The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-01
will appreciate it most profound.

ly.
Il have not the time to 90
around and see the folks as my
competitors are doing and | pre-
fer leaving my case with you any,
way. The people are thinking
for themselves and if they want
a change in the clerks office. |
want them to have it. but if they
do not desire a change, that will
suit me better.
Write me how you think l
stand in your community and if
| may depend on you to give me
your influence by complying with
the above request.
Yours very truly,
W. H. Humphrey.
The second last paragraph was
left out of some Ct the letters.
My memorandum shows that
one of these letters was mailed
to D. M. Hall. He is the only
man at Lumber Bridge, that l
knew was a Republican, to whom
one of the letters was sent. You
know that occasionally a Repub-
lican changes to Democrat, and
| had some hope that Mr.. Hall
might do so, not being advertent
to the fact that he is postmaster.
The letters were sent to his
postoffiee, to the Adcoxes, the
Boards, the Browns, the Chasons,
j. E. Clifton, the Culbreths, the
Grahams, the Johnsons, the Mon
roes, the McGoogans. the Shaws,
and others, seventy-eight in num-
Der, perhaps some of them Re-
publicans, but now somebody
brands them all as Republicans.
for they say the letters were only
sent to Republicans. l do not
believe a word of it.
The facts are again misrepre-
sented about what occurred be-
tween Messrs. J. W. Conoly and
j w. Hall and myself. Mr..
Conoly knows, and cannot, and
| am sure will not, deny that ne
came to see me himself ON the
| tenth of May last, and PROFOUND
ed a proposition about as follows,
viz: That he knew something
that he thought would do me
good if known, and that was, tina,
if my party would nominate me
. that his party would not nomi
nate any one against me. He
said that he was acquainted with
r what he was talking about, bu
:. advised me to mention it tt
g Sheriff Hall. l made no reques
d of Mr.. Conoly whatever, bu
S thanked him for his kind words
IS which | assured him were ap
g preciated. There has been n
communication between US since
a Soon after this, Sheriff Ha
IS came into my Office and simply
~ while probating deed for hil
is at my desk, told him what Nj
w Conoly had said, but made no r.
quest whatever of him.
Of He spoke very pleasantly {
is the satisfaction that I had give
Ii his party and proposed to discu
r. the matter with other leadir
wv Republicans. A month or 50 a
ter that, again at my desk,
is told me, without asking, that
| | had mentioned the matter al
$ | that their conclusion was to Ike
nal their hands off. | assured hi
lay that it was all right with me
ted that the proposition did not col
not from me anyway. and that "
to all. and that was the last tt
Isl has passed between us of a
kind. And all of the above v
nth predicated on the supposition Il
in my party would nominate I
and and then they would put up
and one against me.
cav | see no wrong in this s:
and pledge my sacred honor that
7our above is frank, honest, tru
full statement of the whole n
ex- ter, just as it occurred. l assn
that the gentleman, for whom I
per- profound respect, that it
you very gratifying to me to XII
that my services had been so
y is ceptable. Mr.. Conoly, howe,
you warned me that Mr.. Marley
fully against me, which of course
here has right to be, within rea
many able bounds.
and Or July 21st, on his wav to
Y ex- congressional convention
out Wrightsville, I heard that
at l Marley was sowing broadcast