The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-18


| statements about me ! will tell the
truth about him. In ia02 Mr.. Dom,uick
was member of the legislature from
Newberry county. There was q bill
pending TO Increase the salary OF the
sherln OF Orangeburg county. II had
passed one house, and had passed the
other house with'an amendment, and
had passed conference Committee
and got into free conference. On the
| last day of the session the desired
change vas Incorporated in the gen.
eral supply bill. and then the Orange
burg delegation asked that the indivi-
dual bill be killed by having the free
conferees report disagreement. But
IN the rush of the closing hours Mr..
Donllnick, who was on the free con-
| ference committee. wrote a report and
carried 1t TO the other members of
the committec and told them
he had arranged 1t to suit
the parties Interested. and they took
his word 70: 1t and signed It without
| reading IT, The bill was about to be
put through and BECOME law, when :
| somebody discovered that Mr.. Domi.
nick had struck out all before and af-
ter the ennctiny words, and had writ
ten new bill entirely. providing for
the establishment Of breweries or beer
bottllng concerns in certain cities.
Mr.. Domlnick's report was rejected.
ana III all the history of South Caro-
lima no member Of the legislature
ever received such severe condemna.
ton from his colleagues as Mr.. Domi-
nick received on the floor OF the
House and Senate. There are doubt
less men living In every county in
the Third district today who were in
the legislature at that time, and who
Will testify as to the truth Of what
l say. 1t is interesting to add in this
connection that when Mr. Dominick
offered for reelection to tho legisla-
ture the following year he was over
wnelmingly repudiated by his home
people, receiving only something like
400 votes in the entire county. And
race for Congress this year he will
again be repudiated and that he will
fail 10 carry his home county by manv
hundreds of votes.
They have not forgotten how he
made the county pay him an outrage.
Gus fee for doing work which It was
his duty to do, while drawing q
Larry as clerk of the board of coun.
ty commissioners, without extra com.
pensation. it. .,.,
IN CONCLUSION
have tried to answer this SANDER.
GUS attack fully, although I. believe II
mas not cost me,yotes. because 4
ielt that owed to my friends, who
nave been so true to me in the past,
10 90 go. II have not answered any
essential charge 1t is because,I have
overlooked 1t. have been necessarily
busy here since tho attack appeared
E4Ft the 4Newberry :. \ ~ &; =.
nave linked Dominicl.'s name WITH
Eahsf IN this I; -t.s.s. fcr I have
known for months that Baker has
been furnishing Dominiclk with am.
munition. Dominick probably real.
ICES by now that the. ammunition ia
FAULTY and went shoot straight. Many
people know OF Bakers frequent trims
70 Anderson and other Elaces in the
Third district, more than 500 miles
from bis l,ast OF duty to confer with
Dominick. II is notorious that Baker
mas been negiecting his work In order
TO go to- South Carolina to engineer
campaign against me. while have
neen here In Washington looking af-
Ter the interests entrusted to my
care. II what have written about
Baker is not true he has a remedy
1 cordially invite hlm to sue. me for
libel: ti..s15'.,.. ~
- TO . ~
Congress has lleen In session al.
most continuously for. the past four
years, and !: have not been able to
canvass the dis rict, each year. as
mad been py cust ON. before. and .as
wanted to do. We have been IN ses.
sion continuously since April. 1919
and 1t looks tofff,y as IL we will be in
session 'nntn the fourth of March.
when this coDxrers expires by iimi.
tation. wcy,t ito the: Third district
IN the early part OF August and mnde
the campaIn( tour as 'hrfnnged by
tho executivs . committee. speaking at
each court house. During that week
the European war - suddeniy broke
loose. and we FOUND one morning that
the South was facingra great disaster
because OF the threatened drop. in tho
paice OF cotton caused by the closing
or tho European markets. had
hoped to spend the remainder OF the
time until the primary in the district.
visiting my friends, but the situation
became 30 serious by the close of the
campaign tour that l hurrlod here. and
nave been here ever since. ItfeIt that :
II the people OF the distrfct-ever di1
need my seryltos In Washington they
needed them In this crisis. Il want to :
get away from here next week. but fln
not know that 4 Will be nble to lo, sn.
VIII arrange to have this article
printed In as Manw OF the newana.
pera OF the district "a pcss.ble n 4
their next issue, and win also have
some copies printed in. circnlnr form. =
:. VIII ASK my friends to try ITO gef
thfs article generally circulatei over
over. over the Z; sntife district at once. 4 y
.nank = my friends III advance for this. Il