The log cabin Democrat., 1912-02-29
CROWDED HOUSE
HEARS GOVERNOR
SPEECH AT RUSSELlVILLE
w A S A TERRIFIC ARRAIGN-
MENT OF GANG" SUPPORT
ING HIS OPPONENT.
Especial Correspondence.l

Tor the next two years to come will
have to come to the same old stand -
declared Governor George w. Dona-
ghey in an address delivered here last
night. Tremendous applause greeted
the ASSERTION, showing the people of
this section approve his tenure of of
fice and desire to continue without
change. Governor Donaghey states
that the people other sections have
voiced the same sentiment and there
is no doubt of his denomination.
Those who heard Governor Dona-
ghey here-and the courthouse was
crowded and many had to be turned
away-were pleased with his new
style of campaigning, and a vigorous
style 1T was. In former campaigns
Governor Donaghey seldom mentioned
his opponent. Now he not only deals
with him without gloves, but takes
cracks at the men who are directing
the campaign of the opposition. These
llcks are struck with an elm club in one
hand and a hickory sapling in the
other and, every time a blow went
home the crowd yelled.
| In very forcible manner Governor
Donaghey, who has more ability as
an orator than he will admit, handles
the questions which are of most inter
est to the people of Arkansas TODAY
lie tells the people what he has done.
and outlines his policies for the fu-
ture. They are policies as strong as
the shot and shell he poured into the
camp of the opposition, and from the
applause they drew here, the people
believe in them, and that George Dom
aghey will carry them out when re-
nominated.
Governor Donaghey points to the
record of his opponent as legislator
and congressman and defes anyone in
the audience to show anything that
has been accomplished by him in the
IA years he has been an alleged rep
resentative of the people Governor
Donaghey says that measures have
been introduced by his opponent. but
follows it up to show that all have
been put to sleep, or in some other
manner escaped becoming laws. Gov
ernor Donaghey says his opponent
merely shakes his hair and works his
mouth.
One of the strongest parts of Gov.
ernor Donaghey's speech is his ar
raignment of the managers of his op-
ponents campaign. He shows that
Joe Lyons, the head of the liquor in
It rests of Arkansas, is working with
all his might for Robinson, because
the liquor interests is afraid to con-
tnue IN Office man who does things
preferrlng to get into the gubernato-
rial chair a man who, according to
his official record, will do nothing.
The governor passes on to T. P
Murrey, lessee of the Gleason hotel in
Little Rock, who he states was for
years the lobbyist of the school book
trust which has caused the price of
school books in Arkansas to be
Gt ubled what it should be. Governor
Donaghey states that Murrey is now
directing all the people he can to the
Robinson headquarters, which were
some time ago established in the Muir
rey hotel.
Walter G. Hendricks, a young at
torney of Little Rock who represented
the railroad interests in the last leg
islature, and who is now one of the
Robinson campaign managers, taken
with the fact that the big railroads
are fighting him, is significant, ac-
cording to the governor.
'The office of governor is vacant,
according to the men who are leading
the opposition" asserts Governor
Donaghey, "and they declared it va
cant for reasons which are interesting
to the people. He says that w. NJ.
Lewis, another very prominent cor
poration attorney of Little Rock, who
was for Donaghey in former cam
paign, came to his Office to discuss the
Dickinson convict labor contract
which Donaghey was attempting to
cancel, and in which he was later sue
ccssful. Lewis, according to the gov
crnor, was the attorney fighting for
the Dickinson contract, and when The
chief executive declined to let up,
Lewis left the office never to return,