The Forrest City times., 1913-06-20
JUDGE GEO. ". HAYS
Candidate for Governor, Speaks at the Courthouse in This City Last
 Saturday Forenoon.

Arkansas, Cduuiua0o 'ot So'Ciuu GlIed his appointment here Saturday qt II o'clock. He arrived on the Rock leland train at $50 the same morning, ond was met at the depot by the Cit. i1ens Silver Cornet band and quite a lorpe gathering of the unterrified democracy. The judge was also met of tbe depot and escorted about town and introduced to quite number of roters by County Judge D. A. Rolfe and Mi. T. A. Buford, member of tho leyee board, and both prominent npsinpss men here, and who showed him every courtesy, and who, with ntber friends, had spared no effort in Cetting together tha-goodly crowd which greeted the candidate at the courthouse later; also securing the sors,ces of the band, and other dem- onstrations
 There was quite considerable amount of enthusiasm for Judge Hays ,nto tbe time he made his address 1; hnt lo how the feathers fell during and after the speaking, dry grins talk inc the place of enthusiasm.
 The 1dge is not at all handsome, ,, and acknowledges that he Is not an orafor. Neither Is he deep thinker that is, if we may be allowed to ,ndoe him by his remarks, which were decidedly tame and uninteresting,
 fudge Hays was introduced by MT, Walker Morrow, who paid him some very high compliments, and was rather inclined to be supporter, before the sneech. but afterwards had the dry prlns. and shake of his head and a wink in his eye.
 The meeting was called to order by Hon, Brooks Norieet, who Is usually | most energetic and fiery speaker and nartisan, but who, in this case, seemed to lack something perhaps 1t was lack of confidence In the principal, or something to that effect. Anyway, Brooks was not at his best, and not as fowery and eloquent as usual. He stated the object of the meeting, and nominated Col. Y. B; Izard for chair man, who was, with the exception of one single and unidentified voice, unanimously elected to fill the chair, which he did with his usual dignity and grace. Col. Izard made 8 neat little speech, in which be seemed more earnestly Hays man than the others, being sincere and outspoken in hls advocacy of Hays claims.
 Judge Hays complained of being hoarse, and little bit under the weather, 3 hackneyed excuse worn threadbafe by hordes of weak-kneed speakers for . century past; but how ever this may have been, he was driven to Wynne and made another speech there at 3 o'clock, and back to Madison where he again spoke at 8 o'clock that night--a very good record for sick man.
 The writer did not hear the first five or ten minutes of Judge Hays speech, having been detained at the office on business but we heard a-plenty," i" as the ying goes, such as It was. He referred 10 all the charges which have been brought against him in this campaign, denying them In toto, or explaining them in rather a weak way. He accused Mir. Brundldge of being unfair, but forgot that old and true saying that everything Is fair in love and war, '- and politics-though his hearers could not make out just why, when, where, how, or In what way he thought MT Brundldge had been un- lair, unless 1t be unfair to say that Judge Hays Is holding on to the office ol circuit judge with a salary of ten dollars day, while another jurist is Sltling on his bench at the same figure, and that it would create vacancy V'il am elected"), which will cost the state another large sum of money 10 hold an election to fill the place 1'iI am elected ], or other charges equally as true. The judge says that II am elected it will not cost the s1aIe penny, as his home district people are anxious for him to go to the governors office and anxious to see aboui tive think he intimated 'hat they want to pay the expense of holaIng primary and another special eiection to elect his successor as judge, II am elected governor" But that N prediction talk. Whoever heard o' the people of district, a county, d town, or precinct, for that matter, paying for a public election of a man .o d public office? They are not go. ing to 60 It, and, besides, 1t would not oe rlght for them to do so.
 The judge said he was opposed to .he convict lease system, but, as the 'eelslatuTe abolished this system sev. e'al months ago, perhaps 1t does not Il.