The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-03-20
SOME GOOD SPEECHES.
The Candidates for the Office Of At
'torney General Heard for
Their Cause.

house to hear Messrs. Chew, Muir
ply and King, speak-all being can
didates for Attorney General of the
state, and all hoping to carry the
county for Antoruey General at the
primary today.
Major A. Fl. Sewer acted as mas
ter of ceremonies and introduced
the candidates to the audience in
happy and appropriate style, get
ting as far away from the stero-
typed way as possible.
Mr.. Chew was the first speaker
and he made a fine impression on
his audience as a laborious, yet
pleasant talker. He pointed out
how he had labored to pass some
needed laws for the state, had writ
ten several excellent bills telling
what they were) and sending them
to his representative and having
them introduced, but they were
either killed in the committee room
or else served with a similar fate
when introduced in the house. "The
bill" we think, are excellent ones
and should have been passed. Mr..
Chew is a fine lawyer and should he
be chosen the state will have good
officer, is the impression he made
upon us.
Hon. George Murphy was the
next speaker and he showed by bis
gestures that he could make him
self understood in pantomine almost
as we'll as by the use of his vocal
organs. Mr.. Murphy arraigned the
Supreme Judges of the state be-
cause they had passed an order
that a criticism against their decis-
sions was contempt of court, and
the lawyer so criticising would find
himself in a bad fix. We never
heard a bench get worse brow
beating in our life, yet he called no
names, nor did he lay himself liable
to be jerked up by them for con-
tempt, yet he both implied and ex-
pressed his detestation at some of
the rulings of the supreme bench
when they did not allow an attor-
ney the right of expressing an opin-
ion. He excepted Judge Wood,
whom he characterised as a pure
aud just man, etc. Mr., Murphy
made good impression and we be-
lieve he made many notes.-the
count will tell. He is certainly an
able man.
Next came D. L. King, who was
given an uproarous applause after
the introduction had been made
Mr., King has an expressionless face
and he appears to be at disad-
vantage to those who do not know
him, but he soon warns up and his
serious countenance takes on a
serio comic expression and he catch
es both gallery and pit and holds
them well in hand until he gets
through. His speech last night
was full of fun and good from start
to finish and he registered himself
hot favorite with the people. In
speaking of Mr.. Chew, he said that
the Honorable gentleman had the
audacity to stay at home and write
bills and send them to his legislator
to get passed, instead of going to
the legislature himself and person
ally attending to these bills. 1t re-
minded him of a bill that Judge
Byrne sent to him, while he was in
the senate, known as the fish bill, 7"
which he had succeeded in having
passed, and which he wished he had
not since. He said this was
one great trouble with Arkansas,
so many smart men on the outside
of the legislature writing bills and
sending them to the darn fools on
the inside who can neither explain
them or have influence to have
them become a law, Mr.. King
made personal appeal for the vote
claiming this as his home county,
and said it rested with the people
whether he should continue longer
in the race or have his changes
killed off by an adverse vote today.
Mr.. King was given an ovation of
applause at the close of his speech,
There we're several other state
candidates present but the lateness
Of the hour precluded them from
being heard.
A.
Good Cough Medicine for Children.
81 have no hesitancy in recon.