Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
NO. 3d.

l five, of course. that knocked me right
, straight off my feet, right at the start.
don't know anybody that could have
come and got me In the matter like
: you did 1t.
Mr. Porter: I think know how 10
present the matter to them.
Mr.. Nichols: Here's another thing:
When you came into my ONCE, how
did you happen to ask for me; why
didn't you talk to father; he didn't
know thing In the world about it?"
Mr.. Porter: I wanted the young
man; called for the young man.
Lawyer c. p. Sims.
Mr.. Nichols: I'll tell you what Sims
can do; IL can't get or he will get of
and 60 up there, and anything he did
would be bound by, becouse know
he wouldn't do you or me either; he
Isn't as busy as I am, and 1t might
be that he could get on and go. TIL
tell you, Mr.. Porter, anybody's time Is
limited who Is worth a damn.
Mr.. Porter: That is a matter we
can't AFFORD to overlook
Mr.. Nichols: The only thing know
about this case is what you tell me:
don't know who you have got behind
you, and tell you what wish you'd
do about this case; I'm not represent
Il
fee you charge In the matter It's your
fee.
Mr. Porter: Exactly.
/ Mr.. Nichols: I'm only associated
with you as attorney, and our agree
ment as between attorneys. Now the
question is, IL it's to your interest to
get a good fee, It's to mine. can tell
them this. II they'll pay you what fee
you demand, we can absolutely guar;
antee It Do you know what could
do could make Cole Blease write
him letter stating that II Mr.. Porter
and Mr.. Nichols represent them they'll
represent them properly, and that's
just what he would do; can get him
| to do It.
Mr.. Porter: That's fine, fine.
Mr.. Nichols: There's just one thing
about It; it's whether you want to ac-
| complish the thing or whether you
don't. know what I'm talking about
OF course, you've got no personal in
terest In this matter; you're working
for dollars and cents. II any other man
in the United States asked that man
| for a pardon he couldn't no more get
II than II he wasn't In the United
States, and IL these people don't be-
lieve 1t, they can wire him or write
him or anything else.
Mr.. Porter: I'm not going to be
stingy, and when 1t comes to the show
down, might take advantage Of the
situation, and so I want to show You
my faith. OF course, believe with
your influence, the thing will go
through all right, but It would be bet
ter IL 1t could be done before the cleo
ton. OF. course, want to be liberal
about the thing. and II you can do II
before the election, I'd be willing for
you to have q bonus. and we would
then have the thing OF our hands.
Mr.. Nichols: just want to show
you your position-of course, your po-
sition Is my position, and as Tar as I'm
concerned, IL anybody else takes q hand
In this thing, they can count me out.
and you can assure them Of that, and
that man certainly won't get out In
ten years. II hadn't liked you,
would have told you to go to hell, be-
cause don't need the money. Now.
for those people or you are In position
to keep them from II.
Mr.. Porter: Yes, think that's en-
tirely correct.
Mr.. Nichols: You can tell those
people this-go to them with this
roposition-whether 60 to Chicago
or don't I can get this man out or
can make him stay In there.
Mr.. Porter: The only thing between
us Is a question of fee.
Mr.. Nichols: You can say to them.
II can get a lawyer down In South
Carolina that can get that thing
through, and it's up to you: II you
don't want to put up that, why, he
can't get out" want you to put II
up to them so that you can get your
o.. Ina
I'll get the pardon all right.
Mr.. Porter: You can gamble that
you and I will never have any trouble
about It.
BIeass for Senats7
Mr.. Nichols: Whenever they get
hold Of a case like this they ought to
be willing to pay for 1t, that Is, IL
they are able to, but have had cases
like that that haven't got q nickel out
Of 1t; but where q mans liberty de-
pends on it, that's different thing, II
he's got the money to pay; what
would you give your liberty for ten
wears? I can tell you one thing-Cole
Blease is going to be elected governor
again, I'll tell you that frankly. And
I'll tell you another thing-of course.
this Is confidential, you know-Pn tell
you another thing-Cole Blease Ia go
ing to run for senator, and he'll be
elected, too-and I'll tell you another
thing too-of course, / wouldn't have
you say anything about this for any
thing-you know who's going to be
governor? I am; I'm going to be q
candidate for II, and I'm going to be
elected, too. That's the situation-he's
going to run for United States senate.
and I'm going to run for governor two
years from now, and we're going to
get elected, too-no doubt about that.
all the Blease vote and the Parker. and
all the factions all around would sup
port me absolutely-against Blease.
even. You ask Sims when he comes
up here II can't beat him! I can beat
him and he knows It, too. Cat this
point Mr.. Sims arrived, having been
telephoned for by Mr.. Nichols.)
Mr.. Nichols: Sims, he wants me to
go to Washington mean Chicago
and told him that I didn't know
whether I could go or not told Mr..
Porter this-there's no doubt that he's
the man-and / told Mr.. Porter that
there's no doubt that we can get him
out.
Mr.. Sims: No, there's no doubt
about that at all, you certainly can get
him out.
Mr.. Nichols: I told hitl this, that
We can get him out, that's all there Is
to 1t, but I thought maybe your busi-
ness was so that you could go. where
as I couldn't. told Mr.. Porter that
we would go into this matter on this
basis, that whatever he does-well,
did tell him too, this, that II we
don't represent him he certainly won't
get out. II they want to get that man
out, they'll have to talk to US; II they
don't talk to US he won't get out:
you can tell them that too and you
can tell them that say so, too.
Mr.. Sims: These people-you tell
them how 1t is, and that'll be the
same as either one Of US being there.
Mr.. Nichols: I can tell them this,
that Cole Blease is going to refer II
to me, and II I don't advise him to do
It, he can't get out, that's all there Is
about 1t, that's exactly the way II
stands. Amt that right Sims?
Mr. Sims: That certainly Is; heTe-
fers everything to you, and he won't
do anything without your advice. Oh,
you can get 1t all right-no doubt
about that.
Mr.. Nichols: Cole isn't receiving pc
titions down there until after the
election. OF. course. II we go down
there with a petition and he acts on
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