The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-03
JUDGE IRA q. JONES
ON VlCTORY'S CREST
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NSent TO Baltimore; went up there
Setin' for a corporation man (Wilson)
that's licked to a fragile, and now
they are looking around for n man
they can get some political pap out
or. They wouldn't take the advice
OF somebody with some political sense
and support somebody who could be
elected" 1t is recalled that Governor
Blease Is a strong Harmon supporter.
~ Compiimenting the hospitality of
georgetown. the governor mentioned
MS recent visit there, when, he said.
&hey treated him so well. And. re-
lrked Governor Blease, 'If you keep
Oh treating me that way think may
be iii move to your fine city, for I
like q community that don't let me
run dry and keeps one we'll fed"
Blease Gets Banquet.
AS Governor Blease took his seat,
his friends cheering long and Justify.
he was presented with a handsome
bouquet of flowers. Advancing to the
front of the platform again, Governor
Blease said: "These bowers have been
presented me In behalf Of the maiori-
ty of the good ladies of GEORGETOWN.
L want to thank them from the bot
'c:h Of my heart and to say that 1
. shall always love and protect every
one of Them
AS usual the larger part of the
crowd left when John T. Duncan be-
gan to speak, but re-assembled when
Judge Ira B. Jones was introduced
Quick Retorts from Jones.
Judge Jones was gretted with mix
ed cheers and hurrahs for BIease.
one young man in the audience vouch-
safed the prediction: ooh, you're not
in the race
And you can't vote" retorted the
speaker; you are not old enough. 4"
When Judge Jones took the stand
there was perceptible movement
among the men who wore the Blease
streamors to congregated close to the
platform directly in front of the
speaker They lost no tice in reveal
ing their intention of bowling him
down; or, intcrrupting him with such
frequency as to reder Ineffective the
argumets he was attempting to ad-
vance. They unquestionably succeed-
ed in interrupting him, but Judge
Jones bided his time and poured shot
a1ter shot into the camp Of the enemy
Nand before many minutes the effec-
4uVeness of his fire was apparent
some or the crowd Kissed when the
speaker explained his vote on the sep
arate coach law. He told them that
Mr' M, w. Pyatt, of Georgetown. had
voted with him on the separate coach
proposition, and he did not think the
people of Georgetown regarded Mr.,
Fyatt as favoring social equality"
On with the Fight.
Explaining his vote for Col. ]. L. M.
Irby for the United States Senate,
Judge oJnes tol dalso of what he
termed Governor Blease's twice-be-
trayal In that very election.
4 oh, Blease wasn't oil denougb To
- in 1876" called out one admirer
Hwould-be defender of the govern
or The people near the speaker of
course. laughed at the little slip-up:
IN fact, 1t was but one of the amus-
ing incidents of the day.
So great became the, confusion and
noise, the incesant remarks from the
Blease rooters, the effort to howl down
the speaker that County Chairman
Enrich arose to call for order.
You set down there" came from n
dozen or more throats and few
shook their fists at Mr. Enrich. The
chairman made 1t plain that Judge
Jones was going to speak. and the
more they hollered the more item he
would be given on account of the in
terruptions. And then when Mr.. Enrich
called upon the people Of GEORGETOWN
to give each man a respectful hearing
for the sake of the towns reputation,
there was hearty applause from the
Jones men present.
Not Afraid OF Crowd.
You can't intimidate anybodv
said Judge Jones, there are just as
good Jones men here as Blease men. /"
ana from the crowd came the cry
more more" About this time in the
proceedings the chief of police reap
peared, taking his stand among the
Blease rooters, but his presence had
H'no appreciable effect.
Judge Jones resumed his discussion
of the separate coach law, declaring It
J most contemplate politics to even