The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-10
DEMANDS THE PROOF.
Gen. Willie Jonea Oans Dol. John O.
Haskell Down.

Gen. Willie Jones Calls Dol. John O..
Hasken Down.
Out on the Rlchland county stump
Thursday In the battle between osn.
didates for the state senate, John O.
Haskell and u. III. Weston the latter
got to twitting the former In the
argument over the solvenoy of the
state , %dispensary with the fact that
Con. Willie Jones, president of the
Palmetto Bank, brigadier general OF
the State militia, chairman of the
state democracy, had endorsed the
financial statement recently issued by
Commissioner Tatum to show the
solvency Of the institution. Dol.
Haskell retorted that Con. Jones was
no God Almighty running the affsirs
Of R.chland and that the generals
own brother-in.law had started the
report that tho recent remodelling Of
Gen. jones' handsome residence was
paid for by Sam Lanahan.
Thursday Gen. Jones gave out the
following as a copy Of q letter sent
Colonel Haskell:
Dol. John o. Haskell:
Columbia, 5. y.
Sir: In your speech of August 1st,
at Sligh's The State quotes you as
using the following language In reply
to q question from your opponent fol
senator from Richland county: 9TH r,
have been rummOrs by his brother In
law that Lanahan repaired his house.
III which you had reference to me.
have four ~brothers-in law, one OF
them is dead. 1 demand that you
give me the name Of the brother.in
law referred to. AS to the runner, ]
pronounce it absolutely false.
Respectfully,
Willie Jones.
In reply to this Col. Hsskell Friday
Jones:
Willie Jones, Esq, Palmetto Bank.
Dear Sir: Yours Of this inst. just
received. l did use the language
you quote, but Is was In reply to o
direct question put to me (uost un
ju~stitabL) by Mr.. Weston who frs
named you. l said what you quote
but added that while 1 knew nothing
you had been distinctly charged BY
Mrs. Jones' brother, Willie Caldwell
with having had q large amount spent
on repairs and alterations of you,
house paid by Lanahan. l had heard
of this charge repeatedly and hear6
him make 1t openly on Main street
just In front Of Mlot's drug store
while l was passing by. l forget who
he was talking to but heard him Say
1t openly to his COMPANIONS, OF whom
there we're several. l greatly regrel
having had TO make the statement
did; as l said, l had no knowledge OF
the facts, but Mr.. Weston's very i'm.
proper question forced me 20 it.
went on to say that L go to you fol
guidance In neither politics nor NOR
ais.
/ greutly regret the whole occur.
renee as l always dislike personalities
but l feel that l am not responsible
but that Mr.. Weston is.
Truly yours,
(SiRneo John O. Haskell.
Friday night Con, Jones sent the
following reply:
Col. John @. Haskell, Columbia, S @.
Dear Sir: Your favor Of this date
to hand, In which you say that you
heard my b%rother-in law, William II.
Caldwell Of California, make the state
ment that Lanahan paid for the re-
pairs on my house.
William II. Caldwell left Columbia
about the 20th ( Dpcember, 1896
for Texas, and has never been east of
the Mississippi river since. II, Ia
now q resident Of California. My
house was repaired two years after he
left Columbia, by w. j.. May, con.
tractor, and he will swear that when
he repaired the house William II.
Caldwell had left for the West.
Now, Colonel, hoW 1t Ia possible
for William III. Cald we'll to have made
the statement to you when he has not
been In this city for 10 years?
1t matters not who said that Lana.
han paid for the repairs on my house,
1t Is al absolute falsebood.
Respectfully,
Willie Jones.