The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-31
GOVERNOR BLEASE ASSERTS
JONES IS BEING DECEIVED
Executive Visits Spartanburg and
Makes Interesting Statements
\ Concerning Political Situa-
ton and Other Matters.
Spartanburg Herald.

Yesterday afternoon and will remain
here until this evening, when he Will
90 to Inman and make an address al
a rally meeting of Iroquols tribe OF
the Order of Red Men. Messrs. I. c.
Blackwood and A. E. Hill will also
speak. Governor Blease said that he
probably would visit some of the
nearby cotton mills today and see his
: friends. He said he, always liked to
meet the mill workers, as it was they
who had elected him. The governor
will speak at Buffalo, in Union coun-
ty, tomorrow.
Governor Blease started to go to
the fair, but it was so late when he
arrived that he conc1uded everything
was over vnd called the visit off,.
He is stopping az yne Argyle hotel,
where he invited Mr.. c. H. Henry, edi-
tor of the Journal, to meet him and
repeat to the ,gubernatorial face that
Mr.. Blease was the villain in the comic
operas of South Carolina politics. Mr.
Henry declined the invitation, and the
governor said last night. that he had
not: met the editor.
Confident of Reelection.
Governor Blease seems to be more
confident than ever of being reelected.
He said the story published in the
Herald to the effect that his opponents
had planned to hold c. meeting IN CO.
7umbia during the ked Shirt reunion,
at which time they you'd discuss the
situation and try to select a candidate
to defeat him, was true. The story
was, as given to the Herald, that a
certain element of the opposition be-
came suspicious that the movement
was plan to put forward former
Governor John Gary Evans as the can
didate against Mr. Blease, and this ele-
nnent in order to forestall any such
move, hurriedly brought out as the
anti-B1ease candidate Chief Justice Ira
B. Jones, of the supreme court.
Governor Blease said last night that
the gubernatorial race next summer
would not be between him and Justice
Jones, but that other candidates would
appear. The governor. declared that
Justice Jones was induced to take the
field; by false friends who sought by
thisruse to remove him from the su-
preme bench in order that they might
ELL his place with another man.
It would not surprise me-" said
Governor Blease, "if Jones sees the
Handwriting on the wall and with
draws from the race. As I said at
Charleston, he is going to be- states
man without job"
Though Governor slease had said
only shortly before ,nat he expected
ether candidates to take the field
against him, he declared it would not
surprise him if he Was elected without
opposition.
He said he had made addresses in
nearly every county in the State,
speaking to $4,000 people, and found
that he was stronger than ever.
"Of course" he saids there are
some people who were for me that
are now against me. A good many of
these are people for whom I refused
to grant pardons."
He said he believed his free use of
the pardon power nad made friends
for him among the better Christian
element. He at first said 'tbetter ele-
ment" but qualified it. by inserting
christian"
Governor BleaSe said be did not in
tend to be candidate against Senator
B. R. Tillman for the senate. He said
his relations with senator Tillman
were friendly and he wanted to con-
tinue ON good terms with him. In
fact he said, he wanted the good will
of everybody except the editor of the
Columbia State.
The governor was asked if he would
try to secure the 500 offered by the
State for an authenticated letter which
had passed between MIN and Senator
Tillman between certain dates, show
ing amity. The governor said he had
a number of letters from Senator Till
man, but he could recall none express
ing affection.
He said he had received letters from
all over the State, urging him to take
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