Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-23

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thing mentioned in all the stuff print.
ed from Fielder and his associates, II
being so voluminous, the purpose ol
the men seeking to injure you and me
being to say much and write much
hoping that you would believe some
one thing; but, I shall endeavor to re-
fer to every report, rumor, accusa'
tion and SANDER from this vile per-
son in which he attempts to cast re.
Elections upon me and my state. !
take them up, one my one. In the foi'
lowing manner, submitting my answer
to each Of them separately.
Hayward County.
A most ridiculous charge Is that OF
the Hayward county" matter, where
in Fielder claims that called the elec'
ton for the proposed county Of Hey:
ward, and after the bill passed, FREQ
Dominick, my former law partner
was employed and paid substantial
fee to influence executive action there.
on That the compensation
received for his (Dominick's) services
was substantial, and that he obtained
the desired result at my hands and
that his fee was divided with me-"
Gov. Ansel ordered the election for
Hayward county," The legislature
had nothing to do with passing a bill
for that county. Some Of the citizens
of Aiken county applied to me for an
order calling off the election which
Governor Ansel had ordered. and In
the matter they were represented by
Col. D. s. Henderson Of Aiken; R. II.
Welch, Esq, Of Columbia; Geo. T;
Jackson, Esq, of Augusta, and Fred
H. Dominick, ESQ.,, Of Newberry, rep
resenting the interests Of Hayward
county. After a hearing before me, ]
decided with the people represented
by Col Henderson and annulled Gov.
Ansel's order Of election-my decision
being directly opposite to the side rep
resented by Mr.. Dominick. ,
Either Of the attorneys mentioned
will gladly corroborate these state
ments If confederation is desired. The
records in the governors office are
open to public inspection, and those
records show conclusively that Eel
der's charge is not only maliciously
false, but laughable.
"The Legislative Syndicate"
The statement has been made by
Fielder that he had information that
in the year 1900, there was leg1sla-
tive syndicate in South Carolina, or
ganized for the purpose Of controlling
and that I was, or that
claimed to be, the head Of that SYM
tlicate. I ask you to inquire Of the
members Of the general assembly at
that time, If they have now, or at that
time had, any knowledge of the exist
ence of that syndicate. I never heard
80 f6ty fttoiffun na6o hiQ QtQfQ-
ment. II I did control legislation in
| 900, when I was but an humble men,
ber of that body, I had more power
than I had in the years 1911 and 1912,
for I am sure that not even Fielder,
nor the members Of this committee,
who are following him, will charge
that had any control over your last
general assembly.
Postal Telegraph Company.
Fielder charges that in 1900 he WIS.,
ted Columbia for the purpose Of OPP
posing the passage Of a bill affecting
the Postal Telegraph company. He
makes this statement: II went down to
the Jerome hotel, where Senator Cole
L. Blease was stopping" He further
states that In discussing the proposed
legislation with me that I demanded
that he Come across with the quid
pro quo (meaning money!"
Without stopping to comment on
Felder's admission that he was the
attorney and paid lobbyist OF large
will simply state that
In 1900 was not a member OF the
state senate, and did not become
member of that body until the sessions
Of 1905, and that during all the four
years l was a state senator, stopped
1t Wright's hotel. If proof OF these
statements be desired. refer you to
The journal Of the state senate for the
year 1900, and to Mr.. Robert Court
nay Wright of Columbia, s. c., who.
during the four years I was men,
Der of the state senate, was manager
IF Wright's hotel. I emphatically deny
hat I ever had, at any time, while
4 member Of the state senate, or the
house Of representatives, any transac-
tions or any discussions with T. b.
Fielder about any matters of legisla-
ton.
"Bickert's Four Thousand Dollars"
AS to the charge that the sum Of
900 was paid by Monroe Bickert to
RI. H. Evans and myself, or to Evans
in my presence in the city Of Atlanta,
some years ago, Is wilful falsehood.
Mr.. H. H. Evans fought me for
election to the senate and did all he
could for my opponent, Mr.. Kibler OF
and until some time after
my election to the senate, Mr.. Evans
and myself were merely on speaking
.erms 1 have never, at any time, been
IN the city Of Atlanta with Mr.. H. II.
Evans, and never at any time had
any transactions with him or the firm
Of Blumenthall & Bickert, and no
amount Of money whatever has ever
been paid me by H. H. Evans at any
time or for any service. No money
has ever been paid to him, to my
for me, and II so, he has
certainly never delivered 1t to me.
and certainly no money has ever been
paid him by any person or persons In
my presence for any purposes. either
official, unofficial. personally or pro-
as the affidavit Of Mr.
Evans hereto attached will show.
State of South Carolina, Richland
county.
Personally appeared before me, H.
II. Evans, who being duly sworn, says,
that he resides in the city Of Newber-
ry. That the statement Of T. B. Fell
der or any other person that the sum
of $4,000 was paid over to him by
Monroe Bickert in the presence Of
Cole L. Blease. in the city Of Atlanta,
about the year 1905. Is totally false.
Deponent further says that he has not
at any time, for the said Cole l. Blease
or for the benefit of the said Cole L.
Blease had paid to him by any per-
son whatsoever any sum Of money
whatever. And deponent also says
that he was never in his life in the
city Of Atlanta in company with Cole
L. Blease. That in 1904 the deponent
was against Blease in the race Of the
latter for the state senate from New
berry county, supporting Hon. Arthur
Kibler for that position. That from
that time on for about two years the
deponent and Blease were not friends
towards each other.
H. H. Evans.
Sworn to before me. the 10Th day
Of July. 1912. B. F. Kelley, IL. s.,
Notary Public for SO. Ca.
As to Lanahan Whisky House.
Fielder asserted that 1 represented,
several years ago, Lanahan & Com
pany, liquor dealers Of Baltimore, In
this state, and secured purchases for
that house from the state dispensary
board. This charge Is hoary with age
and was first made by Lewis w. Park
er. the head of the mill merger which