The log cabin Democrat., 1908-04-02
DONAGHEY NOT A DAVIS MAN
Resents Jeff's Attempts to
 Share the Victory.
Next Governor Reiterates His Opening Declaration that He Wears
 No Mans Collar.

Attempting to obtain some con- solation for the defeat of Attorney General Kirby, Senator Jeff Davis on Saturday addressed a letter to George w. Donaghey of this city, Democratic nominee for governor in which he intimated that MT. Donaghey was also Davis man. The reply of MT. Donaghey was prompt and incisive and reminded the senator that the next governor of Arkansas is identified with no factional alliances and wears no mans collar.
 Senator Davis letter follows:
 Little Rock, Ark. March 2S. "Hon. George w. Donaghey,
 Conway, Ark.
 My Dear Sir:-I desire to ex- tend to you my congratulations up on your election as governor of the great state of Arkansas. .
 II gave you the best fight in my shop, but it seems that a majority of the people of the state of Ark ansas have decided that you shall serve them for the next two years as their chief executive, and l am Democrat and always cheerfully and gladly bow to the will of the majority.
 "I trust that you will make Ark ansas a good governor and l will be glad to assist you in any way I can either to defeat your Republican opponent on the stump or in any other way during your administra- tion that you may deem my services of any value. l do not write this letter for the purpose of currying favor or to gain any benefits to my friends or myself, but as a Democrat who believes in the majority ruling and am especially pleased at the result of this election, because if the state ments of both leading candidates and their friends are to be believed it is simply choice between two Jeff Davis men-yourself and Kir- by. I selected one Jeff Davis man and the public the other, which they thought to be a Jeff Davis man. I bow to the will of the people.
 Very cordially,
 JEFF DAVIS. "
 MT. Donaghey's Reply.
 "Hon. Jeff Davis.
 Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your letter of congratulation Oil being chosen as nominee for gov ernor of the great state of Arkansas by a majority of the people. Also your tender offers of assistance to fight the common enemy, the Republican party. In answer to your offer of assistance l wish to say that the leaders in whose hands the Democratic convention shall place the cause of the party will, I am sure, consider carefully such assistance as they may need.
 Referring to your statement in your letter that 1 am especially pleased with this election, because, If the statements of both leading candidates are to be believed, it was simply a choice between two Jeff Davis men-yourself and Kir- by and that the people selected me in the belief that they were se- lecting a Jeff Davis man, l wish to refer you to the third paragraph in my opening speech at Morrllton on the 7th day of last October, and which reads as follows:
 Concerning the unfortunate recent factions within the Demo cratic party of Arkansas l have never been identified with any O. them. I never will be. l wear no mans collar. l propose te give every man a square deal or his merits as a man and a citizen irrespective of faction alliances in the past.
 (Signed.) "Yours,
 GEORGE w. DONAGHEY.