The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
Official Count Gives BLeaSe
Lead of 1863 in First Race
MR.. BLEASE'S THANKS
TO PEOPLE OF STATE
FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL
AFFAIRS MOST IMPORTANT.
Promises if Elected to be Governor of
All the People-Warning Against
False Charges.

To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina:
The votes you gave me in the first
primary were sufficient to place me
in the second race for the office Of
governor. I can not express to you in
words how deeply grateful I am to you
for this evidence of confidence in me.
My friends in every county in the
State have been very active in my be-
half, and I believe they feel as I do.
that the fight I am making is not SIM
ply to elect me governor Of South
Carolina, but that it is battle for
the people and their rights.
T have expressed myself clearly all
over the State on all of the issues of
interest to the people, and have en-
deavored in this campaign, to make
financial and educational questions
the principal matters for discussion.
I stand for an economical and busi-
ness like administration Of the govern-
ment of the State, and will always
favor saving the money of the tax
payers where ever it can be done
without detriment to the progress Of
South Carolina. The most important
question, as I conceive it, before the
people of South Carolina, is for the
State so to conduct her business af-
fairs that the tax payers may not be
constantly drained in order to enrich
any special interests.
I feel that my long experience as
a lawyer, my services as attorney for
the city of Newberry, my adm;,listra-
ton as mayor of that town, the in
formation that I have gained as 4
member of the house of representa-
tives for six years, and Of the State
senate for four years, and as president
pro tenn. of that bod" for two years,
my services on +he State Democratic
executive committee for u years, the
success that I have had n the man.
agement Of my own affairs, and the
knowledge that i haIa Of the peop'e
and conditions in every county OF
South Carolina, will enable me to per-
form the duties Of the high office OF
governor, to the best interests OF the
people at large.
I have made clean, honorable,
straightforward campaign, making no
fight on any man, but seeking election
on my own merits and record. have
had no special interests backing me,
but have had to depend entirely upon
the principles for which stood, the
people who favored those principles,
and the support of my personal
friends. T expect to continue my
campaign as I have conducted 1t so
far, without appeals to prejudice,
without seeking to dispareee any man
who has opposed me. The returns
from the first primary show that 1
have carried my home town and
county over all my competitors by a
splendid majority. I have led in the
counties of Lexington, Saluda, Union
and Fairfield, which adjoin my home
county. In the county Of Laurens'
where my opponent, Hon. c. Z.
Featherstone resides, I have also led.
I was the leader in almost half OF the
counties Of the State.
7 take this method to warn the peo-
pie against unfounded charges ana
false statements which may be made
between elections, when there is no
opportunity to reply, and when these
charges, if true, would have been
made during the progress of the cam
paign.
T believe that I will win in the Sec
ond election, but l realize that in or
der to do so, must have the help OF
the people, and that my friends must
be active in my behalf. I am sure
that this they will do, as evidenced by
their loyalty heretofore. If elected, l
will be the governor Of the whole peo-
ple. I will stand for the best inter-
ests of South Carolina, strive to have
enforced fairly and imDartially her
laws, and do all in my power to pro-
mote the moral and educational vel
! fare Of her citizenship.