The Mena weekly star., 1911-12-14
NORWOOD SPEAKS
AT FORREST CITY
Meeting Was Advertised as Dom
aghey Gathering, but II Devel-
oped Into Reception for
Attorney General.

Forrest City, Dec. 6.--What had
been widely advertised and herald
ed as a Donaghey meeting was this
afternoon turned into a reception
for Attorney General Hal Norwood
by the almost practically unan-
nounced appearance of that official.
Mr.. Norwood's coming was an
nounced last Friday by few lines
in one Of the local papers, while
notice Of the governors speech had
been circulated widely throughout
the county. The court room was
filled to capacity with those who
had come to hear Norwood, and
many of his auditors remained
standing throughout his speech.
Mr.. Norwood was INTRODUCED by
Prosecuting Attorney R. j. Williams
and spoke for one hour and half.
He said the business governor had
been clamoring for more revenue
ever since he was inauguarted, and
yet the state was in a worse condi-
ton, financially, than it has been
since the days of reconstruction.
| He said that Arkansas financial sit
uation is not the result of its rev.
enue system, but is due TO the most
extrayagant administration of the
states affairs since the reign of the
Republican party. He advocated
that the printing of the journals of
the legislature be discontinued, and
thereby save $4,000 a year.
He advocated a consolidation OF
the railroad and tax commissions;
said that the governor vetoed APP
preparation for school and charita--
BILE institutions and other expenses
of the state government on the
ground that the state had no money,
and yet tried to force the legisla-
ture to appropriate $4,000 for the
state capitol, when 100000 had
already been appropriated. The
speaker stated that as early as APP
ril, 1910, Mr.. Robinson announced
for United States senator; that af-
ter this he stated through the pa
lpers that he would be a candidate
for governor; that after he had a
personal talks with Mr.. Robinson
and told Mr.. Robinson that if he
had not fully determined to run
for the senate and wanted to run
for governor, to come and see him,
and they would talk it over. He
said that Mr.. Robinson admitted at
Carlisle this conversation, but said,
'Why should | go TO see Mr.. Nor
wood about running for governor?"
He wishes now that he had come
to me-" added Mr.. Norwood. He
said that Robinson had been the
main cog-wheel in Donaghey's big
political machine, and should now
be stopped from criticizing the
Governor for matters that were full
lily known to him when he was en-
Enthusiastically supporting Donaghey
Reading from newspaper, he stat
ed that Robinson had closed his
Ispeech at Arkadelphia yesterday by
| discoursing on Arkansas resources
and climate. He stated that the CHI
mate was a new issue in the cam
lpalgn, and he did not know wnal
lchanges the congressman proposed
to recommend. He said that Gov
Iernor Donaghey had a great deal tC
lsay about the whisky machine anC
the amount of whisky that was
used by the senate, and he Their
asked: IF this machine has grown
lup under Donaghey's administers
ton and he couldn't suppress il
land could or did not do anything u
stop the matters about which hi
now complained, what hope have
we of any relief from Donaghey?
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