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WEDNESDAY. JULY 1. Special Attractions Saturday and Sunday July 4th and sth. * 4 % BATHING BOATING FISHING MUSIC DANCING 161 CHARGED BY HARDWICK Congressman Reiterates State ment That West Threatened to Oppose Gov. Slaton For Senate. Atlanta—Reiterating his assertion that V- S. West of Valdosta threatened to oppose Governor Slaton In the prmary for the United States senate if the gov ernor did not appoint Mr. West to the ad interim term. Thomas TV. Hardwick announced Tuesday that Ills authority for the assertion 's J. I). Lockrldge of Macon, who received the threat tVom Mr. Weßt and conveyed it to Governor Slaton. "Governor Slaton seemed much wor ried and troubled, and made no definite reply," says Mr Loekridge in a signed statement which Mr. Hardwick gives out with his own answer to Governor Sla ton's denial. Following Is Mr. Hardwick’s state ment: On yesterday afternoon Governor Sla ton gave to the public press of the state a copy of Ills letter to the editor of the Brunswick News, dated June 27. In which letter Governor Slaton stated that the statement that I had been making on the stump in Georgia to the effect that Colonel West had threatened to run for the senate in the primary against Governor Slaton and spend $78,000, un less he was appointed to the senate, was untrue. 1 quote from Governor Slaton's letter. He says: “The above story Is absolutely un true. Mr. West sent me no such mes- JULY 4th Lake View Park Barbecue Dinner IP.M. 1o 3 P.M. Cooked by E. L Benson. Tickets 60c. Limited WO. Continuous Performance at Casino 3 to 11 P. M. LAKE VIEW CASINO MAY VERNON CO, (By Special Request ) “ Brother Against Brother ” A Musical Melodrama with 20 People mostly girls. Also Motion Pictures. A SURF BATH Is Just What You Need These Hot Days sage, . He not only did not send me the message quoted by Mr. Hard wick, but sent me no message that could remotely suggest such a thing, nor did he make any statement to me, nor did any of his friends make any statement to me, that contained any threat of any character whatever, nor did he or any of his friends convey to me any undue or discourteous message, or suggestion of any kind.” Again Mr, Slaton says: "I have no. replied earlier to charges like the one reported by you for the reason that in the main they have not been reduced to writing, and for the further reason that were I to undertake to answer every baseless attack of an irrelevant natu.-e made from the stump, I would have time for little else." Mr. Slaton is utterly mistaken In sup posing that I am making against hint any baseless attacks on any matter. The attacks I have made on him are all well founded and not baseless, and they are relevant and not irrelevant. T would not for any consideration knowingly misrepresent the governor of Georgia, or any one of my competitors about anything and I certainly have not done so in this or tiny other matte*. The circumstantial evidence that there were strings tied to the West appoint ment Is convincing and unmistakable, and the proof that West did send and Slaton did receive a message of the character I have been quoting on the stump ie not wanting. I made the charge upon the positive statement to me of a gentleman well and favorably known to thousands of Georgians as an honorable and high-minded man and reliable citi zen of our state- I refer to Mr. J. n. Lockrldge, who lived many years In Coffee county, who also resided in Val dosta until quite recently, arid who at present lives in Macon, Ga. As soon as the denial of Governor Slaton and Sen ator West was printed, I appealed to Mr. I.ockridge to confirm in writing ai d for public use the statement he made to me about this matter.'and which he assures me Is the truth about It. I now A Cottage by the Sea! Have you wer thought of one-and on the cool. ' charming, beautiful k ISLE OF PALMS CHARLESTON, S. C.? I There are a number of these enchanting summer homes, t with an unobstructed view of the boundless ocean, so i close withal as to be part of the happy throngs