The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17

primary election Gov. VIM. II. e.
lorbo called at my store without any
solicitation or suggestion OH my
part. After shaking hands with mo
and talking about tho beautiful day
tho governor brought up tho subject
of tho primary election to bo held
tho following Tuesday, saying he
was glad to hear | was supporting
his candidacy. l answered that I
WAS sorry ho was misinforn.oh as I
had supported Schnmpert in the
first primary and now | was sitting
right on tho fence and did not know
which side to got down on, as 1 was
not prohibtiouist and l was GER
tninly opposed to this tyrannical
monopoly Of dispensary law boing
showed down the peoples throats
without having word to say about
it, The governor replied:
"Wtl', now, MIR. Duncan, right
there is tho point that [ want to ex-
plain to you. Since my canvass all
over tho State this summer, aud ill.,
termlngllng with the people, L have
come to tho conclusion that local
option il what they want, and in
tond to recommend it in my message
to tho Legislature and aso my poi
sonal influence, if l. have any, to get
til" h:!! passed. this winter"
| said: "Well, governor, if you
arc conscientious in that stand I
will plodgo you my support and do
all l can for you from now until
next Tuesday, election day"
Wo shook hands on it, and he
said: "Im very much obliged to
you aud L hope you'll do all you
can for mo, and that we'll be sue.
cossful noxt Tuesday,"
lilo then left my store.
went to work from that very
minute for Gov. EIlerbe, spreuding
tho information among tho local
| option men who had declared Them
solvo5 for FeatherStone and would
havo voted for him if tho governor
| had not gwen this pledge to me.
At nightfall thore was but one man
Z ON tho Market block who was not
. for Etlcrbo. On Sunday l wrote
I five or six lottors to my friends in
II the country, toiling them what tho
o governor had promised, and
= walked Main street tho whole of
" Sunday afternoon telling Of Gov.
S Ellrrbo's pledgo to mo to the bust
r ness m"n and every other voter
}. mot. On election day my friends in
l. tho country did all they could for
" tho governor and helped to carry tho
e county for him
II a gront many Of ny friends said
II afterwards that Gov. Ellerbe would
!" DO fa]so to the Pledges he made to
mo, but thought that man who
q held tho high Office of governor of
q South Carolina must have some re-
!" gard for his own word and his repu
ot tatiOn | am now forced to believe
|a that ho is utterly without truthful
OF ness or honor, aud [ therefore wish
,,g to add my exposure Of his duplcity
~ to that which you have made.
~ j. w. III. DUNCAN.
!" Columbia, S. g., Jan. | I, 1890.
T.. MIR. WESTON susTAINs WHAT MIR. CON.
~
~ Mr.. Il. IL. Weston on being ap.
prouch"d yesterday with reference to
ii. the mention made Of himself IN the
Oh States editorial "In Re VIM II. El
to l"rbo," said that tho statemouts re,
81 garding him in the article were cor
IN rect That he would have some
m thing further to say in tho matter, i
90 doomol necessary, but preferred t.
Ter wait until he could SEQ full state
mont which Gov Ellerbe has sal,
in no is preparing.
Of AS to tho ueo Of tho letter bein
"unauthorized," he had only to so
now that tho lottor wns written j
TO his presence by Gov. E'lorbe an
handed to him to be used by him l
tho precise manner in which it we
ov. used.