Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-05
.DLEAsE AND JONES SPLIT
EVEN ON Weeks CONTEST
Near Blows, CauStiC Speeches
ana Interesting Crowds
Mark Campaign

COLUMBIA, S. Co July 2-During the
second week Of South Cardinals cam
paign for governor which ended at
Georgetown Saturday. the hOnors. judged
by the demonstrations OF the crowds.
were fairly even between Gov Cole l.
Blease and Judge Ira B. Jones.
To predict how a county viii vote from
the cheering OF the crowds which gather
20 hear the candidates at the county seat
Is too hazardous a thing to do with &C
curacv The demonstrations themselves,
bovever. may be judged with fair de-
gree OF certainty.
IRE ZONES men contend that the Blease
sunporters are always more demontra-
tive and make more noise than the
Jonesites though the latter may be IN
the majority On the other hand, the
T7Isase men claim that the Jones follow
ers are equally as demonstrative "hen
they have the number TO be so.
Tn5rpd then from the volume OF the
ssr-oDzt-ations, the campaign meeting
Isst week should be set down as toi-
Iov,-x. Blease days at Florence ana Con-
- s,a Zones days at Dillon and Mar
-, v-itb an even break at Georgetown
yI-b.n the candidates we're introduced al
r,.,~~stoyvn. Governor Blease had the
bost of the demonstration ms olIlet
800 however seemed evened Up oy the
ovation in honor OF Judge Jones al 1lle
close OF his speech following me 80,
jnr 10 which he was subjected oS q mum
har OF BIease followers
ALMOST A FIGHT.
r.. -,tsfestY and teansest situation was
,-4.-s5 az Florence. II was here that
T,,Sga ZONES, angered at the charses %
-1~5oI equality. rose to strike SoNetnoi
60. bUt v-as prevented by the ehair-
man CT the meeting - -. the
conway meeting. The governor
,,rrre.f a newspaper solicitor a. Nv"
sr5Tv liar" Attorney General Lyon W
--.II.a /, liar BIZ ]. \. Schwerin. a mem
Der OF the audience. ana IN lun -
-, da,ounced Mr.. Schwerin as
So sop and Infamous scOundrei.- anu ana
s--,-st.s = meeting after the speaking II
af~ ScbU-erfu wanted further satisIac-
ton ..,,,-s mare
,-itbout unusual passages at arms pc
,vveen the contestants and there va
st,f,s- ont Of the ordinary at the
hometown meeting. except the conun-
nal bantering Of Judge Jones
The speeches Of both Judge Jones ana
Governor Blease have fallen into SCI
lines. with Judge Jones attacks on tne
pardon record Of the governor ana the
rovarnor's social equality and corporation
Charges AGAINST the judge occupying hrst
place
Variations OF these themes and sallies
With members Of the crowd with respect
10 them furnish the chleI new lhSiueileS
Of their addresses.
The race for attorney general took on
= new angle during the week. j. Fra
ser Lyon. the present attorney general
turned his guns away from Barney X.
Evans. one OF his opponents. and direct
~ them upon J. r. Earle, another. he
charged that Mr.. Earle. while member
Of the senate. had voted TO retain the
old state dispensary. and against the
county dispensariess that he nao voted
TO limit the scope OF the investigation
an the dispensary graft charges ano
had voted against appropriaung funo
TO prosecute the grafters- .-.
Mr.. Earle replied that he was always
a prohfbitionist and that his vote against
the appropriation was in the interest OF
economy. He criticised the attorney gen.
sral for saying that certain papers ae-
FUSED Of graft had been convicted at
the bar OF public opinion" and for ex-
pending large sums OF money to en-
pIoy attorneys outside OF the state
OTHER CONTESTS
Inc race between . " hlChaAuS' -
J. H. Wharton. and James Cansler for
the railroad commissionership Is a friend
Iy one Nothing OF note occurred in 1t
during the week. The same is to be
said OF the race between S. T. Carter
and d. ". NcLaurin for state treas
urer.
The third week OF the campaign begins
next Tuesday. July 2 at Kingstree, with
the other dates as follows: Manning,
July 8: Monczs Corner. July 4; Charles
ton July Z. WATERFORD. July s