The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-11
Aftermath Of Carmack.Pat.
terson Campaign Results
in Gaming.
Congressional Candidate Oh.
ject 10 Use Of Name.
INK WELL FIGURES .cAsE

Paris. Tenn, Aug. 11.-An affair
of sensational nature concurred In
the Office of the clerk and master in
chancery today when personal en-
counter was precipitated between
Hon. ]. r. Rison and Hon. Dudley
Porter. In which Porter was the ag-
gressor.
The fight was the outgrowth of
politics and MIR. Porter sought out
Mr. Rison In his office at the court
house. and upon his entrance said:
This Is as good a time as any TO
settle our little differences"
They then clinched. as Mr.. Porter
advanced with his cane held in his
hand As they scuffled Mr.. Rison
secured the cane and threw IL from
an open window. During the fight
Porter dealt Rison a heavy blow on
the head with an inkstand secured
from a desk nearby. by this time
friends were attracted by the fight
and separated them.
The fight was the result OF poll
tics. the beginning OF which was an
article In the Paris Post IntellIgen-
Ger. OF which Rison is sole owner
and proprietor, which appeared dur
ing the Patterson-Carmack cam
paign. which was contributed TO the
paper and paid for. and which con-
tanned some satire and reflections on
Mr.. Porter.
Porter Angcred.
This angered Porter. who told
Rison he must never use his name
again In ass paper, which Rison has
complied with, except in social
way. The IN will was further engen-
dered by the Post 1ntellIgencer pub
fishing n great deal OF Carmack mat
ter which Rlson says was paid for
during the campaign. when Porter as
strongly upheld Gov. Patterson in
his local paper. the Partisan. Mr..
Porter is an aspirant for the seat OF
Congressman Sims, and recently the
brehch seemed TO widen between
him and Rlson. when the Post Intel
ligencer published some articles
which Porter took as refIecting upon
him and which compllmented In a
high measure Mr. Sims as a con-
gresham.
About this time. according TO his
statement, Porter sent a courier 20
Rison informing him that he would
thrash Rison n any more articles APP
peared In the Intelligencer referring
TO Porter. or II any editorial ex-
pressions on the congressionsional
race appeared.
Porter's Statement.
Porter stated to the representative
OF The Commercial Appeal that In
sending the message 10 Risen he
specifically stated he didn't object TO
complimentary notices OF Mr.. Sims,
as this was his right as a journalist.
Rison understood this message 10
be 20 omit everything in reference to
the congressional race and wholly
ignored the demands. MFR. Rlson
continued to have published sucn
matter bearing on the race and other
matters. which is doubtless the cause
VI Aht ulultuit1s
Mr.. Porter was called on for an
interview which was refused, but ad-
mitted the statements above are sub
stantially correct.
Mr.. Rison stated that he acted on
the defensive throughout and very
much regretted the affair. This has
been sensational In the extreme, and
the sole topic OF conversation here
on account of the prominence of the
parties.
John r. Rison is chancery court
clerk, ex-mayor, was last year presi-
dent Tennessee Press association,
chairman board stewards First Meth
odist church. and secretary city
hoard of education. and has more
than a statewide reputation. Dud-
ley Porter is young lawyer here, OF
the firm of Porter & Tyson, the
grandson OF the late congressman
and ex-Confederate general. ]. ID. C.
Adkins. and the grandson of ex-Gov-
ernor James ID. Porter, chancellor of
Peabody college in Nashville.
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