The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
CAMPAIGN REOPENED
in KERSHAW MONDAY
BLEASE PRESENTS AFFIDAVITS
AS TO CAMPAIGN.
Declares He Has Received No COntr1-
buttons, And Challenges OppO-
nents te Present Similar Al
fidaVitS.

ground, after cessation OF about
ten days, the political battle, which is
now engaging the attention of the peo-
ple of South Carolina, was resumed
here to-day.
While the Safe campaign meeting
was devoid of anything really sensa-
tional, it was evident that the bitter
ness which has characterized the cam
paign, especially the race for the gov
ernorship, has not been 1essened by the
brief suspension.
Charges and counter charges flew
thick and fast, although they were
practically repetitions of what has al
ready been said, perhaps increasing in
venom as the end of the struggle
draws nearer.
A letter from Ex-Governor John
Gary Evans to Attorney General Lyon
reviewed somewhat the monotony Of
ILS LyOu-GFcAS SLIUdI1Ou.
The crowd at the meeting was esti-
mated at $500, and excellent order
prevailed. County Chairman T. J.
kirkland, in determined manner,
having admonished the audience that
no unseemly conduct would be tolerat-
ed. The presence On the stand of May
Or S. F. Brasington and several husky
special policemen probably proved al
so effective in maintaining the excel
lent order that prevailed.
Mr.. B. B. Evans launched right into
his usual attack on Attorney General
Lyon. He produced a copy of letter
from Ex-Governor John Gary Evans
to Attorney General Lyon, in which
the former chief executive of the State
denied that he had ever paid out any
money to keep Mr.. B. B. Evans, his
brother, out of Jail. He read only a
quarter of the letter, charging that
Mr. Lyon did not have the manhood
to read the letter from the former
governor in refutation of the lies, ac-
cording to the speaker, contained in
Mr. Lyons charges at Aiken that John
Gary Evans came to the rescue of his
brother, B. B. Evans, against whom
criminal prosecution was about to be
Instituted.
Mr.. Evans again referred to the Ly-
on-Tillman episode, saying the attor-
ney general charged the senior Senator
with accepting piano as graft" and
repeating Senator Tillman's denuncia-
ton of Mr.. Lyon as delivered on the
State house steps,
Mr.. Evans said he had already made
Mr.. Lyon disgorge s12,5O0 and will
make him disgorge more. He promis-
ed that if elected, he will put the pres
ent attorney general in stripes for
<'pilfering." Mr.. Evans declared Mr.
Lyon is running for Office today be-
cause there is more graft in sight;
that he took all the graft from the
dispensary and was now trying for
more in connection with the refunding
of the State debt.
When Mr.. Evans concluded, Attorney
General Lyon made a categorical reply
to certain items contained in his op-
ponent's speech. Mr.. Lyon stated that
Mr.. Evans did not read all Of the let
ter written to the attorney general by
the former governor, because in that
letter the latter stated he did pay out
money for his brother q. B. Evans.)
Mr. Lyon further stated that at the
time the money was paid by ex-Gov-
ernor Evans the latter had no knowl-
edge that B. B. Evans was under threat
of criminal prosecution; that he (Ly-
ON has since sent the record to John
Gary Evans, which, according to Mr..
Lyon, will show the former governor
what purpose his money served.
Mr.. Lyon branded as false the state
ment that he had charged Tillman with
receiving piano as graft" He said
he undertook to investigate the sena-
tor as he would the humblest citizen
of the State and had no apologies to
offer.
The attorney general denied he had
disgorged s12,5OO saying B. L. Abney
had received s25,000, of which under
his contract with the Blease winding
up commission, he received one-half,
the balance going toin the State treas
ury.