The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-06
6. Y. B0CACKI, Phone 3S0. 34 Commerce St

swer. (signed) J. A. Rountree.
 Taliadega, Ala. July F. 1903. J. A. Rountree, Birmingham. Ala:
 Telegram received. Kyser and Ham, mond accept berth together. (Signed.) Bowie.
 Talladega. Ala, July ls, 1903. J. A. Rountree. Birmingham. Ala:
 Hammond and Keyser reach Birming- ham via Southern tonight 10 o'clock. Florence Hotel.
 (Signed.). Bowie. On Oct. F I received the following let- ter from Secretary Rountree:
 Birmingham. Ala, Oct. F, 1903. Dear Williams: I want to urge you to come to the executive committee meeting on the 18th. It will meet in the rooms of the Commercial Club. Please do not fail to come. Your friend.
 J. A. Rountree. did not reply to the above, and on Oc- tober 20th received the following let- ter:
 Personal
 Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 20th, 1903. Dear Friend Williams.-T am sorry that I did not get to see more of you at the meeting last Friday and talk to you. Now am informed that the Investigating Committee Is going to recommend my ex- pulsion, because I made money out of the trip and all papers that sold or gave away their transportation. Now. you know carried Kyser on The Home, be- cause you sent him and he had the Joiner pass I also carried Hammond on your letter saying he was entitled to go Now. do not think I deserve to be expelled and appeal to you to come to the meet ing and help me out in this fight. The Executive Committee passed a reolution demanding that I tell how each paper was represented. I do not desire to do this but if I must do it, I am going to expose the whole business.
 believe that you can have great infiu- ence in settling this whole trouble. The majority of the editors who are members of the Association have confidence in you, and appeal to you to come to the meeting and help me out. Please let me hear from you by return mall. I am.
 Your friend,
 J. A. Rountree. My reply to the above letter is as fol- lows:
 Talladega. Ala. Oct. 2, 1903. MT. J. A. Rountree. Birmingham. Ala: Dear sir-Your letter of the goth receiv- ed and carefully read. l am somewnas surprised at its contents. l did not sell or give away any transportation on the recent excursion.
 MT. Kyser states to me that he paid you $47 for the privilege to go He did not represent me nor had he any authority to do so. Mr. Joiner informs me that on I your written order he delivered to MT. Kyser his Louisville and Nashville trans portation, after eraslng the name of his daughter.
 As to Mir. Hammond, I did not know that he was going until a few hours be- fore he left Talladega. l did not get the information from him, and certainly he did not represent me.
 I did write to you that Mir. Bowie was entitled to go and in the same letter I stated that MT. Kyser was merchant and a gentleman, but had no connection with a newspaper.
 I never had any transportation fin my possession and Mir Joiner informs me that he did not except the Louisville and Nashville. Mir. Kyser informs me that on his arrival at Birmingham you took up the Louisville and Nashville ticket, and that the only transportation he had on the entire trip was a sleeping car check and that he did not know on whose he travelled. All he knows is that he made arrangements with you to go, for which he paid you $47.00.
 If you will refer to my letter to you of July 7th. and your reply of the 9th. and my telegram in reply to your letter of the Stn, they VIII pOESlDy STeO some tlBUt on the matter. My entire connection in the matter Is clear and have no wish or desire that any part of 1t should be withheld from investigation by the Asso- ciation or any one interested.
 It is my purpose to attend the meeting on the 30th, and I trust that everything will end in a manner agreeable to all con cerned. Yours truly,
 John c. Williams. I attended the meeting of the Associa- ton October 30th. and voted in the Execu- tive Committee. also fin the open session, for the removal of Rountree from office. submit the above statement of facts as a complete refutation of Rountree's false and malicious charges. trust | that will not again find 1t necessary to | refer to this matter in the public print.
 John c. Williams. Talladega, Ala, Nov. 5. 1908.