The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
GOV. GLENN HOT
ABOUT A SLANDER STARTED
ABOUT HIM BY
Congressman Blackburn, John Capers
OF Soma Other Republican in
Washington.

a OA0HsGIA lASA ApsAStSAi Ah' ~ }
says Gov. Glenn announced Wednes.
day that he would leave for Greens.
boro to appear before the grand jury
which will be asked to indict Con.
gressman Spencer E. Blackburn Of
the eight district on q charge OF
criminal libel. II have not been
able to hear from the solicitor Of the
district" said the governor.
This action follows charges made
In letter from Blackburn sent out
from Washington on Saturday last,
In which he stated to Congressman
R. N. Hackett, the Democrat elected
in the eighth district, his grounds for
contesting the election, alleging
among other things that there hao
been q conspiracy IN which Gov.
Glenn used bis irfnence to secure
Hackett's election, and, as member
OF the States text book commission,
voted to put books Of the American
Book company on the State list OF
public school books, In return for
which the American Book company
contributed large sums OF money to
corrupt the voters Of the eighth con-
pressional district, while in return
Hackett was to use his influence to
have Gov. Glenn elected United
States senator to succeed the present
senator from North Carolina, Lea s.
Overman.
In q card published today HackeSt
denies Blackburn's charges.
II shall prosecute Blackburn to
the full extent Of the law" Gov.
Glenn said to the Associated Press:
"One OF two things must be done. l
must be impeached or Blackburn
must be sent to jail"
This afternoon Congressman Black
burn sent the following statement to
Solicitor Brooks:
1.-THE statement Ia last Sunday
mornings papsrs concerning notice
of nv contest upon My. Hsckstt and
the reflections upon Gov. Glenn is
without my authorize alton. My notice
to him signed by myself will be suh.
cient tor pnblic scrutiny. Thus Tar
any signature appearing in the papers
purporting to be mine Is forgery:
In the notice of my contest which l
have issued theirs will be found no
suggestion Of corruption on the part
of Gov. Glenn. The notice will
speak for itself.
(Signed) "E. Spencer Blackburn"
The Washington correspondent OF
The State says: E. Spencer Back
burn, the lone Republican representa-
tive from North Carolina, recently
defeated but contessing, ordered az:
rested by Gov. Glenn on the charge OF
criminal libial in a statement publish.
cd in the papers last Sunday, says be
didn't say it.
The statement declared that Gov.
Glenn had secured the adoption OF
the books OF the American Book COM
pany in return for campaign contrib
ntions used for the defeat OF Black.
burn.
Blackburn declares the statement a
forgery and says he will sue all papers
which published it tor libel.
Capt. John G. Capsrs, federal pie
dispenser for South Carolina Is MI
Blackburn's attorney in Washing ton
MI. Blackburn's secretary gave out
the statement to the newspaper COL.
respondents Saturday night and sale
it had bsen prepared In the off1ce o.
Capt. Capers and that Mr.. BLACKBURN
would himself that night mail 1t &C
North Carolina. Capt: Oapsrs will moi
confirm OF deny this. 81 will say moth
ing whatever about that statement,
| he says.