The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-24

VI '"HhoSi VI hiS peSt llItHuS were
present to have become pallbear-.
ers"
He charges that the Eelder crowd
was afraid and the investigating COM
mittee went TO Augusta to get some
thing on him. and put him in
hole" He charges also that another
reason why Fielder would not come to
South Carolina was that he could be
prosecuted here for perjury and that
he knew in Augusta, where the COM
mittee was without authority, he
could not be so prosecuted.
He assailed Fielder as "a bribe TAX
er and perjurer." He charges that
Fielder had to have the assistance of
several other lawyers and of w. +.
Stevenson before even a friendly COM
mittee to '1help him bring out his ma
licious and dirty fabrications."
He disposes of the charge that he
received part of F. II. Dominick's fee
for calling off the election for Hey
ward County by stating that the cleo
tion was called by Governor Ansel,
and that he decided against the side
represented by Fred Dominick. He
gives as witnesses to .substantiate his
statements ID. s. Henderson. Of Ak
en-; r.. III. Welch Of Columbia: George
T. Jackson. of Augusta. and Fred H.
Dominick. of Newberry.
without affidavit he denied having
been In any legislative syndicate in
1900 and gives as references the men,
bers Of the General Assembly, at that
time. He also denied ever having met
Fielder or having any dealings with
him in 1900. and said that he was not
even a member Of the State Senate
then.
He says that the charge that Mon
roe Bickert. in Atlanta. paid him and
II. II. Evans $4,000 is false. and that
he was never in Atlanta with II. II.
Evans as charged by Fielder. An am-
davit from Hub" Evans bearing out
this contention is submitted
In vigorous fashion he denies the
charge that while a member OF the
State senate he represented Lanahan
q Co. and submits the testimony of
f. A. Smythe before a former invest
igating committee. saying he was
present during the conversation be-
tween Lewis w. Parker and Lanahan
and that the latter did not say that
Blease represented him. An affidavit
from the late w. G. Childs. bearing
out this statement is submitted. and
one from s. j. Lanahan denying that
he had told Parker that Blease was
his representative.
Affidavits are submitted from Jodie
M. Rawlinson. John Black, Jos b. Wy
lie. III. II. Evans, John Bell Towill, L.
w. Boykin. all former members Of
the late dispensary board Of control,
swearing that during their terms OF
ONCE Blease never directly or in
directly solicited orders for whiskey
for Lanahan or any other parties en-
gagged In selling whiskey or other ar
ticles to the State dispensary.
An affidavit from j. s. Farnum is
submitted denying that he has any
knowledge of the charge, that Blease
was paid $3.50 for opposing the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the prose-
rution of the grafters while in the !
Senate. and says that the statement |
that he made any such statement is |
false. He also denies that he con-
'ributed $500 to the Blasee campaign |
'und two years ago. The reply refers
10 denial Of r. Charlton Wright that |
ne once paid Blease $500 for defeating |
some legislation.
An affidavit Is submitted from y. |
VI. Block. of Macon, Ga. denying that |
ne had made any statement about
Blease proposing to raise a $4,000 |
'slush fund" to control the business of |
he late state dispensary. as contain
I'd in q letter written to Fielder by
Pickett "~. s-s
He denies that the Charleston blind /
'igers contributed to his campaign |
fund two years ago and submits affi-
iavits from f.. :. Blease and +. II. |
Dominick. his campaign managers, |
his statement.
Mr.. rominick also denies the |
charge that between the first and sec |
ond campaign he went to Charleston |
and got suit case full of money and |
when that was out ne went back and |
got another.
Governor Blease also denies the
same statement with reference to