The Green Forest tribune., 1904-03-19


 was also at heart a Davis man. He turned to Dr.. Poynor and ask him to say how he stood but the doctor refused to accommodate him.
 Dr. Poynor was then introduc- ed. He opened by saying that he had said he was in favor of the county superintendent bill, that he was for anything designed to benefit the public school system m. He said he was not familiar enough with the bill to know if he favored it in all it's details.
 He took from his pocket cir cular headed "What They Say" issued by MT. Fuller, which con- tained some newspaper comments on his work in the general as- sembly. Dr. Poynor wanted to know if he indorsed them as his record. Mir. Fuller said it was not his province to pass upon the truth or merits of the news { paper article concerning himself. It was only copied. Dr. Poynor then stated that he had investi- gated the sources from which these comments came in this county and he was informed by both the Fiashlight and Progress that they had been paid to publish these articles, and that the one published in the Flashlight was written by c. D. James.
 Dr. Poynor then read some clippings concerning MT. Fuller that he said was what papers had to say of him when they were not paid. One of these was long article from the Flashlight pub- lished some two years ago in which there was a hint at dis honesty on the part of Mr. Fuller concerning some affairs connect ed with the city government of Eureka Springs.
 The doctor then grew eloquent in discussing his opposition to the proposed amendmen5 of which Mir. Fuller was the author, taking about the same view of the matter that was presented in the gover- nor's veto of the mt sure.
 Dr. Poynor said that Mir. Fdl- Ter claimed that he had been faithful to the trust imposed on him. The speaker did not think SO. He took up the journal of the last house and declared that MT. Fuller had been absent when more than 100 votes were taken and that he was not present when the famous antitrust law was voted upon, a measure he had boasted so strongly of supporting. MT. Fuller rose up and challeng- ed the statement and said he would agree to withdraw from the race if such could be shown to be so, if his opponent would in case 1t could not be verified. Fuller said it was not true and that the re- cords did not show it. Dr. Poy- nor declared he had looked the matter through carefully and he could not conceive of how he could be in error. MT. Fuller suggested that the doctor was honestly mistaken.
 The celebrated Dr. Lee Johnson pardon case was then reviewed by pr. Poynor. He said Gov. Davis said he was deceived by Fuller into granting this pardon, making such a strong denuncia- tion of pardon brokers, who would liberate such fiends as Johnson, that his remarks might have been interpreted to be just condem- nation of Gov. Davis for granting it.
 Closing Dr. Poynor said if the people thought him honest and worthy of the honor he ask their support in this race, otherwise they could bestow it upon his op- ponent.
 In his rejoinder of 10 minutes Mr. Fuller explained that his ao- sence and not voting recorded so often in the journal was due to his having often been employed in the clerical work of the house, having at different times acted Ill the capacity of chief clerk or the assistant. At other times he was absent on committee work and had acted in the capacity oi ] .-s.S ta1a