Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-16
JEFF DAVIS BIC
 DRAWING CARD Elks Theater Was Packed to Doors Last Night When the Senator Spoke. REVIEWS HIS RECORD Says BruRdidge is Unable to Get
 Crowd and Predicts Nat
 ionaI Victory.
REVIEWS HIS RECORD

Ii one questioned the truthfullna 2 ss of the statement that United States Senator Jeff Davis is drawing card a peep in.o the Elks Theater 7ast evening would have done away with any doubt. Senator Davis came here to speak in his campaign for re- election. He, arrived in the afser- noon from Little Rock, being forced to accompany Mrs. Davis home on account of illness, and did not ar rive at noon, as announced. But he c9me just the same and he, no soon- CT arrived than the loyal ones began to shake him by .he hand rnd cail him Jeff He was met at the sta tion by party of friends and es- ccTted to his hotel in an automobile. He arrived a,. 5:30 o'clock and at 6 he held conference with a comittee of labor men. who discussed pend ing legislation with him.
 When the doors we're opened at the, Elks Th2ater the crowd literally poured into the Building. Long be- fore 7:30 the hour announced for Senator Davis appearance, every seat in tha lower floor was taken and before he was well into his speech the balcony and gallery were filling. Senator Davis had about half finished his speech when stand ing room was at a premium. He was introduced by Attorney Greed Caldwell, who paid him nice com pliment. When he got ow: of his chair to speak the applause was deafening. ~
 Senator Davis speech was made up of a good natuTed criticism of his opponent, former Congressman Stephen A. Brundidge. He took oc- cassion during his speech, however. to review his record in the senate and to beli.tla the, efforts of the Little Rock Gazette and the Brun- didge followers to make it appear that Colonel Brundidge was speaking to grea& crowds over the stste. Sen ator Davis said he had the dope on Brundwidge's jaunt over the state calling to number the size of eaeh crowd before whom MT. Brundidg" has appeared .at different appoin.- ments over the statepl He said that in several towns Colonel Brundidg' "took his grip" and left without speaking, being unable to gek up enough enthusiasm to draw crowd
 "Why at Texarkana, town q about 2o,OOo," said Senator Davis "Brundidge got a boy to go up ant down the streets at Il o'clock in tho morning, ringing "a bell and annou ing his appearance, but. he talked t only 69 people"
 Senator Davis said that the reason he did not meet Colonel Brundidge in joint debate was that. he did no want to carry political corpse around with him over the state. "He can't draw a crowd" continued the Senator, "and I decline 'so secure one for him.
 Senator Davis declared that the Democrats were going to score the greatest victory in the history of tn nation this year. He said that Col onel Brundidge accused him of pas sing the Sunk Land Bill to get |; fee. The Senator said that if Col onel Brundidge will show one in stance where he has not voted foF the interests of the people of Arkan sas and the Democratic Wrty while in the Senate he would resign the office.
 Senator Davis says that he does not speak to Senator Hepburn, be- cause he slandered the South at the ,ime the loan of tents was asked of the government for the Mobile re union. He added that he is not on speaking terms with three other sen ators, Joe Bailey, William Lorimef and R. A. Aldrich, and laughed d the charge of Colonel Brundidge tha he was being "paired" in the Senate with these men. He admitted sha' he might have been paired durinH his absence from the Senate With one or TWO of them, but that "Palr Clerk" Johnson, the Senator from Alabama, had his vote in hand dur ing his absence.
 Ask any man, woman or child m .he United States who the Senato' from Arkansas is,' said the speaker "and the answer will be Jeff Davis, But if you had asked during Colone Brundidges service in Congress wEf the Congressman was from Arkan sas, the answer would have been Fl be derned if I know
 Senator Davis speech was slmiia'