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 Representative
Dinsmore had 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 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
81 arrived at the Washington Hotel Sun
day night between II and II o clock. 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.
told him to walk up to my room L saw
he was very angry.
HE. Mr.. Moore and myself went upstairs,
and Jack Walker followed. AS soon as l
use abusive language. He became very In
sulting. 1 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, l broke my
cane over his head. He drew a pistol and
attempted to shoot me. l grappled with
him, and in the scuffie he struck me twice
in the face and on the hand with the ps-
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 VINO
impugned his personal record and settle
the score hand to hand. He shattered all
presidents in governorship contests in Ar
kansas by being elected three times to the
chief executfveship. AT the last primary
fight for the nomination there strong con-
test was waged against him, in which many
women of the state participated but ne
won by reason of his strong hold che
people of the backwoods regions. He is said
to be candidate for the seat of James H.
Berry, United States senator from Arkan-
Here is short record of the fighting
governor:
August 10. 19O2-Had fist fight with re-
publican candidate for governor H II.
Myers. at SELDOM Springs
August 90. 1903-Had a fist fight with JUS
tice Carroll D. Wood. who knocked him off
the speakers platform at Bismarck, Ark.
October TO- 1903-A. F. Vandeventer called
him Contemplate liar" at Little Rock
Both grabbed chairs; friends jumped be-
tween them.
December 90 1003-Fought with Justice
Wood at Hope, Ark The judge got in first
blow; the governor hit him twice with els
cane.
September l. 19o5-Attorney General Bob
Rogers told him: IF you attaoI. my private
character IN your speech I'll kill you In
stantly." Friends interfered This at Hlg-
ginson. Ark.
October Is. 1905-Announced that he would
not go to banquet to President Roosevelt
at Little Rock because he would not sit al
the same table with Powell Clayton"
October 70, 13OO-Before co Geo persons al
Little Rock President Roosevelt rebuked
him for his defense of lynching
Hugh Dinsmore was defeated for renomi-
nation for Congress at the last congress
sional primary. He was a member of the
foreign affairs committee of the House at
the time of his defeat. He was minister to
Korea during the first Cleveland adminis
tration.