The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-20
D0NACHEY MEETS DAV|SAT OZARK
 AND CROWD IS WITH CONWAY MAN
Old Guard Fails to Respond to Appeals to Vote for Kirby and Interrupt Senator with
 Cheers for DOnaghey.

Davis also paid his respects to Ben L. Griffin, who was in the au- dience and who was cheered by his friends when several times he would force the Senator to squirm out of some charge which he had recklessly hurled at the Secretary of the Farmers Union. During his attack on MT. Donaghey Sen- ator Davis frequently called upon MT. McFarlane, who was sitting near him, to corroborate the Sen ator's charges and 1t was very ap- parent to all who heard the dis cussion that Davis and McFarlane had 8 complete understanding as to the attack which they were to make upon Donaghey.
 Davis principal argument for Kirby was based upon the personal appeal of his (Davis') need of friend at the helm of the State, in order to insure his reelection to the Senate, but he took occasion to say that Kirby was the only can didate who represented his views, and who was friend of the labor ing classes.
 Effect of Davis Speech.
 A candid review of Davis ad- dress and its reception by and ef- feet upon his hearers would be as follows:
 That as long as the Senator con- fined his remarks to the general issues of the day number of his hearers were in sympathy with him, but as soon as he began to reach that part of his address which was devoted to the governors race a change came over his audience and he could not elicit any enthus- iasn for his candidate. It was a noticeable fact that although some of Davis oratorical flights were wildly cheered, the mention of Kir- by's same never brought cheer from even the most enthusiastic ot the Senator's friends who were present. Donaghey's friends in the audience (and they seemed to be in a considerable majority ire quently interrupted the Senator with cheers for their favorite, and several times these cheers brought forth outbursts of temper from Davis.
 On the whole the audience showed very little sympathy with Davis in his onslaught on Dona ghey and his frenzied appeal fol Kirby, and it was very evident tha' the "Oid Guard" to which Davis so often referred, had failed at las' to respond to the appeal of their former leader.
 Griffin Answers Charges.
 At the conclusion of Davis speech the crowd called for Ben L. Griffin, who then spoke for about I5 minutes. Mir. Griffin said that he was not there to advocate any candidate for governor, but to re flute the charges which Davis had made against him and the Farmers Union. MT. Griffin made a very earnest appeal and it was very ap- parent that he had the sympathy and support of all the farmers pres ent. He openly charged that Sen aior Davis had declared to him and other officers of the Farmers Union that if the Farmers Unior did not support Kirby in this race he (Davis) would disrupt the Union. Griffin declared that he had never used his influence as an official for Mir. Donaghey auc said that he had no fight to make on Senator Davis, MT. Kirby ol anyone else in the campaign, bu that he was simply i'll favor of MT Donaghey because Donaghey was ms nelSnDOl anu ieiloW- uoindu' u'
 Donaghey Makes Address.
 After MT. Griffin's address al adjournment was taken for dinner and when the crowd re-assemblee MT. Donaghey was introduced ane spoke for about two hours.
 MT. Donaghey was given close attention and was frequently ap plauded throughout his speech His address '. As along the lines O his former speech, except that h' took occasion to answer that DOT ton of Davis speech which refer red to the governors race. MT Donaghey was enthusiastically cheered when he referred to th' commendation that Davis hat given him from time to time-th' Ou Pape