Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-24
SEVEN REASONS
WHY ~. ~. STEPHENS Of Clark
COUNTY IS OPPOSED =
DAVIS.
States Teen IN Rep.y to lester Fr8m
DAVIS II #nj1t re Wrcts
to CLARK Committee.

the Carl ee7iatE Democratic central
committee a.. vel We wee crowded
Tor space aaa f@r9el 10 1eag4 OCT
part II SANE which vas OF much i'm.
portanco says trEadelpaia Standard.
The following is thai part aud is a let
ter written by Commiiteeman ". ".
Stephens, o. Leard township, h cir
governor in reply 10 the letter re-
ceived from him in which Davis as
sumed to dictate TO the COMMITTEES
what they should do in the matter oe
! holding primory eIectisns The reply
was read before the committee and was
voted to be published in the Standard
and the Siftings.
Lead Ark, Dee. Is, 1903.
Mr. jeff Davis Little Rock.
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter
| want to say | didn't want to vast i
stamp with you. but as his is the third
letter from you | have decided 10 write
and tell you that | am for Hon. Car
roll ID. Wsod and for Democracy. and
hope you may enjoy the same blessing
| could not vote for YOU, BECAUSE you
are not true Democrat; if yeql We're
you would not be out for third term
and no true Democrat can vote for Da-
Wis; and could give many reasons
why | cannot vote for him, Euf VII
only give few.
First consider him Tie s0rriest
governor We ever had in Arkansas
since carpet bag rule
Second-EIis pardoning record.
Third-The legislature came in one
Of impeaching you, so I've been told.
III Their investigating pre- edings
FOURTH am opposed TO whisky and
#2nst vote for man that will pardon
d ilnd tiger of a fine and turn him
l499e on the people like he has III Ar
kadcpha.
fi5jIl-The Baptist church Of Little
ROCK turned you out for drunkenness
and gambling and don't want Ark
anSas Gisgraced with y>tl any longer.
further.l want her to redeem herself.
! don't want Arkansas to have gov
eilof ina VIII turn so many criminals
leese like YOU have done. Want her
TO redeem herself in the eyes Of the
world / didn't vote for Davis the last
time and am sorry | voted for him the
first time and hope to outlive the dis.
grace.
SiXth-Because you said in speecb
no man was ever true to his wife.
which was acknowledging that you was
not, and | can't vote for man that
would make such assertions.
Hurrah for Carroll d. Wood, for
governor, he will beat Davis so bad
he Wcn't never offer himself again
could give many more reasons bat
what I've written is snfficient-dont
you think so? and won't you help me-
defeat Davis by voting for Woody
Show this letter to Wood and tell him
I'm one Of his strong fle
AS t., the primaries, I'm in favor of
having it at the best time TO defeat
Jeff Davis, and believe the more votes
We have the worse he will be defeated.
want Clark county to at least
redeem herself by voting for Wood ana
let Us have a true Democrat for gov
ernOr and no third term goyern1@
Yours for Wood.
w. NJ. STEPHENS.
p. S.-Seyenth--For wanting jeff
Davis beat, he amt fit for the governor
Of Arkansas; We want law abiding
men as our chief executive and Da.
Wis as8ails every man that runs against
him as being a traitor or something
of the kind. | know men who knew
Hon. Carroll d. Wood TO be a perfect
gentleman and say no man can bring
anything against Woods character and
tell the truth Davis and Bourland's
coWardly attack on Mr.. Wood is
enough to turn any decent man against
Davis. Then you assail Mr.. J. H.
Crawford who | know to be gentle