The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-21
BLEASE AT HOME
BIG CROWD AND BAND At DE-
POT TO MEET HIM
Blu, He flushed All Noise. Ont Of
Respect to Dead Claiid'> Parents.
Who We're On the Train.

| dispatch from Newberry say:
Hon. Cole l. Bl.ase. Democrats
governor: OF South Carolina. vas &C
corded a mos, enthusiastic reception
BY the people OF his home Town Wed
nesday nigh, upon bis arrival from
Columbia. A crowd Of men. women
and children variousiy estimated at
from 1000 20 5000 were At the un-
ion station awaiting the arrival 0!
the successful candidate. who vas re-
turning from Columbia. where he
had zone 70 receive the returns o,
the elec.'oa.
Gov.-esect B!ease had been ao2ris-
ed that tie people Of his home ;owc
were waiting 70 welcome him. bur
knowing tha, the corpse 0: a little
child was IN the Aagsase car OF he
train In which &c was travelling. and
.ha. the father and mo'he. OF tbs
child we're accompanying the re-
mains. Mayor Blease. desiring 10 re
spect the feelings OF the afflicted par
eats. caused a message 10 be wired
% his friends. who were waiting TO
receive him .. the station. Request
Ing tha: they make no demonstration
until the train had gone beyond the
limits Of the ;own OF Sewoerry.
When the train arrived Nj. Blease
standing in :he doorway OF the bag
gage car. with barred head mo:ioned
with Ass head for silence :-on his
friends. The effect o: Ar. Biease's
attitude upon the people was re-
ma.kable. :c7. though hundreds had
been waiting for az hour TO chez:
the next Governor OF South Carolina.
DO. q voice vas raised. As soon as
the train pulled out the NeEoesry
concert band began to play. and lus-
y cheers went up from the assen-
aled multitude.
Among those greeting ". Slease
were aunee. Of relatives. includ-
ing bis aged s;epno:her. Mrs. Eliza
beth Biease. With bis arms about
the white haired lady he was led
BY his friends 20 a waiting carriage
aad in which be and his mother were
placed. scd 200 men With ropes al
taehed 20 the carriage began tAe
narch up the main street o: the
own. Reaching the stone steps OF
the historic ole court house Mayor
slesse was called upon Cor speech.
His remarks were very short. asking
his friends 20 excuse h!u from al
extended edeech as he vas very much
fa,:gued and needed rest
He said tha, the victory he and
his friends had Won was the creates:
saown in the political history 0: the
he State. for almost every neHspap-
~ in South Carolina sad aligned :i-
SELF with the opposition. bu, the bit
ter fght which had been made
against him had only made him more
grateful to the people who SO Loyalty
gave him :he!. suppor: with such
little opportunity to defend himself
:coo, the c!olen: attacks 0. his enc
mics: .ha. the people OF South Car
oi:oa had chosen him as heir govern
or for the mex. :wo years. and TIA;
the large majority which he bad ~
ceived in his home town and county.
not only contributed 20 his election
ou, gave absolute denial to the many
which had been made
aSains; hta.
He spoke feel.nely OF his love 70.
Sewoe..y and !ts people and his life
IN the town and county and said II
would Be his purpose TO so discharge
tho duties OF the oGee OF soverno.
OF Sor:t Carolina tha: the people OF
Se~oerry should never have cause to
.esfe. tie confidence which they had
50 often shown in hin as ma, and
as an Official