The Springdale news., 1914-02-06
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ly in leaving out repealed statutes, and putting into the volume new laws that were passed by the inter Fentng sessions Of the Legislature
 That after walking off with this $l,aeo of the peopies money for service that he never rendered, h. became a very active candidate for attorney general that after hauging on 10 the coat tail Of Sen ator Davis in "traipsing,' from one end of the state 70 another he was I aetared nominated, that 10 sooner had he become attorney gen ral than he began to intrigue for an election to the goteraarship that in view of his pr lfessed poverty this has been regarded as an act of some significance when the expense Of such an undertaking is considered The senator said 1t Vas matter about which some people =maryeled as to where he vas getting money 10 carry on these numerous campaigns FhE senator said he would like 10 know where h. isZge ting tie mon ey that ite is slushiug around over the State of Arkansas on this occas- ion. He said that he had expressed his state of wonderment in this con ii' &iAOit LII itit. pI#s@tAiNtsZ 9i d HI4sAAAi- and he called his attention to cer- tain information that might be ob- tained That he accord n2ly induced friend 10 make inquiry when he found that George N Caldwell, of the firm of Caldwell k Drake. Vas pr pared 10 make statement that h had contributed various sums to the advancement Of the political in tereat of Mir Kirby as candidate for governor which ill the aggregate amounted to something over 5 .000. The senator said that iii this behalf the statement of Caldwell is eorrobo. rated by the voluntary statement of Miss Myrta Goodman and by I state ment by Judge w. VI Ka4anaugh. He said that neither Of these state ments brought the matter directly to the door of Candidate Kirby but that the money Was paid over to two persons who were assuming to be his managers, and Was very gladly received, because it cane only as the result of all announcement that the campaign WAS bankrupt. and would appreciate contributions rom anybody At the very time this money is said ta have been turned over to his managers. Candidate kIr- ny aiS OI tit St tiiil r dtzt{gttiAA# tHf Ss Caldwell < Draka as dishonest and expressing the hope that the coz tract with them to build th state house would b. promptly cancelled, and they in turn would be sent to the penitentiafy. That Wh5ie Gah- didate Kirby mfghtsBcegssfG dzny that he had anything to do with il. it was seriously d0ubt.d whether or not he could be corroborat in this respect by the persons who are said to have rec ited tle mon and expended # in is behalf.
 IIe said that the pr4tgnse that Candidate Kirby Was making about rand ring effective service in esn- neet.an with the so-eaii rate cases was the mere st hdmbug Ele said that during Gov D3nashey ; admin istration tho railroads obtainzd an injunction against tise State Railway Commission, restraining tas enforce ment of certain rates, well as the statute of the state prt ribing two cents a mile for passene rs. Candi- date Kirby happeHed to be attorn- ey-general at that time: that he makes d great display of his firm ness and his superior knowledge of the law i'll a controversy with the merchant princes 0f Little Rock. The senator said that the truth Was that the merchant princes of Little Rock had no confidence ill his abil- ity. and employed Morris NJ Cohn most able and reputable law yer. to represent their interests at ot. Paul, and shortly thereafter Candidate Kirby went ont 0f the office of at torneH general, and Gov. Donagh y took eharse oI affairs and stated that tue governor caused to be pre- pared and presented biH appropriat= ing SD. 9o3 to make defense to these sJits. Candidate Kirby. be in. II the lonesome condition of be- ing out of funds. recalled the same trick that had served him in con etion with tine digest incident, and created such show Of opposition that section of tte bill was so amendt q that instead of the gov ernor employing the counsel, this service was to be jointly performed hv the governor and the attorney general, the latter being close ally oI Candidate Kirby. It was uH- 1 rsto1d that this movement was in- augurated to force Kirby into the case. He never would have been in Yited into it on his reputation and learning as lawyer but he forced himself in by his system of lobby ing, which violate all the ethics of the profession of law. Realizing the natural opposition to appropri- ate so large sum of money for the purpose of fighting the railroads. the, state administration permitted the bill to be amended. and Gandi- date Kirby was accordingly assigned s5. .000 of the sum appropriated. and. as everybody knew. for service that he was incapable of rendering At no stage of the case was the slightest attention paid to him in his capacity as lawyer He immediate ly began a campaign for election to the supreme bench, and established his headquarters in room in the the Southern Trust Building. the rent on which was being paid by the State Of Arkansas
 At intervals he made a pretense ,f ;pt in ba