Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

conference with the governor. II
this conference with the governor !
was agreed as to the amount tina
each blind tiger in the city Of Charles
ton should pay monthly for protection
On the return Of the chief con
stable to Charleston he called upoI
the president Of the local brewer!
and told him that he wished to Sc!
him in conference, that he had
proposition to make to him which
was authorized by the governor, ask
ing him when 1t would be satisfactory
to see him.
1.-The president of the brewery tolt
him that he could see him at any
time and in any place that suited
The chief Of the constabulary forct
said that he would come to his home
at once. The president Of the brewery
suggested that this would be an ur-
wise move from the fact that some
one might see him. To this the re-.
sees u.s. He then proceeded to the
home of the president of the brewery
where he delivered the message from
the governor to the effect that. on the
consideration Of $40 each per month
they would extend protection from
arrest to the blind tigers of Charles
ton. He also stated that there were
in the neighborhood Of $50 blind
tigers in Charleston and that these
were to pay SO each during the first
week Of each month. The president
Of the brewery asked what disposi-
ton would be made Of this collection,
whereupon the chief constable told
him that under his agreement with
the governor he was to be allowed q
commission for collecting and the
balance was to be paid over monthly
10 the governor.
I'm said conversation the said Has
selmeyer stated that he personally
visited the governor at Columbia and
entered his protest against this ar
rangement, stating to the governor
that this graft should not be collect
ed; but the governor waved him aside
with the statement that he was rum
ming that end Of the matter"
Fourth Document.
John H, Morris and r. L. Toland oil
Spartanburg, 8. c., have stated, and
will undoubtedly swear II called be-
fore your committee that Cole L.
Blease, then a senator from Newberry,
who was acting upon the investigating
committee to investigate the affairs OF
the late dispensary, was employed BY
jeff Dunwoody Of Atlanta, agent for
the Atlanta Brewing and Ice company,
to obstruct the proceedings Of the said
committee.
They will also swear that the said
Blease sought a private interview with
them and did everything in his power
to prevent them from testifying before
said committee.
Jeff Dunwoody, being a citizen OF
Georgia, can not be compelled to corr
roborate this evidence; but the fact
will be sufficiently established by those
two witnesses.
I'm this connection I desire-to state
that when Cole L. Blease was senator
from Newberry and a bill was intro
duced to appropriate $4,000 to be used
by the attorney general Of the state in
conducting the prosecutions against
the grafters, that the liquor dealers en-
ployed the said Blease, then a senator,
to oppose the passage Of said measure;
did oppose by speech, vote and infiu-
ence the passage Of said resolution,
that he received for his services the
sum Of $3.50 in cash, which was paid
to him at Wright's hotel in the city of
Columbia, state Of South Carolina.
wv. B. Roy Of the city Of Louisville,
Morton A. Goodman of the city of Gin
cinnati and James s. Farnum Of the
city Of Charleston are said to have
knowledge of this transaction.
A New Avenue.
After calling the election for the
new county Of Hayward, and after the
bill passed, Fred Dominick, the law
partner Of the governor, was employed
and paid a substantial fee to influence
executive action thereon. If called
upon before this committee Fred DOM
mick, II he will corroborate his verbal
statements in connection with this
transaction, will state that he was
employed because Of his influence with
the governor: that the compensation
received for his service was substan-
tial; that he obtained the desired re-
suits at the hands Of the executive, and
that he divided his fees with the gov
ernor of the state Of South Carolina"
Fielder offered in evidence the fol-
lowing letter to substantiate his ties IT,
mony that Blease tried to raise a slush
fund of s25,O00 to- control dispensary
legislation and failed:
Atlanta, Ca, March 20, 1912.
"Mr. T. B. Fielder, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir:
"On Wednesday, the 18th inst,
visited the city of Albany, and while
there met B. M. Wilson and had long
talk with him in regard to dispensary
matters in the state of South Carolina
HE stated to me that it came within
| his knowledge that Cole L. Blease
| now governor of the state, had repre-
| sented while a state SENATOR Lanahar
& Co., liquor dealers of the city of Bal
timore, and had made large sales tc
the board of directors constituted H
| II. Evans. L. w. Boykin and John Bel
Towill; that in consequence Of certain
dissatisfaction arising in the matter oi
| paying rebates to the board Of direc-
tors 1t was decided that instead of con-
tinuing to pay rebates through Blease
to the board that the rebates as agreed
to between Blease and the said board
should be paid through the said B. M
Wilson, and this was accordingly done
I'm further conversation with the
said B. M. Wilson, Wilson stated tt
me that when the bill was introduced