The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-06-28

" ShS uOOhc III uftc >O1ifce'O1NHlc comp
troller general and State treasurer,
and no one was in better ip6sition to
know this than Ira B. Jones. When
he got mad and resigned 'as speaker
l was not then a member Of The house
and the impression which he attempt
ed to make, that 1 had taken extra
compensation, was misleading"
Tillman's Positions.
The governor also read . fetter ad-
dressed by Senator Tillman Some time
ago to w. H. Gray, ]. C. Werner, Jr,
Tom Rogers and others of Woodruff,
in which the senator asserted his
neutrality as between Jones and
Blease. If Jones, said the governor,
is such q friend to the farmer, as he
claims to be, why did he write the
decision he did in the Virginia. Caro-
lima Chemical cases. He says, be-
cause of a constitutional question, but
on that question he was reversed by
the federal supreme court. Again,
when J. Willard Ragsdale of Flor
ence made his fight against the COR
porations and in behalf Of the work
ing men for a relief system and se-
cured the passage of an act his work
was undone by an opinion in which
Jones concurred, holding the law was
constitutional, but again Corporation
Jones" was reversed by the supreme
court of the United States. AS to the
Bascom case from Florence county
the governor said the petition for
pardon presented by J. Willard Rags
dale was signed by county officials, |
prominent citizens and many other
persons, one set of petitions being |
signed by many women. Because of |
this and also because of the youth |
of the prisoner he granted the par
don. AS to the charge that he had
introduced resolution to bar the |
poor mans child from the public |
schools the governor said his object |
in this matter was to put into the |
treasury great deal of money by col |
lecting poll taxes from negroes, who |
were not paying this tax, and also to |
make more white men register and
thus qualify themselves for full par
ticipation in the government. The
governor repeated his statements
made heretofore during this cam
paign and previous campaigns regard
ing lynching.
Dillon, June 26.-The speech of the |
governor today was marked with |
fewer personalities and bitter remarks |
than yesterday and the crowd was
much more orderly. More than a |
thousand were in the crowd and there |
were no strong demonstrations. From |
appearances it seemed that the crowd |
was largely of Jones sentiment La
dies in the audience presented Judge |
Jones with flowers.
Governor Blease was greeted with |
applause of several minutes duration. |
He repeated the belief that Senator |
Tillman would, if he expressed him |
self on the governors race, come out |
Jones' record as, .'"'the dirtiests s,skerl
made by a white man in South Caro- |
lina," he was loudly cheered. and, he |
went into the repetition of charges
against Jones. He mentioned Jones'
approach at him yesterday and said
he never intended to hit Jones if he
struck him, but would only call, on
the bystanders to "take charge of this
old gentleman"
The governors defense of his re-
cord and arraignment of Jones was
similar to past speeches. He Said
many people don't want Jones or
Blease and might as well vote for
my friend Duncan" Laughter in
The Onvornnr cho wood yanrn lndoae
with committing serious crimes in
the state and gave instances where
he said lodges had picked men to
| commit crimes which have stirred
the state recently.
AS the governor sat down.. some
| one shouted, "Come back and take
your medicine"
Judge Jones took the floor at 2:3O
and was greeted with the most ex-
pressive and prolonged applause that
has yet greeted a candidate on this
| campaign.
The candidates spoke in large to-
bacco warehouse here today before a
crowd bristling with interest. News
ted the interest of the Dillonites
The candidate for governor start
ed at 1:30, Blease opening the con-
test.
Attorney General Lyon was greeted
with loud cheers here and began
to assail the record of J. R. Earle,
his opponent. He said Earle had
voted to retain the old dispensary
had voted in the senate of 1907,
against the dispensary investigation
and had voted against "bill to fur
nlsh necessary money to prosecute
the grafters." He mentioned the
stand taken by T. I. Rogers and F.
H. Weston on this investigation.
Lyon was loudly applauded. His