The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
Fitzhugh Lee Answers B.H. Cooper's Personal
 Charges

repIng to my charge that the purported reduction of psssengar rates submitted to Mr. George w Jones' political attorney for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and Mr. Sam Kennedy late President of the Public Service Commission, Mr. B. H. Cooper attempts to the real issue and dor the real facts He contents himself with I do not believe and enters specific denial for himself for MT. George W. Jones' for Mr. Sam Kennedy and neither have these gentlemen fit to deny that they knew of the purported order before it's issuance
 Mr. B. H. Cooper is and has for time past in frequent conferences with Mr. George w. Jones and MT Sam Kennedy fact of such knowledge that the courts would take judicial notice of it. and hence proof The charge that the pported order reducing passenger fares by Mr. George w. Jones' political attorney fore put out is based upon the following related by two gentlemen whose veraciy cannot be questioned and necessary On evening purpored rate reduc ton order issued MT. B. H. Cooper and Mr. Sam Ken the bench just opposite the telephone booths down and began reading typewriter document of which there approached and said "Come up to my offce All three left the lobby by the Commerce entrance to the hotel going the direction of Mr. Jones' office The next morning the order promulgated.
 The fair minded public will judge from this statement whether there grounds charging that the order by submitted to these guardians of the corporate m arrests before it was promulgated.
 charge that have supported pretended to sup P two candidates for in the primary is Publication pure and simple.
 The only scnt of truth Mr. Coopers statements that each administration has had thought had
 services and that each since have been con noced with the State Government has consulted about some of the states business.
 
 claims of my friends that the best n formed in the capitol relative to certain state matters and that known to be honest and efficient that services in demand although might not be in line with the administration then in power.
 have held but elective ofce and any criticism of it's conduct until made by these self guard
 s of the corporate interests and then only in the interest q their candidate MT. Cooper.
 My brother, Lawrence H. Lee the capitol as Re- porter of Decisions than year before did, My brothers, w. L. Lee and Alto V. Lee held honorable offices but always at the hands of the voters their tive counties Dr. L. T. Lee at County Health Off of Dallas County by election of the County the approval of the State Health Officer If did not win on merit none of us know how it happened ap prised of his desire until his election announced
 My sincerity, honesty and efficiency has not be questioned except for political purposes Can Mr. Cooper much in his long tenure of the office now seeks again to hold?
 Mr. George w. Jones, political attorney aforesaid made effort to have another candidate Public Service Con- missioner sign statement attacking me- saying that was of the strong candidates that the attack would tend to elect him and defeat and that he had friend who would it published in all the papers without the candidate
 This gentleman refused sgn and from the information Ihave feel Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Cooper of this ompt and his failure and that then that Cooper med it signed statement and that probably Jones' Friend" had it published without cost to Mr. Cooper
 MT. Cooper's attack my veracy will have proper at tontion in proper way, and at time when have no political effect.
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