Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-28
GOV. JEFF DAVIS IN A FIGHT.
Worsted in Scrimmage Over Politics
With Former Representative.

Gov. jeff Davis and misrepresentation
Dinsmore had a fight in the lobby of the
Washington Hotel at Fayetteville. Ark,
Sunday night. 1t grew out of political diff
ferences.
Davis some time ago procured a letter
written by Senator Berry to Dinsmore. The
latter learned that the governor would ar
rive IN Fayetteville Sunday night, and In
company with a friend, Jack Walker Of
that place. waited for him in the hotel
lobby Gov. Davis, In his statement of the
affair, said:
II arrived at the Washington Hotel Sun
day night between IL and Il O. clock. l reg
istered and spoke to a friend. Mr.. Moore,
and asked him to walk up to my room with
me. AT this point Mr.. Dinsmore told me
that he wanted to speak with me privately.
1 told him to walk up to my room. 1 saw
he was very angry.
He, Mr.. Moore and myself went upstairs
and Jack Walker followed. AS soon as /
entered my room Mr.. Dinsmore began to
use abusive language. He became very In
sulting. l saw a pistol in his vest pocket
and Jack Walker drew one
Il opened my room door and walked
down into the Office of the hotel. Dinsmore
using very profane language, 1 broke my
cane over his head. He drew a pistol and
attempted to shoot me. l grappled with
him, and in the scuffe he struck me twice
in the face and on the hand with the pis-
to,'
Gov. Davis is noted in Arkansas for mis-
belligerent nature. On several occasions in
stump speeches he has expressed his will
ingness to meet face to fade any man who
impugned his personal record and settle
the score hand TO hand. He shattered all
precedents in governorship contests in Ar
kansas by being elected three times to the
chief executiveshp. At the last primary
Hpht fnr la mr. 1iy,at ion har ctr
test was waged against him, in which many
women of the state participated. but ne
won by reason of his strong hold on the
people of the backwoods regions. He is said
to be a candidate for the seat of James II.
Berry, United States senator from Arhan-
sas.
Here is a short record of the fighting
governor:
August Is. 1902-Had a fist fight with re-
publican candidate for governor, H. II.
Myers. at SELDOM Springs.
August %, 1903-Had fist fight with JUS
tice Carroll D. Wood who knocked him off
the speakers platform at Bismarck, Ark.
October 10. 1903-A. f. Handkerchief called
him Contemplate liar at Little Rock
Both grabbed chairs; friends jumped be-
tween them.
December 20, 1003-Fought with Justice
Wood at Hope, Ark. The judge got in rirst
blow; the governor hit him twice with els
cane. :
September 1. 1905-Attorney General Bob
Rogers told him: IF you attaci. my private
character In your speech I'll kill you in
stantly." Friends interfered. This at Hig-
ginson. Ark.
October 10. 1905-Announced that he would
not go to banquet to President Roosevelt
at Little Rock because he would not sit 81
the same table with Powell Clayton"
October % 19O0-Before 60 Geo persons ar
Little Rock President Roosevelt rebuked
him for his defense of lynching.
Hugh Dinsmore was defeated for renoni
nation for Congress at the last congress
sional primary. He was member of the
Foreign aHairs committee of the House at
the time of his defeat. He was minister to
Korea during the first Cleveland admins
tration.