Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-12
ALL ENTER DENlALS.
Newberry Delegation Claims Not t.
Have Been Bought Cheap.

| NeWberry Delegation Claims NOT TO
Have Been Bought Cheap.
| NEwBERRY, June 9.-Senator Cole
| l.. Blease was asked tonight if he had
any statement to make in regard to the
testimony of c. c. Davis before the
dispensary investigation committee ia
the effect that Mr.. Evans had employ
ed Mr.. Blease as his attorney. Senator
| BleaSe said: Il expected all kinds OF
campaign lies and ISLANDERS when / en-
tered the race for governor, there be-
ing among my political enemies a GER
tain element of people who would
stoop to anything to defeat me regard
less of honor or truth. / shall make an
swer on the stump before the people.
| From the letters l am receiving and
| the reports of my friends, | am very
much encouraged in my race, and be-
lieve that after l have had the oppor-
tunity to address the voters of each
county 1 will be elected governor of
the state. l have nothing more to say
before / get before the people, and thea
expect to and am willing to stand
upon my public record, and my private
character both Of which am proud of
and ready to defend at all times, at all
places, in any way and under any cir
cumStances."
Representative F. w. Higgins, says:
II have read the report of the testimo-
ny taken before the investigating COM
mittee, and If ii were possible for the
people of the state to understand all
of the circumstances connected with
| il as the people of Newberry do,
should treat it with Indifference. AS
| ii Is l wish to say that there is not an
atom of truth in the report. l expect
| to have an opportunity. and on every
nrin 10 m
paign to set forever at rest an i'm
putation characterized by such a dis
regard for the amenities of existence.
have approached Mr.. Evans in re-
gard to the matter, and he assured me
that there is no truth in the statement
of Davis in so far as that pertaining to
the Newberry delegation is concerned.
Representative John M. Taylor says:
"The charge made by II. H. Evans as
testified to by G. G. Davis, is absolute
ly false. My record in the Legislature
will show that / was against the dis
pensary from start to finish, and when
this record is examined 1t is absolutely
absurd to think that l was bought, and
i'm other words my action at all times
when the dispensary system was under
discussion was not at all i'm accord with
that of one who had been bought.
hope to be able to show the people the
absurdity of such an accusation. |
shall demand a positive answer from
Mr. Evans as to the charge made by
Mr. Davis"
Representative John w. Earhardt
says: "To those who know me as a
private citizen and in a public capacity
think a denial on my part of such a
charge is unnecessary. | have waited
to see a statement from Mr.. Evans. He
failing to make any. on advice of his
attorneys, l called on him in person,
and to me he denied making the state
ment attributed to him in as emphatic
manner and in as strong language as
| il is possible to use, which resolves it.
self into a question of veracity between
him and Mr.. Davis, with which have
nothing to do. Fortunately, however,
my record in the Legislature is suf-
ficient denial of the accusation on my
part. l voted to retain the Brice bill,
to knock out the tax feature of the
Brice bill. which I considered bar
rier, to give the present investigating
committee the power il asked at that
body's hands, without limit as to the
number of days they should receive
pay as was wanted; to abolish the
state dispensary and against the Ray
sor- Manning BILL which appeared to
me as a measure looking to fastening
the ulSpeHSdIN SYSTEM oll the peopie
of South Carolina indefinitely. | sup
ported the Morgan bill, which meant
local option as between county dispen-
saries and prohibition, and on meas
ures relating to the dispensary the
Journal of the house of representa-
tives, which l have at hand, shows my
vote recorded against what is now
known as the present dispensary inter-
eSts as now conducted. On that record
| I am willing to stand or fall.
"AS to the vote for Mr.. Evans, chair
man. I don't suppose any one ever
supposed for a moment that | would
vote for any other man than Mr..
Evans. with no other candidate in the
field from my county, a matter, how
ever. which Mr.. Evans never mention
ed to me. During my ten or twelve
years of public life neither by Mr.
Evans nor any one else has an improp-
er proposal been made to me."--News
and Courier.