The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-12
NOT In ARKANSAS.
The Governor Telegraphs to
Corbett and FitZsimmons.
WARNING THEM TO KEEP AWAY.
PrIzeflghters. He Says. Have No Rights
Which Those In Authority Are
Bound to Respect.

Little Rock, Ark Oct u.-Gov. Clarke,
who has been examining the law closely
touching the gubernatorial power 10 pre-
vent prizefghting. tonight outlined his IN
tention in communications addressed 10
the officers at Hot Springs and the prin-
cIpals in the proposed fight The COVER
nors pronunciamento tonight which IS in
favor OF preventive measures, is regarded
as final The governor VIII hold himself
ready to cooperate with Judge Duffe, or
the Hot Springs district, TO prevent the
fight should It appear that the local au-
thorities fail TO impress upon the lighters
and their hackers with sufficient force the
propriety of declaring the fight off. In his
letter to Judge Duffie, Gov. Clarke says:
II beg TO assure you that you shall have
my prompt and cheerful cooperation in
any effort you may make to suppress the
proposed prizefight at Hot Springs. Any
order that you may make in this connec-
ton shall not prove ineffective for want
OF power TO enforce it II IL shall. con-
trary 10 my expectations, become neces-
sary TO proceed without the valuable aid
OF the sheriff. stand ready to supply all
that may be necessary.
Il will treat your letter to me as an ap-
plication to support your efforts to deal
with the matter in this aspect, and not I'M
iii l shall have exhausted the very COM
prehensive powers conferred on the gov
ernor by law will l admit that have made
the effort in vain.
Il Will notify the parties principally in
terested in tl.is affair of my determination
TO cooperate with the local authorities in
their efforts to prevent its occurrence at
Hot Springs, and request them to desist
from further preparations in this jirec-
ton"
In addition to notifying President Stuart
of the Florida Athletic Club by mail Of his
determination to prevent the fight, Gov.
Clarke tonight telegraphed Corbett and
Fitzsimmons as follows:
II am advised by the press dispatches
that IL is your purpose at an early day to
engage in a prizefight in this state. The
purpose of this is TO inform you that such
an act is violation Of our laws, and
afront TO the sentiment of state pride en-
tertained by our people. It will therefore
not be possible for you TO accomplish any
such purpose. and any attempt upon your
part to do so will subject you TO penalties
and to treatment that l am sure will be
highly distasteful TO you. / do not AT this
time know in detail all the complications
in which you may be involved by any such
attempt, but / am well enough advised OF
the nature and extent of the power and
authority with which you will find your
self confronted to say that ii VIII prove
sufficient to deter YOU from engaging in
n prizefght in Arkansas. This is enough
for you to know. The question, so far as
it relates TO you. does not now call for tho
citation of the construction of the statutes
or other rules of law. In the present state
Of public opinion. prizefghters have no
rights which those in authority are bound
TO respect"