Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01
FIRST NEE / INC
or JUDGE Woo ANB Gov DAVIS
SINCE MI5HaRC<
iNGHENF.
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Wood Warned Dava as To
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'lays le0 Dasis aud Hon \. f. Vande-
,enter Eaea the tlio delivered Il
speech dealing with matters pertain
ius 10 the state campaign Betwccn
zpo9 and 5000 people were present.
representative =for tac most part of
Columbia eou4t>'# .eitizensfp.. The
foWd =was quiet and orderly. the
aaIt disturbance Of the DAY being
able Ia a drunken man from an
ettef eeaHtN, who was restrained when
he made himself obnoxious
There were no Incidents of unusual
occurrence in connection with the
speaking beyond a warming Judge
Wood gave Gov. Davis that the latter
would be held personally responsible
for any reflections east upon the
| Judge. The governor made no reply
70 the warming but the carnestness
# Judge Wood was not to be mistaken.
i'his was the first appointment at
which Judge Wood and Gov. Davis
ave met III joint discussion since the
flair at Bismarck. Hot Spring county,
asst Tuesday, when the governor tum~
oIed from the platform before the at
: ack of Judge Wood. who resented the
governors manner and words.
Mr.. Vandeventer opened the dis
aussion and spoke with his customary
aloquence. He opened up on Gov.
avis exercise of the pardoning power.
MD before the crowd the facts as de-
tHored ID regard to the pardon OF DR..
ee Johnson. who had entered plea
If guilty to the charge of incest and
received a sentence of seven years In
the penitentlary. only part OF the
term having been served when the
pardon was granten. Mr.. Vandeven-
| r also referred to ,he pardon by Gov.
!nvis Of the negro Brown who had
tAen convicted OF criminal assault. He
accused the governor of having told
four different stories about that par
don. His denunciaton of the govern
ors use Of the power to grant par
ions was severe.
Judge Wood followed in a speech
which touched upon the issues before
the rf fople aud outlined the course ne
would pursue if honored with the Of
ice of governor He reviewed the rec
| of the present governor while at
orney general and pointed out how
he supreme court had defined the way
or him to prosecute the trusts and
oW Davis had failed to do it. Judge
Woods speech was able and dignified
nd he was given most attentive
caring. 70
Gov Davis, in bis speech, brought
~ the name of John r. Dos Passos,
q New York laTyer. and sought to
}nvey the impression that Judge
.9oA had been associated with Dos
a,eos in 2inn Mining deal in Ma
tan county. He said Judge Wood
"a denied having been associated with
+4a Paaaes in mining property in the
inc region Of Arkansas.
Judge Wood interrupted with the
tatement that the assertion Of the gov
rndr was not true. Judge Wood said
fat his connection with mining
ransaction with Dos Passos ceased
18th the expiration of an option.
Gov. Davis said he had written to
he clerk Of Marion county and would
. TO the bottom of the matter if II
eok all summer.
Judge Wood replied that he welcom-
ri the fullest investigation He warn
= the governor, however, that he
op'd he held personally res ponsibie
49, reflections upon him Wood).
defending his pardon record the
,overnor again declared that he had