The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-20
LYON And EVANS WERE
STARS AT ABBEVILLE
ANOTHER NEAR-ENCOUNTER BE.
TWEEN THEM on THE STUMP.
Jones Says He IS Not Receiving Cor.
poration or Other MOney-Blease
Makes Vigorous Speech.

ship superceded in interest the Blease-
Jones race for governor at the cam
paign meeting here today.
It brought near a fight between At
torney General Lyon and Barney Ev-
ans, one of his opponents, and the i'm
minency of a general riot amons the
crowd.
Mr.. Evans was referring to Mr.. Lyon
as ga dirty fraud and Infamous liar,
when Mr.. Lyon jumped to his feet and
made at Mr.. Evans to strike him, but
was prevented by Chief Of Police Viii
liam Riley, Rural Policeman Charlie
Bruce and others. Many of the crowd
rushed to the stand tearing down the
ratings. Some of onrushers were
jerked back by persons standing near
the platform. Excitement rose high
for time before quiet was restored.
TIE mailing of certain Jones lies
by Governor Blease, the tumultuous
applause given Judge Jones by the
crowd that gathered in the theatre,
driven there from the court yard by
shower of rain and the judges
denial that any money had come from
anybody for his campaign expenses to
his pockets, were the other features of
interest.
The crowd numbered about 1900
people when Governor Blease spoke.
He was given rousing applause and
made good showing on his hand pri-
mary, though Jones declared that only
a. third of the crowd responded, while
the Blease men insist that it was more
than half. The crowd that heard
Judge Jones in the theatre numbered
between 500 and 900 and was un-
doubtedly Jones crowd; making the
building resound with cheers, at every
telling point the Judge made against
the governor.
Legislator Applauds Blease.
Uncle Josh" Ashley, member of the
legislature from Anderson county, and
an enthusiastic Blease man was pres
ent today and during the governors
speech sat in second story window
of the court house overlooking the
crowd on the lawn below. Through
out the governors speech he would en-
courage him with cries of chats the
truth, boy" Hes the best governor
South Carolina ever had
To a man who interrupted Governor
Blease, saying that he was from Geor-
bia, the governor replied, Il don'tnind
being interrupted by South Carolin-
ian but I don't want to- be bothered by
any henchmen of Tom Fielder, want
Jones to have all the votes of you Tom
Felders."
'sPaying My Own Way"
Governor Blease has asked if the
corporations are paying my expenses .
said Judge Jones. ''I did not intend to
nay any attention to this. for I ex-
pect to file a list of my campaign ex-
penses as required by the primary law
and the law of State. 1 do not expect
to handy affidavits. Who believes the
afidavits submitted by Blease and
Dominick in this matter?''
"But 1 will say that not one dollar,
but not one cent has come to my pock-
cts from corporations, partnerships or
individuals for my campaign expenses.
81 am paying my own way and
don't care what it costs to redeem
South Carolina from the shame and
humiliation that has come upon it, so
long as the money is spent legitimate
ly.
eff my enthusiastic friends are
spending money for me I can not help
it.
Governor Blease's friends are
spending money. I>see him presented
with gold headed canes, umbrellas,
watches, silver cups. The money is
coming from somewhere"
-"I'ye got no blind tigers to finance
my campaign, not that l mean to say
that the blind tigers bought Governor
Blease's gifts, ot-that at ALL
The judge declared that no blind
tiger in the State would vote for him,
10 dispensary constable or pardoned
criminal would go around the State
working for him. He declared that
Governor Blease was scared to death,
was hacked and stricken" and cited to