The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-06
FIELDER HUNTING ron 4 FIGHT

FIELDER HUNTING FOR h FIGHT,
1t is reported that Governor Blcase
has announced his intention OF lead
ing n light against Woodrow Wilson
in South Carolina. because. as he
alleges. DIR. Wilson has alicnatcd
many OF his friends in that State by
allowing himself to be assigned 10
the home OF the Gonzales during his
visit to Columbia last week as the
guest OF the State Press Association.
81 am satisfied the Governor Is re-
ported as saying. that the people arc
not going to send a delegation TO the
man for President who would allow
the Gonzales to control the Federal
patronage for South Carolina" we do
not know where Governor Wilson
stayed when he was in Columbia. but
we have no doubt that his surround
ings were altogether agreeable. and we
do not believe that the people OF that
accepted the hospitality OF GenteeI
people while he was In his own home
town. Manifestly. he could not go to
the Executive Mansion as a guest. in
the circumstances, because that would
! have deprived him OF the pleasure OF
seeing great many gentlemen In the
community who are not In favor with
/ Besides, after Thomas B. Fielder, OF
Atlanta. gets through boring holes ir
I the Governor Of South Carolina there
Is not much chance that the Governor
| Will be able to influence either the
course of the delegation OF that state
to the National Democratic Conven.
ton or the Convention itself.
This brings US to the point Of NOTING
that Mr. Feidnr has challenged tn.
/ Governor either to mortal combat a
any point that may be agreed upon
or to trial for the criminal libel, he
| has deliberately uttered against iii.
! Excellency. In the United States Court
at Atlanta, or IN any one of the Fed
| eral Courts In the State Of Georgia
MIR. Felder's letter, which was printec
In the Constitution the other day, Is
| very free, He tells the Governor tina,
he owes 1t to the position he dis
honors and disgracos TO tonder hi.
resignation, and forthwith retire t.
private life. where you will reap the
reward or obloquy and exccra ton 4
, which your Infamous achievements ir
public life entitle you." unless he car
rcfute the charges that Fielder has
made against him. These charges are
that both in his official ITO and as {
| private citizen Governor Blease has
been bribe- giver and a bride taker
| that when he was State Senator frou
the county of Newbcrry he was or
| the pay-rolls of al least half a dozcr
| liquor dealers doing business viii
the late dispensary; that he received
from one concern alone. the sum OF
about $4,000. and from other concern.
Gums aggrcsating many thousands o
dollars lie charges that these moneys
were paid by the liquor dealers Il
Mr. Elcase and accepted BY him al
compensation for his services ir
projecting their interests from hostil,
! ]eglsle ton. Mr.. Fielder further
charges that MIR. Blcases election Il
the Office OF Governor was accom-.
pIished by the use OF a gigantic cor,
ruptlon fund. and that he (Folder) ha.
a fun roster Of tho names OF the solici
tors OF this fund and n partial Hat 0:
the contributors TO t. Fielder con.
tinues In his dsnunciation OF the Gov
srnor, az to his conduct as citizen
hia social status, his personal aEso