The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
CROWD SGATTERS
WHEN JONES AND
BLEAsE QUARREL
Long Expected Shooting Is
Prevented Only by Chief
of Police
ALL HANDS DRAW
THEIR REVOLNERS
Trouble Starts When Judge
Is Charged With Having
Been Subservient to
Southern Railway


ing Governor Cole Bleasa as the
.foulest Of LIARS" Judge Ira Jones'
candidate for governor, advanced on
his opponent during the joint debate
here today and most OF the crowd
scattered. thinking that the long pre-
dicted shooting between the two men
was about to begin Ira =. Jones, Jr..
was backing up his father and several
pistols were displayed. Chief of Po-
lice III. II. Howard. however, got be-
tween Jones and Blease and swore he
would kill the first man who made n
hostile movement. The chiefs at
tttude restored order. and the would
be combatants were forced to take
their seats.
Jones became enraged by the
charge that while he was chief jus
tice o. the Supreme court. he was sub
seryient TO the Southern railway be-
cause that corporation employed Ms
son as counsel.
That's the foulest lie" said the
Judge. that ever passed the lips OF q
human being.
Blease Answers.
With Chief Howard on guard, Gov
~Fnor Biease bitterly attacked Judge
.l0nts TlETTEvsr y7Ta gr1EE TIE EaTTs
into a dunghiii." said he. '"the dung
hill will be sure to cry out, That old
fellow can't make me mad. he knows
he's defeated and that's what makes
him lose his temper ] am not going
10 hit him. but on August eth. the
people are going to knock him clear
out of the box"
Someone asked the governor about
tom Fielder" Governor Btease re-
piled: "You should have more re-
spect for ladies than to mention IN
decent subjects In their presence"
Fist fights, public anafhemas and
even shooting ARRAYS. In which at
least one man has ben dangerously
Wounded, have characterized the
most tempestueus political campafg
South Carolina has had since Ben
Tiilnaan grew too. cid TO take the
stump.
Charge With Selling Partious.
Biease, who has been governor for
4 year and ten months, IL being
charged nightly by his rivals with
selling pardons. accepting brides from
the liquor interests, and setting MS
supporters FIRE when they chance TO
fall into the tolls of the law. The gov
ernor is on the stump. trying 10 save
his political life, On the same plat
form with Blease at many meetings.
Chief Justice Jones has declared that
please Ia prostituting the powers OF
a sovereign states chief executive IN
any way he can devise, to furnish
himself with campaign funds. Jones
claims he is not running for office
because he wants tn he governor, but
to rid South Carolina of Bleastsm,
dernagogury, the pardon graft and
the blind tiger moneys from all Of
which sources, he alleges, have found
their way into the present governors
pocket.
w. j. Thnrmond. Judge Jones'
campaign manager. sat on the stage
during the speeches.
cit ia better u have man for
Cover nor who IL getting little OLD
than TO have a kid VINO doesn't know
. aisss. arst prtnejIes, Of, gayeFnment.
said Judge Jones IN answer to the
charge that he was IN "old Judge"
He spoke of Governor Blease's admin
istration for his trends and there
were cheers for jones.
Judge Jones was not cheered loudly
when he was introduced, but his
friends later showed by their APP
piause that they were present In
large numbers. - There were also
raany cheers fer Biease. Ills frieads
were noisy.
Judge Jones explained his vote in
1876 for Irby instead of for Hamp-
ton. but said he was a warm adj
mirer and friend of Hampton. Jones
was given flowers and he was loudly
cheered when he sat down.
Governor Blease was introduced
amid greater cheers than first greet
ed Judge Jones, the volume of the
cheers coming from the center of the
crowd near the stage.
Governor Blease s~eaIt at length in
the argument that Judge Jones had
voted for 1rby and against Hampton.
Governor Biease rererred to Will
liam J.. Thurmond as Pussy foot
Bill" and there were loud cheers
from the immediate vicinity of the
stage Ladies in the crowd cheered
Justify for Jones, and at times the
governor had to wait for quiet.
II don't mind the ladies for I've
made some Of them saueal before"
restorted the governor to voiley OF
Jones' cheers from the ladies.
One man kept shouting Jones'
at the governor and the speaker said;
This old man over here IL full of
blind tiger: somebody better come
ard take him of.
That's all right" answered the
man. hut rm not in Charleston
where your mess II at"
While II seemed the Jones men
we're in the majority they were not
as demonstrative as the Blease fol-
lowers. the latter became enthused
by the governors declarations and
they ~cheered Justify.
Cyclone Does Damage.
WINNIPEG. MAN, July 27.---A
cyclone struck Morden In the south