The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-15
Gov. Blease Says BE Can B.a, Any One
in South caraEsa Except
SENATOR TlIMAN
On His Way to Atlanta the Governor
Stopped Over in Augusta and Took
Tea With His Friend, L. J. VIII
iarns and Talks to Newspaper
Reporter.

Governor Cole l. Blease OF South
Carolina passed through Augusta
Wednesday, night ea route TO At
lan.a. where he will be IN attend
ance at the Southern Commercial
CONGRESS. The Augusta Chronicle
saws O. the visit:
Coy. R!ease was met at the AL
bion hotel by Mr.. I. J. Williams. who
accompanied him TO supper. In
conversation. at which a representa-
tive Of The Chronicle was present.
Gov. Blease rehearsed his fight dur
ing the recent campaign for the eS-
ecu;!ve chair.
"Gov. Blease stated that the Caro-
lima press. with a few exceptions had
fought him with an uawarranted bit
terness ind that the Columbia Stale
and the Charleston News and Courier
had Tough: him from persona! reas-
ons. dis1egarding his ability as an
executive.
Gov. Blease stated that the idea
OF trying to force him to appoint
his enemies 20 Office IN the State was
foolish. saying that he had no Idea OF
doing SO. He. however. said that
some people misconstrued his mean
Ing and did not understand the dif-
ference between an enemy and an o2-
porene. There are some OF my op-
oonen.s that would not hesitate TO
appoint to any position they were
fitted to occupy. but ! will not af-
point gay enemies said the governor.
"Gov. Blease stated that he had
won his aght By telling the people.
in his speeches throughout the State.
vha. he intended to do and that he
had stuck by his platform promises.
He stated that his ambitions had
been gratified and that II the people
Of South CS-iina wanted him 70
serve another term as governor ne
would do so. but that he was gov
ernor now for term OF Office anc
he was going to fulfil the law to the
letter while holding the chair.
When asked what the outcome OF
his alteration with the supreme
court would be. the governor stated
that that body would eventually wake
ND. He said that he had the Law on
his side and that he would be locked
uo before be would appoint his enc
mics 70 any position. no matter what
the supreme court wanted.
"Gov. Blease stated that IN fulfil
mens Of his liie's ambition be had
written his name on the pages OF the
history Of South Carolina 80 that It
would never be wiped OF. he can
have this satisfaction II defeated in
the election two years from now.
"Gov. Blease does not believe.
however, tha: ne will be defeated. He
said that he could lick any man in
South Carolina for the United States
senate except Ben Tiilman and that
he could lick any man for governor.
He THINKS that the people who
elected him believe in him and he
saiG that he would not so back on
them.
..Cov. Rlease stated that the Caro-
lima press was OF no consequence 10
him, and that he paid no attention 10
the articles they printed on him dur
ing his race or during his admins
tration. He could reach the people
in other ways and that was al! tnat
he would ask
Gov. Blease had nothing to say IN
regard to the new county. but suS-
sested to Nj Williams that the Sa-
raanah rivers course be changed 10
include Augusta. which city ne wonlc
then recommend for the county seat
"Gor. please will stop over sew
hours in Augusta on his return trip
from Atlanta"