Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-02
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| v,l s,o, or Commission and have moth
ing furthef 10 do with II. which h,
did. saw Mr.. Aull very seldom
while he was Mr. McIaurin's secre.
tary, and he has never yet said on,
word to me in reference to the per.
Sonal or public transactions Of Mr.
MclIaurin as warehouse commissioner
except when he told me about Tho
Washington trip and said he was 60
ing to get out Immediately. And there
isn't man in South Carolina who
knows John Aull but knows that h,
is too honorable a gentleman to betray
any trust rcposcd in him. He served
the old Eighth circuit as court ste
nographrr for eight years. and has
been made court stcnographer of this
circuit, n position of honor and trust.
and | know that he would be willing
TO leave his reputation for square
dealing In the hands OF the members
Of the bar among whom he has work
ed, and with the supreme court and
circuit court Judges who have pre-
sided over the many courts which he
has reported.
The statement that encouraged
Beard in putting out n ticket IL as
black lie as has ever been put In
print. On the contrary. | warned
Beard against any such step. and told
him not to do il, and when he came
to me complaining that he had spent
money to have tickets printed and
wanted Inc to help reimburse him,
absolutely refused to have anything
to do with it; and there isn't a man
in the state Of any honor who will
say that ] ever mentioned the matter
Of an independent ticket to him, ex-
cept TO discourage it.
As TO my "desertion" OF Beard, /
think II only necessary for me to say
that | warned Beard frequently about
articles that he was writing. and told
him that II he was not cal rful he was
going TO get into serious trouble. II
IS unnecessary for me to say what
MS reply was. for he Is now serving
sentence for the charge which was
preferred against him.
As to the matter Of having my name
md Mr.. Mclaurin's name placed on
he electoral ticket. have never heard
u that before, and as a matter OF fact, |
Duncan Adams was not the Rcpubli- |
an state chairman. as everybody |
With any sense knows. but Joe Toll |
'rrt of Ninety-Six held then and
lolds now that position.
As to Mr.. McLaurin's personal opin-
on OF me, that IL quite laughable, aft
r his very devoted service and ex-
OF time and mem v trying to
mt me in the governors CiFicc for
bird tenn. II ! was such = very bad
lan as he says he knew ] was, why
hould lie attempt to foster me once
gain uEon the people OF the state?
or course everybody knows and has
cen knowing for many months past
|
OF supp ort John L. McLaurin for coy
rnor. That Is what makes him mad
nd what makes him, in his desl era
or, attempt to drag me into his class
political deserters.
referring to what he says abou. his
arrhoufe commissionership, surely
10 man must be out of his mind or
ave taken something which caused
i'm to have hallucinations. Some of
v friends talked to me in refer ence /;
running for warehouse commits {
oner after the position was stab {
shed. and I said that under no con- s
tions or circumstances could ] ac- {
pt 1t. And Claud y. Sapp, then a !
ember OF the legislature from Lam '
ster county, almost spontaneously, S
III might say. just at the last mo- d
ent. arose In his seat and nominated a
r. Mclaurin for this position. lin
ally do not think HfclInuin was =
oking for the position. II came to n
m without any solicitation on his t
IT. so far as l am informed, end a
ink he was about az much s,Irp Used J
hen Mr. Sapp nominated him as b
ybody else was. and | address ID a 4
to the legislature. in "
lich ! said: n
Il congratulate ycn iron the pas n
&c OF the acreage hill and the u
lrehouse bill, and upon your elect "
: as manager or the warehouse sys- a
n. the logical man for thu place he a
10 understands 1t best an who. II II Il
be made a success. surely Il. the T
P to have the credit" Ito
Therefore, the public can readily gee 8
Il there was absolutely no deal with al
Latrin to make Aull his secretary: al
on the contrary, after his election 70
came into my Office with Mr. Auli IL.
said he didn't see how he could 10
the business unless l would let