The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17


pie criticised him for refusing to ap-
point officers recommended by L.
senate "Of course l did. Have you ev-
er heard of the Lords kissing the
hand of the devil. will not appoint
an enemy of mine to public office
Gov. Blease attacked Senator Sulli-
van, who he said, didn't like Blease
because he defeated his nephew (Col.
| Featherstone) for the governorship.
He said that the senator is one of
the commission Investigating graft
charges, and that he and all the other
| members of the commission are enc
mics of the governor. He ridiculed
| the procedure of the investigation,
stating that the men under investiga-
ton were first to take the witness
stand.
"The men composing that commits
sion hate me worst than the devil
hates holy water" said Gov. Blease.
There is Senator Carlisle from Spar
tanburg, who has been going around
makink dirty attacks upon me; there
is Senator Sullivan from this county,
who has been quoted as saying that
| if he and the governor were in hell
together and that he (Sullivan) was
handling the shovel in throwing coal
that he would refuse to throw coal
On the governor because he hates him
so much.And III state that l wouldn't
let Sullivan throw coal on ME, either
Then there is Cary who comes from
Oconee. He is the man who stated
on the floor of the house that a! he
wanted to know about measure was
whether l was for or against it, snd
that he would vote just the opposite
way. There is that little fellow
evans who halls from Marlboro coun-
y. Young Evans got mad with me
because l wouldn't call special ses-
sion of the legislature to deal with
the cotton question just to please him
and a few of his friends.
The speaker then turned TO the
newspapers and to the people who
are saying that Blease is losing
ground. He said that the newspapers
publish big, long stories about his
opponent, telling Of the tremendous
crowds hearing him, and Of the ova-
lions, when his opponent is being
heard in school rooms by 35 or 40
men, some women and children, and
that they have howled him down.
The governor said that he had been
asked to pardon a white man sent up
for IS months for fighting; that he
had served IA months and that his
wife and little children were needing
him for a support. He took a hand
primary of the crowd, and when the
yells were for him to give the man a
pardon Gov. Blease said that the man
will come into Anderson next Tues
day morning.
Mr.. Carey's Statement
Mr.. Carey gave the following copy
20 the press, it being copy Of a let
ter he wrote to the Editor Of The
State:
Gov. Blease in his speech here to-
lay, after paying his respects to the
investigating committee in general
and specifically to Senators Carlisle
and Sullivan, using this language:
Take this man Carey Of Oconee, a
bitter enemy of mine, who said on the
| qoor of the house all he wanted to
know in voting for any measure was
| rs to whether the governor was
| against it. At the moment told him
| md the crowd that l denied the truth
| If any such statement. After he had
| finished his speech I met him at the
steps of the court house and demand
ed his authority for any such state
ment. His reply was, Carey, 1 don't
want to have anything to say to you
FOR the way you have treated me on
| that committee Pressed again for
this authority he said, I read 1t IN
the Columbia State, your prayer
book. Now if any such statement
emanated from me on the floor of the
house I have absolutely no recollec-
ton of it, and write to ask that yo1
furnish me with a copy of the issue
Of your paper in which this appeared
The whole crowd can substantiate
what the governor said in his speech
while the correspondent of the Allan
ia Journal can verify what was said
by us face to face"
Deyoe Takes Least Gallons Always