Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-18
9Ns0N PARDON
AZ FOR CONSIDERABLE
,oc,,sslON AT SHER-
IDAN.
..o,iaI Candidates Meet in De-
:. and a Few Hot Ones
Are Handed to Jeff.

prdan, Aug. 1S.-A spirited tri-
,,or discussion took place here
ordav between Judge j. B. Wood
Il Strings. representing his broth
,dop Carroll D. Wood, Gov. Davis
HIM. A. F. Vandeventer. The
Ikng followed an hours session of
n county circuit court, Judge A.
puAie presiding, Hon. Havis Nix
was chairman Of the meeting and
rpssed the speakers.
mernor Davis made the opening
pch He referred to his first speech
erent county, when he met Isom
langley, Populist, in joint de-
J and was a mere boy at the time.
said he had always carried Grant
rnty, He spoke Of the antitrust
Ii and the other campaigns, and
but nearly all the representative
senator's making the race against
sts. Everything was a trust, he
cared, even "goober peas" He said
1t Weaver Of Fort Smith and two
Ipubcans voted against the bill in
house. but the senate went back
the bill. Referring to the fight,
said: "They will never send for
Pu farmers. Whom did they send
+? The fire insurance men of Pine
uf, Helena and Texarkana, the
oney centers of the state"
The governor discussed the pardon
Johnson of Fort Smith, and claimed
; was imposed upon, and said he sent
telegram to Representative Fuller,
'ling him if he got a fee for the par
pn ne got it through fraud, and he
ould have to give up the deed.
Hon. A. F. Vandeventer was the
Ext speaker, and he said this was
IS flrst speech in Grant county. He
I'D 1t was being circulated that he
as running in the interest of Judge
ood but it was untrue. He refer
10 the Lonoke speech, and read
nat the governor had to say about
70 not keep one man in one Office
the time He mentioned about
WIS being turned out uf the Second
ptlst church, and said it was no
rse for Merriman to be turned out
lne army than for DAVIS to be turn
cut OF the church. Davis does not
7ak 10 any one of the state officials,
10 any of the members of the SUI
'me court, and Mr.. Vandeventer call
several other names of those that
'is would not speak to. He was
ue 10 write Davis political obit-
y he referred to how Davis made
pl' Monroe sign statement to
1arm if he (Davis) would not
out a man in opposition to Audi
monroe for a second term. Mr..
laeventer exhibited the deed for
land, valued at s40O, which is
actlns some attention. as it fig
III 'he pardon Of Johnson. He
III loI some time on the pardon
'ohhson, and said there had nev-
'esh any notice posted CT any le-
No'lce SIVen in the newspapers.
'ahdeVenter was very eloquent in
speech Ae made practically the
'0 speech as at other points. He
Nc oI GOV. Davis dis charging an
confederate soldier and putting
match in his place. Mr.. Vande-
ter discussed the negro janitor at
! points, He was given good at
ION all through his speech.
.use j. B. Wood of Hot Springs,
ner OF Judge Carroll D. Wood, was
next speaker. He represented his
ner IN an able manner. He refeS
. MS first visits to Sheridan and
~ friends, now dead and gone. He
u MS brothers early training, and
~ Ills going to the state univer-
part OF the time walking. then
eilng in chicken peddler's wag-
he washed dishes and hired out
'hi'or in order to complete his ed