Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-03
WARNING UP
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES
A LITTLE PERSONAL
In Their Remarks At RusselIVille
Saturday, Second Joint Debate of
Campaign.
Campaign

The second joint debate of the CUB
ernatorial candidates occurred at Rus
sellville Saturday afternoon. The
speeches were practically the same as
| delivered at Hot Springs, except that
! the candidates got a little more per
sonal in their remarks. Col. Rector
still insists on knowing what Davis
has dozen for Arkansas. He didn t
think Davis was entitled to second
term as he had neglected the duties
of the office, not only as governor but
also as attorney general. He would
not deal in personalities, but would
only handle the governors record. lie
spoke Of how the governor went over
the state etlling about the anti trust
law and how he had been turned down
by the supreme court. and designated
them as five jackaSses, He made a
signal failure to enforce the antitrust
law and then took the train and be
gan to make speeches. saying he
would not prosecute the trusts II
they should gather in front of the
state house With brass band to play
for them. He dwelt for some time on
the charge of the governor negl9cting
his duties. leaving Mr.. Chas. Jacob
son in charge of the duties Of the
state executive department. He read
from a pamphlet something why the
governor did not attend the meetings
of the state board while he was at
torney general He was unfriendly to
Governor Jones and did not want the
meetings held in his (Jones) office.
He only attended at few meetings Of
the board
Col. Rector then took up the various
contracts made when the governor
was attorney general. One was the
chair factory contract. and the othel
the brick manufacturing contract, and
when he signed them. The colonel
dwelt on the signing of the contracts
for some time.
Colonel Rector spoke of how Cover.
nor Davis distributed the pictures of
one Rector. convict in Clay. Union
and other counties. He exhibited the
picture and said that it was publishe.
in the Commercial-Appeal and Post
Dispatch. At the close of Colonel
Rectors speech he was literally ap-
plauded.
Gov. Davis devoted the greater part
of his speech to the senatorial race.
"Tell the people who you are for for
United States senator" said the gov
ernor to Colonel Rector
"You said that I was aiming to beat
Jim Berry for United States senator
said the governor.
Il did not say any such thing" said
Col. Rector. "directly or indirectly
The friends ef both parties began to
yell
Governor Davis said Col. Rector
gave a boy S. to copy the Missouri
was untrue. This brought up quite
dispute between the speakers for a
few minutes He didn't think Rector
would get enough votes to load
shotgun. Gov Davis referred to one
or two issues brought outat New Lew
isville and Hot Springs. and said that
there were other matters he could dis
cuSS.
Col Rector had thirty minutes re
joinder. which he used He didn't
think Governor Davis could defend his
record, as he didn't make any attempt
to dispute one word of the charges
made against him. The governor put
up lame plea as to why he had sign
ed the contracts when attorney gen
eral Governor Davis, he alleged, had
misappropriated money to his OWL
personal use and the money came out
Of the contingent fund. He had the
record on it and expected to stick
to the record all the way through
He repeated the assertion first made
| that he would not let the governor,
or any other living man, misrepresent
him in any way. He expected to hold
Davis personally responsible for any
misrepresentation indulged in in any
| way directly or indirectly. He pro
| posed to deal in nothing but cold
facts. and when the next election
came off he thought Davis would be
| retired to the private shades of life.
He had two sons, and they worked,
too. one of them on the railroad. He
had always respected the laboring
class of people and was being misrep-
resented as to matters of this nature
and character