The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-17

lumbia State-that the following tele-
grams passed between Columbia, S. c.,
and Washington, D. c., on Friday, Au-
gust %, 1912, and Saturday, August
"a, 1912:
Oay Letter..
August %, 1912.
P. H. MCGOWAN, 422 Munsey Building,
Washington, D. C.
Tillman wrote private letter to Fer
guson, in Spartanburg, saying Blease
"has brains to enimently qualify him
for governor" but complete letter is
severe arraignment of Blease and
Abney. Tillman being quoted as to the
complimentary words, but other con-
cealed. Blease knows contents OF let
ter and IS sure to strike Tillman with
full force of his organization On Tues
day If whole letter were published,
Tillman's gains from Jones side would
counteract losses sure to be sustained
in present status.
Without letting Tillman know source
of information, place facts before him
and make earnest effort to get whole
letter for publication. Time is pre-
cious. WILLIAM E. GONZALES.
| p. II. MCGOWAN, 422 Munsey Building,
Washington, D. C.
If senator would let correspondent
copy letter the matter in it could be
/ disseminated from Spartanburg and
not from Washing ton.
William E. Gonzales.
P. H. MCGOWAN, 422 Munsey Building,
Washington, D. c.
Tillman's letter must strengthen
Jones lines and cause Blease losses of
some honest supporters and of many
without convictions, who jump from
weakening candidate Blease will fight
Tillman, who will get many Jones
votes. Use Western Union.
The State
William E. Gonzales.
AS I will show by affidavit, these
telegrams were issued of falsehoods-
but what cared Gonzales for the truth
if he could encompass 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 communication to you-gave me
and others who might be placed in
similar situations, no protection what
ever! Tillman, driven by his insane
jealously, in the feebleness of his mind,
falls into the trap which was set for
him, and becomes a co-conspirator
/ with his ancient arch-enemy, Coma
les of the Columbia State. In the dark
ness of Friday night, August 23rd, he
releases a Villiapous attack upon me,
contained in a letter which he had pre-
viously written to Harrison Ferguson,
of partanburg-written while he was
proclaiming loudly this neutrality" of
his-and all that dark night the wires
sang with this Infamous attempted de-
Element of my reputation, furnishing
the accompaniment to the paeans of
JOY which went up in the Office of the
Columbia State and other newspapers
-paeans of Joy later turned to mourn
full dirges. This foul stuff was signed
B. R. Tillman, and I hope that before
the senator passes to the Great Be-
yond he will tell who was with him in
Washington when it was prepared, and
why he dragged in the names Of Col.
Abney and Hon. Sam J. Nichols, and
if he did so voluntarily or was per-
suaded to do SO by a once-prominent
South Carolina politician, who is now
statesman (?) without a job? Was
the senator's weak mind sWayed by
this astute big "Ex," who was present
when the letter was dictated, and did
Tillman or this other man dictate it?
Was it voluntary, senator, or was it
the result of over-persuasion of an en-
feebled mind? If your memory is fee
bic, and failing, and you cannot recall,
possibly your stenographer, whoever
he or she may have been may refresh
it.
The next day after its publication
addressed the following letter to the
people Of South Carolina:
To the People Of South Carolina.
have received reliable information
that three telegrams, containing about
the following; were received by P. H.