Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-05
MO JOINT lEB4TES
WILL BE HAD FOR THsDsMAlND.
ER OF THE GUBERtArORlAL
CAMPAlGA
Wood Demands That DAYS Hear Him
at Appointments, sa;Fre Too
Hot for I:F.

There will be no t..s Joint dis
clssion between jude Carr d Wood
ana Governor JeH Dd'& nd each OF
these two candidates for he Demo
cratic gubernatorlal 1GMsation will
make and follow his ovl Ieaking ap.
pointments between loy &d March %
the day of the prlmaHtS
In communication lr,tfe governor
Judge Wood Indicate willingness to
arrange series OF further discuss ions
upon the condition lat each speaker
remain until the joint discussion is
ended. To this The gElrnor reDlied
10 Judge Wood in Par: You can leave
the audience after va ave spoken if
YOU want to and wifi exercise the
same privilege
The result of tha cGspondence BE-
tween the two can4ilaes is that there
will be two separa'e and distinct lists
of appointments fG sre-ches.
Judge Woods propostion.
Judge Wood yeseriav morning adj
dressed the foll~T51g communication
10 the governor:
Little Rock, Ark. Feb. + 1901
Governor Jeffersoa Davis, Little Rock,
Ark: Dear Sir shall be glad to ar
range series Of t4rher discussions
with you upon the condition that
each speaker remain g1til the joint dis
cussion is ended Il this meets with
your approval sigGitE the same in a
letter to me and vi instruct my rep
resentatives to meet With yours and ar
range times and places. Yours respect
fully, G. D. WOOD.9
Gov. Davis Reply.
"February 1. l964-Judge Carroll d.
Wood. City: Ny Dear Sir-l am just
in receipt of yogrfaFer of the Attn inst.
in which you aiyise me that you will
be glad to arraage series Of further
Joint discussions 4 condition that |
remain and hear YOU until the discus
sion is ended
4 met you and youn' representative
yesterday in he senate chamber anl
submitted to you The list of appoint
ments you haI1erecc,fore selected. and
which had net been filed; also Est
of appointments | had selected, and
which had r0f been filled. You told
NE expressly thf0agA your representa-
tive. Mr.. Crawford, that you would eX-
anime this list. and thought il would
be entirely satisfactory. NV you
write me his letter. desire to LAY
this in answer to your letter: That il
You want to make a further list Of ap-
continents am ready to meet your
representative this afternoon and DO
il and 1 give you carte-blanche tG leave
lllt duu1tllCt NAtll YOU TN ot'SiA
speaking if YOU so desire, and | shall
exercise the same free American prl-
vilege. Y eur puny plea is babylsh; 1t
is an admission that you cannot hold
the crowd after | have left the audi
ence. You know that this has been
the ease AT every place We have sp0h-
en-that with me, when | am eompell-
ed 10 leave. four-ffths of the audience
have left YOU Nov, if you want TO
make more appointments for j mt dis
cussions. say SO, and | am ready to
You can leave the audience after you
have ,uqkn if You want TO, and shall
exercise the same privilege. II you
don't care to make the joint appoint
ment On this basis you can d. as you
like shall make my own and shall
invite va. and hope you will show the
same courtesty should you make sep
arate list. regret that any such child
isn play as this should break the fur.
ther Joint discussions because
would much prefer having you present
when speak; the effect is much more
satisfactory. | accord YEA the right tC
leave the audience when you want to
and reserve the same right myself
please answer me at once, as | de
sire o act this afternoon.
Jeff Davis. Governor"