The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-11
h the orderly processes o

erce with the orderly processes Of
the law"
In his denunciatisn Of the confer
euce and in defense of himself, Gov.
Please in part said:
~ hold in my hand the fourth COM
munication I havs received this
morning threatening my life. 1t is
addressed to me, IN care Of Gov.
Mann"
Here Gov. Mann arose and dis
claimed all knowledge of the COM
munication. He had not even seen
j., he declared.
II am not trying to force this con-
ference to accept my views" Gov.
Blease went on. ri have been done
great injustice. I have been false
ly represented, but IT IS immaterial
to me. What said about lynch law
will not repeat now, but will say
that 1 have never. ana will never.
order out the militia to do what
would not do myself.
"I am Blease Of South Carolina,
and Blease is not afraid Of any man.
He is not afraid OF you or your res
olution or your conference.
PERSONALLY, I don't care what you
do. I have stood out with barred
breast against great and greedy cor
pcrations. I am not afraid Of you.
You can pass your resolution. What
do I care?
On the 21st Of January I will be
sworn in as governor Of South Car
olina. What care for your resolu-
ton?
"On the 4th day of March, 1915. I
intend to be sworn in as United States
senator from the great State of South
Carolina.
pass your resolution. I will read
it from every stump IN South Caro-
lima.
"Pass your resolution I scorn it.
Do as you please, expel me, if you
please. What care /?
when you have retired to the
shade Of private life and are forgot
ten 7 will be known from one end
to the other Of this great country.
You will be unknown.
"Now pass your resolution, and 90
home. Go on record, If you like, and
go home to your people and tell them
that you did not agree with the gov
ernor Of South Carolina"
The resolution Of Gov. Mann,
which was adopted. IS as follows:
"Resolved, That it is the sentiment
of the conference Of governors In ses-
sion at Richmond. Va, December s,
1912, that the whole power Of the
several States should be used when
ever necessary to protect persons &C.
cused Of crime Of every kind against
the violence Of mobs, and to pro-
vide for speedy. orderly and impartial
trials by courts of competent jurisdic-
ton, to the end that the laws for
the protection Of life and property be
duly enforced and respected by the
people"
The vote on tabling the resolution
which showed how the governors
stood was thus: Against tabling-
O'Neal Of Alabama. Gilchrist. Of Flor
ida. Brown of Georgia, Plaisted OF
Maine, Goldsborough Of Maryland
Hadley of Missouri. Oddle Of Nevada,
Dix Of New York, Tenor Of Pennsyl-
vsnia, Spry of Utah. Mann Of Wiz
ginia. McGovern OF Wisconsin, Carey
Of Wyoming. and Massey of South
Dakota-14. For taoling-Donaghey
Of Arkansas, Baldwin of Connecti-
cut, Hawley of Idaho, and Kitchen OF
North Carolina-4.
One Of the communications threat
ening the life Of Gov. Blease was a
postal signed "A Negro, mailed in
Richmond, the South Carolina execu-
tive said. Another was mailed IN
Pittsburg, the third In Washington
ard tho fourth in Louisville. KY. the
governor said. He added that al
we're anonymous.