Flyer, Political Propaganda - Carl E. Bailey/R.A. Cook
Object number2015.029.13
Date1938
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 × 24 1/16 in. (28 × 61.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Carl Edward Bailey was born on October 8, 1894 in Bernie Missouri to William Edward Bailey and Margaret Elmyra McCorkle. Bailey attended Chillicothe Business College in Missouri but lacked the funds to graduate. Bailey married Margaret Bristol on October 10, 1915; they had six children. In 1922, Bailey was granted admittance to the practice of law and in 1924 he moved to Little Rock where he opened a private practice. Bailey went on to be named Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in 1926, and in 1930 was elected the Prosecuting Attorney of the Sixth Judicial District. He succeeded in prosecuting A.B. Banks, the owner of a state banking empire. Bailey later went on to lead a reform faction within the Democratic Party of Arkansas with Brooks Hays. Their rivalry with U.S. Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson and Internal Revenue Collector Homer Martin Adkins dominated state politics for a decade. In 1934, Baily won the election for attorney general. Baily went on to be elected Arkansas Governor in 1936 where he created a civil service system requiring state employees to pass merit exams. Upon Senator Robinson’s death in 1937, Bailey obtained the party nomination for the election but lost to Congressman John E. Miller. Bailey was reelected in 1938 and in 1940 he ran for an unprecedented third term, however, he lost to Homer Adkins. Bailey went on to continue his law practice and founded the Carl Bailey Company, and international harvester franchise. He discovered and married Marjorie Compton in 1943. On October 23, 1948 Bailey died of a heart attack. He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park in Little Rock.
Status
Not on view
