The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-20
News and Courier.)

has boon completely overshadowed
during the past week by the Ellerbe
sensation. The law makers have
contcnted themselves with preparing
thoir bills and getting them started,
and then talk about tho gubernato.
rial expose. There have been somo
rather severe things said about the
affair and there seems to be no cham
pous of tho "dcal" Governor Ell
lerbe is getting an all round raking,
but there is no likelihood Of any thing
being done, unless he wants it. If
Governor Ellerbo asks for any in
quiry or vindication, then there will
he lively times, but there does not APP
pear to NO my movement at present
towards taking any proceedings im
parchment or Acknowledgements
Governor EIlcrbe There has bocn
talk, but no one will take tho lead,
and very many members say tho in
cidont is not sufficiently grave to
warrant impeachment proceedings,
but that tho members and people
generally can and will como to their
own conclusions about the affair,
There is much surprise that Gov.
ornor Ellclbo has had nothing to
say "for publication" about the
charges; not word. Ile is as muSo
as can be imagined. Flo says he
may have something to say, but that
merely covers remote contingency.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sat
urduy and Sunday have passed and
not word yet. Two days has been
spont at the mansion, somo thought
in the preparation Of tho eagerly
sought for statement; but it came
not.
They say .Goveruor E,llcrhe has
bccn advised to ignore tho "roast-
ings" and exposure, and to go on in
tho evon tenor Of his way. IIo is
doing this, whether it bo "hy and
with the advice Of his friends" or
not.
Much curiosity has been expressed
to know what Governor Elolhe's
Wow Of the matter really is. Hn has
never told mo, although no astulkod
about tho matter several times.
1t comes from ono Of his frionds
that he claims to have bcrn badly
fooled. He does not allrge that
there has been bad faith in criml
nul way, but that his friends in their
ardor fooled him and Mr. Gonzales.
He claims, so it is said, that he never
made any ov'rturrs, directly or in,
directly, for the support of The State,
but that his friends did so without
his knowledge and in their zeal for
his cause Mr.. Weston, SO it IS said, ,
WAS tnIklug with him and told hlm
his view was that the liquor question
shonld be left to tho people to vote
between the disp"nsary and prob
bition. TO this Governor i.Irrbr
aescntcd and said that this was also
his view MIR. Weston thrrrupon
suggested that e he wrote that it
might be used to advantage in
Chnricston~-favoring vote between
prohibition and the dispensnry. The
lettor was written with the under.
standing that it could be shown Mr..
j. NJ, of Charleston. Governor
Ellerbe contends thnt ho never know
Mr.. Weston showed tho letter to Mr..
Gonzales, and contends it was novor
so intended. Az to tho interview in
the executive Office, at which ho
is said to have told Mr. Gonzales ho
would favor local option us between
high license, prohibition and tho dis.
pensary, he denies tho interview and
states he never made any such state
ment. AS to the Duncan interview,
he claims to have been misunder.
stood.
Now this does not come from Gov.
ernor Ellerbe, as be has nothing to
say "for publication" but tho story
comes from friend.
MIR. Weston went to Charleston
with the letter-expenscs said to
have been paid by Governor Ellerbe
showed tho letter to Mr.. j NJ.