Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-21
MARTIN AND HEYWARD.
Senatorial Fight Opens Early With
Rock Throwing.
Greenville News. Saturday.

| IGreenville News. Saturday.
Replying to comments in the Baptist
Courier on the withdrawal Of Mr..
Henderson to the effect that the race
for the senate is between Hayward
and Evans, Supt. Martin, who is also
candidate for the senate, today
made public a letter to the Baptist
Courier in which he attacks Govern
or Hayward and calls attention to the
testimony before the investigating
committee in regard to the expendi-
ture made by W. R. Dillingham; in
Spartanburg in behalf Of Hayward as
candidate for governor in 1902, and
also for announcing shortly after the
death Of Senator Latimer.
The comment in the Baptist Courier
is as follows:
Mr.. Dan S. Henderson, who was
announced as candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Mr.. Gary, has
withdrawn from the race. There are
still left, however, five avowed candi-
dates, Of whom the leading ones are
former Governors Hayward and
Evans. Mr.. Hayward had probably
gained by the withdrawal Of Messrs.
Mccullough and Henderson-two Of
the most scholarly and intellectual
men in the state-and the present in
dications are that Mr.. Hayward will
''win out" If he should, South Caro-
lima would have 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
This paragraph appears in the col
umn of comment conducted by Rev.
L. j. Bristow.
Mr. Martins letter is as follows:
Columbia, S. c., April II, 1908.
ITO the Editor of the Baptist Courier.
The enclosed clipping has been
noted by me and also sent to me by
Courier subscribers. l regret that you
use the influence of your paper and
your gifts of prophecy to try to line
up the votes before the campaign
opens. I have always believed that
your sense of fairness would have
prevented such action.
"It is possible to prostitute a reli-
gious paper in politics. I wonder If
you have read pages 327-346 Of the
testimony Of the dispensary investiga-
ton committee? Mr.. w. r. Dilling-
ham, Of Spartanburg swore that he
spent several hundred dollars for Gov.
Hayward, upon his (Heyward's) au-
thority in the race for governor in
1902. Dillingham; said he was con-
ducting 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 those fellows had to borrow money
for rent and rations.' Chief FAINT
said Dillingham; told him that he spent
$1,0S0 in Heyward's campaign. Is a
man responsible, under the law for
the acts of his agents? Does the
courier StanQ 1Or lnlS
"It is we'll known that Gov. Hey
ward said before Senator Latimer's
death that he would not run for the
senate BECAUSE Of his business matters.
Did Senator Latimer's death imme-
diately affect Gov. Heyward's business
matters so that he could get into the
race in less than an hour? Would he
have much influence in congress
where he would be known as the post
mortem candidate? Did you see the
daily papers in South Carolina which
announced Senator Latimer's death
and Gov. Heyward's candidacy at the
same time on front page in large head
lines? Some Of the congressman ap-
pointed to attend the funeral saw
them and expressed their opinions Of
the same. South Carolina generally
respects the dead and their families.
especially in the solemn hours OF
their deepest grief.
South Carolina, too, believes in
giving every man a fair chance.
think your paper would not lose any
thing by hearing the arguments and
reasoning before it decides definitely
for the people Of this state as to whom
they shall elect for any office.
sincerely yours.
20. B. Martin"
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