The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-20
Reported by R. W. Robins.

delivered his first speech Ill ms campaign in the interest of w. F. Kirby for governor at Ozark on Tuesday. Senator Davis speech was a great effort from the stand point of oratory, but his most en- thusiastic friends could not find from the expressions of the voters who heard Davis anything which would indicate that the Senator would be able to make good his promise to deliver" the vote ot the "old guard" for Kirby. Sen ator Davis was followed by Ben l.. Griffin, state secretary of the Farm CTS Union, who scathingly re- buked Davis for his charge against Griffin, and charged that Davis had threatened to disrupt the Farmers Union if its members failed to "line up" for Kirby. George w. Don- aghey replied to Davis in two hours speech before crowded house in the afternoon, and was accorded a rousing reception by his friends in Franklin county.
 It was the first day of the Frank lin circuit court and a good sized audience greeted the Senator when he made his appearance. Judge Evans had announced, after charg- ing the grand jury that the bal ance of the day would be given up to political discussions, and intro duced as the first speaker Hal L. Norwood, who made short an nouncement of his candidacy tor attorney general.
 Davis Begins Address.
 Senator Davis followed MT. Nor wood in a o-hours' speech, in which he called to his assistance all of the carnestness, venom, sa- tire and oratorical tricks that he could command. His address, brief ly summarized, consisted first of a belabored but artful defence of his action in interfering in the govern OTIS race; second, his usual tlrade against the trusts and flamboyant parading of his numerous attacks upon the octopus; third, a bitter attack upon George w. Donaghey; and fourth, an impassioned plea for the "old guard" to stand by him and elect his candidate for governor.
 The Senator at the outset dis claimed any intention to dictate to the Democratic voters of Arkansas, but stated that while he was bat ting against the trusts at Wash ington his enemies in Arkansas were seeking to undo the great work that he claimed to have ac- complished during his term as governor. He made 1t plain to his supporters that he felt that his own political life depended on this election, intimating that If Kirby was defeated the governors oftlce would be used to defeat him for a second term as senator and he pleaded with the "old guard to 6 stand by Kirby, for his (Davls) ) sake. His attack upon the trusts was practically the same as that heretofore made by him on num- berless occasions.
 Donaghey Man Kirby Has to Beat.
 The surprising feature, however, of Davis address was that he ellm- mated from the gubernatorlal race all candidates except Donaghey and Kirby. He ridiculed Hlne- mon, saying Sister Hinemon' was not to be considered in the race, and dismissed McFarlane s candidacy with very few words. He told his audience that George w. Donaghey was the man whom Kirby had to defeat and made a strenuous onslaught on the man whom he tactitly admitted IS now in the lead for the office of govern or His attack upon Donaghey failed to disclose anything new and was simply a re-statement of the charges heretofore made at dit- ferent times by McFarlane, lime man and Kirby.
 Donaghey Faces Davis.
 MT. Donaghey, who was ln the audience, stopped the Senator sev- eral times to denounce as faise statements made by Davis, and lime and time again the Senator was forced to stop his tirade agalnst Donaghey by the enthusiastic friends of the Conway man, wno would drown out Davis py snoa's
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