The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-02
UGLY WORDS AT CONWAY.
Blease DenOunces Travelling News
paper Solicitor-Ly0n Uses
Strong Terms.

StEOuS leTlUS.
Conway, June 2S.-There were more
, mean, ugly little words used in the
course of todays meeting of the State
campaign than in any of the year, pos
sibly in many years. DIRTY, cowardly
liar" ''infernal scoundrel," dirty
dog" infamous rascal" and such like
came in quick succession, and for a
while the atmosphere bore the odor
, of birthstone. Everybody most was in
a scrappy humor, but there were no
fsticufs.
The two incidents that called forth
these permissible forms of public pro-
family were the attempt to interrupt
ane disturb Attorney General Lyon by
one man in the audience, and the at
tack of Governor Blease upon Mr.. T.
H. Hunt, travelling solicitor for the
Columbia State.
The later case resulted from the re-
port, said to have been given currency
by Mr. Hunt, that Governor Blease was
paid $4,000 by lady in Chicago for
the parole of J. Stobo Young. The
, governor was strong in his deruncia-
ton Of this matter. No less strong
was the manner in which Attorney
General Lyon handled Mr.. J. A. Sch
werin, who harassed him> while he
was speaking On why he had not prose
cuted Thos. B. Fielder.
Earle and the Newspapers.
In addition to these two matters, a
little side issue was the attitude to-
wards the newspaper men displayed by
Senator j.. r. Earle, candidate for
attorney general, who today employed
Bshe first offensive language in refer
ence to the men with the campaign
party.
Quitting the possibly far fetched fig
lure, the next speaker was Senator j.
r. Earle, for attorney general, who
voiced his grudge against the newspa-
pei men who are with the campaign
party. He said it was quite evident
that "the horde of newspaper men"
following the campaign we're certainly
not friendly to him. He read some
what incoherent statement in refer
ence to the honesty of Senator Till
man.
Evans Makes Good Speech.
Mr.. Barnard B. Evans made an un-
usually strong speech today, temper
ate in charges, but we'll delivered.
Attorney General Lyon received
hearty applause. Hurriedly denounc-
ing the yelled charges made by Mr..
Evans as a "vile attempt to traduce
good and honest men, wholly false and
malicious" the speaker devoted lit
tie more time in showing just wherein
Senator Earle had voted against meas
ures to assist the work of his Office.
} Mr.. Lyon had not proceeded far
when he was twice interrupted by Mr..
j. A. Schwerin, Sumter man, who is
here erecting an ice plant, with the
question: "Why didn't you prosecute
Tom Felder?"\
Mr.. Lyon replied that if anybody had
any evidence against Thos. B. Fielder
they had kept it strictly away from
BIN.
Again being asked the question, Mr..
Lyon replied: ''The Newberry county
grand jury passed on those charges,
and they found them without fouEda-
tion.''
THAT was all a fraud,'' said Mr..
Schwerin.
''That makes no difference said Mr..
Lyon; ''the grand juries are cur ru;ar
and we have to abide by .nen. The
trouble is, my friend, Fielder prose
cuted so many grafters, and that is
where it hurts =
Lyon Hits Hard
"You lie," retorted Mr.. Schwerin, eff
you associate me with grafters or Tom
Fielder" The attorney general was
visibly angered at this, but his voice
was very calm and deliberate, as he
said: "You stand out there> in that
audience and take Advantage of me
that way? You are cowardly liar, a
dirty dog, an Internal scoun6rel and
rascal"
a& Mr.. Lyon said he did not voucm for