The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-24
HOW AbERNETHY N
SPENT $4,000
This is the Burning Question O@
the Hour in Third Con-
gressional District
FRIENDS OF DORTCH SAE

(By R. e. Powell in News and CD>
server)
Goldsboro, Aug. 24.-Howo Ac1
Abernathy spent $46,000 betNssssS
January / and July l Of this FsaEy
during the time he was waging. ~
campaign for the Democratic nouiE~
nation for Congress from the Thi9S
District, will be much morE SLGe~
portant question for the ex-soAelbt
to answer than to say Whers" fsEtaF7
same $46,500 came from. That -
what the friends of Col. ~ lS~~
Dortch think about the matter asksz
the New Bern inquisitioa.
At the same time, they say frasHk~-
ly, the source of the $46,5O0 ia ncF-
to be disassociated from the SaRS~
paign. This sum in four big cheeks
was deposited by Abernathy in tila
Peoples Bank of New Bern an1"
Cashier Rea jealous of his instltsE~
tion and the banks service to cgsS
toners, signifed that he wouldD9-
publicly name the drawee of thess
big checks in a deposition for CoA-
Dortch.
While there is a lull in the taE~
ing of the depositions of AbernafhH
press agents and campaigners, thEsR-
is abundant speculation as to whA|
is going to happen next. Few N
any there be- think Mr.. AbernathW ;
has any intention of retiring frnsaa
the race now. Least of all he thinks
so and proceeds to prove it by say
ing he expects to fight until tnsS
neither regions freeze over. And III
| fighting, hs carries on his clamor re-
get into the courts.
If they were asked to answer fns-
this, the Dortch forces would sag
that when he does get into courS AsSe
assumes a secretive attitude. Suc8s
is suggested by retrospective fnoGS
at the proceedings in New Bern fpss
the past two days. Sixty-eight d5S-
ferent times Thursday morning tEss
was offered an opportunity to sfpY
something and again in the afteyS-
noon the same day Col. Ward gaEE
him another chance or two. hG
couldn't be said he was evasive, ns5s-
! ther was he silent, but the stenogrzs~-
| pher used ditto marks after the 6rsxs
question when Mr.. Abernathy tptE
Col. Ward: My lawyer has answer
ed for me!
| This rubber stamping in the re0
ord referred to Attorney -Hendefsp
sons speech made when Colonfss
Ward called Mr.. Alternately to tfrss
stand. Boiled down, it was that hkt
client would refuse to answer xuss
question affecting his expenditures
in the pre-primary campaign beca aszA
Magistrate Street had not been couS-
missioned specifically to inquire fnftss
them and, again, the adroitly fraisS~
ed questions of Colonel Ward weBAs
asked for the purpose of obtainir ss
information upon which to base csH
criminal prosecution rather than EsS
hasten a trial of any pending issuse5
in Wake court.
If criminal prosecution + fs
brought against Mr.. AbernfsIz3SI
charging him with expendiassE (aA
greater amount Of money saSsrsTEsss
State primary law allows II wsfE swf'
done by grand jury en- itsl owzps.
motion, the Dortch forces, sag Bhzt
isn't concerning them in the least
The latitude in the primary race f0s,
the nomination is $3.50 and, wbsrsS
the fight is continued until the geS-
eral election, there is margin sf
;, $1,250 left before a Congressiona1
campaign expense account gets Fed
eral recognition
1t would require some accounting
to figure how much of this 81, 25R
has been spent since June l. Sax
page supplements on white papsass-
printed by the thousands, come hilzskr
and line newspaper Advertising I'M
| some OF the dailies isn't swapEn5H
for load Of wood any more. Masi
that Mr.. Abernathy is in the wenH
business, but because gfeatsmgzsH5
editors burn coal and presHfseh ta&sIh
cash books! Press agents may sasHgs
cheaper and II maybe that ut, Hsia1r
one chose to be dominased a4nebaz6A
ernathy Intelligence M&nagers-' -
lieu of'a service for gold. AnynoxI.
a great many people In. the dgssxhki!
: wonder IL the title was walIy~s fllszz
t lesque cone 6r IL Crumpier. or Il