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| VOL XLTV"! NO. 14 ^ ^ 'N^V^EBRT. S. 0.~. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18,1908. TWICE A WEEK. SI.50 A YEAR I CHARGED THAT BLEASE WAS LANAHAN'S AGENT 1 f ALLEGED CONVERSATION WITH I S. J. LANAHAN. S $ Related Beforo Dispensary Coimuis- :1 sion by Messrs. L. W. Parker e and E. A. Smythe. 4 a 1(' In (ho consideration of the claim of v I: Lanahan & Co., on Thursday, by the " i dispensary commission M'r. Lewis \V. ' 'f Parker testified that Mr. lS. ,J. Lan- ^ "ahan had told him in Baltimore in (' ? 1905 that he had employed Senator ? Blease, of Newberry, as his representative in this State. Capt. E. A. r i iSmythe was also examined as to <* the conversation. n Mr. Blease says I he assertion that L he was employed by Lanahan is false 1 and has an affidavit from Mr. Lana- c | ban to this effect, which he used in 'I js his campaign last summer. f Mr. Lanahan died some time ago. ii There were insinuations in this co:i5 ncction before, and it was as a re- n | suit of these insinuations that Mr. f Blease procured the affidavit from | f Mr. Lanahan, which he used on the s p stump in his gubernatorial campaign. Elsewhere in The Herald and News v ^ today is given Mr. Blease's side of the affair. j] Following is a copy of the Lanahan [ affidavit and the stenographic report q | of (he testimony of Mr. Parker aud .. Capt. Smythe: ^ Lanahan's Denial. t The following' affidavit was read by Senator Blease at the campaign n meeting at Union on August 11, 1900: |( Personally came before me Samuel j J. Lanahan who, being sworn, says .. that he never told Lewis \V. Parker s or any other person that Cole. L. Blease was in his employ or was em- j, ployed to look after his interest in ;1 the whiskey business in South Caro- ^ lina; and as ;i matter of fad he did s not have Cole. L. Blease so employ- j, ed. August-us W. Bradford, ]( Notary Public. Capt. H. A. Smythe and Mr. T^ewis ( W. Parker, who had been subpoenaed ? to appear before (lie commission, ap- j peared and testified. ( L. W. Parker, after being duly B sworn (estified. Examined by Mir. ] Stevenson: 1 Q.?*l)id you know Mr. S. J. Lana- j ban? \ A.?I did sir. ;1 Q.?."Were you summoned before the commission (hat investigated the | State dispensary? I A.? T was, sir. v (J.?Do you recall (he substance of | what you then staled? I A.? I do. in a general way. I have ] not seen the testimony since that day. s Q.?Mr. Parker, do you remember ( the statement that Mr. Lanahan had -j found' that Mr. Boykin was not giv- j ing him, as he supposed, a fair deal, s and that he subsequently employed j another agent in South Carolina? \ A.?-That was, in effect, (he state- > menl. Q.?Did he tell you who that agenf was? . ^ A.?He told me that he had em- \ ployed a certain agent, and he told me who that agent was . Q.?-Who was he? A.?-Before I answer that question j T would like to submit to this commission, as a matter of discretion, whether it is advisable for me (o answer that question. 1 have no desire to hide, anything, a;td no desire to t protect any citizen; at the same time, j T wish to say in justice to all parties f. that 1 have no information except ,* the general statement of Mr. Lana- j ban as to the character and prominence given that parly. 1 recognized the ruling of the supreme court in the former case as to the right of this ] commission to go into that matter, t and I ask the ruling of this coinmis- ( sion as (o whether (hoy require me ;1 to give it; if they require it, of \ course T will do so. ( The commission ruled that Mr. Parker be required to give the name of the agent employed by Mr. Lana- s ban, and all that Mr. Lanahan said | * I (Continued on page seven.) a / FIVE AND ONE-HAIF MILLS. J 'hat Levy Necessary to Meet Extraordinary Appropriations by Legislature. 