The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-08
DEMANDS TBE PROOF.
Gen. Willie Jones Calls Col. john C.
Haskell Down.

Haskell Down.
Out on the R!5hland county stump
Thursday In the battle between can
dtdates tor the state senate, John G.
and F. Il. Weston the latter
got to tHitting the former in the
argument over the solvency Of the
state dispensary with the fact that
Gen. Wilie Jones, president Of the
Palmetto Bank, brigadier general CT
the State militia. chairman OF the
state democracy, lad endorsed the
financial statement recently Issued by
Commissioner Tatum to sho" Inc
solvency Of the institution. COL
Haskell retcr:ed that Gen. Jones was
no God Almighty running the a14lis
Of R.ciland and that the generals
own brother-in.law had started the
report that the recent remodelhng OF
Gen. Jones' handsome residence Was
paid for by Sam Lsnahan.
Thursday Gen. Jones gave out the
following as copy OF letter sent
Colonel Haskell:
Col. John G. haskell:
Columbia, S. @.
Sir: In your speech OF August 1st,
at Sligh's The Stste q :otes Jou as
using the following language In reply
to question from your opponent 1or
senator from RIchland county: 'Th r
have been runmors by his brother-in
law that Lanahan repaired bis house. y
In which you had r, ference to me. !
have four brothers-tn. law, one o1
them is dead. I demand that you
give me the pane Of the brother'in.
law referred to-. As to TIE runner,
pronounce it absolutely false.
Respectfully.
Willie jones'
In reply to this Col. 81 .skell Friday
morning sent the following to Gen.
Jones:
Willie Jones, Esq, Palmetto Bank.
Dear Sir: Yours Of this inst. just
received. I did use the language
you tote, bet 1t was in ;eply to
lirect question put to me ( aost un
justi6abi:: by Mr.. Weston who first
named ycu. said what you quote
but added that while I knew noSning
you had been distinctly charged BY
Mrs. Jones' brother, Willie Caldwell
with having had large amcuntspan;
on repairs and alterations OF you
house paid by LaGatar. l hsd hearc
Of this charge repeatedly and hea:e
him makeir openly on Main street
just In front OF Miot's drug store
while wSs passing by. forget Wit
be was talking to but heard him ssy
1t openly to his companions, OF WHOM
there were several. I greatly regre
having had to make the staten ent
did; as said, I mad no knowledge O.
he facts, but Mr.. Weston's very i'm
proper question forced me to 1t.
went on to say that I go to you II
guidance in neither politics nor NOR
ais.
I greutly regret the whole occur
renee as I always dislike personalitie
but feel chat I am not rsspcnsiol
bat that Mr.. Weston is.
Truly yours,
| (Sigpef) John G, 81 .skell.
Friday night Gen, Jones sent tn
following reply:
Col. John c. Haskell, Columbia, S c
Dear Sir: Your favor Of this dat
to hand, in which you say that yo1
heard my brother-in law, William B
Cald we'll of Calf mia, make the state
ment that Lsnahan paid for the re
pairs on my house.
William q. Cald d~ell LETT Colunbt
about the 2o5h f D csmber, 1896
for Tsxss, and has never been east 6
the Mississippi river siucs. b, /
low resident of California. N.
house was repaired two years after b.
left Columbia, b7 W. J. May, con
tractor, and he will swear that whel
he repa red the house William q
Cald we'll had left fer the West.
Nog. Colonel, how it Is Dossib
for William B. Cald sell to have md
the statement to you when be has no
been in this city for 10 years?
lv matters not who said that Lsna
ban paid for the repairs or my house
it Is an absolute false5ood.
R:spe ct!u'l ly,
Willie Jones.