The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-16


He said Ira B. Jones was in the legis-
lature from Lancaster, that he (Blease)
represented Newberry, where Jones
mother lived, where his brothers lived,
and where his family lived. 81 was
your representative, and I went to
work and voted to make Jones speak
er of the house of representatives He
wanted to be trustee of the South c.
lima college, don't know why, but he
wanted it-and 1 voted to make him
trustee of the South Carolina college.
When it came to electing him speaker
next time l voted for him again, and
I voted for him for associate justice
of the supreme court, because 1 was
the representative of this county,
where his mother lived and where
his brothers lived, and they
have always claimed to be my friends,
and Ira Jones professed to be my
friend, and l think he would have been
now if 1 had not put so much red pep
per in his seat that I made him hop
off the chief Justices bench. That is
why I voted for him. I have never
cast an individual vote for him in my
life, and 1 think the highest proof that
Ira B. Jones is an migrate is the fact
that I always voted for him and stood
by him and helped him get the Of
fees he held, and as soon as the Con-
zales-negro bureau wanted to beat me
he bowed down at their feet and prov
ed himself an migrate by trying to
beat me for a second term after all I
had done for him."
Governor Blease then took up Jones
vote against Wade Hampton, saying
he had heard people in Newberry
swear they would never vote for any
body who voted against Hampton and
yet some of those same people were
now talking for Jones. He said he
wanted to read what Jones had said
about Hampton: During the great
Reform movement that swept over this
State in August and September, on
whom were the eyes of the people Of
South Carolina turned when independ-
entism was about to blot out the fair
escutcheon of South Carolina? Who
was it that stood by the Democratic
party and saved South Carolina? Was
it Wade Hampton? No, it was Irby."
What did Hampton say about Jones?
he said. The governor then quoted a
statement from General Haalpton in
which he quoted General Hampton as
saying that che said that h" stated
that he was going to vote for Till
man." that it might seem strange that
Hampton would notice anything cmal-
ating from that source, "but fate never
wounds more deeply a generous heart
than when hatred points the dart" The
governor then read what he said Jones
campaign boss" had had said about.
him here. when Senator Irby came
here to make his speech-Senator Irby,
Jones' hero-he said about John Gary
Evans, that he was traitor, man
of belief" and other matters
which the governor quoted. That, he
said, was the man Ira B. Jones now
had running his campaign, refusing
to give me representation on the
boards of managers of election and
refusing to furnish me few extra
tickets because he believes he can get
who can steal this election
and put him and his henchmen in Of
fee"
He said he had asked his supporters
to go to the ballot box and watch the
count. At Jalapa, in this county, he
said, they had appointed three man
ayers and not one of them was a
Blease man. Right at Jalapa John
T. Duncan's brother appointed three
and not one is Blease man.
Why didn't John Duncan's brother
give his brother John and me repre-
sentation on that board. Is that fair?"
He charged that Jones, after having
been great reformer" and having
excused his vote against Hampton,
Butler and Wallace On that ground,
had now deserted the Reform party
and had fallen down and worshippad
in order to try to be COVER
nor, Gonzales thinking he could not
beat Blease with an old Conservative,
but hoping he might be able to beat