He learned to write by placing a pen between his stub arm and his cheek, and was an avid hunter and fisherman despite his disability.
[3] Humphrey defeated Ralph Thomas of Little Rock and Roy Hand of Yellville in the Democratic primary in August 1928.
Much of Humphrey's first term in office involved devising and implementing a plan to remove undeserving Confederate pensioners from the rolls "plainly not entitled to" benefits following a bill in the 47th Arkansas General Assembly.
Arkansas Attorney General Hal L. Norwood issued decisions that the representatives were barred from collecting salary from state government service outside their constitutional office.
Though initially seeking to remain neutral,[8] Humphrey later refused to certify the representatives' paychecks,[9] and the issue was sent to the Arkansas Supreme Court.