The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-11
GOV. GLENN HOT
ABotjT "A SLANDER STARTED
ABOUT HIMBY
Congrs AN Blackburn, John Capers
orr ,Jme 0ther Republican In
Washington.

/ p1T1ASktsst 0Audh ahAouhOou Vcuhob
day tRs1 he would leave for Greens
boro5 tSS snlear before the grand jury
which .4il bs asked to indiot Con.
greasnlen Spencer E. Blackburn Of
the ei&ht district on q charge Of
orimtnsl libel, ''I have not been
able tosbear from the solicitor Of the
distrioep said the governor.
IIigaction follows charges made
In a lysSer from Blackburn sent out
from ashington on Saturday last,
In VIII W he stated to Congressman
h. N ackett, tho Democrat elected
In the 8hth district, his grounds for
contesiing the election, alleging
among sather things that thore had
been ES conspiracy IN which Gov.
Glenn naed his infnonee to secure
HaokeGf's election, and, as membe
Of the, States text book commission,
voted o. put books Of the American
Book company on tho State list OF
public school books, In return for
which Che American Book company
contributed large sums of money to
corrupt the voters of the eighth con.
gYessiolsai district, while In return
HaokekE was to uEo his influence to
have Gov. Glenn eleoted United
States senator to suooeed the present
senatoIa from North Carolina, Lee 8.
OvermSh.
In q sard published today Haokett
denioB Hlackburn's charges.
II s@all prosecute Blackburn to
the frii extent OF the law" Gov.
Glenn Ssid to she Associated Press
One Of two things musd be done.
must ass imreaohed or Blackburn
must ba sent to JAIL"
Thia afternoon Con ressman Black
burn aaAb tho followil statement to
Sollcit9f Brooks:
che atatenent Ia last Sunday
morning g papers concerning notice
Of my Contest upon MI. Hackett and
the reAeotions upon Gov. Glenn is
Withouh my authorization. My notice
TO him signed by myself will be SUN
oient fFrspnblic scrutiny. Thus far
any slghsture appearing In the papers
purporSing to be Y mine is o forgery
In theS3otioe nf my contest which
have iGsued there will be found no
suggestion OF corruption on the part
Of Cos Glenn. The notice will
speak 9StfS itself, ~
(Signet o. Spencsy Blackburn"
Tho 'shington correspondent OF
sTh Jas panees seB lenlc,
Fpul .3iie Republican representa-.
tive from North Carolina. recently
defeated but conteBting, ordered ar.
rested by Gov. Glenn on the charge OF
criminal libial in q statement publish
cd in the papers last Sunday, says he
didn't say 1T.
The statement declared that Gov.
Glenn had secured the adoption OF
the books Of the American Book com.
pany In return for campaign contrib.
utioDs used for the defeat OF Black.
burn.
Blackburn declares the statement a
forgery and says he will sue all papers
which published 1t for libel.
Ospt. John G. Oapers, federal pie
dispenser for South Carolina is Mr.
Blackburn'a attorney in Washing ton.
Mr.. Blsckburn's secretary gave out
the statement to the newspaper cor.
respondents Saturday night and said
1t had been prepared in the Cffioe OF
Capt. Capers and that Mr.. Blackburn
would himself that night mail it to
North Carolina. Capt. OaporB will not
con firm or deny this. II will say moth
Ing whatever about that statement,' )
he says.