The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-29

fair, and that then he appealed to
Mr.. Geo. E. Prince, and later on to
Senator Tillman, to expose the affair,
and, he said, he offered them the evi-
dence. Senator Tillman wrote him
that he had turned the matter over
to Col. James H. Tillman, but that
nothing came of the repeated efforts
to secure publicity.
Mr. FAINT said that the claim was
made in Spartanburg that Mr.. Nc
Gowan had a worker in Columbia,
and finally, when pressed to name
who this worker was alleged to be,
said that it was merely hearsay, but
that the name used was thar of Mr.. y.
x. Gunter, Jr., then assistant attor-
ney general. Mr.. Fant did not know
that any one had ever paid for a po-
sition on the constabulary or that 1t
had beer gotten through the alleged
mill in Spartanburg, but that he was
prepared to show that 2S men had
taken the matter up.
Mr.. Gunter is sick with typhoid
fever at the hospital, and with his
clean record as man and officer it
is unfortunate that his name should
have been mixed up with this scandal
ON mere hearsay. He gave out this
statement:
Mr.. Gunter's Statement.
"The hearsay statement OF the
Witness Fant was shown to Attor-
ney General Gunter at the Columbia
hospital this evening, and he said it
was most infamously false that he
had ever asked, received, expected or
wanted any compensation or reward
for aiding anybody anywhere to OBJ
tain position or office connected
with the dispensary or any other gov
ernmental agency. Why his name
should be connected with such state
fments he cannot conceive. Ifaa he
has never importuned any OF the gov
ernors for such favors, as will be
borne out by the governors them
selves. No truthful man can be found
who will say that he has ever paid him
ANYTHING. OF course, his name may
have been hawked about without his
lnowlegde by designing persons; If
so, such person should, and must be,
held accountable, and he intends to
use every effort to find out if such is
the case just as soon as he is able
to leave the hospital
MIR. Fant's Further Evidence.
Mr.. Fant further ;alleged that it
was reported to him that Chief HOWE
paid s2z5 to Chief Clerk w. w. Harris
for his position, and that William
Gross alleged that he paid S125 to
get on the county board Of control.
These matters will be heard from and
the other side presented.
Mr.. FAINT and Mr.. Seay testified
that they had, given $50 and $40 each
to Mr.. Dillingham; for alleged ex-
penses in connection with the candi-
dacy Of Governor Hayward in the
primary
To Elect Governor Hayward.
Mr.. Fant and Mr.. Seay stated that
thew paid Mr.. Dillingham; this money
on what t, understood to be the
representation that Mr.. Dillingham;
had spent over $1,000 in the election
of Governor Hayward and that they
were asked to share in the expense.
They both stated that it was volun-
tary offering on their part, but that
if was with the understanding that it
was to pay election expenses.
Governor Hayward Had Nothing to
do With It.
Mr.. Dillingham;, on the other side,
admitted that Mr.. Fant had paid him
$50, that Mr.. Seay had paid him $40,
and that he had collected other mon
ey but that it was no part of any ex-
oense in connection with the nomi-
nation of Governor Hayward, and that
Governor Hayward had absolutely
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