The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11
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Jeff Davis and H. L. KENNEL. In adj
dition to good representations from
all parts of our county large dele
cations, mostly OF the republican
faithful, from Newton and Searey
county, were on the grounds early
and an unusual amount ofenthusiasm
prevailed on both sides; The demo
cratic badges were of virgin white
and bore the legend "For Bryan
Stevenson, Jeff Davis and the Dec
laration of Independence" while the
republicans chose a yellow ribbon
and. in order to catch the democrat
ic discontents who might wish to re-
ject the nominee oftheir state conven-
ton, inscribed thereon simply II. L.
Kennel for Governor, 1900" This
ruse awaited nothing, however. for
while these badges were distributed
with the utmost prodigality, a care
full inspection of the crowd failed to
disclose single democrat sporting
a yellow ribbon.
Shortly after noon the crowd gath
cred at the pavilion in the Court
Park and after few selections from
the Harrison Silver Cornet Band, the
oratorical fireworks began,
In his opening speech Hon. II, l..
Kennel departed from his former
efforts when running for governor
by having little to say concerning
his own party and its principles, be-
slowing a great deal of soft and
unmeaning compliment upon the
Supreme court and other promin ent
democratic politicians of the state,
and making far too plain attempt
to hold Mr.. Davis up personally as
an anarchist and a demogogue deser.
wing only the contempt of the party
which has nominated him. His
speech was disappointing to the re-
publicans and made little impression
upon the democrats until he finally
dragged the family of Mr. Davis in,
by a long and silly play upon the
words OF his opponent, which forced
an expression ofdisgust to the counte-
nance of most of his audience. He
was Kissed down at Eureka for this
same piece of buncombe, and should
have taken the hint and omitted it
here. His criticisms OF DAVIS record
as Encouragement were much the
same as presented before the prim-
aries by andeventer and others;
and the entire absence on his part OF
any attempt to defend the national
policies of his party was the subject
of comment on all sides.
Exactly contrary in this particular
was the speech of Mr. Davis. Begin
ming upon the republican policy of
aggression and imperialism his
eloquent assailment of the admins
tration aroused enthusiasm at once,
which he proceeded to drive home by
holding up the fact that Mr.. Kennel
stood for this policy, and vote for
him in September must be used to
strengthen McKinleyism a month
later, The same logic followed a
brief discussion of the money ques-
ton; but when the trust pirates were
taken up and it was proven that Mr.,
Kennel was not only a regular en-
plovee of one of the worst trusts of
the country, but that he actually
sought the permission ofthe President
of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. to
make the race for governor, Mr..
Kennels chances with the trust-hat-
ing masses were completely swept
away. In his very proper determi-
nation to saddle upon DIR. Kennels
candidacy the full infamy OF his
party and its record Mr.. Davis in
dulged in some talk with the bark
on concerning Powell Clayton and
his policies during the reconstruc-
ton. 1T this juncture an effort was
made by a small party of republicans
uron the stand to howl down Mr..
Davis with hurrahs for Clayton,
which near precipltated a general
disturbane Vugt fortuntely better
Judgment prevail and Mr.. Davis
Y .sff
..lr. Kennels rcjoinder was devot-
ed principally to defending himself
from the various charees which b.
been heaped upon him, and sn
ing the rueffld feelings of b;
cal friends who had waxer
warm under the collar
isms Of their chief Z
1t was plainly
that Davis b.
the democr
principl' III
his : ds to