The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-28
Ira B. Jones Leads in Early
Returns in Cuberna-
torial Primary
GOVERNORS FRIENDS u
CLAIM HE WILL WIN
Two Candidates Run Neck.
and Neck, With Small
Advantage to Either.
Tillman Safe

COLUMBIA. s. c., Aug. 27.---A1
2 O'clock tonight returns from thu
subefnatorial rrir airy Indicated ~
possible victory for Judge Ira H.
Jones over Governor Cole l.. Bleasos
AT that hour the vote stood: Jones'
1859; Blease, 27.619; Duncan. SIS.
The Blease supporters say the
country districts which have nos
been heard from will carry the eiec-
ticn for the governor.
Senator Tiliman has won over Gil
his opponents by a wide margin.
Senator f3enia min r. Tiliman has
two opponents, ". h. Dial and w
Jasper Talbert
For lieutenant governor. c. A
Smith has no opposition. r. M. Mo-
Gown, secretary of state; j. e. SwearS
sngen. state superintendent OF eduss
cation: a. A. JCr es, comptroller gems
eral. and f. J. Watson. commissioners
of agriculture, have no opposition.
For attorney general there are four
eand[dates---J Frazer Lyon. the In
cunbent Thomas j. Peoples, J. f.
Earle and e. y. Evans.
For stlte treasurer the candidaten
are $. r. Carter and u. W. McLaurfn.
Three candidates are seeking the
office Of railroad ohm
g. Richards, jr., the Incumbent;
James Cansser and j. A Wharton.
In the First congressional district
Representative Legare is opposed By
Fl. Leon Lariser In the Second.
Harry d. Calhoun is running against
Representative / yrnes. IN the Third
Representative Aiken Is opposed By
F. s. Evans. In the Fifth. Repre-
sentative Finley has two upporents=@--
O.. w. Ragsdaie and W. F. Pollock.
In the Sixth Representative Elierbo
is opposed by j. w Ragsdale. He-
preventative Lever, in the SEVENTH
and Rep.t sentative Johnson, in the
Fourth. have no opposition.
Blease ran for governor two years
ago and won, although opposed by all
most every newspaper in the State.
and the charges against him we're
placarded everywhere. After his in-
ausuration he started out to punish
his enemies At the outset of mis-
administration he began issuing par-
dons on n scale never before Known
IN the Snnth,-Aore- than. 40a ,aar1aAs-
have been signed by him since he bc~
came governor.
Governor Blease had warrants sworn
out against Attorney r e. FEEDER, VI
Atlanta, who represented South Caro-
lima In winding up the affairs OF the
dlspensary commission, but the gov-a
ernor Of Georgia refused to honor
the requisition papers. To protect
himself Fielder hired Detective VIII
liam j. burns to prove the charges
against Blease.
Detective Burns and his men offered
d legislative committee testimony to-
show that governor Biease had res
ceiVed money for the pardons granted.
ana hTtt acCEPred TH0ney from ffbss
blind tigers for protection and had
signed or vetoed railroad legislatin.l
which came before nim for a consid-
GRAFTON. Attorney Samuel +. Nici1OlIa
was named as the agent of R.easa In
these transactions. Burns had uBeikS
the dictagraph ON Nichols. and M
records were offered an evidences
Nichols admitted that ne <ad had
dealings with Burns men. but SAID
that ne was drunk and that the recSa8
ords of the dlcta graph We're tlaa sEy4
ings OF an intoxicated man.
Puts Charges to account. ssS
Many thought that the re .'eiatiUuHsS
would pat Blease out OF the ~unnin1
Tor a second term but he has turned Y
them to account by saying that thev ]
are Hes told by .the. aristocrats. TO a No.
credit man who the common p6o~sz
pie elected governor. His frtendXS
contend that the statements about th&s3
governors personal character are The
ISLANDERS Of his political enemies Their
say he has headed II vigorous admin vS
istration according to his own Way
of thinking; and that IN the iagrW1s%
that Ii has been vigorous, in that d.
gree has II displeased and angerod h4SS
opponents. They point to the fnn<S
that the governor has strict IDEAS aGs$
State economy, that he succeeded ty
having the department of State Ee0tft*
g.st and the office OF chief game wo3S@]
den abolished In view of the fact TIL =
he considered them unnecessary anT
useless expense. that he vetn<e
many of the Items of the s.,propf1S6
ton bill presented him by the iegtatSS
ture and that his Netoes were gena&S
ally in the interest of saving the Sfa<7
money. Governor Blease himself mi
orously defends his pardon raccH
insisting that 1t has been directed
the dictates of justice and merGYy#&