The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-02
Ia warm Dispute-Ex.Goveruo Re-
nswed Charges Against Lnstmrr-'
The Late Dr. Naokes Brought Ia
Hts Letters Rrficest1g Upen Hts
Cslleague mud Former Frtess are
Prodaced by Evnas.

ch.rxed Sy stokes except the free annual
pass and he said thai he hoped that he would
drop dead 10 his tracks II his statement was
NOT true Mr. Latifnsr appealed 10 tho audi
cnce and tried TO iniiat. fillmsn by taking
q hand primary, bul only seven hands went
M. II Developed that Evans thinks Latiper
Tbs Iwo msn have not been seen 10 speak u
each other since the beginning OF this cain'
paign. II Viil be remembered that NJ Marion
Mr.. Laiimsr sxid that Dr.. Stokes wanted 10
caargos against him TO help himself. bot II
now appears that Mr.. Laiimer puts u on ths
Eround that he was taxing too much credit "
himself ABOUT the rurni free delivery Dill,
Mr Esans again told why ne entered the
senatorial race against McLauriu, and why
he entered the reiorn movement. There arr
six candidates foe the senate and they ail
have = record. he has not jumped on Col
Elliott for nol fighting the Republicans DC
cause ho wxs not In . position always 10 Dat
tie with tnem. For instance. Col. Elliott hHs
been and 10 'go,d bug sno othefeioseeanoo'
nghs them on Inis issue.
He Jumped on Latimer and took him 10
task about his boasted record. DC saio N
Latimer denouncva the transportation t9ust'
yet accepted and distributed Tree passes
among bis frisnas. Mr.. Evans eulogiz ID Dr
=. w. btokes, late Cons gresham from the seS.
enth district. and said thai Latimer Claimed
thai this 10 formation was given Out 10 ioJa,s
ate, a. stokes wanted TO run himself. Mr
Evans then read the following clipping from
the Yorkvilie Enquirer:
+. stokes w. LATINEH.
Among the speakers NJ TirzAh, on Aug. s
lsOO, Was Mr.. A. Z. Lslmer. Tue Enquirer
hsa NO personal representative ~ that meet
ing, but TOT its Information o: what occurred
irola diiI:s.a. p.op.s ~ who % ws,e Ss present, ut!
pSs Ted 10 have claimed much credit Tor MS
enoeI In oehaif of irre dc livery and many vi
his hearers understood these claims 70 in
90 Dr. J: William stokes. This writer was u,
the sime ssnving temporarily ~ the York.
Vtile correspondent of the Charleston News
ana Csurter, and told oi the circumstances
there came = lel,ur from DR.. ]. William
Stokes, sud although we do not care 10 give
aii Of ~ NJ .nls time. velr beg permission IL
INTRODUCES the follows ing N "Exhibil ~"
OIst.geouig. y. T.. Aug. ~, 1900.
NJ. w. ID. Grist, York viIie. 3. g.
Friend Grisl: see 1y your report in the
Inai Mr. Latimee has been .ni u asaiu."
II ali my friends wero AZ elective as you In
this sort OF thing. would have no need 10 de-
iond my lile. Your his on the picture en-.
others eqnaiiy sppropriate-o organising free
junkols among memUefs, p,ecinx his kips.
solk IN lhs government service. and having
his farn set 10 grass st The government ,e1.
ins state Iarm at Cisrnson is out u lew miles
distant. All this ID = piece with The peniteu.
tinry book case scandal
Win kind regsrds.
All this was 90 Interesting that the writer
Vas constrained 70 AK DR.. Stokes for more
SUBSTANTIAL details, At the same time giving
Vriie would sissrward 6s used 10 his embaT
rsassment NJ y public man. In reply, DR.
