The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-22
MARTIN IS MAD.
Attacks Ex-Gov. Hayward in the
Baptist Courier.
WRITES WARM LETTER

The Superintendent of Education
Takes the Courier to Task Con
corning a Prediction it Made
Short Time Ago That Ex-Gov. Hey
ward Would Be Elected Senator al
the Coming Primary.
Hon. O.. B. Martin, State Superin.
tendent of Education, ami a candi.
date for United States Senator has
opened his letter writing batteries On
the Hon. D. c. Hayward, former Gov.
ernor and also a candidate for the
Senate. Mr. Martins ire seems to
have been aroused by the publication
in the Baptist Courier, (Mr. Martin
is a Baptist) under the Note and
Comment Column, conducted by the
Rev. l.. J. Bristow, of a prediction
that Mr. Hayward will be elected Sen
ator and the assertion that he will
reflect honor upon his State.
Mr.. Martin Friday made public a
letter to the Baptist Courier in which
he. refers to the testimony before the
Investigating committee referring to
expenditures alleged to have been
made in Governor Heyward's behalf
by some of his supporters in Spartan
burg County in 1902. In his reply.
published in next column, Governor
Hayward says he has nothing to con-
ceal about this matter, and that the
expenditures we're made and investi-
gated by bis friends. The item in
the Baptist Courier is as follows:
Mr.. Dan S. Henderson, who was
announced. as a candidate for the
United States senate to succeed Mr..
Gary, has withdrawn from the race.
There are still left, however, five
avowed candidates, of whom the lead
ing are former Cows. Hayward and
Evans. Mr.. Hayward has probably
gained by the withdrawal of Messrs.
Mccullough and Henderson-two of
the most scholarly and intellectual
men in the State-and the present
indications are that Mr.. Hayward will
''win out" If he should, South Car
DINA would have a representative in
the senate equal in every respect to
any member of that body, and one
whose acquaintance and influence
would be worth a great deal to the
state"
MIR. Martins Letter.
To the Editor of the Baptist Courier:
Dear Sir: The enclosed clipping
has been noted by me and also sent
to me by Courier subscribers. l re-
greet that you use the influence of
your paper and your gift of prophecy
to try to line up the votes before the
campaign opens. l have always be-
lieved that your. sense of fairness
would have prevented such action.
1t is possible to prostitute a relig-
Gus paper in politics. l wonder If
you have read pages 327-346 of the
testimony of the ~dispensary investi-
cation committee? Mr.. W. R. Dill
bingham, of Spartanburg, swore that
he spent several hundred dollars for
Governor Hayward upon his author
ity in Lne race for governor in 1902.
Dillingham; said that he was conduct
ing the campaign upon the Mark
Hanna system. Several men swore
that Dillingham; collected $50, each,
from men whom Gov. Hayward ap-
pointed ~dispensary ~constables.
Some of these fellows had to ''bor-
row money for rent and rations.'
Chief FAINT swore that Dillingham;
told him that he spent s1,0S0 in Hey
wards campaign. Is a mar respon'
sible under the law for the acts OF
his agents? Does the Courier stand
for this?
It is we'll known that Gov. Hey
ward said before Senator Latimer
death that he would not run for sen
ator because of his business matters
Did Senator Latimer's death imme'
lately affect Gov. Heyward's business
matters so that he could get into
the senate ace in less than an hour
Would he have much influence II
Congress where he would be known
as the post mortem candidate?
Did you see the daily papers IL
South Carolina which announced
Senator Latimer's death and Gov
Rewards candidacy at the sam
time on front page in large heat
lines? Some of the congressman ap
pointed to attend the funeral say
them and expressed their opinions o
the same. South Carolina general,
respects the dead and their familie
especial in the solemn hours of thei
deepest grief South Carolina, toe
believe in giving every man a fal
change. 1 think your paper Woul
not loose anything by hearing the al
guments and reasoning before it de
cides definitely for the people of thu
state as to whom they shall elect 10
any Office. Sincerely yours
y o. B. Martin.