'Ly a vote <>| 05 In 30, the house lalurday refused lo adopt Mr. Nash's men .Iment which would have provid- I d for a levy of live mills in State axes as ayainst the levy of live and half mills recommended by the 'ays and means committee. Mr. Nash honht the raise from four and one- ( alf mills to live and one-half mills ' no much but after considerable dis- i ussion the amendment for a raise of ' nly a half mill was voted down. t On the bill to fix the levy and ' aise supplies for the year the fiyht ommeaced on the first' section which 1 inde the levy live and one-half mills. 1 Mr. Nash said this was too Iiiyh. ' Te saw no reason for an increase bcause the income would be larger. :l 'he 'State would also r?ceivo money ] or (lie sale of the dispensary build- ' ii?-. 'Mr. Hanks, chairman of the com- * lit tee. pointed out that the money J roiu this sale would so to the educa- ^ ional I mid. lie also read fisyuros howiny I Ji a I the Stale would have a t .officii at the oad of (lie year 'even ' kith the increase in levy. Mr. Anil also pointed out that the ; muse had appropriated $12,000 for ' lie Confederate infirmary and $'24,- i 00 for the Winlhrop dormitory, 1 ei'ther boiny in the appropriation I .ill. This would increase the. deficit t 0 about $70,000. The house had in- i . eased the appropriation about $200,- ; vor last year. The time for the 1 ouse (o consider economy was when i he appropriations were up and not t .her. Hie levy to meet these expen- ( 1 The Nash amendment to reduce the 'vy t-i live mills was lirst adopted by , vote of .'{!) lo :U. but on motion of j, dr. Sawyer, this motion was recon- i, iderod and by a vole of to 150 the , ouse refused to clinch the Nash , intendment. The vote was as foli>\vs: Yeas?"Arnold. BaiW, T. S. Brico, j Mary. ('linkscales, Cothran. Court-' icy, Dinyle, Dixon, .1. B. Dodd, Dotty- j ass, Kpps, Cause. W. d. Gibson, j Slnsscock, Creer, Oyles, Hall, liar- j nan, Harrison, Hiivt'on, Huylies, ( fones, Kellahan,- Lester, Leiteirer, | dttle, Nesbitt, Norton, Barker,! {eaves, Robinson, Scruyys, Vomer, Vade. Walker, Wannamaker, Winy- | ird?? Nays?-Anil. Ayer, Banks, Boat lie, | iotliune, Brantley, A. (J. Brieo, W. I). | Iryan. F. M. Bryan. Cannon, Car- , vile, Cosyrovo, Cox, DoYore, Dick, )i?ar, d. II. Dodd, Dowliny, Fraser, j 'Yost, Carv, d. B. (ii.bson, Goodwin, Tardin, llemphill, llydrick, John- j. 1 oil*.*, Kershaw, Lane, Ley a re. Mc- 1 'oil, McKeown, M'ciMaster, Mann, diley, Morroll, Nichols, Nicholson, ' stiver, Bailerson, Richards, Richar.lon, Rucker, Sawyer. Save, Shi.pp, 1). j. Smith, Kurtz B. 'Smith, Todd, l Zander Horst, VoinKolnitz, Wiyyins, A'imberly. Woods, Yeldcll, Youmans i ] The amendment was therefore re- I ected and the bill sent lo lliird rea l- < n ?f. J] , ENTRY FOR THE SENATE. j I former Gov. John Gary Evans An- t nounces His Candidacy?Issues 1 Statement. i Slpartanbury, February 13.? Form- < r Governor John Gary Fvans an- ( lounccd tcniyht his candidacy to sue- ' i eed M:r. A. C. Latimer as ITniled J' Elates Senator from South Carolina, j i dr. Kvans also yavo out his platform. I Call Accepted. j, Rev. L. B. Boland, of Barber, N. C? . ] ias received and accepted a call to '. lie Bine Grove pastorate of the SoulCt '. 'aroliua Synod, Lone Star, S. C., | ind will enter his new work about ho middle of February.?'Lutheran!, Miurcli Visitor. j, fon'jressman Loako, of Now Jor- i oy, who says thai 'Mr. Bryan is bet- | or filled for the pulpit than for no- , itics, is also a render of The News j. nd Courier.?News and Courier. iENATOR blease on PARKER TESTIMOl VIGOROUSLY DENIES HE W. EMPLOYED BY LANAHAN. leads Affidavits In State Senate s .Charges A Political Conspiracy. 