The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-02
.BLEASE ASKS FOR
$4,000 EXTRA TICKETS
SAYS HE FEARS EFFORT TO KEEP
HIS FRIENDS FROM VOTING.
The Governor Also Asks for Represen-
tatiOn on Each Board of Manag.
ers, So That He Can Not
be Counted Out.

made to count him out II he couldn' t
Fbe beaten otherwise, Governor Blease
today addressed a letter to- State
Chairman John Gary Evans, request
ing that he be allowed $4,000 extra
ballots for himself, for which he Of
fers to pay the printing cost. The
governor in his letter says: "If you
decline this request I shall be forced
to believe the reports that there will
be an effort made to keep my friends
from having a sufficient number OF
tickets with which to cast their bal
lots
The governors letter follows:
Governor Writes to Evans.
August 2, 1912.
"John Gary Evans, Esq, Chairman,
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, Spartanburg, S. C.-Dear Sir: 1t
is common rumor, which has been told
to me and written to me, from differ
ent parts of the State, that there is
going to be a scarcity of State tickets,
caused by my enemies at the cotton
mill precincts, at the country boxes
and at such places as they find that I
am particularly strong-the purpose
being to keep the Blease men from
casting their ballots.
"In order to meet any such emer-
gency, Mr.. Dominick addressed a let
ter to Secretary Benet, which reads
as follows:
"'July 25, 1912.
"eChristie Benet, Esq, Secretary,
State Executive Committee, Columbia,
S. C.-Dear Sir: AS you perhaps re-
call, from the public prints, two years
ago there was scarcity of State tick
cts at several Of the boxes in the State
in the first primary election, which
forced me to order an additional quan-
tity from Gen. Jones for the use of
myself in Governor Blease's campaign.
"'In order to provide against any
such contingency this time I will be
glad if you will furnish me $4,000
tickets, together with bill for same.
"'Please let me know if same will
be furnished and when I may expect
them. Yours very truly,
(Signed) Fred. H. Dominick.'
"And has this day received the fol-
lowing reply:
August 1, 1912.
"'Fred. H. Dominick, Esq, Care
Governors Office:
estate House,
"'Columbia, S. C.
"'Dear Sir
In regard toGour request for tick
cts for Governor Blease's use in the
first primary, I beg to say that I am
instructed by the chairman Of the
Democratic executive committee to
state that the committee is only au-
thorized to furnish tickets to the
county chairman, and, therefore, can
not furnish any candidate with any
number of tickets. You, of course,
know that no tickets can be used or
counted except those that are issued
by the Democratic executive commit
tee
'Regretting that l can not comply
with your request, l am,
Yours very truly,
(Signed) q. Christie Benet,
Secretary State Democratic Executive
Committee
Makes Personal Request
Gen. Jones, when State chairman,
has heretofore allowed us tickets as
requested and l now personally re-
quest that you furnish me twenty five
(25,OOO) thousand extra tickets, which
1 will pay for out of my individual
pocket
eff you decline this request, shall
be forced to believe the reports that
there will be an effort. made to keep
my friends from having a sufficient
number of tickets with which to cast
| their ballots.
"This letter and your reply will be
printed in the public press in order
that the people may see how far and
how low and contemplate certain
methods are being carried, in order to
deprive the people of the right to vote
and deprive me of the ballots which
they wish to cast for me, and to put
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