The Van Buren press., 1902-07-26
STATEMENT OF COMMITTEE.


publican nominee for governor we deem II
proper to set forth the facts In the premises
On June II the chairman OF our committee
issued the usual official call for a meeting
of the committee In Little Rock on July D.
Two or three days after be wrote Gov. Davis
the democratic nominee for governor that the
committee would meet on the 9th inst, ana
that he hoped to have the pleasure OF CONFER
snce with him before said meeting. In reply
to said letter. Governor Davis wrote the follow
| Ing letter, to.wit;
Rock. Jefferson Davis, Governor, Chas. ia
N'' ' "July q 1909.
"Hon. Carroll Armstrong, Morrilton Ark:
Dear Sri received your very kind letter
in regard to the campaign and | agree with
you thoroughly. The campaign ought TO DC
| short and hot. have selected II list OF speak
ers, thirteen in number. and left them with
| Capt n. l.. McCrscken. | think II you Will
have these speakers make ten speeches each
OF the last ten days Of the campaign and bill
me for number that you see proper
| Il would suggest that ten would be
enough for me-, so in the last ten days OF
the campaign we would have lao or 100
speeches. | have given Mccracken fun In.
| structions Sorry 1 cannot be here the day
| the committee meets, but will speak In the
northwestern portion OF Benton county on the
7th, and It will be impossible for me to reach
here by night.
Hopping that the committee may carry out
| these suggestions OF mine a. nearly as prsc-
| ticable and with kind regards | beg to re-
csigned G ' "JEFF DAVIS"
On July o our state central committee met
| 40 80, ,,sm..o,,ng othar husinoss adonted
| .h ,moa,na rasoln,ion toyit,
| s.pa.o,yad That a. Ia tho sense ~ this com.
niittee that arrangements for joint debates be.
tween the democratic nominees and speakers
| - a 49, t antorad in,n az horotofore ;,
s" $500 tat,s " Macranlan hsndsd in 10 the
.onnp't,,aa NO. ~ th,rtesr sneakera prepared
eoii Gn,'~ na.,a ,naar,.a,h uhich ,ist GOV.
oy governor Inv Inv a. ,o',o~. ""''" "'' wv
| ILL., ,Ss. no,.ios .sch hil,ed for ION
| aha snS ,,. I.., ,.o Javs h.tors tho con.
III n,.o,I"n IL, wh.tavar nor,ion ~ tho state
| .,ui o'-.'o' >" ~. .n,a. uuI NO ,or
nv ', assoah. va,, ,vi.h hut tbint
my non, ,,n, ~, 'p'''"'' ''' "''"'
1oi.oaS "JprP DAytsu
| ''s"''
| Mr. Chas Jacobson private secretary to Gov
ernor Davis, advocated the adoption OF the
| above resolution, saying that he knew II was
| the wish of Governor Davis that "wherrver
| a republican speaker bobbed up he should be
| mot nv n democratic speaker" During the
meeting CAPTAIN Il. L. McCracken, who ap.
| penrcd az said meeting as the special repre-
| sentative OF Governor Davis. as IL shown by
the letter Of Governor Davis published above,
seoned indlsposed 10 have Governor LAWS meet
both Mcssrs Myers and Grcaycs In Joint de.
halo nj the same time and place saying, In
that connection that "a game OF two pluck
one would hardly be fair"
on July TO- the day after the meeting OF our
Nnte ceh,'s' von,, .,,t,; Wv aw,ha"i.a, hS
seere.als U, WI, ahai,ongoJ %o ch"Irman
.nr .nore ", ,n rannni,esn sto,e central
oiu S..''".' W. IT,, Joh.,o Ne
tween Governor Davis and Mr. Myers, the re-
nuhlican nonIuec for poyernor They replied
puoht , ""', a oo oa ,hn cho,,onse nroy,aed
Mr. GroSyc, was not pcrmltted TO participate
In tho moetlnes Nothing That our chairman
md secretary could say or do seemed TO have
any, sysc, toward indurlpg them 10 rcccde from
Ky enecr Toward T 1""' stStc I'" No
and communicable lint none Of their nominees
or snaatar. would nortIcInnte I'm nny meet
tn, IN Witch Mr. Creayns or ony of Mia FOL
inS,ng shouid no nermitted 10 pnrtIcipate and
,h"t lain, aobntss wcr, moi arranged he.
49," sr, noy,s and Nr Nvcrs Tho ,nt,
wv. ,,o,,J ar"ooad % NAE a ,bngongh canvass
o ,No s,o,n NJ h,s o,yn n,ossur" Having fuli
Sutbopltr from Governor Davis in tho two com.
n,nnioat;ons se, ont "hoye and aigncd nv him
W. I'M hI,, ,or any nnnhar a. snocchos wo
~ ,a,so hoydn, ra"aIyo, trnn, lin, or
srn,, o." -, MI. ,r,onds no ,n,,ma,ion that he
mo p d." decline to meet Mfr, Myers in Joint de-
~ u' nri"ss Mr. orsoyos worc nrc.ont md par
e Wono uu'' az" "nd ho,o,,"c I'M, Mr. Myers
uvlpa'ns' ."', Vnu,'"s u", Vat, ,as
shou1 6e met onu .n"' ""asam'p n'' w ,hs
, ,no nsvo' S", p'V'r' h,w onr chorman
uoi wi, p'.S w IVY, n,,a Wv, aar,na
ana secretary proec.oea 10 arrangc ior scrics
OF ,w'n,y, i99r 'UInt uoos,es oo."oen Tov'rno os
nav sno M O '' so,w snc SI Iny n snh Sons
.nah n",f 'ng ' S,, pe".e" SvE ~ "nu r, 1np
tenbcr L. IN auu,,loh 70 hu''ng ,nc written
authority OF Governor Davis 70 pursue tne
course we oid' we !hc more renully huopteu w.
because OF me "So s sor ne . was tae" oS' S
an' return SiS p'S was 10, un IS u "H'
They also arranged TO have Governor James
j. clarke MI sven OF snid appointments ms