The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

Ney Helm was IN 'cOnI6r6nc6' Will
Hon. Lillard H. Carter.at his office in
this city and that on Friday, July
18th. he, Carter, wrote the above let
ter to Mr.. Flowers signed by j. w.
Mahan, though dated July 20 1912.
We further charge that Mr.. Helm
was in the conference with a ''mem-
ber'' of the W. B. Saffel Distillery Co.
on Thursday, July 18th, 1912, and we
defy him to contradict this statement
and we can give the gentleman S
name if he, Helm, or any other mau,
desires it.
We further charge that Mr.. S. f
Booth, superintendent of the II. B.
Ripy plant o. the Kentucky Distiller-
les & Warehouse Company, who Mr..
Mahan claims is supporting Mr..
Helm rather lukewarmly," is not only
for Mr.. Helm now, but when the
Democratic county committee was
called together here few months ago
to instruct its chairman, Mr.. f. NJ.
Mountjoy, a whiskey man. who is in
the employ of Mr.. Booth at intervals
to vote for the interest of Anderson
countty'S distinguished son. Hon. w.
E. Bowling, for Congress, this same
Mr.. Booth voted in the committee
for primary election, instead of a
convention which Helm wanted and in
his speech here on June court day he
eulogized those Democrats that
stood so nobly by him." when trying
to call slap convention. Didn't
you do it, Mr.. Helm?
If Mr.. Booth Is "Lukewarm" on
Helm now, God pity the man who is
truly sincere for him in this county.
1t has been Mr.. Helms invariable
rule in visiting this county to consult
Mr.. Booth on all matters, who is the
real political head of the whisky in
terests in this county, until his last
visit here then he went to Van Buren,
to make speech in company of a
mosteXcellent gentleman on the other
lend of the string" he loves to pull
now
Mr.. Mahan again says: "Hon.
William Bowling, Sullivan's leader,
Senator from this district, and him
self diStiller, the,Son of distiller.
and one of the constant opponents of
the county unit bill"
We take issue with Mr.. Mahan
again. Mr.. Bowling is a loyal friend
OF Mr.. Sullivan, but lie is only a true
friend and one of many advisors to
Mr.. Sullivan. On what authority do
you charge that Mr.. Bowling is his
leader, Mr.. Mahan, or did your wet"
attorney dream it for you?
/ Instead of getting two "whiskey
men," Hon. Lsllard II. Carter and J.
w. Mahah to frame up a letter to
your interest Mr.. Helm. there being
three splendid ministers Of Gods IIO-
I ly Writ in our city, why didn't you
call on those excellent gentlemen to
give you testimonial" as to the
best of their knowledge TO state who
the whisky people" are for Congress
in Anderson county? When you held
your conference" with Mr. Carter
did't yOn know that the PRESBYTERIAN
church had been without a minister
for over year, Mr.. Helm? Will you,
Mr.. Helm, make an affidavit that you
did not consult Mr. Carter about the
Mahan letter while here Oh July 18th,
or that you did not consult certain
distiller that same afternoon. who is
red hot for you in regard to your
race?
Mr.. Sullivan is dry" because he
votes the way he breaches. Mr.. Helm
neither votes that way, only having
talked that way since May 81, 1912"
Just think of Helm as a "6O-day
evangelist of temperance Investi-
gate, Mr.. Temperance Man, for your
self: whether or not Mr.. Helm has
not 'ducked" every local option
election ever held in his home town.
Stanford? Then investigate Mr.. Sui
livan'S record at Richmond on item
perance." Then decide which is DR..
Jekyl and DIR. Hyde?.
Mr.. Mahan says shat out of pos
sible l 900 votes that Sullivan would
not receive exceeding one hundred
and fifty votes in this county"
We do not know how many he will
receive, but when Mr.. Mahan at
tempts to state how many he will re-
ceive, not even writing the letter,
but getting an attorney" to state