The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-31

%'But, il Tom Fielder, OF -mybody Else,
Proyes-Actually Proyes-Blease
is Crooked, I'll Fight Him.
GJohn L. McWhofter in Augusta
Chronicie(.

GJohn L. McWhofter in Augusta
Chronicle).
THE statement given by Governor
Blease at Barnweil Tuesday contains
nothing new to me; for it is only a
rewrit2 Of a letter I wrote him re-
Gently, and in which I wrote nothing
TO lead him TO believe that had any
Intention Of doing otherwise in the
approaching gubernatorial contest,
than stated 70 ycu when YOU we're
here few weeks age; that is, that
intend to remain strictly neutral IN
the campaign" said Senator 3. r.
Tillman, yesterday, at his home in
Trenton, to a representative of the
Chronicle.
VIE Not knife Blease
Il could not afford tc take sides in
the contest for both Governor Blease
and Judge Jones are personal and pO-
litical friends OF mine, and have told
.Blease that I also told him that, if
saw reason to take sides against him
at any time, certainly would not
, knife him, but would tell him before
told any one else."
Senator Ti!man smiled several
times, and vinked, during the reading
of the article to him by the newspaper
rnan-he somehow had missed getting
his paper yesterday.
1T is going to be a close fight" he
said, "and Blease is losing no time.
He is campaigning now and has been
for months:
HE is keeping before the people and
he is making friends, while Judge
Jones is seemingly doing nothing yet.
The newspapers, somehow, always
have some kind of a story about
Blease, while you see very little about
Judge Jones. !
BleaSe is Mistaken. |
E'There are two things in Blease's !
statement that he is mistaken in, J.
though.
"One is with regard to Richards be-
ing in a frame-up to bring Judge
Jones out to oppose him. Why,
know that Richards was seriously con-
sidering entry into the race himself.
It has been his ambition to be COVER
nor, and he thought that, with my con-
dition-supposed to be liable to drop
off at any Gloment-if he could beat
Blease and be governor, he would be
in line for promotion and be able to
beat any other man; and he was one
Of the most surprised men in the
State when Judge Jones announced
himself. !.
Mistaken About 1910 Letter. i
The other error Blease makes is in
saying that I was about to publish a
letter endorsing him in 1910, but was
persuaded from it by newspaper.
'''I did write a letter, such as he
speaks of, but did not publish it. I
changed my mind, and no newspaper,
nor man connected with newspaper,
had anything to do with that letter
not being published after it was writ
ten.
f'However, voted for Blease in the
second primary. I voted for Richards
in the first
When He Would Fight Blease. t
Commenting further on the situa-
ton, or as he called it, "muddle,' the
senator said that because he had pro-
claimed neutrality, it did not follow
that lie must maintain an armed nell
traity. ii
= "RHt,' .e said, IF Tom Fielder, or s
any ore else, goes oelore the legisla- :
ture and PROFESSIONALLY proves
that B!ease IS, CT has been, crooked,
I'll take sides quick and fight him;
for South Carolina IS a proud State
and will rot stand for rcttenness if
she knows il.
"Senator, Governor Blease says in
his statement that there are 10 diff
fer:nces between YOU and him. Is
that t-ue?" was asked by the news :
paper man.
There are no friendly, personal
differences between US, 7 suppose that's
what he meant
The senator said that he does not
know VINO is responsible for the can
didacv OF Judge Jones, but that he had