The herald., 1895-10-09
WILL Be No EXTRA SESSION
Though Sluggers Fight in the
State House Yard
GOV. CLARK OF ARKANSAS
Saws the Dignity of Law Will Be
Says the Dignity Of Law Will B
Maintained
And the Local Peace Officers VIII Do Their
Whole Duty. Whatever That
May Mean
Associated Press Special Wire.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. s." gu
can say for me that I would not convene
the legislature in a special session to stop
1t, if they were to fight in the state house
yard" Governor Clark used this lam
guage in conversation with an Associated
Press representative in reference to his
probable action in the event that the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons fght should be adj
vertsed to take place in Hot Springs.
His manner was so deliberate and en-
phatic that there could be no possible
doubt OF the earnestness of the governor.
Governor Clark was in most amiable
frame of mind and talked freely concern
ng the latter phase of the situation.
81 do not really know anything about
it," he said, "but have heard great
many rumors about schemes to hold the
contest in Arkansas. 1t looks, though,
as If they mean to bring it off at Hot
Springs sure enough. The fact that
Mayor Waters and City Attorney Martin
OF Hot Springs are in Dallas negotiating
with the managers of the affair, indicates
without doubt that Hot Springs wishes
it and they will very likely get it,
'Will you interfere should they at
tempt to bring it off there?''
MY position in that regard is we'll
known. You may shy that 1 will do
everything in my power to prevent the
as it now stands gives me authority to
80, and no farther.
'Mr. Martin is city attorney of Hot
Springs and is lawyer of much ability.
He knows as we'll as myself or anyone
else just how far my authority goes and
has TO hnu lad hat
officer who has taken the oath to enforce
the law as find it, will go TO the end Of
my authority and stop it,and that is just
what will do. l am not disposed just
now, however to say what my action
will be should they attempt to bring the
contest off in Arkansas, but you can say
for me that would not convene the leg
islature in special sessi On to stop it if
they were to fight in the state house yard.
l shall see the Law enforced, but l will
not nut the people to the expense of a
special session of the legislature to pre-
vent misdemeanor and then, perhaps,
have the Legislature refuse to endorse the
action.
Personally am opposed to pugilism.
In 1891 the Legislature passed an act max
ing prize fighting a felony. l was in
in the legislature at that time and voted
for the bill. But the people were not sat
Isfied with that law, for the very next
its stead law reducing the offense to q
misdemeanor. That is the law now and
1t will be enforced.
Were the legislature to be called
have little reason to believe the state
law would be changed. Nine out of ten
senators now in commission are men,
bers who voted for the law as it stands
now on the statute books"
Governor Clark stated that he had no
doubt that the local peace officers would
do their whole duty in the matter should
a violation of the law be threatened at
Hot Springs or elsewhere In Arkansas.
SAN ANTONIO. Oct. s.-Delany,
ers of the champion, were arrested today
by Deputy Sheriff Nasher on attachment (
from the Travis county grand jury citing
them to appear at Austin tomorrow.
They we're given the option of giving
bonds and going by themselves but
they elected to go with the otiic GERS, as by
submitting to custody the expense of the
not know what the move means. When
asked he said the matter does not worry
him in the least, except that the absence
of his trainers will retard work for day
or two. He received telegram during
the afternoon from Brady at Dallas. say
ing that the prospects are that Hot
Springs or some place in New Mexico
will BIZ chosen for the battle ground.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. s.-All ap-
pearances lead people here to believe
that the Corbett-Ftzsimmons fight will
take place in this city. Last night tele-
grams were received from Mayor Waters,
at Dallas, saying that it was practically
settled that Hot Springs would get the
big fight. The fact that rooms at one of
the hotels were already engaged in ad-
vance today by sporting men confirms
the belief here that the tip is straight
ore.
for Fitzsimmons Bardy for Corbett,
President Stuart VendIg of the Florida
Athletic club met tonight and agreed
that the date and place of the Cor bett-
Fitzsimmons tight shall be named in the
next forty-eight hours by the Florida
Athletic club.