Stokes said that oil the matters ipQuireo
aoout were of common knowledge In Wash
r,sd irhe iettar Govern four puees but fur tns
present one or two short extracts introduced
here as .Exhibil B." will suffice:
nrw. D. Graz. cs-9ssssSis 9S:s si''.. s. z Aug 1907
''s The party In question organiIed .
junket 10 Cana. ana also one 10 Due wes
I.om Washington tonpie OF years ago, and
fur family and friends. On many or most o
thee I was persisiently urged TO 20. IL Wa,
urged tnnt 10 would cool pothi1R-uptill
p.,ny ,o;d the party .n.s INA. sit was % my chile
nanusi pass over one Of the great trunx lines
which I returned. 1 have heard OF other
whose srruples Of this sort were overcome p,
him. sss lfany CONTROVERSY should arise
finch but don't care 10 appear In the roll
OF INFORMANT, even though Il 10 ~ 10 matten
ofpublic record. Faithfully.
After these letters hsd been read more Thai
year ago they were careiessIy thrown aside
bat when Mr.. LAt,mer made his vicious at
tnck On ne Enquirer ItfL8u some week
back, they became of renewed imposiance
and it has required q tedious search 10 brini
them to light again. They contain some nd
diti.,nal facts tbst are quite interesting. bu
Others would have kept if Mr. I.atimer ha.
conducted himself with becoming circum
spection at Tirxah.
As 10 Mr. I.aiimsr's claim that hs had n,
concern IN this photograph eniargipg busl
neu, we beg 70 differ. We are willing To Gun
cede hia right 10 sell pictures on the fioor q
the house. As congressman from the thin
district no 10 not our direct represen taiive
but when no ask. for the privilege ~ ,hs REP
reaentntive OF all the people In South Caro-
lins. u sell ptcturen 10 senators, We insist uI
on our right 70 protest.
Mr.. Esars aaia that Mr.. Latimer stated O
them train 10 come down 10 Soeth 'xroilp
In hear Bryan speak. We sli know." sal,
Mr.. Evans. that the raj roads all hate Brys
and would not do anything Tor him." II va
trae Junks,ing trip gotten up by Lst,me
for hlmssif snd friends.
Mr.. Latimer did not attempt 10 iEter1uI
Mr.. Evans. Mr.. Evans then took up III
Irusts and scoredai he viryiuia Carolina Ch- q
ical company. saying We reod another revolt
Tion In south Carolina TO get the corpora,io
lawyers out OF the State senate. He score
seed ,rsnsactions 10 congress, denouucing
On . scandal and swindJe. John McLauri
started out by making coucsliaiory advance
20 the Republicans aud nov they have ava
lowed him.
CONGRESSMAN LATiMER.
Mr.. Laiimer started on, on his record an
Rnve notice 10 advance he ex xpected To tell th
whole record In the matter.
DR.. stokes came 10 Washington two year
sfter Latiiper had been there aud boarded q
bis home. They sOou became good friend
and Lntimcr under took to neip him out
mis- contest with Tom Johnson from Suinle
and finally won the night for him by thrt
votes. Just before adjournment OF congre,
Stokes MAS In deoi 5000, and afier the vi
tory Stokes came TO him with tears In b
eyes and thanked him. Har, Moss OF Orang,
borg knows this 10 be true aud he als
thanked him for what he had done IL
Stokes.
Mr. Latimer expressed sorrow to be CON
peiied a. say this about dead friend. ID
Stokes vas on the agricultural committe
OF the house and was opposed TO an iucreas
10 appropriations for the distribution OF seet
and bulletins, bui he, (Latimer) had been IL
strumental in getting the Increase. an
Stokes never foryave him. Latimer asserte
that no never claimed TO be the author OF th
free delivery bill; neither was Billy Stok e
When the matter drst came up Stokes wa
not In congress nor until Swo years alter.
Mr.. Latimsr does not think u fair 10 re.u
rect matter long after man In dead. M
GFist represented at the TiTzah meeting
1890 strong aniLTillman paper and was NJ
dtspoeed TO treat him fairly, and Stokes vel
ing his communication wrote the lette
which Evans had read. AZ tn peddling pi
lures, man came 20 him with an enlarge
picture OF the house OF representative M
while he Was looking at IL, Tom Reed saw
and 30 did 10 or 10 Others, and ne took the