Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-15
GARD FROM DR.. HODGES.
He Scores Mr.. Rivers for Calling Field.
ing Circular Falsehood.

card from Mr. J ", Rivers in whic
h. denounces a circular gotten out b.
W. Z. Baker as iaI.e from beginuini
to eud. Now don; know whether b.
includes his letter 20 me or NOT, tina
was published in circular. but as h.
did not exclude anything in the cir
cular he must have meant the iette
also. hold the original letter snC
will produce it q. any time i; is de
manded
| am very sorry that things have az
sumel the shape they are in, 7 had
no idea that any 0; my cofrespC udenct
would get into he campaign, and
cannot help from feeling Ittle hurt
with Mr., Fielding FOR using the CORE.
spondence in the manner in which he
has.
was much interested in therace for
State Attorney and wanted either Mr.
Rivers or Mr.. Fielding elected, and
believed il both run that Mr.. Calhoun
would be elected, but thought II
either Mr.. Rivers or Mr.. Fielding
would get out OF the race that the
one who made the rae colld east
ly defeat Mr.. Calhoun, and l decided
TO write both OF them and see if 7
could not get them 10 come 10 some
agreement letting one Of them
make the race this time and the other
the next time. wrote both OF them
about the same letter, only difference
was 10 Mr. Fielding that | supported
him in the first Urinary, and 70 Mr..
Rivers that | expected 10 slppor, him
IN the second, az believed him 10 be
the strongest man,
! received reply from Mr.. Rivers
the second day after writing him Chat
ia the letter that j. published in cir.
cular); it was on The second day Of
June before received a reply from
Mr.. Fielding. Both letters stated
that they (River. and Fielding) had
done al they could 20 sd lst the mat.
ter with the other, and the other re-
fused As both scene willing to DO
what was right thought would send
each a copy OF the others letter, and
still thought there might be chance
10 get them 20 agree, and one OF them
make the race. had no idea OF
seeing either letter in print, bnt i,
seems from the evidence that Mr..
Rivers never did DIP anything toward
An ad j1stment OF the matter. have
a ways looked on Mr.. Rivers az an
honest and truthful gentleman did
not think him capable OF telling or
writing fslsehood, but it really io1ks
now rs II he did prevarcate when he
wrote me these words II have done
all that | could 10 get Fielding 10
agree 10 some sort OF an adjustment
OF the matter, tat he will not make
any sort OF an agreement with me
4 seems from the evidence that
Mr. Fielding tired in every way pos4-
tie 20 get Mr. Rivers to some sort OF
m Adjustment " the matter aud Mr.
Rivers would not Now don't know
Why Mr., Rivers should say that
The circular IS false from beginning 10
md, IA he must know that have his
et'er IN my possession and can pro.
zee II any time and show that he has
the facts,
No one regrets This more than my.
'eli and am .orry that had 10
write this letter, bat do no, Ike for
Mr.. Rrvers TO say that was guilty Of
eilinHA iAlsehood trlst that this
Kill be a Lesson 30 me and in the 70.
nre | will be more careful how let
ny correspondent out.
Respectfully yours.
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High Springs llne -