'Senator Blease, f Newberry, ar >n Friday in (ho Slate senate h piestion of personal privilege i nade some remarks regarding estiinony given 0:1 Thursday lief he Slate dispensary eommission Messrs. Lewis \Y. Parker and K. hnytlie to the effect that !re had hi miployed by Lumihnn- & Son to r 'csent I hem before the former hoi it directors of the State dispensai By unanimous consent of the s lie lie was allowed to incorporate emarks with accompanying atlid ts. etc., in the senate journal. While speaking lie held a copy ho News ami Courier in his hand ; i copy of the State lay upon his dt Te said: "1 wish to ask tlie senate to al o he published in the journal five 'idavits which I hold. ".Just before the campaign of 1! Mr. President, the report was cii a tod that one in the employ of >tate was an agent for a liquor hoi : had not any idea in the world, hat that nvoant me, and T ne bought so until Senator Tillman, i n.g on a railroad train one day, 1 isked Ihe positive question as to \ te referred to, and he said to I rentleman, whom I suppose bought was a very intimate fri if his and not a friend of mine, I Mease was I ho man whom he meai "1 immediately sat down vi-ote lo the different gentlemen isked if it was true, and if it lot true In send me an allidavit. cad those allidavits at Union al 'a-mpaiyn meeting two years ago. ''.J:ist after llie opening of 'ampaiyn this year, just after I lad something lo say about Avery Patlon along with this wi ing-up commission, again Ibis n ler is brought up. The governoi from Greenville, Mr. Avery Pali if the winding-up commission, from Greenville, both of the witn [>s are from Greenville, Ihe cor inn.lent of the News and Conriei from Greenville. Right at the oj in"1 of Ibis campaign of 100S i onves the governor with his?>1 w to be mild and want to be polite? witnesses and his appointee, Pali nf the. winding up commission, from Greenville." The .president of the senate: "?1 in order to keep Ihe record si rail lines the senator rise to a quslion personal privilege?'' Senator Blease: "Yes, sir." "And i:i addition to that, a ne paper correspondent, from Green\ ?and if il ain't a political cons icy I have never seen one?a no paper reporter from Greenville co L'.v making his report, and the re) onves out headed, 'iHleaso Hired Liquor House?' They put a qi lion mark after (bat, and it is \ hat they did. "Now, Mr. President, 1 want .bank the Columbia Slate once in ifo for being fair, honest draigliI forward in litis transact i lot only lhe correspondent i;i i haniber, tint the man who is barge of that ollieo, with (lie wa; * put in the paper, this mornin Blease is alleged lo have been nan.' "I am not afraid of (his mat Mr. Presideiyt. hocnus-c I have n< represented any whiskey house in life in Ihe capacity <d' a sales ag ind Ihe people of South Carol ifler this thing was '-irculaled kvhen 1 had hardly lime to answei nave nie neaily IS,000 votes for c rnor, and I his summer Gover A isl'1 will answer lo (hose people Ihe conspiracy between him and fJreenviile allies and newspaper < respondents. He will w>l only ,* wer politically, hut he will also ; ('Continued on j?;.