The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21

the conditions that Spartanburg and
Greenville will each give Jones ma
jorities ranging from $500 to 5000.
Anderson is counted on going for
Jones by majority of not less than
loo, and it is reported that the ma
jority may go over this for the Jones
organization is very active there and
the farmers and other voters are en-
rolling on the Jones side every day by
the score. Anderson may equal
Spartanburg and Greenville in the
size of its Jones majority.
Oconee is counted safely Jones by
a good majority. Pickens is de-
batable. but is expected to be in
the Jones ranks by election
day. Union is said to be sending in
good news Of the drift to Jones, while
Greenwood is conceded by all who
know anything about it to be Jones by
several hundred. Laurens, always
strongly Blease, is reported as evil
dencing strong tendency to break
from it's Blease moorings and join
the other counties in the Jones ranks.
Newberry. home of Governor Blease,
and giving him a majority of about
600 two years ago, is the centre of
fierce struggle. and strong Newberry
man told this correspondent the 9TH
er day that he believed Newberry
would swing into the Jones column
by a small majority. He said the
fight which was being made on Sher-
if BufOrd and Senator Johnstone was
going to add hundreds of votes to the
Jones rank. Fairfield and Chester
both safely Jones, and Lancaster il
going to roll up big majority for its
son, Judge Jones. York is said to be
Jones, as Is Kershaw, but the Jones
men are claiming both counties, and
some influences are at work in York
County which may yet land it in the
Jones column with good majority
Therefore viewing the whole up
country Governor Blease is believed
to have a fighting chance in only
York, Kershaw. Union, Laurens
Pickens and Newberry. and the Jones
men are confident that over half Of
these counties will swing into the
Jones ranks with small majorities.
This section Of the State is going to
roll up good Jones majority.
Abbeville also ought to be placed in
the Jones column with an overwhelm-
ing majority. Reports from that
county tell Of the Jones enthusiasm
which has been aroused as a result
Of the fight being made on Bleaseism
by w. n. Graydon and the other
strong Jones leaders. Mr.. GraydOn is
firing hot shot into the ranks of the
Bleaseites and telling the people of
Abbeville County just what Blease-
ism is.
1t is generally admitted that the
Pee Dee section is practically solid for
Judge Jones and that only in Lee and
Horny counties has Governor Blease a
look in. The other counties are ex-
pected to make good majority for
Judge Jones. Orangeburg and CAL
huOn are counted for Jones by safe
majOrities.
Then the coastal counties Of George
town, Charleston, Beaufort, are all
counted for Jones Hampton is said
to be Jones territory, while Jasper,
Colleton. Barnwell, Aiken, Bamberg,
! Saluda, Dorchester and Lexington are
all debatable ground. Edgefield is
counted Jones by fine majority,
while Richland is expected to re-
verse its majority Of over 1000. which
| it gave Governor Blease two years
ago, and give Jones majority rang
ing around 500.
The Jones tide is running strong.
every part Of the State contributing
to it. Jones enthusiasm is on the in
crease. His band-wagon is being
crowded and more are climbing on
every day as it sweeps on towards the
end of its trip, which will be reached
on August q, one week from Tues
day, and it is believed that his ma
jority will be between 10000 and So
600 votes. 1t looks at this stage as if
it will be landslide for Ira b. Jones
for Governor