that visit the Island, or absolutely private and in a world by your self, if you so choose. These cottages are furnished with I all the necessities of a summer home, and main board I walk connects with the ISLE OF PALMS HOTEL, where you can take your meals if you so desire. I Write for Booklet Charleston-Isle of Palms Traction Co. I Charleston, S. C. JAMES SOTTILE, Pre.ident mo give to the public Mr. Lockridge’s writ ten statement: 1 "Hon. Thos. W. Hardwick, "Atlanta, Ga. “My Dear Sir: "Replying to your letter of today in quiring of me as to what knowledge I have about the West appointment, I beg to say: "I approached Col. West in the lobby of the Wlnecoff hotel in Atlanta several days before the appointment was niude. Tlie subject of the appointment of Sen ator Bacon’s successor came up and 1 told Col. West that as we both lived In the same town (Valdosta) I hoped he would he appointed, and Col. West re plied he had been working that crowd for thirteen years and had gotten noth ing and if Governor Slaton did not ap point him he would run for the senate and spend Beventy-flve thousand dollars. Col. West asked me to see tlie govern A for him. I did so, and told him what Col. West had told me. Governor Slaton seemed much worried and troubled, and made no definite reply. "I regret to be In. such postion as to he drawn Into any controversy about this matter, but I feel ns an honorable an.l honest man, that tince I told you of the above transaction, and you are now charged with misrepresenting the gov ernor and Colonel West, that the truth should be known by all men. "That the above Is the truth about what happened Is, 1 believe, known to many men In Georgia. Very truly yours, "J. D. LOCKRIDGE. "710 American National Bank Bldg. "Macon, Ga.’’ I am the Wind, the swirling flaw, An April breeze In June; I catch the skirts In my daring maw And whirl them out of tune. I snicker and snort at the fair dame*' fear When 1 take them by surprise, But I, the Wind, am a cavalier I blow dust In the Rubberneck’s eves. —New YrWk Press. Coolicf 6y 3rvez*s A SAIL ON THE BILLOWY OCEAN Beior with • trip in the large, wall ventilated aoH tlactrii **■*»*. «nd *l*rnj n g rtrt f },r CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY loth* port of Savannah, Os. Then ■ delightful see voy.se oo the nrmtr hit,, ocean going ships which ply tMtwsen.Ssv.snsb sod the Urge cities and summer retort, of the Kaat. ROUND-TRIP PARKS FROM AUOUSTA Including meals and berth on ship Nsw York »3«.00 Baltimore 928,00 Bo.ton 38. 0) Philadelphia 29.00 •0-Day Fares New York 32.30 Boston .. 38.30 . Proportionately low fares from other points Kor «' details, berth reservations, etc., ask the nearest. Ticket Agent w - W. Hackett. Trav ling Passenger Agent, 719 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. BLEASE PREFERS LIYERY STABLE Governor Says He’ll Go to Work in One Rather Than Apologize For Any A ct of His. Chester, S. C—Before apologizing for or explaining any act or word of his during the three and a 'half years he has been governor, Cole I* Blease. at the senatorial campaign meeting here Tuesday, declared he would re turn to Newberry and "go back to work in a livery stable.’’ This declaration was taken as Gov ernor Blease’s reply to the new at tack made on him at Winnsboro, when U D. Jennings and W. P, Pol lock endeavored to show from the report on the recent insane asylum investigation that Blease, with his board of appointees, had attempted to discredit Dr. Eleanor li. Baunders formerly a physician of that institu tion. Dr. Saunders and Dr. Babcock the superintendent, resigned soon after the probe which resulted in the com plete vindication oT the young woman doctor and condemnation of methods employed by the board of regents. The governor did not refer to the Baunders case today, but Jennings and Pollock repeated substantially what they stated yesterday, reading from the records. ~£f#4 M> Governor Blease prophesied that he would carry Senator E. I). Smith’s home county, Florence. Ho again de clared there was now no “anti-Blease money’’ in sight, although two years ago, ho said, it was not lacking. He did not tell where any "Blease money” could lie found. The governor declared he was the happiest man in the state because, said tie, lie was going to he elected to tlie senate, had been governor four terms of “the greatest state In the Union,” and has got. tlie best looking red-haired wife in -the world, “if that don't make a man happy, then he ought to commit suicide and go to the devil,” said the governor. Senator Smith drew applause when he referred to Woodrow Wilson as "that matchless statesman." He re ferred briefly to the three lawyers "chasing him,” declared that six years ago lie received tlie biggest majority ever given a man in South Carolina; that he had “kept the faith" and “In spite of the flesh, the devil and the lawyers, I ant going back with si* years of experience behind me." L. D. Jennings, referring to the gov. ernor’s claim that he was gaining In the low country, where the campaign opened, declared that it the people of the upper counties vote like those of the lower, the governor would have the opportunity of going back to a livery stable, where the governor said he worked until 21 yearH old. Jennings touched on Illease’s par don record and read extensively from die report in the Saunders case. He said two waves bad set in the state and when they meet, August 28th (date of primary) “Cole Blease will he so extinguished that I guess we’ll find him in Africa, where lie can par don some more ’niggers.’ ” “Conduct of Stable Boy.” W. H. Pollock, referring to Bleatm's record, declartd “tlie men of South Carolina will not tolerate the man ners or conduct of a stable boy in the governor’s office." He declared Blease had criticised Smith for not appointing farmers United States marshal or Internal revenue collector, but that Blease had chosen Jim Hottlle, “Italian Dago blind tiger, of Charleston, at a meet ing of his siurf.” He declared Blease knew of law lessness In Charleston, but made no effort to stop it, and that the gov ernor was trying to llne-np good but mistaken people with the lawless element in that city, led by Vincent Chlero, "the king of Market Street,’’ and Jim Sottlfe. Blease’s record is a disgrace to the state, aald Pollock. About 700 voters attended the meet ing. PRAYER MEETING AT ST. JAMES TONIGHT ..It I* the aim of Dr. Dillard to wake hie mid- w» rk prayer eervlcca Juet aa ItltereetiriK and helpful an thu Hun* day eervlec*. Ho Intii'KtlnK wna hie talk at last week * pi yur aervb c. In- waa urged to repeat it on Sunday, whlrh he did lan! Sunday nlaht. Kvery i ember of St. Jamne church and nil '.there who may dnelre are In vited to i otnc out and enjoy tonight’* service. “KID” WILLIAMS DEFENDS BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE New Orleans. -"Kid” Williams of Baltimore, successfully defended hie acquired title of bantam weight cham pion of America in a 10-round no-de cision bout hehe last night with Pete Herman of New Orleans, A newspaper decision gave Williams seven rounds, Herman two, with one a draw, Summed ] % Camp out sky-high in the far I / /' west Rockies of Colorado, 6,000 ( to 10,000 feet above sea-level. ' P —w \ Get tanned, get an appetite, get <oo< * kealtk. y 1 'VM I The big outdoors is truly big bare. It n V|il bas purple peaks, canyons profound, r w Ar, I fl trout streams, primeval pines and a I J/i' turquoi,c » i - V Tbe Santa Fa offers you v Low Summer Fares S ( i» from Cklcsfo and y ■W g I kania. City V Ask for otsr .fc*T! P- E. Rogers, Bou. Pass. Aot., 4% @ 14 No. Pryor St, Atlanta, Qa WOLGAST BROKE HIS ARM: McCUE TAKES HIS PLACE Los Angeles.— Mattie McCue will be Ihe man to lake Ad VVolgast’s place In the ring with Joe Rivers here July 4th. This was decided last night. Wolgast broke his arm yesterday and cannot box for some time. Today it was an nounced Joe Azevedo would appear against Rivers but later It developed that Azevedo’s brother, who Is his guardian, would not consent. McCue is 19 years old and has fought fifty contests. He never has been knocked down. SEVEN