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Columbia, August 49, There
has been some confusion and uncer-
tain,y about the statements Of State
Treasurer Zimmerman relative to
Governor EIlerbe and the metropoli-
tan police. DR.. Zimmerman thinks
that the report Of tho Tirzah meet
Ing is calculated to be misleading, as
he did not tell Mr.. Duncan or any
one else that he had been misquoted
by Mr.. Watson relative to the police
matter
DIR. Zimmerman said today that
there was uut ono version of tho
matter as he saw it, and it was us fol-
lows:
A day or two after Governor Ell
lorbo's Inauguration, said he, was
talking with him, and said: "Gover-
nor, If | were Governor of tho State
l would remove the metropolitan po-
lice from Charleston, as it is dis
elimination against her people,"
"l am going to do So" replied
Governor Ellerbe, and then he went
on to say, "but 1 will first let things
quiet down and get settled. l do
not care to make talk Of it, how.
ever"
This, DR.. Zimmerman says, ID the
conversation as nearly as he remem-
bors it. DR.. Zimmerman said he
made no mention whatever Of tho in
terview until long after this, except
to hi. wife.
Some time after tho Governor had
concluded not to remove the motrop-
olitan police he told Governor Eller-
be that he was heaping up trouble
for himself and the dispensnry.
Governor Ellerbe then asked him
if he removed the police ut that time
il he wonld not be open to tho charge
that he had been forced to take the
action that was suggested.
Dr. Zimmerman said he replied
that he supposed the charge would
DO made.
Some time after this, after the
Senatorial primary, DIR. Zimmerman
SAYS he mot Governor Ellerbe on the
steps OF the State Ho1iuo and Cover
nor Ellcrbe said: "Doctor, | am go.
ing to romove tho metropolitan po-
lice from Charleston. What do you
think Of ?"
DIR. Zimmerman replied: "Gover-
nor, you know what think of it.
think that your not removing it long
ago has cost tho State $50, 600, for it
has been responsible, in my opinion,
for the opening and running of the
0. p. shops"
TO this Governor Ellcrbe replied:
at has bocn the grcntrst mistake of
my administration"
| During tho present campaign
Governor Ellorbe asked DR.. Timm"r-
man to como 10 hia Office, and there
went over tho first interview. Gov.
ornor Ellerbe asked him If he could
say that in that interview he made
no mention Of unconditional re-
moval," and that might have been
implied. DR.. Zimmerman says he
told Governor Ellerbo exactly what
ho remembered Of the interview, and
that, as nothing whatever was snid
about unconditional removal" he
was at liberty to say that he did not
use the word unconditional" or any
other qualifying word.
DIR. Zimmerman sa, 8 that he has
repeated the conversation, and that
it is all ho has said about the matter.
and that no has never told any one
that Col. Watson was mistaken in
what no hnd said about the inter
view.
I would not have made this state.
mont but for the report of what Col.
Duncan is reported in tho News and
Courior to have said at Tirzah. This
statement of DR.. Zimmerman, inst
at this time, will prove quito inter-
osting.
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