The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-16
GOVERNOR SPOKE AT
WILLOWBROOK PARK
WAS PRESENTED WITH A BEAUTI-
Full LOVING CUP.
Other Candidates Made Short Address
es-Crowd of 1900 People Was
Present.

the gathering Of about 1,200 people on
Tuesday night, when Gov. Blease de-
livered an address, and three of the
other candidates for State Offices de-
livered short addresses, and beauti-
full loving cup was presented to Gov
lernor Blease
Governor Blease promised some time
Iago that he would address the people
at Willowbrook park on Tuesday night,
and at the meeting on Tuesday morn
ing an invitation was extended TO any
Of the other State candidates who de-
lsired to do so, to attend and deliver
addresses.
Messrs. Thos. II. Peoples, candidate
for attorney general and S. T. Carter,
candidate for State treasurer, we're in
troduced first by Chairman Fred. H.
Dominick and made short and happy
addresses.
Gov. Blease was then introduced and
was enthusiastically received by the
big crowd. Loud and prolonged cheer
ing greeted him, and it was some little
time before he could begin his address.
The governor expressed his sincere
appreciation of the support given him
in the past by the mill workers Of
Newberry. If it had not been for the
"Newberry mill boys" he said, he
would never had been in the South
Carolina legislature as a. representa-
tive from Newberry county; he would
never have been in the senate from this.
county, and if it had not been for their
endorsement in the past he would
never have been governor of the
, proudest State in the American Union
Gov. Blease spoke feelingly of the
magnificent reception he had received
in Newberry, and said his reception
there had said to the other counties of
South Carolina that those who had
slandered him were contemplate falsi-
l;fers.
Gov. Blease spoke of his reception
| in other counties of the State with a
great deal of pride, saying that even
the Newberry reception was tame as
compared with what he had received
| in some of the other counties.
The governor paid high tribute to.
Supt. j. Marion Davis and to Presi-
dent q. F. Wright, of the Newberry
cotton mills. He referred to Col. j.
Marion Davis appointment as quarter
master general on the governors staff,
and he referred to Mr. Wright as his
school-mate and friend and s'your
friend" He congratulated the mill
management and the employees upon
beautiful Willowbrook park.
The governor said he had heard that
it was being circulated that he was
going to prevent the execution Of Sam
Boozer, the negro condemned to death
| for murder in the killing of MIR. Gill
liam, on Jno. c. Hipp's Old Town.
plantation. He said the case was now
i'm the supreme court on appeal, and
he had had nothing to do with it, and
had now nothing to do with it. ''If the
tsupreme court grants him a new trial
can't help it," he said, "but if the
supreme court doesn't grant him a.
new trial he is as certain to die in the
electric chair as Tench Boozer is to
live to turn on the current"
At the conclusion Of the governors
address he was presented with several
handsome bouquets, brought to the
stand by little girls.
The loving cup presented to Cover
nor Blease by friends and supporters
was lovely in workmanship and de-
sign. 1t was engraved as follows:
; To
Governor Cole. L. Blease
from friends and supporters
Newberry, S. c.
1912.
"Of what should man be proud if
he is not proud of his friends"
At the request of the donors. the
presentation was made by Mr.. Jno. K.
Aull at the conclusion of the COVER
nor's address. Mr. Aull said:
"Gov Blease, 1 have the honor to
present to you tonight token OF the
friendship and fidelity of the people OF
Newberry. You have lived and labor
ed and loyed and served among these