The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-12
KIRBY CRASHING AT STRAINS
Is Now Making Effort to Boost
 HinemOn

In Hope of Taking Strength from Dona-
 ghey and Thus Giving Himself
 Better Show.
 Little Rock, March Io.-Special Correspondence Few straws are left on the surface of the stream to be grasped by state politicians who are endeavoring to prevent the nomination of George w. Dona ghey. The Kirby contingent grasped one of the few remaining straws when they made the pub lie assertion that the situation has changed and Hinemon is a conten- der. This is merely the application of an old political game which is so covered with whiskers that it is seldom used in up-to-date politics. By creating such an impossible i'm pression, Kirby's friends hope to stem the tide of the Hinemon votes which are turning to Donaghey and thus adding to his strength. They hope to take the votes away from Donaghey and thus give Kir- by a better show. From reports being received from all sections of the state, where Senator Davis has spoken, the people heard the plea for support for his protege, but went away with minds unchanged on the voting proposition. Every day Donaghey adds large num- Der of voters to his strength through his straightforward policy, for the people of the state refuse to be gulled into believing that Hine- mon has any show, and thus create an opportunity for Kirby to slip into office. Everywhere Davis spoke he has made votes for Don aghey. The last straw grasped by the Kirby followers will take it to the bottom of the salty stream on March 25, with only few bub- bles appearing on the surface to mark the place where it went down Donaghey is sure to win and get more votes than the combined op- position.
 From the present indications the following officers will be nominated to fill state positions in the pri- maries March 25:
 Governor, George w. Donaghey; secretary of state, 0. c. Ludwig; attorney general, R. P. Andrews; state treasurer, J. L. Yates; super intendent public instruction, G. B. Cook; state auditor, John R. lobe; associate justice of the supreme court, J. c. Hart and Carroll D. Wood; commissioner mines, man. ufactures and agriculture, Guy B. Tucker; commissioner state lands, l.. L. Coffman; railroad commis- sioners, R. P. Allen, John w. Crockett and J. M. Hampton. One race in this is very close, that of Carroll D. Wood and T. H. Hum phries for associate justice to sue ceed Carroll D. Wood. All the others are considered certainites, and to vote otherwise is to lose the vote.
 T. A. Futrall, formerly superin- tendent of the state school of the blind, is again in Little Rock from his home in Marianna. He has nothing to say concerning further attempts to wrest the superinten- dency of the school from Prof. s. D. Lucas, who is now in charge of the school.
 By the end of next week the po- lice department of Little Rock will be moved into the new SIoo, 900 city hall, and all other departments will follow immediately after.
 Among the politicians of the cap ital city there are few gentlemen with sporting blood in their veins who are usually willing to place a wager on the political outcome. One of these yesterday made bet of S25o to $500 that Donaghey would get more votes than both his opponents, and said this morn ing that the man holding the other end had just offered him $50 to withdraw the wager. The same person offered to bet to I that Donaghey would be nominated, but found no takers.