Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-17
"As you have been apprised through

"As you have been apprised through
the papers, II not by letters, Mr.. Stew
enson, the chairman, called Mr.. Will
son and myself to meet with him In
Charlotte to see IL something could be
done to hurry matters up, as we were
aware that the club rolls and poll lists
could not be had until after the sec
ond primary and the executive COM
mittee Of the state had to meet to de-
clare the result of the second primary.
We thought nothing could be done ef-
fectually by meeting in Columbia last
Wednesday, and again, Mr.. Stevenson
was on his way to the north, taking
Mrs. Stevenson to the hospital. He
appointed Mr.. J. B. Park, chairman,
with Mr.. Grier and as a sub-commit-
tee, and Mr.. w. B. Wilson, chairman,
! with Messrs. ]. D. Bivens and r. M.
Jeffries to collect all the evidence we
| could in the various counties, to be
submitted to the full subcommittee on
his call after his return from the
north.
"I met with Mr.. Park at Spartan
burg and he told me that he wired
Mr.. Grier to meet with US there, but
he saw proper to go to Columbia. And
desire to say we will be very glad II
you will aid us In collecting all the ev-
idence Of fraud possible to be submit
ted to the full subcommittee, for 1t Is
our purpose to obtain all information
possible and we ask your most hearty
cooperation. II the plan that has
been outlined does not meet with your
approval won't you pursue such course
as you deem best so as to obtain re-
suits and have your evidence ready for
use when the full subcommittee
meets?
II can see no good to result from a
meeting Of the committee in Colum-
bia next Monday in the absence Of the
chairman, therefore will not attend,
for Mr.. Stevenson will return to the
state the early part Of next week and
I will use my best efforts to have him
call the entire sub committee togeth-
er Immediately upon his return, and In
the meantime there can be no Injury
to any one to pursue the course Mr..
Stevenson mapped out in Charlotte,
which Is being done by Messrs. Will
son and Park, the sub-chairmen, and
II you desire an investigation, secure
all data possible for future use by the
committee. I shall not lend my aid
for merely an investigation, for or
against any candidate. but 1t Is my de-
sire to have a thorough investigation
and that as speedily as possible, which
we are trying to do, and we ask that
you cooperate with u.s. without regard
as to whether the newspapers divide
the subcommittee, for do not pro-
pose to let factionalism control my ac-
ton.
Am sending you a copy Of letter
I am writing to Mr.. Stevenson. Please
let me hear from you by letter or
wire.
yours truly,
tThomas R0thwell Rutlern
Mr.. Butler says in part In his letter
ter to Mr.. Stevenson:
II urge that you call meeting in
Columbia Immediately upon your re-
turn, as an effort is being made to Gre
ate the impression that we are dodg-
ing the issues, which Is not the fact,
and the subcommittee Is actively
working along the line suggested by
you.
Let US meet as soon as possible
and see what we have and IL Messrs.
Bivens, Grier and Jeffries have any
other scheme than that you have out
lined or made any effort to aid the rest
Of the committee"
Mr.. Butler also has letter from
W. B. Wilson, Jr., Of Rock Hill, in
which the writer says that he will at
tend any meeting that any member Of
the committee desires, provided 1t Is
called by the chairman, Mr.. Stevenson.
He further says that he is putting
forth every possible effort to accom-
rplish the results In his district.