Newport daily independent., 1903-07-25
DAVIS VERSUS vANDEvENTER.
Candidates for Governor Engage in Another Characteristic Joint Dis
 cussion at Traskwood.

Traskwood, July 23.-Gov. Davis and A. F. Vandeventer spoke here to- night. They arrived on the evening train from Little Rock.
 Gov. Davis opened the debate at 8:30 and thanked the people for their kindness in the past and then out lined his policy as to the trusts and referred to his suing the trusts while attorney general. He illustrated the trusts by saying it was equal to all lowing one merchant to run up the prices in Traskwood He handled the supreme court in strong terms and their decision. He referred to MT. Vandeventer carrying one county and thinking he was running again.
 The governor assured the audience that he would not quit politics until the people of the state got an anti trust law. The fire insurance and the life insurance money sent out of the state each year, he said, would feed every person in the state and this business, he said, was one of the big gest trusts in the world Three lead ling insurance men left the state while the anti trust bill was hanging fire, he said, and on their return they brought about a change. He then referred to Representative WEitthorne of this county, rating with the trusts, and being "as busy as cranberry mer- chant.o
 The governor made the usual re- marks regarding his impeachment. He said also that the ambulance had started early, and that Judge Wood was in bed sick. He thought Judge Wood would be out of the race in two weeks. The governor also attacked Judge Merriman, saying he was turned out of the Yankee army for immortality.
 Gov. Davis wanted the Gazette to print, that he said he would have been murdered in the committee room when the investigation was going on if there had been the least rupture during the investigations.
 He reviewed the investigation pro- ceedings and referred to what false hoods had been published in the newspapers.
 He was frequently applauded. \ Mir. Vandeventer then spoke. He said he was live corpse and the livest that he (Davis) ever saw. Gov Davis, who was leaving the room, turned and said: "Yes, that was what you told me three years ago"
 Davis had said that he (Vandeven- ter) would not carry the town of Nor rilton and told anyone who doubted it to write Sheriff White or Rev. F. E. 1 Wiley. MT. Vandeventer spoke of the raising the taxes of the railroads. He spoke of the testimony of Col. Monroe and the evidence he gave in raising the taxes of the railroads. Gov. Davis used six hundred words about the beer inspectors of the state, and didn't say one word about the free schools of the state. If he (Van- deventer) was elected governor he would pay more attention to the pub- lie schools of the state, and not take up as much time as the governor did about the grade of beer the people used. He ridiculed the governor, while he referred to what he had done and what he had not done. Some one yelled 'tHurrah for Davis."
 "What has that fellow been par doned for?n asked Mir. Vandeventer
 Gov. Davis had said MT. Vandeven- ter ought to go out and get him lot of invitations. MT. Vandeventer called half dozen or more places where he had been invited and two places in Conway county. He ex7 hibited large circular advertising his appointments where he stumped the state of Illinois for Bryan. He referred to the five new chancery judges in the state and about $21 1000 being paid out by the state for them. He discussed the governors record for some time and spoke about Davis going to Washington July 5th and drawing one hundred dollars from the contingent fund to go on.
 Mir. Vandeventer goes to Perryville tomorrow and Gov. Davis said he would go if he could gef off.
 A large crowd greeted the speakers and a number of the voters were from Grant county.