The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-08-17
FIRES THREE NOTAR|ES
RESENTS THEIR ACTIVITY IN THE BELTON
INCIDENT
HE WAS PERFECTLY SOBER

Chief Executive Says He is Being
( Pursued by Enemies Who Will DO
Anything to Injure him.
Columbia, Aug. 10. - Special:
Publication in morning papers to-
day of affidavits tending to support
charges made editorially by the
Belton Times, and reproduced in
other newspapers, Of inciyility on
the Fart Of Governor Bleasc toward
u young woman employed as ticket
agent in the Southern Railway sta
tiuu at BeltOn. was followed this al
tomUUn Ey the summary revocation
OF jhC commissions &f NotaTics
Public J. NJ. Alexander. J. II. Mer-
ri,r and J. \. Horton. Mr.. AlcNand-
cr himself made one OF The affi-
dHNT5 in the case.
Notice of Revocation.
20 each OF the three HOtarics
Governor Blcasc addressed a letter,
|, as follows: Some time since YOU
were commissioned a notary public
by mr, under the Constitution and
tho laws during the pleasure of
the GONernOr.) Your commission
IS hereby revoked, and any furth
or act performed by you as such
officer will be illegal and in vio-
latiOn OF the law y copy of this
letter has been filed with the Sec
retaiy Of State, and also with the
clerk OF Court, who has been re-
QucStcd to cancel your commits
SiCE."
Governor Blcase was asked What
mad moved him to revoke these
, commissions. lie said he had not
intended to volunteer any statement
; but, in anticipation OF such an
+ inquiry, had dictated to his st"nog-
, raphcr an expression ON the sun-
j"Ct. and had the copies before
, him. He said he wished il under
stood that his language applied
only TO the EDITORS of the news,
> papers that have taken part il
this business.
;. The statement was as follows:
Everybody Knows Who's Governor
Il have no further comment tC
: make on the Bolton matter at this
> time. What | stated in my lette
to Mr. Harris is absolutely correct
, was perfectly sober, was feeling
g good, had just left a large crowd o
9 my friends, was on my way home il
:. the best of spirits and remembe
- very distinctly what took place
Any man G" woman who lives il
;, South Carolina who does not know
!, that | am Governor is, indeed. il
!. the lowest mire of ignorance
n hence when l say to any one tina
am Cole l.. Blease' it is abso
. lutely useless TO add that | an
ID, Governor CT South Carolina, and
- did not say so on that occasion i
- my enemies do swear to it.
:, The End Not Yet.
:, Il nave cancelled the commits
CT. L
. taking part in this dirty transac
:, tion and some other people will
" hear from it later. Everyone who
has known me from my childhood
up, both men and women, will Ger
- tify to the fact that / have at III
times and on all occasions been po.
lite and courteous to everybody
and particularly to the ladies; and
this is the first time in all my life
that | have ever been charged or
!, accused of showing the slightest dis
: respect to any lady, and 1 am sat
isfied that my friends do not be
: lieve that | was disrespctful on this
occasion. My enemies, OF course,
will say they believe it, even if
they don't and the liars who are
editing the newspapers OF South
Carolina will endeaVOr TO use il to
: injure me, because they will so To
any depth in the filthy bog holes
. OF vituperation and abuse to do
me harm. However, the people
know me and | am Governor, the
pimps and skunks who use the
pens for newspapers to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, and IN be
; reelected in spite Of their lies.
, Watch me-"
Who the EX-NOtaricS Are.
Mr.. Alexander is understood here
, to be superintendent of one of the
| Pelzer mills. at Pelzer. He was
, commissioned on the recommends
ton of Senator Geo. w. Sullivan, of
) Williamston. Mr.. Merritt was com
missioned on the recommendation
OF Representative J. Belton Wat
son. Mr.. Horton, who is mayor of
b Belton, and president of the bank
there, was commissioned on the
recommendation of Representative
J. w. Ashley and j. w. Jacson.
The owner of the Belton Times is
Representative j. Archie Willis, of
LauTinS