The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-05-06
THE WHOLE CONVERSATION.
Mr.. A. c. Jones Explains Remarks
Made In Law And Order League
Meeting.

after an absence of four weeks on
NV fall trip in Virginia. West Flr-
si,lia. and North Carolina. my atten-
ton was called to a local notice
which appeared in your paper on
April 9TH. in which you reported me
as saying that had talk with the
governor OF South Carolina recently.
and the governor had told me that
he (Mr. Jones) was responsible for
his election as governor. Mr.. Jones
said this might have been. but II It
was. It was because the governor had
told him in private conversation prior
70 his candidacy that he was opposed
10 the dispensary law. The governor
had since changed but Mr.. Jones had
not"
You certainly misunderstood what
had to say. What l did say was in
connection with what had been ac-
complished already by the Temper
ance, Law ard Order league in South
Carolina. In speaking OF what they
had done. aided by the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union and
other Temperance workers, referred
to the difficulties they had had to con-
tend with and said that at their re-
quest I had seen the governor and in
this coversation. which was not prl-
vate, he told me that / was responSl-
Bile fc- us being in Office; but turning
to Rev. Vernon TAnson, l said, i
guess had better not tell any more
OF this conversation with which he
agreed, and by way of pleasantly, in
changing the subject. I remarked
aside. that thI governor had changed
his position, but l had not.
A proper consideration OF the COVE
nor or myself, it seems to me, should
have prevented your referring to
the matter in writing your report Of
the melting. as you could not fairly
criticise a conversation without know
ing what the conversation was But
since YOU have mentioned it, in JUS
tice to us both. it is due the public
that they should know what was said
at the time referred to above. AS
stated before. called on he governor
in the interest of bill that The Tenn
perance. Law and Order league ex-
pected to present to the last general
assembly. and which was presented
BY Senator Brice. OF York. When l
called. there were three gentlemen
with the! governor I was invited to
have seat. l told the governor that
| did not want to interfere with any
business he might have with the
others present. He said | would not.
and insisted that should sit down.
that he wanted to talk with me. |
told him he was expected at New
berry that night by the Knights OF
Pythias. He replied that he. had just
telephoned Col. Hunt and Col. Aull
that it would be impossible for him
to be with them: that he had to attend
a meeting OF the board OF visitors OF
the Citadel academy at Charleston,
that night. and that he was very busy
a, present writing his message to the
general assembly and with other
work connected with his Office, and
that the dispensary law gave him
more trouble than anything else.
And. turning, to me, he said: And
you are largely responsible for my
being in this Office" l asked in what
way was responsible He said: DO
you remember, in 1898, as we were
going from Orangeburg to Blackville,
that you insisted upon my telegraph
ing the state democratic executive
committee announcing myself as a
candidate for lieutenant governor,
when Mr.. Featherstone was the cam
didate for govenor?" / replied that
I did. But what had that to do
with my being responsible for your
election as governor?" well"
he said. that was the first time that
began to think about entering public
life. and that led to my becoming a
candidate. and my election" I an