Broadside, Political - Sid McMath in Garland Co. Election
Object number2008.199.10
Date1946
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionGarland County Broadside for the November 5, 1946, election. White with red and blue print. The front cover reads, "A Government of, for, and by the people must be restored to Garland County. Garland County Needs Men . . . Not Machines." The broadside was produced by the G.I. Campaign Committee. Sid McMath was the recommended candidate for Prosecuting Attorney. A former owner of the broadside marked only two of the eleven recommendations defeated.Sidney “Sid” Sanders McMath was born June 14, 1912 in Columbia County, Arkansas. McMath won the election for prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District in 1947, and soon after being sworn in, McMath formally charged Hot Springs Mayor Leo McLaughlin with accessory to election fraud. The next year, 1948, McMath was elected governor. During his four years as governor he was able to add more than 2,000 miles to the state highway system, extended power to all regions of the state, secure funds for the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas (now the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), and help to consolidate and integrate schools. The governor’s mansion was completed 1949, and the McMath family became its first residents. He died on October 4, 2003 in Little Rock.
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