamilton of Camden, who recently suffered a stroke of paralysis, sent his resignation to the State Senate on Monday morning. Governor Brough appointed Lamar Smead of Camden, a young attorney, as his successor. Senator Smead was sworn in by Chief Justice E. A. McCulloch immediately.