The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-19
WILL Run FOR SENATE
If TILLMAN DOESN'T I
OTHERWISE GOV. BLEASE WILL
OFFER FOR REELECTION.
Is Willing to Rest His Candidacy on
His. Record-The Cle7eland Incl
dent Unf0unded.

bert, of Edgefeld, would be a canol-
date for the United States Senate next
summer against all comers. which IS
generally understood to mean that he
will be a candidate whether or not
:Senator Tillman runs, has led to a
great many surmises as to the COM
plexion OF the next senatorial race.
Governor Blease has On several occ3
sions announced that he would be
candidate to succeed himeslf as gov
.ernor, allowing the senior senator to
succeed himself without opposition.
The announcement Of Mr.. Talbert's
candidacy in any event naturally
Ebrought up the question as to Cover
nor Blease's attitude in case Senator
TiIlman for any reason should not be
a candidate to succeed himself.
In conversation with representa-
tive of The Herald and News, in reply
to the direct inquiry as to whether or
not he would be 4 candidate for the
United States senate In case Senator
"Tfllman should not run, Governor
-B1ease said:
esYou may say that Il Senator Till
man is not in the race I shall be a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate next summer, standing upon my
record as governor, and my record
from the time I reached my majority
until my election as governor. 1t Sen
.ator Tillman desires to succeed him.
self I shall be a candidate for re-
election as governor"
Governor Blease had just returned
from Cleveland, Ohio, where ne mas
~been attending the great council of the
1mnroved Order of Red Men, and
, where his speech, according to the
Associated Press dispatches from
cleveland, won for Charleston the
next meeting of the great council. Inc
governor, when asked for an express
sion as to the candidacy OF Chlef JUS
~stfiS sfiice Jones for governor, said:
"If the race for governor is between
the present chief justice and myself
have only to say that the peoples gov
.ernor is the servant of the people, and
# is for the people to decide whom they
will have. MY record will be before
them. There is in it nothing to hide
nor ANYTHING that would desire hid
10, The race is oran to all who may
.sosire to enter, and the people are the
.;,1ese. am willing to rest my canol-
5acv with the people who last summer
,o,oc+ed me to the position. That IS
-,7, that have to say in regard to the
matter"
Governor Blease was asked in re-
gard to the story sent out from Cle7e-
land to the effect that he had chastls-
ed z negro bell-boy in a hotel. III
& cleveland. The governor said Tnere
was absolutely no foundation in fact
for the story, and that nothing when
could give a semblance of truth to the
~+orv had occurred. The following
resolutions were adopted bv the great
kcorncil of Red Men after the publlca-
ton of the story:
"C1eveland, Ohio, Sept. IA, 1911.
"This great council regrets exceed
7sngly that incorrect newspaper reports
have given publicity to the statement
that Past Great Sachem Cole, L. Blease
caned or undertook to punish bell
hov in the corridor of the hotel Hol-
7aps3en. The statements are wholly
-,,ntrue. and against the dignity of this
great council, and an injury to one OF
its respected members, who has IN
every manner conducted himself prop
~er1v as a Red Man and a gentleman,
COMFORTING with the dignity of the
chief executive of the State of South
Carolina. Therefore, be it
"Resolved, That We deplore the un-
founded report circulated, which we
believe the newspapers were misled in
nreserting. and will gladly rectify
when the facts are presented t" +hN''' "
"T hereby officially certify that the
t. %ovo resolution was unanimously
kdor+od bv the great council OF the
United States. of the Improved Order
Pad Men. at their scss;c2 = Cieve