The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-10
GOV. BLEASE TALKS.
Favors Harmon-Til Propose Rail.
road Law-COmpulsory Education.
Opposes Recall Judges.
Spartanburg Herald, 7th.

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subjects to a reporter for The Herald
and disclosed something OF his plans.
He made it plain that notwithstand-
ing Senator B. R. 1i11man's denial,
he believed there was truth in the
story published by ". T. Crews, edi-
tor of the Greenwood News-Scimitar,
to the effect that Senator Iillman and
Maj. John G. Richards, Jr., had plot
ted to bring out Chief Justice Ira. B.
Jones, Of the supreme court, as a
candidate to defeat him for governor.
He said he believed the program had
been to elect Major Richards lieuten-
ant governor. Then, il SenatoF TIL
man was compelled for any reason to
give up big seat IL tie senate, Justice
Jones would take his place and Major
Richardson would step into the COVER
nor's chair. -
c~s- Expects to Beat Jones. --~'
1T an going to be reelected" said
Governor Blease, wnen asked II ne
would say anything concerning poll
tics. "1 will beat Jones by bigger
majority than the one by which I de-
feated Featherstone, and if Tillmans
man Richards is a candidate I will
beat them both"
Another interesting statement Of
the governor was that he intended
to remedy conditions at the hosiery
mill of the State penitentiary through
LEGISLATION to be enacted by the gen.
eral assembly at it's approaching ses-
sion. Bristling up at the suggestion
that the legislature might not be
amenable to his wishes, he said:
"They better had. That's all have
to say"
As to Hosiery Hill.
Continuing, Governor Blease said
chat little grand jury" in Richland
county, which found the hosiery mill
TO- be sanitary, had set itself against
some Of The best physicians IN the
State. He mentioned physicians who
he said, declared the hosiery mill was
a disease-breeder, and said he was
aarshalling his facts for submission
TO the legislature.
It was foolish, the governor eah'
for laymen to set themselves against
experts. For instance, he said, the
floors and walls and ceiling Of the
Ar gyle hotel seemed to be clean and
sanitary. But suppose, he suggested,
that expert physicians should say
that the walls and ceilings were In
tested with diseased germs; would a
reasonable layman attempt to contra
dict them? This, he said, was the
ease with the hosiery mill.
: Proposes Railroad Law.
Speaking of legislation which he
would commend to the general as
sembly, Governor Blease said he
would try to obtain the passage Of a
law establishing two cents a mile az
a. fat rate for passenger transporta-
ton on the steam railroads. OF the
State: This, he said, would obv1ate
the mileage nuisance and make it pos
sible for. poor people to, travel short
distances as cheaply as wealthy peo-
Die. Under the law he proposes, he
said, a passenger who was travelling
ten miles could buy ticket for 20
cents, or give the conductor 20 cents
or give the conductor ten miles o1
mileage, as was most convenient. Il
the railroad people dfo not trust their
conductors, he asserted, they ought
TO discharge them and get men whom
they could trust; and If he were q
conductor and his employers did moi
trust him he would quit his position
The governor said: he would also
recommend to the legislature. all the
measures he recommended before
which were not passed.
May Meet Gov. Harmon.
The conversation veered to nationa,
politics. He was asked if he would
meet Gov. Judson Harmon, Of Ohio
when Mr.. Harmon comes to South
Carolina, week after next to make an
address at the Union fair.
Il expect to see him if can," said
the governor. "I'm a Harmon man."
Mr.. Blease added that he liked Gov
Woodrow Wilson, Of New Jersey; and
considered him a fine man. But Will
son, he said, was a little too radical
in his views, and, as the nominee OF