The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-21
BLEASE AT HOME
BIG CROWD AND BAND AT DE-
POT TO MEET HIM.
But He flushed All Noise, Out OF
Respect to Dead Child's Parents
Who We're On the Train.

Who We're On the lialn.
\ dispatch from Newberry says
Hon. Cole l.. Blease, Democratic
governor of South Carolina, was &C
| corded a most enthusiastic reception
by the people of his home town We'd
nesday night upon his arrival from
Columbia. A crowd of men, women
and children variously estimated at
from 1000 to 5000 were at the un-
ion station awaiting the arrival o.
| the successful candidate, who was re-
turning from Columbia, where ne
had gone to receive the returns OF
the election.
GoY.-elect Blease had been apprls-
| ed that the people of his home town
were waiting to welcome him, bur
knowing that the corpse OF a little
| child was in the baggage car OF the
train in which he was travelling, n
that the father and mother of the
| child we're accompanying the re-
mains. Mayor Blease, desiring to re-
spect the feelings of the afflicted par
ents, caused a message to be wired
to his friends, who were waiting TO
receive him at the station. Request
ing that they make no demonstration
until the train had gone beyond the
limits of the town of N%ewberry.
When the train arrived Mr.. Blease
standing in the doorway Of the bag
gage car, with barred head motioned
with his head for silence from his
friends. The effect of Mr.. Blease's
attitude upon the people was re-
markable, for, though hundreds had
been waiting for an hour to cheer
the next Governor of South Carolina,
not a voice was raised. AS soon as
the train pulled out the NeWberry
concert band began to play, and lus-
ty cheers went up from the assem-
bled multitude.
Among those greeting Mr.. Blease
were a number of relatives, includ-
ing his aged stepmother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Blease. With his arms about
the white haired lady he was led
by his friends to a waiting carriage
and in which he and his mother were
placed, and 200 men with ropes at
tached to the carriage began tn.
march up the main street of the
.--- D1ooL;,~ thn ctNrn cfnnc nf
the historic old court house Mayor
Blease was called upon for a speech.
His remarks were very short. asking
his friends to excuse him from all
extended sdeech as he was very much
fatigued and needed rest.
He said that the victory he and
his friends had won was the greatest
known in the political history Of the
the State, for almost every ne~spap-
err in South Carolina had aligned it.
self with the opposition, but the bit
ter fight which had been made
against him had only made him more
grateful to the people who so Loyalty
gave him their support with such
little opportunity to defend himself
from the violent attacks of his enc
mics; that the people of South Car
DINA had chosen him as heir govern
or for the next two years, and that
the large majority which he had re-
ceiyed in his home town and county.
not only contributed to his election
bnt gave absolute denial 10 the many
accusations which had been made
against him.
He spoke feelingly of his love for
Newberry and its people and his life
in the town and county and said it
would be his purpose to so discharge
the duties of the office of governor
of South Carolina that the people Of
Newberry should lever have cause 10
resJ'et the confidence which they had
so often shown in him as a man and
as an official.
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