The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-30

ing. Witness said he also reported to
Governor McSweeney.
Witness next related how w. r.
Dillingham;, Of Spartanburg, came TO
him and assessed him $50 for an al
legged campaign fund in the interest
of Governor Hayward, who was then
completing his first race. Dillingham;
said that s1,0S0 had to be raised and
that Fant's share was $50. Dillingham;
also assessed private constables,
among them Joe Seay and Ewbanks.
Witness exonerated Governor Hey
ward from any knowledge Of being
connected with the Spartanburg ma
chine, saying Hayward on learning
of Dillingham's conduct broke with
him telling Fant he had never author
lied Dillingham; to incur any expense
or make any assessments for him.
He aid Governor Hayward told him
that any expense incurred by him in
Spartanburg was to be paid by Mr..
w. A. Law of the Central bank there.
Mr.. Dillingham; sworn, said that ne
made no assessments against Mr.
FAINT or anyone else and had SAID
nothing to him about any s1,0SO. He
admitted getting $40 from Joe Seay,
$50 from Fant and about the same
from Constable Drake. He said that
Governor Hayward while in Spartan
burg arranged through Mr.. Law at the
Central bank for witness to take
charge Of his campaign in Spartan
burg, Mr.. Law being authorized to
meet the expense, which he did to
the extent of $500 to 500, for all of
which he had checks to show. He
said he was offered good money to
get Fant's job for others, a number
Offering him 5000 to use his influence
in this direction. He said the amounts
required of F'ant and ohers were to
pay his expense on trips down to Co
lumbia in their interest.
Beer Dispenser Huseman, of Spar
tanburg, was put up at his own re-
quest to give him an opportunity to
correct" his testimony given at Spar
tanburg in which he said that he had
turned over a package containing
s275 in bills to Chairman Charlie
Smith of the county board to get B. L.
Toland a similar job. He ad-
mitted getting such package
from Toland, but says he
merely left it on the table in his
beer saloon where Smith was sitting.
He admitted going to Toland at
Smiths request. He admitted raising
money on a trip to Columbia in the in
terest of the fund to buy the Spartan
burg Journal, but denied that he
took William Elliott, Jr., for whis-
key man and told him he was the
very man he wanted to see. He said
Hub Evans refused to have anything
to dc with the campaign fund. He de-
MED that he paid $500 for influence
to retain his place.
Constable Joe Seay put up, corrob-
Grated the evidence given by Chief
Fant. He said after he carried his
box all but three out of nearly 200
votes for Hayward, Russell Gaffney
having told him while he was working
for Hayward that his expense would
be paid by Dillingham;. He after
ward met Govrnor Hayward and
had pleasant chat with him. La
ter Dillingham; voluntarily offered to
get him a place on the force, but
refused to accept anything Tor trips
to Columbia. Later, however, Dill
:ngham told him that he had been
at expense Of some $500 in the inter-
est Of Hayward and that he thought
the constables should pay it. He put
his assessment at $40, which he
paid by note, the note being met by
small monthly payments.
The Kelly -Mixson letters have not
yet been read by even all the mem
bers of the commission and their
contents are not definitely known,
but according to statements made by
those on the outside who have read
them they refer merely to confer
ences between Chairman Evans and
members Of the Kelly firm IN At
lanta, Chattanooga and other places
and at one point mention is made Of
arrangements having been made with
him In nearly all Of the letters the
agent is told to personally solicit the
members of the board