Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-06
ANOTHER LETTER ABOUT THE
SUYETA PARK BILL.
Letter Is Accompanied by Affidavit
From 3. B. Wilson, Editor of
WaynesyilIe Courier.

Solicitor Robert R. Reynolds yes
terday sent the following letter to The
Citizen, explaining circumstances in
connection with the suit for a board.
bill which has been fled against him.
py the management of the Suyeta Park
hotel:
Editor The Citizen:
In order that the people of Bun
combe county and the Tenth congress
SIGNAL district may understand nv no.
sition in the controversy between nv
seg and the Suyeta Park hotel man
iaeemenf concerning the law suit
which they have recently Instituted
against me for board bill which they
ledge / owe, / beg to state the fol-
lowing briefly as the facts in the case
and the grounds upon which / made
certain assertions about the parties
connected with said litigation. To be-
gin with the amount in dispute is
only Sill. have made tender and
otfered Payment of all other amounts
demanded of me. My conclusions thai
Mr.. Gudger was connected with, or at
least encouraging. this litigation
against me at this time we've based
Upon the facts that statements were
being made by him and his friends
and paid canvassers throughout the
district largely exaggerating the
amount claimed, and without any ex-
PLANTATION of the true facts upon which
this suit was brought, when said facts
could have been easily ascertained.
Their method seemed to have been
to make great bugaboo by stating ii
different communities that had been
sued for a large amount due Ca lone
and defenceless woman) for board
end entertainment of my delegates at
tending the Waynesyille convention.
Added to this was the fact that Mr.
Gudger visited Waynesville just prior
to the filing of the complaint, and was |
; frequent visitor to the law offices o.
he attorneys who brought the suit |
against me.
The complaint sets out at somz
ength the facts that / was candi- |
late for congress before and at the
tate of said convention, and that am
tcw a candidate for congress before
he people of the Tenth congressional
3jc4riof oIIof xyI,ioI, 1,ookfor ~. ,.a,1
table and intelligent attorney knows
S absolutely irrevelent and inmate
ial to the ISSUE
The close political friendship exist
ng between Capt. Hannah, the senior
member of the law firm who brough,
his suit against me, and Mr.. Gudger
coupled with the persistent and indus
rious circulation by Mr.. Gudger anu
lis friends of garbeled statements
concerning the amount involved, anG,
he controversy between myself and I
his hotel, impelled me to the strong |
'elief that Mr. Gudger and Mr.. Han
!ah at least were cooperating an
dvising with each other in bringing /,
his suit against me at this time, an,
a such form as to greatly embar-
ass and discredit me before the peo-
lie of the Tenth congressional distric
n my race for congress.
"Mr. Gudger's tender reference t.
Hiss Cameron, the plaintiff in this sui.
gainst me as being ga lone and de
enseless woman" and his Juggling ii
Ter fathers fraternal connection has
urpose which is too apparent to an
Intelligent reader for me to waste
pace in an attempt to explain his me
I've.
"In all my dealings with this goo.
oman / have endeavored to be mos.
ourteous and considerable, but DE-
ct believe that courtesy and consid ,
ration require me to pay $171 more
ian owe her.
Gas evidence of the correctness OF
y conclusions with regard to tn
mount due Miss Cameron, / submit
erewith an affidavit from Mr.. r. i .
Iilson of Waynesyille in regard to
onVersation between him and Mr.
lillian Schaufe, the latter being ths
nief clerk of the Suyeta Park hote
nd the one, according to his own 9
omission, who had entire charge o
eeping the records of the guests OF !
le hotel during the Waynesville con e
ention. IT
81 would much prefer discussing