The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-19

before the people Of NcwberIy coun
ty, and that when you see that yo'
have done so, you will make the re
traction. I explained to You mysel
when you were in Columbia durin:
the session of the legislature the pos
ition of Representative Wyche and my
self on this question. and also ex
planned it to Mr.. r. 7. c. Hunter
who came to Columbia while thi:
matter was under consideration, ant
I also published in The Herald ant
News the objection Of Representative
Wyche and myself. which was handed
to Mr.. Cothran as a member Of the
free conference committe on these
amendments. As YOU know. the pol
ICY Of those who favored the Carey
Cothran bill was 70 a.:rce 10 The sen
ate amendments rather than jeopa--
die the nasSa-e o: the bill. and while
Dr.. WycAc l;I not favor lie Carey
Cothra@ bill. hc join@l Nc in 4 writ
zen request - II" :rte conference
committee 10 ."t"st c.3c1rr"-ce IN
tire senate ame~dmc~tS 50 Tar as
they related - Newb4rry coun;y.
and oi this yov certainly had know
ledge.
I pledged mySe,; IN the stump
las, year as against az election on the
dispensary question in this county
until four years had expired from
the date Of oar election il 1905. I
maintained ,ha: position in the legis-
lature, but rather than jeopardize the
passage Of the Carey-Cothran Act,
I consented to the senate amendments,
though protesting ag1nst them.
Mr.. Hunter went so far as TO say
to ne that he would rather see the
Carey -Cothra1 Act defeated than
that :here should be the possibility
Of an election in this county this
year. I told him that while l agreed
with him as to the election, could
not 20 to the extent Of preferrlng the
defeat Of the Carey-Cotiran Act.
AN SdtlHIIcu. MI. I-u4t'I, tuat L
explained this same matter 10 YOU
in detail during the session Of the
legislature on your visit to Columbia.
and / am surprised that YOU would
insinuatc different position by the
question which YOU have asked.
In the event. however. that / am
mistaken in my recollection that /
explained the action Of Representa-
tive Wychc and myself to You as to
these amendments, the following APP
pears in the editorial column Of The
Herald and News Of February 10,
which has reference directly 70 the
objection raised by Representative
Wychc and myself to the senate
amendments and as no duObt YOU
read The Herald and News you must
have had Knowledge Of our position
OF course ] take it for granted that
you understand that llc only way in
which differences between the two
houses rs to amendments can be set
tied is by conference and free confer
rncc committees. and our only Op-
portunlly to- object to the senate
amendments WAS thrru"h the trc"
conference committee, Hnl oar OBJ
jcctinus as here stated were submit
ted to Mr.. COlhram in writing and
signed by Mr.. Wychc and myself:
"Thc amendments rs to Ncwbcrry
county were not acceptable to the
representatives from Ncwbcrry in
the house and several other counties
were in the same condition. Mr..
Wychc and Mr.. Aull from Ncwbcrrv,
handed 60 the free conference com
mittcc from the house request that
the provision aS to an election this
year inserted by tn" senate amend
mrnl be not concurrrd in. and also q
request that the amendment by the
senate t" provide for the appoint
mcnt Of the county board on the re-
commentator Of the Legislative dele
CATION be not concurrcd in, and an
other request that in the event dis
pcnsnry should be established the
profits should 90 onc-third to the
town or city IN which the dis.
pcnsary was located, and two-third>
to the improvement Of the public
roads. The senate insisted upon its
amendments, and, therefore, these re
quests were not granted.
1T was understood that a sufIi
clcnt number Of senator's had mott
fed the free conference committee
that if these amendments offered b,
tho senate were not adopted, tha