The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-23


to administer an oath and no power TO
bring a prosecution in that State for
false swearing.
| wish to remind you that, accord
ing to the Columbia State, Fielder was
represented at the Augusta hearing by
''seven able and prominent lawyers of
the State of Georgia" 1t took not only
the South Carolina lawyers who were
present as members of that committee,
and w. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw, (the
leader of the Jones faction in the
last session of the general assembly,
but Fielder, although lawyer himself,
had to have the assistance of seven
other lawyers, before 4 friendly COM
mittee, to help him bring out his ma
licious and dirty fabrications,
Taking Up "Charges" Separately.
But what did Fielder, his detectives,
his lawyers and his committee do and
say in Augusta? These are the mat
ters which for several days you had
displayed before you and which I shall
now answer to the complete vindica-
ton of my own good name-if you
have any doubt as to my good name
and to the vindication Of the honor of
the tSate. we love.
I have not copy of the testimony
or pretended testimony taken before
the committee; this testimony has not
yet been filed with the secretary of
state 1 must take the charges and
insinuations made by Fielder from the
newspapers. 1 have concluded to
quote them from the Columbia State,
for I am sure none of you will feel
that that paper has Ilisquoted any
thing or done anything that would be
to my benefit, and in quoting from the
acts of this newspaper 1 wish you
also bear in mind that those reports
were written by one Joe Sparks, and
that Sparks is the man whom l order
ed out of the governors Office last
year because of his wilful misrepre-
of me.
1t is a hard task to cover every
thing mentioned in all the stuff print
ed from Fielder and his associates, it
being so voluminous, the purpose of
the men seeking to injure you and me
being to say much and write much,
hoping that you would believe some
one thing; but, 1 shall endeavor to re-
fer to every report, rumor, accusation
and slander from this vile person in
which he attempts to cast reflection
upon me and my State. I take them
up one by one, in the following man
ner, submitting my answer to each Of
them separately.
Heyward County
A most ridiculous charge is that
Of the "Heyward county matter,
Fielder claims that 1 called
the election for the proposed county
Of Hayward, and after the bill passed,
Fred Dominick, my former law part
ner, ''was employed and paid a sub
stantial fee to influence executive ac-
ton thereon. -. That the compen-
sation received for his (Dominick
services was substantial, and that he
obtained the desired results at my
hands and that his fee was divided
with me-"
Gov. Ansel ordered The election for
'Heyward county," The legislature
had nothing to do with passing a bill
Tor that county. Some Of the citizens
If Aiken county applied to me for an
order calling off the election which
Gov. Ansel had ordered, and in the
matter they were represented by Col.
D. S. Henderson, of Aiken; R. H.
Welch, Esq, of Columbia; Geo. T.
Jackson, Esq, of Augusta, and Fred.
4. Dominick, Esq, Of Newberry, rep
the interests of Hayward
After a hearing before me,
decided with the people represented
oy Col. Henderson and annulled Gov.
Ansels order of election-my decision
being directly opposite to the side
by Mr.. Dominick.
Either of the attorneys mentioned
will gladly corroborate. these state
nents if corroboration be desired.
The records in the governors Office are
open to public inspection, and those
records show conclusively that Eel
aer's charge is not only maliciously