The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03


general situation. Practically all the ear
didates, with the exception Of those in the
race for Attorney General, are following
the lines laid down by them in the first
week. The contest for the Govelnorship
is still a ;matter of charge and counter
charge, defence and attack. Both Judge
Jones and Governor Blcasc are following
the tactics adopted after the Bishopvillc
meeting, liddling each others record for
a while, then defending their own. To
state that one is on the defensive more
than the other would hardly be correct,
for they vary. 1t is fact worthy of note,
however, that Governor Blease has not yet
made answer to some OF the charges
brought by Judge Jones, except in the
general and sweeping reply that he voted
and acted as he pleased and had no apollo
gies to make for it.
STRONG MOVE BY JUDGE JONES.
There is one development Of the week
that stands out prominently in the-race
for Governor, and that is in the matter OF
Governor Blease's implied charge that
Judge Jones favOrS social equality.
In almost every county OF the State there
We're and are members and former men,
bers of the House Of Representatives, who,
when the separate coach bills were up for
consideration, voted with Judge Jones
against them. These men were and are
among the very best citizens Of the State,
Nd 10 Ip1p
Jones has very effectively cited their
names and asked the people Of their home
counties whether or not they believe men
like B. B. McQuite, of Florence; c. j..
Prince, OF Horny; D. Mcintyre and Fl. NJ.
Stackhouse, OF Marlboro; W. NJ. Pyatt, Of
Georgetown, and scores OF others favored
social equality. And then Judge Jones
has pointed out that Governor Blease has
taken into his own home Col. B. L. Abney,
who voted against the separate coach law.
This kind Of argument has proved most
effective against what Governor Blease
has really made the big issue of the cam.
paign.
BERATING THE LEGISLATURE.
Another move on the part OF Judge Jones
is that he has put it up to the people in
the various counties that Governor Blease
has made the charge that their Represen-
tatives and Senators in the General Assem-
OF these counties elected these men, and
Judge Jones has pointed out that Govern.
or Blease in openly insulting these Repre-
sentatives had insulted the people behind
them. On the other hand, the Governor
seems not at all sorry that he has thus ac-
cused them and continues to speak his
thoughts on the subject. He declares that
he licked the General Assembly to q fraZ-
zle. or course, there are some several
hundred people who will dispute that
claim.
SENATOR EARLE'S SHIFT.
Possibly the biggest change in the mat
ter OF attitude toward an opponent and the
lines followed in his campaign has come
about in the case OF Senator j. R. Earle,
candidate for Attorney General. At the
outset Mr.. Earle preached his doctrine OF
peace, love and good will toward all men,
his aversion to chickering's, his positive re-.
fusal to tear down any man, and such like
But when he took occasion one day to say
that he had always supported and upheld
Attorney General Lyon in this admins.
tration, Mr.. Lyon brought forth long
record calculated to show that this was
only not true, but that Mr.. Earle as q
member of the Senate had endeavored to
block his efforts. After waiting some days
Mr.. Earle "came back" And Saturday at
Georgetown he spent the greater part OF
his time with attacks upon the Attorney
General and explaining why he had op
posed his efforts some years ago to uncov,
er the r0ttenness of the State dSpensary
The outcome of the week in reference K
this part of the campaign is that, in spite
of the fact that he first claimed he had al
ways supported the Attorney General, Mr.
Earle now is telling the people why he die
not support him.
EARLE IN EVANS TRACK.
The really interesting feature OF thi
situation is, however, the nature of TIN,
matters now touched upon by Senate
Earle. AS brought out by this writer yes
terday, Senator Earle is this year walkin,
in the footprints made by Mr.. Barnard !
Evans two years ago, il his speech a
Georgetown Saturday be direct indica
tiOn OF the lines he expects to follow; an
Mr.. Earle himself stated that he hoped
get these matters before the people. 1t
recalled that Mr.. Evans last year devote
considerable amount of time to the cor
duct of affairs by Attorney General Lyor
in reference to hiring lawyers from Othe
States, and to charge up shoe shines an
shaves in expense account. Mr.. Evan
has long ago abandoned this form of al
tack, so that it was extremely interestin
Saturday when Senator Earle showed wha
line he expected to follow. All this ha
been told and re-told in South Carolina, S
there is little likelihood of there bein;
much interest attached to it.
ARUMOR DENOUNCED.
One of the gravest occurrences OF tn
past week was the affair at Conway o.
Friday between Governor Blease and MI
T. II. Hunt. travelling solicitor for tn
Columbia State, in which the latter wa
bitterly denounced. 1t appears that Nj
Hunt had in conversation with Beas
supporter told him he had been reliabl