The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-21
DENIES CORPORATION AID.
JONES REPLIES TO QUESTION
OFTEN ASKED By BLEASE.
-'ear-flSht Between Lyon and
Evans il Most Exciting Feature of
Meetih% at Abbeville - Governor
Announces Mailing of Some "Jones"
Lies"-JOncs Scores Hit i'm Answer
ing Bleasc's Social Equality
Charge.


Abbeville. Aug. 16.-Judge Ira b.
Jones, at the State campaign meet
ing here today, declared most en-
phatically that not one cent had been
put IN his pockets by corporations to
assist him in his campaign for Gov
ernor. and that he was paying his own
! expenses. pnus has the question fire.
quently asked by Governor Blease
been answered. Judge Jones declared
he wanted clean election and pro-
posed to obey the letter of the law GOV
: ernlng campaign expenses, and would
tile his statement at the proper time.
Judge Jones while in Abbeville was
Che guest of Chief Justice Eugene 3
Gary.
Another near fight between Attorney
General Lyon and Mr.. b. b. Evans
created some excitement, but the
prompt intervention Of officers and
by-standers prevented a personal en-
counter. although both the belliger-
ents appeared in the humOr for
scrap" and many in the crowd
were disappointed when they failed
to cor , together
~ interfered considerably with
the meeting, which was held in the
rear of the court house After one in
termissiOn of nearly an hour. the
speaking was resumed, but it was
necessary for Judge Jones. the last
speaker, to make his address in the
opera house, which accommodated
little more than half the crowd The
| original audience was between 1900
and 1000 County Chairman VIM. n.
Graydon presided, and near the stand
were Mayor c. c. Gambrell, Chief Of
Police VIM. Riley and Officer Charles
Bruce, all Of whom joined in prevent
ing hostilities between the two can
didates for Attorney General above
mentioned.
Governor Blease, referring to sever.
| al reports he said had been circulat-
ed to injure him, declared after de-
nying each, that he had nailed
Jones lie." Both candidates were
well represented in the audience and
it would be difficult to determine
| which was the favOrite. The Cover
nor declared his hand primary show
ed him far in the lead, and maybe
he was justified in his opinion, judg-
ing entirely by the number Of hands
that went up, but it was noted that
many held up two hands, some of
which belonged to boys and ladies,
as is invariably the case when the
, Governor applies the test made ia
nous by Senator Tillman in by-gone
days. Whatever his opponent thought
, Judge Jones expressed himself as
perfectly satisfied and greatly encour.
| aged.
Abbeville is the home county OF
, Attorney General Lyon. and he was
accorded a hearty reception. Mr.. B.
B. Evans also had many friends in
The crowd and received a great deal
! Of applause. The Hon. ]. w. Ashley,
of Anderson County. was much in
evidence. especially during the speech
es Of Governor Blease and. Attorney
General Lyon. A number of times he
| interjected remarks from his point of
| vantage above heads of the crowd.
Citizen" Josh leaning through an
upper window Of the court house di-
rectly in front of the speakers.
One man. who persisted in saying
things while Mr.. Lyon was talking,
was removed by police. On the whole
the plans to preserve order were we'll
executed The candidates for rail
road commissioner, Messrs. Cansler,
, Richards and Wharton, led off.
For Attorney General Messrs.
Peoples and Earle spoke about in
their usual vein. Mr.. Evans, it SEEM
ed. was at first somewhat cautious in
his language. referring to Mr.. Lyon,
but, evidently encouraged by some
shouts of approval, gradually opened
up in characteristic fashion. Mr.. F,v-
ans again rdiculed Mr. Lyons claims
TO being a lawyer. He asked if any
body in Abbevlle County had ever en-
/ trusted an important case to his op-
pOnent.
Mr. Evans said he hated to accuse
Lyon was not a poor man and declar-
cd that he U.yon) has recently sold
Il piece of property in Columbia for