-/e six.) ! OUR LEGISLATURE LETTER. tfV Labor Contract Law Will Be Acted { Upon By the Legislature This i Woek. ' AS | | Special to 11 era M and X ews, Columbia, Fob. 17.?"The farm labmd or contract aw, which ;o I lie au'ricullural interests ol' (lie State is the! most important matter before the j present .general assembly, will >(.? to ! nse a free conference committee, as the j ) a house and senate have been unable mil to a.irree on the bill which should he I the passed. The house insists on the hill ' ore drawn by its judiciary committee and i by the senate on that drawn by its juA. diciary committee, and the I'wo bills pen ; are radically different. While there! ep- has been much debate in each house, urd especially the senate, this matter In* ,V. been discussed but liH'le on the floor, en- 'he lieu law will not be repealed at his 'his session, so ii at present appears. ! av- l1he repeal bill, hiavini'' passed the <iousi> both this year and last by a 0f lari>e mapority, has been repotted by ind 'each time. However, the ?sk sv,uUo, alter votinj* the repeal down, turned around and voted for repeal, I but killed the llydrick bill prohibitim; mortuaries on uncrown crops; then the senate killed the repeal bill, restored it ajrain and ajrain killed it, 'M, so thai it is probably ?ood dead now. <MI" The proposition now up is to subl'u> mil the question of repeal to tiro pri?se. mary. sl,'? The house li>avin?r passed a bill to \et create a now judicial circuit, on acru'~ count of the congestion of the court ,vas in Richland principally, the senate v 1,0 has amended the bill so as to add still 'ns another circuit, and the bill now j?oes 'lc? back to the house. The 12th circuit is to be formed of fieoryetown, Florhat ,?nce, MWion ami Horry; the 11th of Lexinsiton. Kdeelield, and Saluda, and and a new jiwhre will have to be elected in and each. was The senate will have its final vote I today on the rate bill, and the Carlb.? lisle bill is now before that body, as the substitute for the Toole bill. I'Yoin Ihis previous votes on the question, it had would seem that the rate bill will Mr. pass. ind- The State levy, as li.\cd by the lat- house, will be live and one-half mills, f is The effort to reduce it to live mills Ion, did not succeed, as the -louse knew is the appropriations, amounting to over ess- one and one-luilf million' dollars, will res- require a levy of a<f least live and oner is half mills. >en- (Sencral amendments to the Careynnv Coihrau law are contained in the bill ant pas-ed by the house on Friday. This -his bill, drawn by Mr. Cothran. seeks to Ion. remedy such abuses as have been all complained of in retr'ard to opening lispensaries at unwilling towns, corTust reels tbe ambiguity as to the number iht. <(f boxes at elections, which caused i of trouble in Kershaw, and closes dispensaries when an election iroes against dispensary, and while an apws P?'al is pending. Two bills, by Sena'illra ^ro,u,',? on 1,u> subject of forcingdispensaries on willing towns, have already passed the senate, similar to 1 WS~ provisions incorporated in the ( olh, ran bill. >orl l)y The house has also passed the bill ,cs- -ive the wiiidiny; up commission vejj until January, 1 !)0f), to conclmlo its work, and providing for the sale of , 1 he slate dispensary. This bill may strike a snatr in Hie senate. my r,nfi The house lias passed the bill profm. vidinir for t he salaries of auditors and H,js treasurers, similar t<? llie bill already in passed by the senate. Ineivases are v j| made in Richland and Spartanburg. <_;>? | I he senate lias passed Senator the Craydon's hill in regard to salaries of I Stale ollieials. raisins- the irovernor ter, fi""m !j\1.000 to .*-1,000 and oilier Slate ,v^(. o'licials fro mi $1,000 to !j\2.2~>0. exmv (M I'1 1 '10 adjutant ircneral, who ere Is ,.,j $2.1100. ina, The senate lias not yet considered and 'he appropriation or supply bills and it, there is apt to be changes made i:i all these when they reach that body, nor j Any bill which does not pass third for J ivadinjr today in the house in which his j it originated i? not apt to become a cor- , lawat this session. While there has 'us- bi ;i no agreement as in adjournment, ins- there is little or no doubt thai illnpiicral assembly will conclude it.