The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-11
GOVERNOR HAS BEEN
AND IS A DEMOCRAT
REPORTS TO CONTRARY ARE
MERELY PIPE-DREAMS.
s'Bull Moose" Headquarters in Column
bia Active, But South Carolina
Remains Democratic.


Columbia, Oct 10-Everybody knows
that Gov. Blease has been and is
Democrat, but there have been persist
ent rumors given circulation around
the State that the governor looked
with favor upon the Bull Moose" }" and
a Columbia dispatch published in
Spartanburg paper quoted supporter
of the governor in the recent primary,
who is now secretary of the Bull
Moose" organization in this State, to
the effect that the governor, if he had
not been declared the nominee for
second term by the State executive
committe, would have gone into the
general election on the Roosevelt tick
ct. This, of course, is absurd on It's
face, because the governor all along
was contending that he was the noml-
nee of the Democratic party. But re-
ports of various kinds will gain pub
licity, and Gov. Blease was asked by
representative of The Herald and
News here last night in regard to
these reports.
Gov. Blease said he had had the re-
ports called to his attention; that
there was, as matter of fact, no foun-
dation for them, and, if he considered
it necessary, he would probably in the
next few days issue a statement relt-
Grating his well-known Democracy.
The governor has been a Democrat
since he has been in politics, is now
Democrat, and, with the great major
ity of the people Of South Carolina,
will likely continue to be Democrat
so long as present relations are borne
by national party organizations to the
race question in the South. In dis
cussing the matter, Gov. Blease said
nothing of the race question. He SIM
ply stated there was no trnth in any
of the reports insinuating sympathy
on his part with the Bull Moose"
movement in South Carolina.
The representative of The Herald
and News called at Bull Moose" head
quarters here last night. Lest this fact
be misconstrued, it might be we'll to
state emphatically that The Herald
and News and this correspondent still
belong to the Democratic party, and
have no Bull Moose" leanings. Mr..
B. Sherwood Dunn, national commit
teeman, in charge of the Roosevelt
Headquarters, is a pleasant gentle
man. He was asked about the sltua-
ton, and he dictated a statement bas-
ed on the New York Herald's straw
balloting, tie statement by Mr.. Dunn
glowing with confidence in The Col
oneTs chances. The Herald and News
would like to print Mr.. Dunn's state
ment in full, but I learn that lack Of
space will forbid. In regard to the
situation in South Carolina, Mr.. Dunn
stated that every mail since the or
ganization of the party in this State
last Friday has brought assurances
from every part of South Carolina OF
enthusiastic support, 'and the fair and
tolerant attitude of the entire State
press towards this new party move
ment indicates that it is not only vel
coined in the State but that as soon
as the pledges and commitments that
have been made at the primary in the
present election have been fulfilled,
there will be general turning
of prominent leaders throughout the
State to this new party. There is no
doubt in the mind of any one attached
to or associated with headquarters IL
Columbia but that the party has come
to stay. that it is hearth welcomed
and is going to play an important
part in the future politics of the
State of South Carolina"
w. :. Beard, of Abbeville, who gain
ed considerable notoriety in the recent
campaign, who is secretary at the
Bull Moose" headquarters, was at his
post of duty. He emphatically denied
that he had authorized any statement
to the effect that Gov. Blease would
hav. rrr OF rhe Racseve}r ticket had
the Sat committee rot declared him
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