The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-26

were present to have become pail
bearers"
He charges that the Fielder crowd
was afraid and the investigating COM
mittee went to Augusta to "get some
thing on him." and "put him in a
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.
Calls Fielder "Bribe Taker."
He assailed Fielder as "a bribe taker
and perjurer." He charges that Eel
der had to have the assistance of sew
en- other lawyers and of w. F. Steven
son before even friendly committee
to "help him bring out his malicious
and dirty fabrications."
He disposes of the charge that he
received part of F. H. Dominick's fee
for calling off the election for Hey
ward county by stating that the cleo
tlon was called by Governor Ansel,
and that he decided against the side
represented by Fred Dominick. He
gives as witnesses for substantiating
his statements d. S. Henderson of
Aiken; R. H. 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 having ever met
Fielder or having any dealings with
him in 1900, and said that he was not
even a member of the State Senate
then.
Affidavit from Hub" Evans.
He says that the charge that Mon
roe Bickert, in Atlanta, paid him and
H. H. Evans $4,000 is false, and that
he was never in Atlanta with H. H..
Evans as charged by Fielder. An af-
fidavit from "Hub" Evans bearing out
this contention is submitted.
In vigorous fashion he denies the
charge that while a member of the
of the State Senate he represented
Lanahan & Co. and submits the testi-
mony of E. A. Smythe before former
investigating committee, saying he
was present during the conversation
between Lewis w. Parker and Lana
han and that the latter did not say
that Blease represented him. An affi-
davit from the late w. G. Childs, bear
ing 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
NJ. Rawlinson, John Black, Jos. B. Wy
lie, H. H. Evans, John Bell Towill,
l.. w. Boykin, all former members of
the late dispensary board of control,
swearing that during their terms of
office Blease never directly or indi-
rectly solicited orders for whiskey for
Lanahan or any other parties engaged
in selling whiskey or other articles to
the State dispensary.
Denial from ]. S. Farnum.
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-
cution of the gpafters while in the
Senate land says that the statement
that he made any such statement is
false. He also denies that he con-
tributed $500 to the Blease campaign
fund two years ago. The reply re-
fers to denial of r. Charlton Wright
that he once paid Blease $500 for de-
feating some legislation.
An affidavit is submitted from N.
M. Block, of Macon, Ga, denying that
he had made any statement about
Blease proposing to raise a $4,000
"slush fund to control the business of
the late dispensary, as contained in
letter written to Fielder by Pickett.
He denies that the Charleston blind
tigers contributed to his campaign
fund two years ago and submits affi-
davits from E. S. Blease and F. H.
Dominick, his campaign managers,
substantiating his statement.
Mr.. Dominick also denies the charge
that between the first an dsecond cam
paign he went to Charleston and got
suit case full of money and when
that was out he went back and got
another.
Denied Grace's Charge.
Governor Blease also denies the
same statment with reference to him
self. AS to the charge of Mayor