The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-24
WHAT PROMINENT PROHIB|TIONESTS
SAY OF COLUMBIA CONFERENCE 1905
Dr. Cromer Editor Grst, Rev. Mr. Brstow and Mr.. Ever
EFT Affirm That There Was Suggestion of Aban
donng Prohibition Fight on Part of Mr. Featherstone
Any One Else.

lnC lsultOI OI III ne otalS. 4 Ou say
that your interest i'm Mr.. Brunsons
card centers in the declaration that
your editorial comments on Mr.
Featherstones course contained not a
interest in the card centers I'm the fact
that Mr.. BrunsOn, not content with his
defense of your editorials against the
Abbeville association, proceeds to
make an attack upon Mr.. Featherstone,
that does contain n line that can be
termed unjust. l refer to the follow
ing paragraph:
What looks so bad about the matter
is not the purpose to disband the pro-
hibitionists, but the fact that Mr.
Featherstone had, just a few weeks
before, joined in &; meeting TO put in
the field a state ticket on prohibi-
tion-license platform. If he partici-
pated in that meeting in the Jerome
hotel, he had no moral right in the
prohibition committee"
In 1905 by invitation | attended
conference at the Jerome hotel. There
were also present Messrs Feather
stone, Mccullough, Houseal, Wallace,
Smith, Hoyt, Bristow and Hamel. The
meeting was informal and the advis-
ability of having some one announce
himself for the governorship was
freely discussed, but nothing definite
was done. | do not rec;,ii the ndivid-
nDl views nNnrnScnI Nv nth I,,t \
took the position that favorable senti-
ment was growing rapidly under the
Brice act and that ii would not be wise
to put prohibition state ticket into
the field. a number of those present
concurred in this view and in the view
that the prohibitionists should active
ly cooperate with the law and order
leagues. to the end that the law might
be enforced and favorable sentiment
created
Someone mentioned the fact that q
state prohibition convention would be
held in Columbia i'm a short time, and
while | do not recall that any reso-
luton was offered or adopted, it was
1t would be unwise for the prohibi-
tion convention to nominate state
ticket and that 1t would be we'll to
make an effort to have the convention
act on this view. Mr.. Featherstone
stated that he expected to be present
at the prohibition convention and that
he could use his influence against the
nomination of state ticket; and I
left the conference under the impress
sion that this was to be done.
If the meeting that attended was
called ito put i'm the field a state
ticket on prohibition-license plat
form did not know it and / do not
know it now. III Mn Featherstone did
or said anything that gives anybody
Just ground to say that there is
blemish on his record or on his char
acter as a prohibitionist, it did not
take place in my presence at that
meeting or elsewhere, and have had
the pleasure of working with him
somewhat intimately in his war on the
liquor traffic.
have nothing to say against the
other candidates for governor. but
do think that it discredits the intell-
gence of the prohibitionists of the
State. that they should be expected to
walk up and eat out of double
loaded dish of fap-doole.
= Geo. B. Cromer.
Newberry, August i5.