The log cabin Democrat., 1913-01-07
DONACHfY WILL
WAIT : YEARS
ANNOUNCEMENT TO-DAY
RETIRING GOVERNOR WILL NOT
BE IN RACE FOR u. S. SENA-
TOR UNTIL NEXT TINE.

Little Rock, Ian There was a
sudden shifting about yesterday of
the Big Four who are expected to
become candidates for the United
States senate, by positive announce
ment Of Governor George w. Dona-
ghey that he will not be a candidate,
and by an announcement made by
close friends of Associate Justice W.
F. Kirby that Judge Kirby will be a
candidate before the general assem-
bly,. Judge Kirby would neither af-
firm nor deny this yesterday, but
those who are in his confidence de-
clare he will be candidate.
With the entrance of Judge Kirby
INTO the race, there are still four po-
htical leaders who are candidates. At
tolney General II. L. Norwood and
Stephen Brundidge have announced.
and although Governor-eect Joe Y.
Robinson refuses to make any state
ment, well-informed politicians say it
is assured he will be a candidate. In
addition TO these, others are being
urged by their friends to make the
race.
Mr. Brundidge announced that Az
cry +. Moore of Faulkner county,
who managed his campaign in the
primaries, will have charge of his
headquarters. Mn Moore declared
last night the people of the state are
for Mr.. Brundidge and he felt that
their wishes will be respected by the
legislature
In statement last night, in which
he says he is not a candidate before
the legislature, but is a candidate to
succeed Senator James p. Clarke, two
years hence, Governor Donaghey de
clared the question of selecting a sue
cessor to Senator Davis should be
submitted to the people at primary
election. His statement last night
follows:
"At this time, when the people of
the whole state are stricken with sur
prise and grief at the sudden death
of Senator Davis, who had not yet
entered upon the term of office to
which he was elected, and when, con
sidering that there may be great com
plications in a possible reorganization
of the state government as a conse-
quence | think it would not be prop
er, under such conditions, for me to
announce myself as a candidate for
the vacancy.
The state has on hand at this mo-
ment Il number of governmental prob
lens of such tremendous Importance
to the people, that to suffer my per-
sonal interest and any hope for polit-
ical advancement which | might en-
tertain to in any way become a dis
turbing factor in their solution,
would, | feel, be am unwarranted in
trusion.
II believe unqualifedly that the
question of selecting a successor to
Senator Davis for the long term
should be submitted to the people at
a primary election, to be held before
the adjournment of the legislature
and before March 4. This could be
done by the general assembly taking
one ballot on the date prescribed by
law, without electing, and letting the
matter 90 over to date after the
will of the people had been ascer-
tanned in d primary, After this eX-
preston, the legislature could ratify
the peoples choice, This would be
Democratic and progressive and in
accordance with an almost time-hon-
ored custom in this state.
Il announced sometime ago that |
would be 4 candidate before the next
Democratic primary to succeed Sena
tor Clarke at the end of his second
term, and see no reason for changing
my plans"