Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04
.T0tBERI]l, !, ] MAKES DENIAL
Republican Chairman Says Dial'S AC-
CuSatiORS are False.
INSISTS THATRE HAS ACCEPTED NO PAY
Willing to Defend Himself in the
Courts or otherwse-clairs That
Charges Originated With Oissruntled
Office Seekers Who Failed to Get
What They Were After.

Charges Origlnated win OlS9ruh''ee
Office Seekers Who Failed to Get
What They Were After.
/. GreenNoods Index Journal .n
!, Emphatic. denial that he was selling
< Republican patronage and denial Of
other charges brought by Senator Dial
was made here last night by Joseph
W., Tolbert, Republican national COM
mitteeman for this state, Mr.. Tolbert
declared he was ready to defend him
self in the courts against those whe
had accused him. Chairman .Tolbert
made sweeping and comprehensive
denial of the charges, taking them up
one by one and in some cases sub
mitting documents to substantiatc his
statements. @
He said in part.
fIf Senator Dial has been as incor-
rectly informed in all of the things
he, holds against me as he has in the
charges he makes, he is certainly more
reckless in public statements than a
lawyer and United States senator
should be.
.Take up his charges one by one:
He charges that have ignored the
civil service rules. The records show
the eontf;lry. / have e recommended
about 800 postmasters, IN South Car
oHna. They, have all been from civil
service rccommendations. There arc
today 46 women postmasters in this
state, or IL more appointed by Presi-
dent Harding than by President
Wilson. + deny that l have endeavor-
ed to turn out women postmasters.
When, the civil service office submits
a list of three eligibles | am allowed
TO select one Of the three. This is the
rule all over the United States. In
many cases / have asked Republican
county chairmen for recommendations.
In;only one,case can it be said that
woman was not retained in a post Of
fee in South Carolina. 1t was not my
wish that she not be kept in office, but
the county chair and another white
Republican, urged that the recommen-
dation go to a white man, who was
aisoson the ligible list. 1t was done,
though pers' nally it was a matter of
regret ,ttat the woman could not be
retained. Neither in this case nor in
any other was there any money con-
sideratiop or hint of one
Made BY Two Republicans.
"The first charge of money was
made by two Republicans of Orange
burg, who undertook to move heaven
and earth to keep B. F. MiXson from
being made postmaster. One of them
wanted the postmastership for him
self. An affidavit was sent to Senator
Dial that MixsoD had offered to secure
confirmation for the woman post
master at Bowman if she would pay
him $500. l got an affidavit from her
never been solicited by him to pay any
money for any purpose. Further than
that have letter from her, receiy-
ed only few days ago, expressing her
SluCere appreciation lOT SSlllHS lilS
office. She is Democrat and she
made no promise to vote the Republi-
can ticket Why does not Senator Dial
give some credit for this? These two
Republicans, who are sore against me,
Tolbert, because l refuse to recognize
them, then made a turn. They sent
Senator Dial an affidavit that a man
named D. p. Berry made the offer to
this lady. Il got an affidavit from
Berry, deRying that he had ever acted
as agent for Mixson and sent this to
Senator Dial Still he helped these two
Republicans and they thought they
were making trouble for me. The
whole truth was that one of them
wanted the place himself, as he had
been almost raised in the postoffce. I
took pleasure in recommending for the
place a young Democrat, Dan Dukes,
who now has the place.