The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-11
BBNNETIsvILLM S. q. ERIDAY.JANUAR IL 1907.
DY. GLENN HOT
ABOpT a SLANDER STARTED
ABOUT HIM BY
Congra AN Blackburn, John Capers
sS ,Jme Other Republican In
Washington.

"A d}ssetoh from Raleigh, N. O.
SAYS CIV. Glenn announced Wednes
day tRst no would leave for Greens
boro to appear before the grand jury
which yyill be asked to indict Con
gressrhn Spencer Il. Blackburn o.
the eight district on q charge o.
oriminM libel, II have not beer
able to8bear from the solicitor Of the
district said the governor.
TtiBAotion follows charges made
In q lsSSer from Blackburn sent OUT
from Washington on Saturday last,
iniwhsSp he stated to Congressman
r. N. Haokett, tho Democrat elected
In the @ghth district, his grounds fol
cont0stgng the election, alleging
among3ather things that There ha6
been & conspiracy In which Gov.
Glenn psed his inilnenoe TO secure
Ha0BeRf's election, and, as a member
Of the Etste's text book commission
voted IT, put books Of the American
Book company on the State list OF
public school books, In return for
which Che American Book company
contributed largo sums Of none ia
cOrruptSthe votarR Of the eighth con.
gressiotal DISTRICT, while In return
Haokeka was TO use his influence to
have Gov. Glonn eleot6d United
States senator to succeed the present
senator from North Carolina, Lee 8.
OvermSn.
In q sard published today Hackett
deniea' Slackburn's charges.
Il sNall prosecute Blackburn to
the fIii extent Of the law" Gov.
Glonn aid TO the Associated Press
'One Of two things must be done. l
must ia impeaohed or Blackburn
must ba sent to Jail"
THE. Sttornoon Congressman Black
burn east the following statement to
Solloit9f Brooks:
"rhS statement Ia last Sunday
morning IS pspers concerning o notice
Of my Contest upon Mr.. Hackett and
the rehections upon Gov. Glenn is
withous my authorization. Ny nottcs
to him aigned by myself will be sum
oient fer pnblio scrutiny. Thns far
any sigSsbure appearing in the papers
purporhing to be mine is o forgery.
In thesotice Of my contest which l
have istiied there will be found no
suggestion Of corruption on the part
OF Co Glenn. The notice will
speak 1NYstiSitaeif
(Slgnea HE. Spencer Blackburn
Tbs Nshtngton correspondent OF
lrh as IL sSuenees&Rlaak
lDnI. .3ne Republican representa-.
tive from North Carolina, recently
defeated but contrasting, ordered ar.
rested by Gov. Glenn on the charge OF
criminal libial in q statement publish.
ed In the papers last Sunday, says he
didn't say 1T.
The statement deolaYed that Gov.
Glenn had secured the adoption of
the books OF the American Book com.
pany In return for campaign contrib.
utions used for the defeat OF Black.
burn.
Blackburn declares the statement a
forgery and says he will sue al papers
which published 1T for libel.
OApt. John G. Capers, federal pie
dispenser for South Carolina is Mr.
Blaokburn's attorney In Washington.
Mr.. Blsckburn's secretary gave out
the statement to the newspaper cor.
respondents Saturday night and said
1t had been prepared In the Chloe OF
Onpt. Oapers and that Mr.. Blackburn
would himself that night mail 1t to
North Carolina. Capt. Oapers will not
confirm or deny this. II will say moth.
Ing whatever about that statement
he sRys,