The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-02

members of Blease's family, and this
deponent remained in the room, dur
ing the entire night, keeping watch
over Blease, as he considered his con-
dition very serious; that he has no.
ticed a statement made by John P
Grace, published in the Columbia
State of July 31st, 1912, column g.
page 8, in which he says:
sI recall a scene at Wright's hotel
the night before his inauguration. 1t
was the first real insight 1 had ever
had into Blease and the atmosphere
in which he moved, and I think can
say that without exception it is about
the nastiest recollection of my life. 1t
was grand carouse."
The above statement is absolutely
false. There was absolutely no whis-
key drank by Governor Blease for
some weeks before his inauguration
and certainly none the night before
or the day of the Inauguration. There
was certainly no carouse in his room,
for those who entered the room were
very quiet and walked on tip-toes and
were very apprehensive about the con-
dition of Blease. If there was any ca
rouse abound the said hotel during
the night, the said Blease had abso-
lutely no connection whatever with it,
and knew absolutely nothing about it,
and 1 certainly knew nothing about
it; that on the next morning, this de-
ponent went with the governor-elect
to the State house, assisting him
along, and stayed right by his side
during the entire ceremonies Of the
Inauguration, and that this deponent
knows that the said Blease did not
take a drink of whiskey, and had not
taken one, as above stated, for sew
eral weeks before; that Immediately
after said ceremonies deponent accom-
panied the governor to Wright's hotel
where he placed MIN in bed,
and where he was when I left
him just in time to take the c.,
N. & l.. p. m. train and I di-
rected that he remain in bed until
next morning and be then taken to
the governors mansion.
W. G.: Houseal, M. D.
Sworn to before, me this 31st day
of July, 1912.
W. B. Wallace, IL. S.
Notary Public for S. C.
The Other Matters.
If Grace wrote any editorials in my
behalf before the first primary, have
never seen them and 1 defy him to
produce a single one from the files of
his paper, the only ones ever having
been brought to my attention being
his articles in the two issues of his
paper between the primaries.
AS to his support of me in the Sec
ond primary and the condition thereof,
his statements are wilfuI and malic-
ious lies, which can be testified to by
Mr.. L. C. A. Rosseler, Grace's mayor
atty campaign manager, and others,
if necessary.
AS to the charge of his having had
certain conversation with me over
the phone, in which he says he had
his stenographer sitting by his side
and taking it down, I desire to say
that this is somewhat strange,
when he went to talk to me, if he was
the friend he says he was, that he
would have stenographer to sit right
at his end of the line ready to take
down every word said. I remember
of having no conversation with him
over the telephone, but whether I did
or not, he and his stenographer could
fix up any kind of lie and say that
that was my statement I presume
he worked this up in his mind after
he read of the dictagraph. Anyone
could sit down in his Office, take
stenographer, pick up a phone, and
say I am now talking to so and so and
have the stenographer take down
supposed conversation, and, of course,
Grace is low enough down to do that,
and I have no doubt but that he
could employ some stenographer who
would be equally as low as himself.
I am very sorry to have to pay any
attention to this fellows filthy insin-
uations, and would not do so, but for
fear some might misconstrue my abb
solute1y ignoring him.
1 am satisfied, from his recent con-