The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-08-01
How HOke Smith
Treated Widow of Gallant
Confederate Veteran

compelled living The treatment
she the Secretary
Interior President briefly touching
force, in the following voluntary affdavit
Georgia Fulton CounIn appeared me,
MARGARET J. HAMPTON, who, being duly sworn says:
Il born reared in Dublin county
daughter of late Jeremiah H. Yopp a pioneer citizen of
that Staneys Rowes Chappes
and other families of that county
Ct in Dougherty county, Georgia related by
blood marriage people of Doughery countless
others being the Davis Collier families Doughery
the Hampton O'Neal families Baker
Il sister Mrs. c. Niles, residing in Atlanta,
the wife the B. Miles, Griffin Ca
mother of the late Chic Niles Columbus Ga.
Il the widow Randolph Hampton, a
Powers Gap fighting in the of Kirby Smith
A such widow draw pension from the state Georgia
aside from said pension have relied since husbands DEATH
by earnings support myself and while they living
two children
1S93 through of F. Livingston obtained
permanent cerkhp $50 month the patent Office
Washington
Subsequently transferred Mr. Hoke Smith
bureau giving position
his friends Smith giving
said change made that he would that provided for
when the
years closed by
Hoke Smiths permission in deathbed
surviving daughter, received letter that would be dismissed
This letter handed
Immediately
forced o
with in her eyes,
Mother a o your dying
girl him dismiss mother
her work to return he will refuse you
These her last me-
inspiration bedside
telling begging
retain place. reminding him of his promise
Ito this letter never received reply but few weeks thereafter
ana without any complaint from any source Whatever having oeen
formal dismissal
Immediately sought Smiths office
interview with him. which fatty refused wheeupon in
despair begged his home audience which denied
meM Hoke Smith sending by his valet that he
making his toilet him
How knew I regained my
consciousness his residence when where
PROMISE
Southern
gentleman would have denied lady that Mr. Hoke Smith should
ever seek the votes of my people in Georgia would tell them
of his treatment of me n, 1o cu,, ,.a an ,.oos -
like 9 which being dGd By white 3 4 and
interior that was being By White
and subscribed before the 9dSrggqd this 9Th day
'D'' Ordinary Of Fulton County Georgia"
Letter TO e. @ sor sav
Mr. Hoke Smith circular in which he sought to reflect
made that Mr. smith had recently given some
ness toward her. This circular fell into
her. he9R n @ of S and ne
@ HanSn H'eF r o RoFPss bsn Dear Bob
on m end read Mr. s aee 8as nfh & @
only what termed skilled From the day was sworn into
what known the folding room where matter after
this with the incest ladies in the south one
other work Not figure did ever add subtract multiply
all others did who received
them That the WORK 5o was growing TO o Inns nna Abou
February Colonel Livingston succeeded in again placing
the interior under the commissioner OF labor MI
This appointment only for three months
the strictly clerical work
known think emergency work which work IS done
called well can recall
If dismissed Incompetence why
clerical work. considered OF
rapid and there
of chief and
Donnen appointed under Mr. oke
Smith, whic his sustaining him.
BECAUSE LACKED INFLUENCE.
They every word they have written asehood in regard
to that heard OF being
incompetency dismissed for the want at the
with Mr. Hoke Smith, which unfortunately
have command Mr. Donnell should nave
Smith, his statements do
which Colonel Livingston
he gotth each time. /
doing the
therefore could
notan WasnO dismissed
whole truth nothing but the truth
AS myw working receiving Mr. Smiths hands
Hastings agency do temporary work
whc which paid the the
mission the work thrown hands When went there d
that building but Iound
he remained and did work for Mr. Hastings by e
oil agency
Mr. smith gave me no work who was have
he will be answered under