Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-26
The ElIerbe. Gonzalesls lDsal.a

ho E8es Ss0Nizale }Af6als IN 3. S
CoLUMBrA, January is. q Legislation
has been completely oYershadowed dur
ing the past week bythe Ellerbe sensa-
ton. Tho lsw-maksrs have contentea
themselves with preparing their bills and
getting them started, and then talk about
the Gubernatorial expose: fG,hsre havs
been Bome rather severe things said about
the affair and there seems TO be no cham
pions in the "deal.o Governor Ellerbe Is
getting an all-round raking, but there is
no likelihood of anything being done, un-
loss he wsnts it. If Governor Ellerbe
asks for an inquiry or vindication, then
there will be lively. times. but there does
not appear, to be any movement ~ nre.
sent towards taking any prooeedings--
impeachment or otherwise against Gov
oraoz Iss''i5f;a1. Tmeio mas boom talk, Dut
no ono will take the lead, and very many
members say tho incident is not suffi-
ciently; grave to warrant impeachment
proceedings, but that tho members and
people generally can and will como to
their own conclusions about tho affair.
Thore 10 much surprise that Governor
Ellerbo has had nothing to say "for pub
lication" about the charges; not word.
He Is as mute as can be imagined. He
says he may have something to. say, but
that merely covers remote contingency.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Saturday
and Sunday have passed and not word
yet. yet Two de3s have been 5Ipoiiitt 5Ipoiit az tho
Mansion, some thought in tho prepara-
tion of tho eagerly sought for statement;
but 1t oame not. ..-
They say Governor Ellerbe has been
advised to ignore the "wastings" and ex-
posure, and to 20 on in tho even tenor of
his way. Ho is doing this, whether it
bo "by and with the advice of his
friends" or not. >..-.
Much curiosity has been expressed to
know what Governor Ellorbe's view of
tho matter really is. He has never told
mo, although he has talked about the
matter several times.
1t comes from one of his friends that
he claims to have been badly fooled. He
does not allege that there has been bad
faieh in criminal way, but that his
friends and their ardor fooled him and
Mr.. Gonz ,les. He claims, 80 1t is said,
that he uevor made any overtures, di-
reotly or indirectly, for the support OF
tho State, but that his friends did so
without his knowledge and in their zeal
for his cause. Mr.. Weston, 80 it Is said,
was talking with him and told him his
Wow was that tho linr or question should
be left to the people to vote between the
dispensary and prohibition. To this
Governor Ellerbe assented and said that
thi, was also his view. Mr.. Weston
thereupon suggested that If he wrote
th':t 1t might bo used to advantage in
Charleston--favoring vote between pro-
hibition and the dispensary. The letter
was written with tho understanding that
1t could be shown Mr.. j. M, of Char
lesion. Governor Ellerbe contends that
ho mover know Mr.. Weston showed the
letter to Mr.. Gonzales, and contends 1t
was never 80 intended. AS to the inter-
Wow in the executive office, at which he
Is said to have told Mr.. Gonzales he
would favor local option as between high
lioonse, prohibition and tho dispensary,
he denies tho interview and states he
never made any such st.Cement. AS to
the Duncan interview, he claims to have
boon misunderstood.
Now this docs not come from Governor
Ellerhe, as he has nothing to say 'for
publication" but tho story comes from
a friend.
Mr.. Weston went to Charleston with
oiio iottor--expenseB said TO nave been
paid by Governor Ellerbe-showed the
letter to Mr.. j. M. No encourage
mont. Sent tc MIR. j. B., who told
him thore was no use 10 talk about Char-
leston's vote boing controlled, as he had
beon told before. Then he went to see
Mr.. j. r., who was out of the city.
Finding things 80 discouraging in Char
lesion, he returned to Columbia to await
the result of the contest, in which he had
taken sach IN active and earnest part as
tue friend of Governor Ellerbe. Mr..
Weston had already been elected to the
House, and had nothing to gain, and
wanted nothing, as he has very RESPONSE
bic positions and stands high here.
If thore Is any new development most
likely 1t will be in the shape of o state
mont of some sort by Governor Ellerbo,
possibly in his inaugural, of tho incident,
but nothing otherwise seems to be OK
pected. Some seem to think that what.
ever will happen Gin TO William II. El-
lerbe' will be on the occasion of tho in.
augaration, which is likely to be on tho
18th of tho month, acknowledgements
Kohn, in News and Courier.
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY, @S'
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
tho senior partner of the nrm of +. j.
Cheney s. Co., doing business in tho City
of Toledo, County and State aforos;asi;;;,,
and that said firm will pay tho sum of
Ono Hundred Dollars for each and
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