The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-24
Mr.. Brunson's Card.

Mr.. Brunson's Card.
"Mr. Brunson published card, de-
clarine the action of the prohibition
democratic executive committee a
subterfuge; that he would not make
canvass of the state in the democratic
primary as candidate for governor
Che had been suggested by the pro-
hibition convention as their canol-
date for governor,) but would let his
oledee remain so that the prohiol-
tionists could have some one to vote
for. I wired him at once, unless ne
intended to make the canvass, that
Mr.. C.. C.. Featherstone would, and TO
answer at once. He did not answer.
Mr.. Featherstone withdrew his pledge
as candidate for lieutenant governor
and filed his pledge as a candidate Tor
governor, all Of which had the ap-
pcoval of the prohibition state execu-
tive committee, and the calling OF the
CAUCUS in Columbia, was to make the
same blunder and especially to get
some one to oppose me if they could
not later get convention to nominate
a ticket, if the friends OF Brunson
could control i"
"But," interrupted your correspond
ent "it would appear from the printed
renort of the conference that at least
a majority of those who participated
were ooosed to nominating a state
ticket"
.~ eyes. I am satisfied that Feather
stone. Mccullough and Hoyt were
there to prevent the caucus from DO
ING the cause of prohibition any harm
Mr.. McLaurin was there, it was sup
posed, to try and get those present
to help him get back into something
like his former standing in the demo-
cratic party, and Mr.. Wallace was
there to continue his fight against me.
In Justice to myself and to my friends,
especially throughout the state, 1t IS
dre them that I should say that up to
2 few wears ago Mr.. Wallace profess
ed to be a good friend of mine, and l
regarded him as such, until l was
warned by another friend that l was
mistaken T could not believe it true
until 7 traced his treachery 70 his door
and told dHnim to his face eofitandhe sat
without opening his mouth, and let me
add that, from this day on, l want our
paths to be as far apart as the east IS
from the west. When I made the an
nouncement of my candidacy, and my
friends began to come to me to know
when we should petition for a vote
in this county, I told them just as
soon as they thought we could have
a fair chance OF carrying it. l did
not give them as much encouragement
as they thought I should and they IN
terested Mr.. Wallace and others. l
was warned that their purpose was to
side-track me and get the credit them
selves of voting out the dispensary IN
the county.
His Reply.
II replied that / did not believe any
of them could be guilty Of such ali
ATTEMPT unless it was Mr.. Wallace,
and that I was willing to use my enc
mics to defeat the dispensary, and that
7 would take my chances Of taking
care of myself after it was disposed
of. 7 am satisfied now that has pres
ence at the SAucus was to help Bru11-
sons friends fight me, and think his
activity in the late campaign in this
county was on account of his enmlty
to me personally, for, as you know
since I gave up my position on the
road the first of April, and came home
to stay I have taken ar active part IN
everything which meant the better
ment of Newberry, and this is the
only place I have met him but one,
and there he did practically nothing
7 have given him credit for what hr
did in that contest, and if there was
ANYTHING else that had impressed me |
would give him credit for it, because
7 believe in giving even the devil his