The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-25
CONGRESSliEN FIGHT.
LIE GIVEN BLOWSFOLLOW.
Campaign Meeting at Lake city in
sixth Congressional District Re
suits i'm Personal Encoun-
ter Between Congress-
man ElIerbe and
Candidate Hod-
geS.

Florence, Aug. special: The
Congressional campaign meeting for
the 9th district was held at Lake
City to-day, at which some three
fundred interested citizens were in
attendance. The meeting was held
IN the grove in front of McClam's
stables During the speaking an
encounter between Mr.. =. A. Hodges
OF Bennettsville, and Mr.. ]. E. FL
ierbe, two OF the candidates. took
place, resulting in slight enlarge
ment of the muscles TO the rear of
Mr.. Ellerbcs eye
In view of the fact this CORES
pondent was not on the grounds,
and in order TO give both sides of
the affair to the public, he called
upon both Mr.. Hodges and Mr., Ell
!erbe upon their arrival here this
evening from Lake City and secur-
ed from each of them the following
account, which, after being taken
down, vas read by the one giving
out the interview.
Hodges Statement
MIR. p. A. Hodges. upon replying
10 the question as to the lature of
the disturbance, stated as follows:
Near the conclusion OF Enerbe's
speech ] construed statement that
he made as making me a liar. l
walked up to him and asked him
If he intended that what / said was
misrepresentation. He replied by
repeating in a loud voice the state
ment he had just made. then
struck him in the face, and follow
ed II up with several more blows in
tie face. Mr.. Ellerbe then made
strenuous efforts to strike me, but
II he ever succeeded in doing so ]
WIS not aware of it. Don't think l
was struck at all. and that seemed
to he the consensus of opinion there.
Friends then interfered and no fur
ther trouble ensued So far as j
am concerned il is ended"
Ellerbe'S Side OF Affair.
Mr.. Ellerbe made the following
statement as his side of the affair:
AT Lake City to-day while / was
speaking, in reply to statements
made by Mr.. p. A. Hodges, ! said
any man who says ! ever wrote a
line, suggested line or requested
dhyohc 70 write line Of any letter
OF circular against Mr.. p A. Hod-
ges. is a dirty contemplate, wilfuJ
and malicious liar. Mr.. Hodges
then approached me and asked m'
/. | meant To call him liar. re-
pled If you say any Of those
tnihss you are. ] hesitateG a NO.
ment and then started to continue
my talk .C the audience. Mr.. Fod-
S"s struck me Jus; behind the left
eye, AGar the temple, while | was in
the attituG" Of talking 10 the au-
dieLce. then rushed upon him
ana, while several men interfered.
| succeeded in getting him 10 the
ground, and as | raised my arm to
strike him il was caught and we
"ere separated. an very glad
tnai no injury vas done 10 him.
nave stood more during this cam
pa!sn than ! thought was humanly
possible. do not propose 70 allow
them 70 go any further
Mr. Ellerbe went 10 his home q,
Marion and Mr.. Hodges 10 Benne,ts.
Vile
Eiierbe Knocks Hodges Down.
scranton. Aug. 20.-Special; The
sensation OF the Congressional cam
p'lgn meeting held at Lake City
Today, small town, four miles
south OF Scranton, was the person-
al encounter between the Hon 7
Y. kllerbe and p A. Hodges. cam
didates for Congress from the 9Th
uistrlct. AT the conclusion of Mr.. .
hilerbe's speech, who was the last
speaker, he denounced as a mali
clous lie the statement of Hodges
that he was in any manner respop-
slbie Tor the circulation of a circu-
lar letter during the last campaign
derogatory to Mr.. Hodges character.
Mr.. Hodges, who was standing
near, Immediately struck Ellerbe
and Ellerbe at once turned and
struck Hodges, telling him 10 the
ground. Friends came up and sep
arated the combatants. There wa.
cheering for quite a while for Con.
gressman Ellerbe.
Hodges Friends Confident.
bennettsville, August 2O.-Special
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