The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-22

could be disseminated from Spar
tanburg and not from Washing
ton. William E. Gonzales.
P. H. MCGOWAN, 422 Munsey
Building, Washington, D. G.
Tillman's letter must strength
en- Jones lines and cause Blease
losses of some honest supporters
and of many without convictions.
who jump from weakening can
didate. Blease will fight Till
man, who will get many Jones
votes. Use Western Union.
The State.
William E. Gonzales.
AS I will show by affidavit,
these kilograms were issued OF
falsehoods-but what cared Con-
zales for the truth if he could en-
compass my defeat, and what
cared he for all heaven and earth
if he could encompass the defeat
of me and Tillman at one and the
same time-and when the law
as I will show-and that is the
main object of this communica-
ton to you-gave me and others
who might be placed in similar
situations, DO protection what
ever! Tillman, driven by his in
sane jealousy, in the feebleness
of his mind, falls into the trap
which was set for him, and be-
comes a co conspirator with his
ancient arch-enemy, Gonzales of
the Columbia State. In the dark
ness of Friday night, August 23,
he releases a villianous attack
upon me, contained in a letter
which be had previously written
to Harrison Ferguson, of Spar
tanburg-written while he was
proclaiming loudly this neutral
ity" of his-and all that dark
night the wires sang with his in
famous attempted defilement OF
my reputation, furnishing the &C,
compartment to the paeaus of JOY
which went up in the Office of the
Columbia State and other news
papers-paeans OF Joy later turn
ed to mournful dirges. This foul
stuff was signed B. R. Tillman:
and I hope that before the sena
tor passes to the Great Beyond
he will tell who was with him in
Washington when it was prepar'
ed, and why be dragged in the
names of Col. Abney and Hon.
Sam J.: Nichols, and if he did sc
voluntarily or was persuaded to
do so by a once.prominent South
Carolina politician, who is now a
statesman (?) without a job? Was
the senator's weak mind swayed
by this astute big "Ex," who was
present when the letter was die
tated, and did Tillman or this
other man dictate it? Was it vol.
untary, senator, or was it the re-
suit of over.persuasion of an en-
feebled mind? If your memory
is feeble, and failing, and you
cannot recall, possibly your ste
nographer, whoever he or she
may have been may refresh it.
The next day after it's publica'
ton I addressed the following
letter to the people of South Car
olina:
To the People of South Carolina
I have received reliable infor
nation that three kilograms, con-
tanning about the following, were
received by P. Il. MCGOWAN, cor
respondent of The State at Wash
ington, D. c., signed by William
E. Gonzales, August 23rd, 1912.
"Tillman wrote private letter
to Ferguson, in Spartanburg,
W which is severe arraignment.
Blease knows contents of letter
and is sure to strike Tillman with
full force with his organization
on Tuesday. If we could get
whole letter published, Tillman's
gains on Jones' side would coun
teract loses sure to be sustained
in present status. Keep Tillman
from knowing source of informa
ton. Place facts before him and
beg for whole letter. Time is pre-
cious.
(Signed) William E. Gonzales. >
And another:
IF correspondent could get
copy of letter, the matter IN it
could be sent out from Spartan.
burg.
(Signed) William E. Gonzales. .
And another:
"Tillman's letter must streng-
then Jones' lines and cause Blease
losses. Blease will fight Tillman,
who will get many Jones votes.
(Signed) William E. Gonzales.
Of course, I cannot say these
are the exact words of the tele'
gram, but dare Gonzales to deny
that he sent telegrams containing
statements similar to these, and
he need not deny them, but in
order to be honorable Gf he CAM
let him present the messages that
he sent copies of which I sup
pose he has on file, or which be
can easily have duplicated from
the Washington Office, which de
Iivered the telegramsto McG ow-
an) and let the people see whether
nv information is correct.
Those thrae letters will show