Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-10-03
STATEMENT OF MIR. j. C. DREWRY.

Raleigh Evening Times:
About the year 1899 I purchased an
interest in the Visitor-Press Company,
and associated with me in the manage
ment of the paper Mr.. John WILDER
Jenkins. Since that time I have had
an ambition to publish an ideal after
noon daily paper in the city Of Raleigh,
believing that it would add much to
the welfare and prosperity of this city
and to the business interests of our
state. The paper, by pursuing a fair,
conservative and Independent course,
has gradually grown, until it has be-
come one of the largest and best after
noon daily papers in the south.
In the early fall of 1905 I approached
Colonel Andrews and asked him how
he would like to see a large afternoon
paper in this city, taking the full As
ISOLATED Press dispatches. He said he
would like very much to see it, as the
morning paper had a personal ami
mostly against the Southern Railway
Company and himself, and had never
treated either fairly, and that he would
IA W oCO d SOOO anu PAL tId1 pdpc1
in Raleigh that would tell the ruth.
I asked him what he would do to-
ward the enterprise. He said he would
not take any stock, but would give us
advertising to the extent of a few
thousand dollars upon the Times pub
fishing the schedules, special notices,
and such clippings from other papers
as he might designate, the editorial de-
partment to be left entirely with the
Editor.
Arrangements were then made to
enlarge the Times and take the full
Associated Press dispatches, all of
these arrangements being perfected
before I had an idea of being a candi-
date for the State Senate
In April Of the following year Col
onel Andrews gave me a Southern
Railway voucher for $4,000, payable to
Company. I turned this voucher over
to Mr.. Geo. B. Crater, business man.
ager of the Times, and it was deposit
ed to the credit of the Raleigh Evening
Times, in the Citizens National Bank
on April 9th.
In August following Colonel An
drews gave me another voucher for
$4,000, payable to me as president of
the Raleigh Evening Times, which
voucher was also turned over to Mr..
Geo. B. Crater, business of
the Times, which voucher was deposit
ed in the Citizens National Bank to
the credit of the Raleigh Evening
Times on August 9Th. These entries
are all shown on the books of the Ra-
leigh Evening Times and the Citizens
National Bank.
In the latter part Of January follow
ing, Colonel Andrews gave me another
voucher for $4,000, payable to the
Times for advertising, which was
, placed in the Citizens National Bank
,, However, after thinking over the
matter, a few hours afterwards, ]
realized that as State Senator from
accepting a voucher from the Southern
Railway Company, even though I did
SO in my capacity as president of the
!, Visitor-Press Company, and in the
I performance of an agreement that was
q made before I was a candidate fol
, Office.
I Immediately went to see Colonel
= Andrews, and found that he had gone
to Washington. The following morn.
ing I saw Mr.. Henry Miller, and tolc
him how I felt about the matter ano
, that I had determined to return it tx
, the Southern Railway Company, which
I did through Mr.. Miller Immediately
. The books of the Southern Railway
Company, which the attorneys for tn,
state no doubt saw, show that thiI
g amount reached Washington in du'
course, and was credited February 18th
as having been paid back by the Ra
leigh Evening Times.
Neither Colonel Andrews nor tn,
Southern Railway, nor any other cor
poration or Individual outside of m,
immediate family contributed on
nickle towards my campaign. fund
either directly or Indirectly.
My record in the Senate will bea