Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08

Mountain Home, August 2.-The candidates for governor arrived here from Melbourne today at noon and spoke to over 5000 people, the occa- sion being an old-time picnic and barbecue, which is the second barbe cue for the week.
 MT. Myers was the first speaker to day and was introduced by Hon. z. M. Horton, who acted as chairman. Mir. Myers was in a happy frame of mind and was glad to meet the good people of Baxter county. He spoke of the opening of the campaign at Stuttgart, Arkansas county, two weeks ago, and of the issues brought out, and discussed state politics to the satisfaction of his many friends. Mr. Myers told two or three very Imaginable anecdotes, referring to the ''insurgents" and the democratic party. He didn't want any repub licans to go off after the insurgents, who were a lot of disappointed office seekers. MT. Myers went after Gov. | Davis official record, condemning the Dickinson brick contract and the wholesale pardons. He read a charge made by the Searchlight of Little Rock, regarding the pardoning of one Bob Simmons for political effect. Mr l Myers advocated fair elections in Ar kansas, and referred to the machine politics of Arkansas. He spoke of the undeveloped resources of the state and what Arkansas will be in the future, and why he thinks change in politics would help the state and invite immigration to Ar kansas. He was given close attention and made fine impression on the large coRcoursa of people.
 Hon. T. il. Humphreys, of Fayette- vile, was the second speaker and represented Governor Jeff Davis, who could not attend the speaking. He was glad to meet the people of Baxter county and represent Gov. Davis. He referred to the recent issues discussed between himself and MT. Myers and talked of state mat ters to the satisfaction of all. He was given long and loud applause when he said Gov Davis would be elected by 60,000 or 10000 majority. He de- tended Gov. Dav;s' record, and told what the democratic party had done for the state since they got it out of hands of Powell Clayton. He then told of what Ben Foreman related about Powell Clayton and his gang and said: "When thieves fell out honest men got their just dues," and now they had the proof that all the charges made against Clayton by the democrats were so, as some of the leading republicans in Arkansas said so. One or two men asked MT. Humphreys questions while he was |speaking. He spoke of the number of miles of railroad built in Arkansas the past few years, the numbering interests and the rapid growth of Ar kansas, the brightest star in the galaxy of states. Mir. Humphreys called MT. Myers Powell Clayton's gimlet and said he was in north Arkan- sas boring for Democratic oil, but will never strike it anywhere in Ar kansas. He says all there is new about MT. Myers speech is Myers himself In the course of his speech MT. Humphreys frequently turned and referred to MT. Myers as Mir. "Gimlet," to the amusement of the crowd
 MT. Greaves, the "insurgent" re- publican, was given close attention, and made his usual speech against the regular organization, which he said was dominated by Powell Clayton and H. l.. Remmel, who had recently been removed from office by the president because he got $500 of Henry M Cooper's salary. The last convention held by the regular re- publicans who nominated Myers was dominated by federal office holders, led by Clayton and H. L. Remmel, and said they had assessed the post masters all over Arkansas. He spoke for some time about the reorganiza tion and how MT. Myers voted and wrote in 1896 (reading part of his