The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-02

(signed) J. W. MAHAN.
In the first paragraph of Mr.. Ma
hans letter he says he is an 'elder in
the Presbyterian church in this city,"
to which we assent. On reading Mr..
Mahan's letter, the News man asked
him how he stood on the liquor ques-
ton. He said: 81 am wet man. like
Bowling and vote like him." Mr..
Temperance Man, of Anderson county,
think of man voting for whisky and
being an elder in the church of God!
Is that your kind of temperance man?
Mr.. Mahan is for Mr.. Helm and says
he is a ''wet man and would vote
wet" Mr.. Mahan, the local option
question was held here a few years
ago, did you vote ''wet," or did you
go to the 'tall and uncut" of Missouri?
The Anderson News charges that the
man who wrote the letter signed by
Mr.. Mahan was Hon. Lillard H. Carter
Helm man and ''wet man," be-
cause he voted that way when mem
Der of the Legislature in 1910 against
the Waggoner Bills, Nos. 70 and 445,
one the County Unit Bill and the other
local option measure, being the only
man to make speech against the bill,
Mr.. Carter tells The News.
We charge that on last Thursday
afternoon, July 18th, that Hon. Har,
vey Helm was in conference" with
Hon. Lillard H. Carter at his office il
this city and that on Friday, July 10TH
he, Carter, wrote the above letter tc
Mr.. Flowers signed by j. w. Mahan
though dated July 20, 1912. We fur
Their charge that Mr. Helm was in the
conference with member" of the
w. B. Saffell Distiliery Co. on Thurs
day, July 18th, 1912, and we defy hin
to contradict this statement and We
can give the gentleman's name if he
Helm, or any other man, desires it.
We further charge that Mr.. S. E
Booth, superintendent of the T. B
Ripy plant of the Kentucky Distillierie
& Warehouse Company, who Mr.. Ma
han claims is supporting Mr.. Helm
rather lukewarmly, is not only 70
Mr.. Helm now, but when the Demo
cratic county committee was called to
; gether here few months ago to in
| Of ~ &c no, NJ M
| joy, whisky man." who is in tn
employ of Mr.. Booth at intervale t
, vote for the interest of Anderson coun
tvs distinguished son, Hon. w. E
, Bowling, for Congress, this same MI
, Booth voted in the committee for
t primary election, instead of conventio
= which Helm wanted and in his speec
: here on June court day he eulogize
: those Democrats that ''stood so nobl
: by him, )" when trying to call sna
: convention. Didn't you do it, MI
9 Helm?
r If Mr.. Booth is 'lukewarm" o
D Helm now. God pity the man who
e truly sincere for him in this county
1t has been Mr.. Helm invariable rul
in visiting this county to consult Nj
Booth on all matters, who is the re:
political head" of the whisky intel
ests in this county, until his last Wis
here then he went to Van Buren, I
make speech in company of a mo:
excellent gentlemen on the other zen
U of the string''he loves to pull now.
Mr.. Mahan again says: Hon. Viii
lam Bowling, Sullivan's leader, Sen;
tor from this district, and himself
distiller, the son Of distiller, and or
of the constant opponents of the coul
ty unit bill.'
We take issue with Mr.. Mahs
again. Mr.. Bowling is loyal frier
OF Mr.. Sullivan, but he is only a tr,
r, friend and one of many advisors
Mr.. Sullivan. On what authority {
you charge that Mr.. Bowling is h
Leader, Mr.. Mahan, or did your "wet
attorney dream it for you?
- Instead of getting two ''whisl
~ men," Hon Lillard H. Carter and
:. w. Mahan, to Crane up" letter
= your interest, Mr.. Helm, there beir
" three splendid ministers of Gods Ho
Writ in our city, why didn't you call
those excellent gentlemen to give y,
testimonial as to the best of the
knowledge to state who the "whisl
lie people" are for Congress in Anders
OF county? When you held your eco
n. ference" with Mr.. Carter didn't "
1 know that the Presbyterian church h
h, been without a minister for over
Is year, Mr.. Helm? Will you, Mr.. He
,r. make an affidavit that you did not co
suit Mr.. Carter about the Mahan lett
it while here on July, 18th, or that y