* j work by Saturday ni.yht of the pres |fill week. The 1m>iis(. has lixtvl TuosIday ovenino- as (he time for memorial exercises in In.nor of (lie lale Wepresc .native Major of (lre#nwood. I here are yet remaining mi lire calendar ill each house a verv larye mini, i 'hm; "I' hills, il,o -real majority of whirl, will never he passed, and up to I this time the uuniher which have j passed and will become laws is small. Salurd'av, the senate wiped otV the calendar lil'ly hills al .me sitlin.tr. OFFERED DIVORCES. Man Convicted in Anderson For Unus?:ia! Offeneo.?C. A. Steed, Alleged Lawyer. | ' ' - .. l'\:.M"ary A. j 1S,('(slt a <na:. ?'f (it) year;, has ibcen sent ed i , serve three terms j<?l ?(? day.- . aeh on the Anderson county c'hard labor. by I Jfajrist m \Vi|..,?n. after having been j """ I "Ity of ol>iaiiun?- monev upon Malse i ''Presentat bins in ||,nv counts. Ins sentence will cemnience on Monj day moniity. unless he raises the alj tern itive. *:>()<). Mention was made in Ihis corres' P?'ideuee > 'v >ral days a -o of |he fnct (that Steed lad bee.i vUHiny cotton ( mill village ( !' the Piedmont section .:n"1 ' ' * nil "jed that he eol*cl ed consid. rable money from wo. num who had tired of their husbands, and who waited divorces, lie repj resented him-elf to be a lawyer, and j one w.th the power and aulliorilv to secnr? divorces. When brought to I trial S -ed pleaded no.4 irnilly and jaitre. l |. ha?? all fhref- indictnie.its j disposed of at the same tiniv. Judsre I d. K. hrea/.eale, president of the bar (association, represented <hc Slate t and Steed represented himself, i Three women. Mrs. I,. I). Cleveland, j Mrs. I.ou CJaincs and Mrs. L. K. ]?ar; isli. the first two about tliirtv vcars loach and the latter about fifty, 'testi collected 'certain .amounts o| money from them, proinI S(,< 'ire divorces for them, j Hi.'se women pn<e;iled lecipts si- ii '"'I Siccd. The divorce decrees as dejli\.icd b\ Steed weiv aiso nivcn in | evidence. j S|,..d was the only witness for the I <K tcmlant. lie said lie was acting for i '* ",:"i in l? lorida. who claimed to be i lawy >r and who claimed to be able ,1" secure divorces for persons not j necessarily livin- i:. Florida, under Mhe Mairler divorce ad. steed claims , thai lie sent all moneys coil.-dcd, with I small costs deducled, to Carrel I. His j "lain defcm e was i-norance as to the [divorce law in Florida and South ( '"'"'a. lie claims to have been j ailnntled to the (.'eoryia liar in IS77. jand thai lie has yen red I'ifly-nine |e: ; ;,I 11i^ oi'its. He said he won a suil j i i Alabama supreme court of $.'{(),I "IK). when live eminent lawyers op. jl",s,'d l?i?n. The case attracted a j'.'Teal deal of attention here, and .when the trial was comnienced it was j necessary io move quarters into tint court room lo accommodate lire crowd. j A Natural Assumption. Mi! was a drummer of the more flashy lype and had just finished telljiny a start lint? story to his newlv | made acquaintance in the parlor car. j "Thai reminds me of one o|' Munchausen's yarns," remarked the vic' i in. I"1' wanl h| somelhiiiu heller to . say. j " .Munchausen ! \\ ho is he?" ! " \\ by. d<m 'l you know about him? | fie i- the most colossal example of j mendacity tha! ei vilizat i<m lia- ,.roduced !' * ! brief, painful silence ensiud, ; wnich was broken by I he I raveler i i j a lone that was almost timid. '' K\cu.-e me, my fiiend." he -aid. "if f seem inquisitive, but would yon mini telling me what house he travels for/"?Philadelphia I .eduer. j The fJcoryia Legislature could pro( babl\ !). induced lo incorporate a j"wei" district of about l>.000 acres ; f<>r Mr. lioehliim.- -N'ews ami ("our !i,,r i # ~ j American Stales sadly in need of" a i-.