The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-18
THE OTHER SIDE.
Senator Cole l.. Blease Makes a
Personal Statement.
POLITICAL ENMITY

tigatlon of the Dlspensary
Affairs. An Interesting
Incident In the Hearing.
AT the session of the dispensary iD
vestigation at Spartanburg Wednes-
day Senator Blease, who is member
Of the Legislative committee investi.
eating the dlspensaries made the fol-
lowing privileged statement:
II have heard my name brought
into this matter In this manner for
malicious political reasons until 1 am
tired of 1t. Toland had no conversa
tion at all with mo about this com.
mittee or its examinations. Mr.. To
land came to me at the hotel Tues
day and said, Where Is Charlie
Smith" 1 said, Il don't know, sir l
have not got anything to do with
Charlie Smith. He said, IL Charlie
Smith will give me 800 1 will not
appear before this committee said,
1 have nothing to do with Charlie
Smith or you and don't care to have
anything TODD with you He said,
Neither do want to have God
damned thing to do with you /
turned and walked into the Argyle
hotel and that is every word Toland
has spoken to me in the last four or
five years.
While am on my feet 1 want to
make statement in regard to the
Morris matter. The two gentlemen
who are conducting this division OF
this investigation are political ene-
mics of the deepest sort Of mine.' -
Mr.. Lyon: II wish to most en-
phatically deny that statement"
Mr.. Blease: II can prove 1t by the
records Of the house and senate.''
Mr.. Lyon: There Is absolutely no
foundation for 1t. My relations with
him have been pleasant and have
held him In very great esteem until
found out about his conduct In Spar,
tanburg and since that time nv
opinion has changed very materi
ally"
Mr.. Blease: "Any man that says
that my conduct was not that Of a.
,aantlenaer o." liar and I am willing
to take care Of myselr..'n s f?s. 2 z
MIR. Christensen: II presume that
while we were In the senate together
we did not vote alike on all bills or
take the same position on all ques
tions, but that does not mean any
political enmity."
Mr.. Blease: Il can prove what l
say by the record. The Inducements
given by the people Of my own county
are sufficient for my reputation with
out getting 1t from that class OF peo.
ple."
Continuing, Mr.. Blease said: 81
came to Spartanburg to the May fes
tival. l stopped-as 1 haye always
been doing since Mr.. Hester ha, been
running the Argyle-with him. Som
time during the week, don't remem
ber the day, j., fl Dunwoody came into
the hotel nearly or fully crying. !
met him In the oillce. / said, Hello,
JEFF, what Is the matter?' | saw he
was very much worked up about
something. He said, Il have never
been treated as badly in my life as ]
was awhile ago, L was cursed and run
tu5 OF place Of business down here
by a man called Morris / had never
seen Mr.. Morris nor heard Of him
before.
The next morning Mr.. Dunwoody
came into my room. He said, Mr.
3lease, will you 60 down here anc
make a settlement with this mar
Morris for me as my attorney?' 1 said
Yes, sir, l will / asked him o.
course what the situation was and h,
explained 1t to me. l went down tt
Mr.. Morris place OF business. hat
never seen him In my life. Their
vas young gentleman In ther
clelk king for him, named Farley, sit
ting at a desk l think, or came ii
shortly after. l asked him If Mr.
Morris was In. He said he was III
stairs. He had not come down.
presumed from that that Mr.. Morri
was living over his place OF business
waited a while and directly Mr.
Morris came In, or the man who wa
said to be Mr.. Morris. | was intro
duced to him as Mr.. Morris. ] sal
to him l came there as an attorne
for the Atlanta Brewing and Ice com
pany to have settlement with him
He told me he was glad to meet m
and invited me to 20 back and take
bottle OF beer with him, which w
did, and we sat In che back OF hi
place and drank bottle of beer and
think Mr.. Farley joined us. l woul
like TO have one now.
we then talked over this business
| said to Mr.. Morris, II have got th
money here to pay your bill ana "
Will pass receipts and have no MOI
trouble about this matter He sale
What about the $40 that JEFF Dur
woody gave to build the Ice boxp'
raid, Let that 90. Let's you and
settle our business He said, "A
right. He said to me, j don't war
to sign any papers until | see my a.
tornoy.' l said, You are right
you have got an attorney, let's go [
him."
Is that right. Mr.. Norris" sal
Mr.. Blcase, turning to Mr.. Morris 1
the court room.
Mr.. Morris: "Yes, SIR"
Mr.. please: "I would not advis
any man to settle where he has a
attorney, because know what pr
fesslonal authority is and | ha,
always practiced it different fro
some people, / am sorry to SAY. M