The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-12-13
The GRACE-WHALEY CASE,
COMMITTEE MAKES PUBLIC REC
ORD IN FIRST CONGRESSION-
AL DISTRICT FIGHT.
Elections Body Will Now Decide
Whether Charleston Mayor Has
Made Prima Facic Showing Against
Representative Vino Declares Claims
False.

Washington, Dec. S.-The house
committee on elections Investigating
the charges Of Mayor John u. Grace
Of Charleston against Representative
Richard S. Whaley, today made pub
lie the full record in the case. This
record contains the original petition
filed by Mr.. Grace, together with a
long bill of particulars and an amend
ed petition.
This latter bill of particulars sets
out in detail the sums of money paid
and to whom paid, including a part
of the 100000 alleged to have been
expended by friends of Mr.. Whaley.
this being fled in response to a de-
mand OF the committee for more spe-
cific information. 1t is here stated
that various amounts were placed in
the hands Of Mitchell Whitsell, W.
Is. Ackorman, James PeurifOy, s. L.
Simons, o. B. Limehouse, Walker S.
Utsey, DR.. Dick and about 20 other
persons to buy and corrupt voters for
Mr.. Whaley. The largest of these
amounts was $4,000 and the price
went all the way down to $2OC.
There is another affidavit from
Philip Fash and one from Victor
Perry, also affidavits from ]. j. Hill
ION, +. Brandes, M. Bazarr, John
Aulberry, A. II. Brouthers, c. Conk-
lin, Lester Schwartzberg and Frank
Brylet, all bearing on the same mat
ter.
All these afIidavits go into particu-
lars concerning amounts of money
said to have been used corruptly by
the Whaley workers. All are to the
same effect, only differing in amounts
used, in places where the money is al
legged to have been paid and in minor
details. After this follows the testi-
mony of Frank Hogan, Mike Barry,
S. ID. Sargent and II. Leon Larisey, all
of which has already been exploited
through the press.
The interesting part Of the stua-
ton at the present time concerns the
afiidavits and the statement filed by
Mr.. Whaley. After denying abso-
lutely all of the matter filed by Mr..
Grace, it is shown that his afIidavits
| are signed by Nj. J. Nolan, B. p.
Birchfeld, Jr., C.. e. Heape, Vincent
Font, Louis II. Morillo, Max Gold
man, j. w. Moore, James III. Noland,
William j. Leonard, j. La Tore, A.
Montanese, II. p. Gruber, Charles
Munbenmaier, III. G.. Milligan, NJ. J..
Blanche, j. j. Barrineau, /. O. Dom
aghue, Frank Fosberry, Milton Stall,
Frank Nj. Cox, ]. j. O'Shaughnessy,
John III. Steeken. =. Hanley, c. Gro
watt, j. Russell Williams and about
so others.
The afiidavits so filed by Mr..
Whaley not only cOntrovert in detail
those submitted by Mayor Grace, but
attack the names of the Grace men
and most especially that of Larisey.
There are perhaps a dozen Of the
Whaley affidavits in which the sign
ers declare that they know Larisey
and that they would not believe him
on oath. Many of these named in the
aiiidavits made by Larisey say that
his statements are wild and vision
airy and unworthy of belief; some say
they were not at the polls when he
said they were there; others that they
had been crrOnously included in his
ailidavits, and still others that they
would not believe him uAder any cir
cumstances.
AS already stated in this correspond
cnce, the burden OF Mr.. Whaley's de-
Tense is a denial of all the charges
made by Mr.. Grace so far as they re-
late either to the use of excessive
sums of money, the buying Of votes
or the making Of false and pcrjured
afiidavits TO procure his seat in the
house.
Mr.. Whaley also told the commit
tee that any charges that he had
promised the postmastership at Man
ming to j. ID. Gerald and G. w. Wells
and that he had promised it also to
others is absolutely untrue and he
never made any promise to any one
to reward him to office should he be
elected To congress.
This is the sum and substance Of
the whole situation as it exists here
at the present time. Mr.. Grace filed
mis- charges and supplemented them
with others; Mr.. Whaley filed "A spc-
citic denial. That makes Il joined is
sue ANA it is up to the congressional