-n.itor -hould correspond with Joseph l'>. Koraker, a Senator sadly in I'.ieed of a Stale.?Xews and Courier. LION CALLS KOESTER MOST INFAMOUS LIAR ?* THINGS LOOKED STORMY IN DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION Rooster's Charges?Record's Owner Published Statement Declaring Lyon Was Buying Testimony Columbia, Feb. III.?During Iho session of the dispensary commission this at (or noon Attorney (lonoral Lyon denounced Mr. (loo. If. Kooslor, editor ;11111 manager of Tho Columbia Record, as a "most infamous and dirty liar. ' Mr. Kooslor, who was prosi-nl asked for (In? protection of the oonrt and arose from his chair. Tho situation was tense and Conimissionor I'at I on also arose as if to stop hot woon Lyon and Kooslor, Mr. Lyon warned Mr. Kooslor not to approach and drainal ically (old iiim ho, (Lyon) walked the streets of Columbia and was personally responsible for what ho said. I here was no eonfnsio.i during the oxeit inj- incident but Ihe sit uation was intense. 1 ho incident yrow mil of an *'diloral in "the Record" lliis afternoon, flie paper was bronuht into llie room while toe commission was in session, and (he allcnlion of Mr. Lyon was called to th.'editorial. Mr. Lyon had .just come into the room, lie at onoc requested the commission to summon Mr. Kooslor. This was agreed to. Mr. Stevenson drew np the summons which was signed by Mr. McSwoen. I he marshal of tho commission weal out to lind Mr. Koest-or ami wiliiin half an hour returned with M'.r. Koestor. who had come very willingly, lie was examined under oath by Mr. Stevenson, the regular counsel for I he commission. At the conclusion of his statement 'Mir. Lyon arose jm.l uttered his denunciation. The editorial criticised Lyon for " purchasinii' testimony I against alleged grafters by holding; up claims." Koesier said his editorial was ba-e I on published reports of the commission. The perl ion of the Record's editorial to which Attorney (ienoral Lyon directed the at I rut ion of the commission is as follows: "The Record lias Ix'on asked why it assails the attorney general and seeks to hamper his allempls |o have '.'.rafters punished. Tho insinuation in the quest ion is that Ihe Record lis in sympathy with Ihe .yrjiftors. The. I insinuation is too coutcnvpl iable lo j n t ice. If explanation of the Rccjord's altitude toward Mr. Lyon is 1 .vantcd it is ,-asy to irivc. It there, j lias been mall lii" Record, as much ?s Mr. Lyon or anybody else, wants jil exposed and the ^uillv parly punished. I " I'.ul the methods employed to I brum about that desired result should I be, clean and honorable ami coni'iicnd respect. It is Mr. Lyon's methods lo which Ihe Record objects. Whenever I he Au.'Jo-iSnxoii civilization has spread, a conmion maximum of its courts has been that it is bettor fol" a thousand unilly men to escape than that one innocent man should be pnnl ished. | "Similar in spirit is Lie Record's belief thai it is better that all dispensary '-.'rafters should oscapo than | thai attempt should be made to so.cure co.i vict ions with bou^hl tcslij inony. An.I thai is the name Mr. Lyon hasiboeii pliiyint!1, lirst ;is a inein| ber i>l the in vest iu'ii t ion eommilleo and now a .nliirney vein'ra I. If j I iiere were no polit ical phase lo tho mailer lie could not hope to secure I eoi,vict ion with boiiuhl I<*s| iinony a id ^il is only tho political phase of the j ca>e that ke. p-. his attempts to buy .testimony I ruin meotinv:' Ihe universal I exercral ion they deserve." I STATEMENT BY MR. KOESTER. I Signed Statement By The Editor of The Accord in Regard to Matter. I lie I olio ?vi 11 si. ned stalomoiii hv l.diI"i- (icocje I,'. Km^ter appeared I in the Columbia Record of I'Yiday afI ernoon: | Shorty after the appearance of tli3