The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-07-05
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pardon of Henry Davis This Gov
ernor Blease ignored and proceeded to
give his reasons for pardoning Wash
Rawl, the negro convicted of burning
Senator D. NJ Crossons barn, in Lex
ington, which act has been censured
by Judge Jones. He read the various
correspondence in the case, together
with the statement of Solicitor Tim
merman, who declared that he was not
at all satisfied with the evidence IN
the case, all of which, and more, tend
ed to show that Rawl was innocent. In
reference to the pardon OF the TWO
pickpockets, mentioned several times
by Judge Jones, the governor said
both Judge D. E. Hydrick and former
Solicitor Christie Benet had recon-
mended clemency to the two negroes
who had been convicted Of highway
robbery upon the person of a ped
dler. In mentioning Mr.. Benet, Gov
ernor Blease said that the former So
licitor was Judge Jones's campaign
manager in Richland who had no love
for him because he had fought for Ben
Tillman as against Mr.. Benet's father
-, low, Tudon Haskell
Defends Davis Pardon.
CAS- to the pardon of Henry Davis,
said the governor, "I have no apollo
gies to make; I'd do it again. In tne
first nlace I didn't pardon Henry Da-
Wis, I paroled him on the plea OF MS
aged parents in Florida who needed
his assistance for their support. HIS
petition was presented by Mr.. S. McG'
simpkins, of Edgefeld, and was sign
ed bv some citizens of Williamsburg,
some folks in Florida and some OF the
iur6rs. He was paroled on condition
that he leave the State within twenty
fonr hours. South Carolina was the
gamer; one niger dead and the oener
one out of the State"
Col. Leroy Springs.
Referring to Col. Leroy springs's
card to the newspapers denying that
he was furnishing rooney for Judge
.Jones's campaign, Governor Blease
said he had never made any sucn
charge: that he drew no inference;
that he had merely read letter from
J. William Thurmond, Judge Jones s
campaign manager, to a certain man
in the State. in which that man, upon
inquiry as to funds was referred TO
Col. Springs.
"I do say" stated the governor
sthat if Col. Springs is not furnishing
the money for Jones's campaign, why
does Thurmond refer to him request
for money
Governor Blease read a paragraph
from an article in the Florence Times
in which he was charged by negro
nreacher with having told negroes
chat if a. white man comes to your
house and misbehaves shoot h-l out
of him. This, the governor said, was
a "dirty, stinkin' lie." Along> about
this stage of the governors speech a
poorly executed hiss was heard.
Magisterial Appointment.
|. It is recalled that quite little rum
mis- was created in Williamsburg by
| the refusal of Governor Blease to ap-
point Mr.. ]. B. Files magistrate at
Trio. Today the governor gave his
reason, based on his we'll known policy
to appoint only his supporters to Of
fee. The governor said that after the
1910 election he had received from Mr.
Files a State ticket, giving the result
of the vote at Trio, which recorded a
"great big goose egg for Blease." The
accompanying letter said the COVER
nor, had this, to say: Here's what
did for you at my box"
yes said the governor to the aud
ience, "and when I got into Office
kicked his little boys into private life
for a while" The governor thought
that Mr.. Files really shouldn't have
expected such personal favor of him
as the appointment of magistrate.
One expression by Governor Blease
today called forth loud yelling from
his friends: when I showed his
(Jones's) niger 'ecord I eliminated
him forever from politics in South
| Carolina. I wonder if those pretty