Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-13
JUDGE JONES IS HOOTED
BY BLEASE SUPPORTERS
Cries of "Shut Up; Sit Down
and Leave BIeaSe AIoneI"
Greet Him
CRy Stan Correspondent0

UNION. ;. g. Aug. IA crowd IN
which Blease supporters predominated,
but not overwhelmingly, made Judge
Jones speech at the campaign here today
a continuous struggle with their cat-calls
and interruptions.
Cries OF "sit down." shut up" let
Blease alone" were hurled at him, in
terspersed with boots and jeers Of every
description. When he was not being
interrupted with shouts, there was
steady hum of conversation among the
crowd that drowned his voice except Tor
persons standing near the platform. The
chairman. McBeth Young, and Mayor
I. c. Duncan pleaded for order In vain.
Judge Jones. however, refused to be
howled down and proceeded TO the end
OF his speech. He was then presented
with flowers from his admirers, and
attempted to make a speech of thanks
but the bowls OF the crowd prevented
him. number OF howleTs were evidently
under the influence of liquor.
Governor Blease charged that Judge
Jones invited the bowling by bidding for
the crowd to insult him. and by trying
to insult the Blease men in order that
the papers might say that a crowd OF
Blease supporters refused to hear Judge
Jones.
The meeting was the most disorderly
one of the week. and the only occasion
during that period when there has been
anything like a persistent effort to
howl down Judge Jones.
With the exception of feature of dis
order, the speaking here was colorless
and featureless. Judge Jones made
very little reference to Governor Blease
saying that for one day he wanted the
- a1.1 Ella 4
mud singing.
He declared he wanted to see a con-
structive policy of legislation put
through in the state which would in
clude the enlargement of rural schools,
the building Of good roads, an employ
ers liability act for the benefit of in
dustrial workers, and liberal pensions
for confederate veterans and their wild
ows.
He prodded the governor for threat
ening Charleston with injunctions and
metropolitan police in case that city
voted for Jones and for saying that he
would make the Jones men sweat blood
between now and January in case he
should be defeated.
GREAT BULLDOzER.
Hes the great bulldozer Of state"
declared the judge.
This city being the home OF Judge w.
" dlAdlet JuuEe Jones replying 10 the
governors criticism OF him for voting
against Mr.. Wallace for a circuit. judge
ship. said: Il did vote against Judge
Wallace, but voted for D. A. Townsend.
OF this city, whose son, 3. F. Townsend,
is now doubtless working against me-"
Judge Jones also called attention to
Governor Blease's Communication OF Inn
prisonment sentence of Cardoza Hamp-
ton, of this county, convicted Of violating
the dispensary law to a fine. He said
Hampton was the worst blind tiger in
the state.
BLEASE READS LETTER.
Governor Blease read letter from j.
7. Willard. a real estate dealer, of Spar
tanburg. he stated Mr.. Willard had writ
ten to a kinsman. Mr.. willard told his
kinsman, according to the letter. that
Blease was charged with gambling and
drinking and couldn't answer the charges
and that church people could not afford
to support him.
When the campaign is over" de-
clared the governor, Il am going to
make Mr.. Willard answer these. charges
against me in the courts
To a member OF crowd who cheered
at the mention Of Senator Tillmans
name, the governor said: "Tillman
must be your daddy, you are such
good Tillmanite." d.
Governor Blease was presented with
silver urn and a wreath of flowers
by his Union county supporters. He
took hand primary which showed that
his followers were massed almost sol
| idly around the stand and predominant
ed in the crowd A large number of
people about the outskirts of crowd,
however, did not hold Rp their hands.
Lowndes ]. Browning or this county,
member Of legislature and one of Gov
ernor Bleases bitter political enemies,
was on the platform during the COVER
nors speech. The governor, however,
made no reference to him.
B. B. Evans, replying to Attorney
General Lyons statement yesterday
| that he would have Mr.. Evans ar
rested for Islander. declared that re-
/ sort to the courts in a Islander case
was the part OF a coward.
why, all I want" said Mr.. Evans,
lis a good hickory stick to defend my
character. If the attorney general
/ jumps on me I'll show that he has
/ appropriated money belonging to the
state to his own use. If he has me
/ indicted for Islander I'll have him in
dicted for pilfering."
Mr. Lyon declared that his purpose
/ ia prosecuting Mr.. Evans for Islander
was TO try to redeem the state cam
paign from the mud singing contest
l into which il had degenerated.
IF I can eliminate the slanderer
/ from the campaign by this statute
against SANDER" said Mr.. Lyon" am
/ sure that / will render the state A
/ great service"
when Mr.. Evans gets ready to use
/ his hickory stick let him come on
/ and there will be less hair on his
/ head than there is now when he gets