The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17

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have to deal with my people in my own
day. They have a general idea of
what fees would be expected in this
case. think can do fairly well with
them. didn't make the proposition
to the representative VINO was here.
He wasn't the main man; but L thought
we had better have little talk first.
and IL we can agree, then all right.
Mr.. Nichols:Mr. Pagsy, IL you don't
mind, Mr., Porter and / have a little
private matter to discuss, and couldn't
you wait for us down in the lobbys
(Mr. Pagsy replied that he would. be
glad to. walt a little while for us, and
left the room. Mr.. Porter remarked
that we would soon be down for lunch.
Mr.. Pagsy remarked, as he stepped out
OF the door, az will be in the lobby,
down stairs, waiting for YOU" All
subsequent conversation was between
Mr.. Porter and Mr.. Nichols.)
Mr.. Nichols: You said you had wild
ana woolly, rider
Dir, Porter; Mr.. Nichols, have had
q good nany rides, but never took as
wild a trip as that in my life. The
reason got in with you, didn't want
you to get hurt. You opened her up
wide; 1 had one leg out; this chauffeur
was hanging ON behind.
Mr.. Nichols: Was he with us?
Mr.. Porter: Yes, I wanted him to
drive when we left the club. but you
insisted on running the car. and ne
jumped on behind. You handled the
car so nicely last night that I thought
POSSIBLY we would get along all right.
Mr., Nichols: We didn't break up
anything, did we?
!. Mr.. Porter: No, we didn't. Do you
know what we did? Drunk nearly a
quart OF Scotch whiskey.
Mr. Nichols: know we did.
| Mr.. Porter: You were all right wnen
we left my room in the Hotel Finch,
but after We had been at the club for
while and you got to drinking beer,
you seemed to go all to pieces. You
were quite entertaining to the crowd
who were there. and rather think the
boys rather blamed your condition on
me. was sorry that the old gent.
your father, showed up when he did,
don't know how he happened to be
there. You said: Never mind those
people, we just grazed them"
Mr.. Nichols: Now. I will tell you
about this man. Sims. Sims OF course,
talked to me about it, and he evident
ly thinks he ought to be associated
with me In this matter, and. of course,
we could use him all right; there Is
no doubt about that, but, whatever we
do, 1 think you and myself ought to
get together on it by ourselves. You
let me take care of Sims.
Mr.. Porter: prefer not to have any
dealings with him and not to know
what you do with him. What you and
do personally will be all right, and
your influence, of course, with the
governor will pave the way for us, al
though I do not think there will be
much trouble.
Mr.. Nichols: There will not be much
trouble, 1 tell you now, as 1 told you
before; but still want to get my petit
tions up. We have to justify the gov
ernor's actions; we have to justify our
selves. can get up a petition OF two
thousand names among the voters here
who are friends of Governor Blease,
and this will help to justify any ac-
tion the governor might take. The
governor will also want some infiuen-
tial people to request him to grant this
pardon, and 1 will take down with me,
Mr.. Landrum who Is on the governors
staff, the mayor of the town, Johnson,
and Mr. Lloyd. OF course, will see
the governor first, and when they see
him he will agree with them to some
thing that he has already agreed with
me before.
Mr.. Porter: 1t is something, of
course, that is done every day, and by
/ using these methods we would prob
ably not be suspected
! Mr.. Nichols 1t is a question of our
! 1eing paid, and not the goyednor. or
course. That is all there is to 1t.
Mr.. Porter: / shout want to see him
get something; / do not care how he
! gets it,
Mr.. Nichols: or course, whatever
get he will get his part of it, but that
| just between you and me. / mean
he won't insist. The only thing can
see, Of course, is that some of the
money l get out of this will be for
running his campaign up there.
Mr.. Porter: OF course he will under
stand it. / didn't expect you to hand
1t to him. But when am making an