The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-10-30
The CANDIDATES SPEAK
Three Speeches Reeking with
EXAMINATIONS and Re-
examinations.
GOVERNOR SCORES HIS ADYERSARIES
Tore Light Turned Upon the Shame
full Record Of the Chief Execu-
tive of Arkansas.


ment the three candidates for the
democratic nomination for Cover.
nor addressed the voters of ST.
Francis county at the courthouse
last Friday afternoon.
Governor Davis was the first
speaker, and led off with a speech
ofan hour and q quarter. Mr.. Van.
devsnter and Judge Wood each fol-
lowed in the orders named in
speeches of an hour and half, and
the Governor closed in a rejoinder
OF fifteen minutes.
Governor Davis opened his APP
peal for vindication by rehearslng
his troubles with the Supreme
Court in the suits brought by him
against the trusts. He bitterly de-
nounced the court and put the
blame Of his failure upon 1t. 1t
was the same story as told here by
Judge Bourland and successfully
controverted by Judge Wood.
The Governor laid great stress
upon the history of this farce in
Arkansas. He claimed, as usual !,
that he would have to go to Lon
don to get proof to convict under
the decision of this court.
Turning to Judge Wood, Cover.
nor Davis said: 81 was prevented
from shutting the trusts out of the
state by the Supreme Court, and
you know it. You know l am tel.
ling the truth about this thing"
"And absolutely my distinguish
opponent" continued the Governor
turning again to Judge Wood, twas
as busy as cranberry merchant
during that time, and the path from
his office to the Legislature was as
slick as an otter slide. He didn't
wait for the bill to become law
and come before him to pass upon
its merits, as was his official duty.
No. He went out of his way to
meet it, and advised that it should
be amended before passage"
Governor Davis scarcely mention
ed the legislature, and contrary to
expectation did not mention the
namo of the member from this
county, as he has done at other
places Ito his sorrow.
He disposed of the Altheimer
farm matter with a few sarcastic
remarks, and quoted Altheimer as
saying that che never had offered
the farm to Governor Davis for
$4,000, and that any statement to
the contrary was as false as HE'LL
He took up the various other
oh argos which had been brought
against him in tins campaign, and
disposed of some of them upon the
most flimsey pretexts.
In the case of the Lee Johnson
pardon he declared he had been
imposed upon by his friend Fuller,
the lawyer, and regretted the mis-
take he had made in issuing the
pardon. Said he would have given
one hundred dollars If he could
have revoked thai pardon. But it
was too late. He had made a mis-
take.
In the Pomp Brown case, he ex'
hibited petition signed by about
thirty good citizens of Morrlton,
and letter from the prosecuting
attorney, In which some doubt OF
the Negroes guilt was expressed.
He asked our Mr.. Vadakin it he
would publish this petition, and
when an affirmative reply was given
the Governor promised to furnish
a copy, but he has not done so. We
have the sworn affidavit of the
young girl that she 'knew the
negro Pomp Brown we'll. l saw
him coming meeting me in the
road" etc.
The Governor then called The
Times ga dirty, lousy, filthy sheet"
He said the Arkansas Democrat
was unfit TO be in the home of a |
decent citizen, and the Gazette was
oil kinds of vile things. He told a
story about the old hounds and the
pups going on chase. Said the