Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-13

Coz Jeff Davis has returned e Lit
tie Rock from a visit to Benton aoan-
t4 for the past week and at once pro- :.
cecded to enter a demurrer to the ac-
5i0a Ct the Democratic state central
committee in arranging for joint
discussion over the state between him
#al Hon. Y. II. Myers the regular
Izel J,biican nominee for governor.
Tlis was expected says the i.iet3a
Rock Democrat. as II has been aa-.
relseed frequently that Governor
Davis was Favorable 10 tie insurgents.
sac that he had said he would not dig
1ify Mr. Myers by Joining with him
IL 6 Joint canvass.
Hon. r. f Autcn. of the insurgenti
Republican state central committee,
lad long consultation with Governor
Davis. The governor sent teleerams
Il Hon. Ben NJ. Foreman and Mr..
Greaves to the effect that he wouId
recognize tho insurgents The tc!c-i
gram to Mr. Greavos is as follows
July Il. 1902.-H9n. Chas D
G@aa1e4, Hot Springs. Aflz,-Tntenl 20
staua for =trsuHaent commissioners
,11'st saw Gazette. Vas Hof consulted
as to places Tor speaking. Ii haa been
would have recognized #yoa= aad ret
8Eefs. Telegram ret private.
JEFF DAVIS.
5il.a a0#eH eaEe 10 d Democrat 1e
aaH56a the following authorized state
8esj:
u 2m advised that the list Of ap=
3oiutn9uts announced By the commit
sees Tor Governor Davis aad Nh Ny
ers vas made without consulting Gov
c1Iog Davis III the premises at all
You may say positively that joint
eamFaiea VII BE made DE Governor
Davis and III. Geeavzz, az7tg hat SO fa9
as lie Insurgents arc concerned. we
si!aii=bo clad 10 have 5Ir. Myers pres
e..5 &nd participate in these discus
sIazl4. We net only d2-ire t. h2ve a
icl0j canvass 50 far as candidates for
soyorn9r ere cenec#HaJ. Int cur
speakers will also insist on meeting
the Regular speakers We shall be
pIe-gnt al every meeting announced
by the Regulars, and shall demand 4
division Of time, and show rn the cor
aupt working Of the old Clayton ma
eAina in bartegins federal Offices an4
III managing party affairs.
Lii conversation with the COVER
10. he eaid that he intended 60 meet
W.. Myers in Joint discussions and
N}il6 he would not in the least eIicj=
ciao Ito action of the Democratic
state central committee. had lie pc
soHaly had anything i 60 with the
making Of the appointments, he would
have raco&nized 4ir. Gfeave5 - zap
fesen5iDg DE strongest wing Of tha
f<z4aa5lican party in the state and
:s;qd that Mr.. Greavas would he ac-
corded hs him a fair division of time
Il any joint disc0 sion
Coy. Davis IS said 10 have been ye"y
mach onn0sad to the action Of Tie
committee. and Chat he viii demand
a change in the program. and the
- fng ef . new List in which the III
u! aants shall be recognized.
His announcement that he viii |
eavor the recognition of tha insuae
peBJe in the appointment of the mi
o0.isy election commissioners vii
come IS : bombsEell in tie camp of
he regulars. There are two other
laer-bers Of the state board, however.
Secretary Of State Crockett and At
torney General Murphy, and they q
course control the situation Mr.
Murphy says that he viii not favoH
AIRY discrimination whatever between
Ike factions of the minority, but that
liz wing which presents the strongest
endorsements from the several cQGn
ties, in his opinion should be recoe-
nized
Mr.. Myers said that the arrange
n7ents announced by the committees
vert all right and would go.
A the recent meeting of the central
committee, Mr.. Chas. Jacobson. the
governors private secretary, holding
a proxy, appeared and made a speech
lavOring the Joint discussion. After
wards he said, The Claytonites don't
want joint discussion and will not
accept the challenge, and that is the
reason we want it,
At that time a communication was
also presented from Gov. Davis sug
costing a list of Democratic speakers
for the campaign, whom he desired TO
have assigned to duty. This matter
was referred to the campaign commit
tee one member Of which afterwards