The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-03

Glenn Springs. July 29.-Mayoi
John p. Grace. of Charleston. who 1:
spending week here. tonight chal
ienged Governor Cole l.. Blease to re.
lease him from the confidence placed
In him while they were on friendl,
terms and stated that IL the Governor
would publicly state that he (Grace)
was free TO tell any the things hs
wanted to. he would reveal facts that
would "nauseate the people of South
Carolina" Here Is the statement In
full as made by the Mayor of Charles.
ton:
Il have watched with great interest
the plan Of campaign developed b,
Blease. find that II consists OF two
main elements. Notwithstanding the
many collateral questions that have
arisen. These elements are.
First. he has sought to make it ap-
pear that he Is the exponent Of white
supremacy In South Carolina. How
ever ludicrous this assumption is. on
the face OF 1t, there Is one feature OF
IL as Set undisclosed which would
make II not only ludicrous, but highly
hypocritical. 1t seems to me that a
man who with such vaunted audacity
undertook to occupy this role should
at least begin by being able to show
that he had lived a life compatible
with such claims.
i am prepared to say. measuring
my words very carefully. that. II Mr.
Blease will release me from the conf
Dental character Of any communica-
ton which he might have confided to
me during the short term Of our more
or less friendly relationship. I shall be
very glad to tell one little story that
ought to be enough to nauseate the
white people Of South Carolina, 1 do
not think that he would hereafter
have the effrontery at a public meet
Ing to tell one Of his questioners tina,
Ae ought TO crawl off and wait until
night comes and then go around and
see his "nigger sweetheart"
Second. The second line of his at.
tack on Judge Jones Is that he, Judge
il aes. has occupied corrupt and
Venal relationship with great corpora
ns. specially with the southern
ilroad. Again. II Mr.. nlease will rc
sc me as above set forth. | shall b,
I'd TO tel the people Of South Caro-.
i a exactly what Blease with his own
rs told me In reference to his cor.
s~pt connection with the Southern
fulwsy during and after his cam
Sign. when he was charged with GER.
ain duties and responsibilities and
us payment OF certain money corrupt
h In the interest Of the Southern Rail-
-.y.
II have said that 1 would he glad
TO be released from the confidential
character OF these communications
As matter Of fact. II was not at the
time stated that they were given 10
me In confidence. but i have clothed
them with this character because
am satisfied that unless at that time
We were on friendly terms he would
not have ventured To utter them. lie
did utter them very freely and | sup
pose j might be justified i'm repeating
them without his consent so basely
untruthful has he been I'm his attitude
toward me. because of the wilful lies
he has found II necessary To invent In
order to discredit the plain proof
which 1 have produced I'm reference tc
the Charleston graft situation.
However. shall not disclose thes,
things unless in manner as public
as this ne authorizes me to- d,
So"
Mayor Grace expressed the opinior
that Jones would win in the election
next month. basing this ON the belle
that In the counties carried by Feath
erstone Judge Jones would increas,
the majority OF the prohibition candi
date two years ago and in the countie,
carried by Blease. his majority woulC
he smaller.
In Mr.. Bleasc releases Mr.. Grac,
from the confidential character Of hi
secrets. the Charleston man declare
ne viii have some interesting revela
lions TO make But he fatty refused
to- divulge the nature of his lnforma
ton until the Governor tells him I,
20 ahead.