Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-20

nohoy hdu cOfne from anybody Tor
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
a good showing on his hand primary.
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 theater numbered between
500 and 900. and was undoubtedly a
Jones crowd, making the building re-
sound with cheers, at every telling
point the Judge made against the gov
ernor.
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 a second story window of
the court house overlooking the crowd
On the lawn below. Throughout the
governors speech he would encourage
him with cries of that's the truth,
boy" He's the best governor South
Carolina ever had"
To a man who interrupted Governor
Blease, saying that he was from Geor-
gia, the governor replied, II don't mind
being interrupted by South Carolinan
but don't want to be bothered by any
henchmen Of Tom Fielder. want Jones
to have all the votes Of you Tom Field
ers."
Governor Blease has asked me IL
the corporations are paying my ex-
penses," said Judge Jones. II did not
intend to pay any attention to this
for I expect to file list Of my cam
paign expenses as required by the pri-
mary law and the law Of the state. /
do not expect to handy affidavits. Who
believes the affidavits submitted by
Blease and Dominick in this matter?
But / 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.
II am paying my own way and
don't care what 1t costs to redeem
South Carolina from the shame and
humiliation that has come upon 1t, 80
long as the money Is spent legitimate
ly.
IF my enthusiastic friends are speld-
ing money for me / cannot help II.
Governor Blease's friends are spend
ing money. l see him presented with
gold headed canes, umbrellas, watches,
silver cups. The money Is coming from
somewhere"
I've got no blind tigers to finance
my campaign not that / mean to say
that the blind tigers bought Governor
Blease's gifts, not that at ALL"
The Judge declared that no blind IT,
ger in the state would vote for him, no
dispensary constable or pardoned GRIM
inal would go around the state work.
ing for him. He declared that Gov
ernor Blease was scared to death, was
hacked and stricken" and cited to sup
port his contention that the governor
was talking about threats of assassina-
tion; that he carried around q body
guard armed with a pistol; and that he
was now telling Of his fear Of being
cheated out of election.
When the judge finished his speech,
w. ]. Leith, Of Hodges, asked, do you
mean to say the pitcher yesterday was
bought by blind tigers?"
Il did not say that" replied the
Judge.
Governor Blease devoted the first
part Of his speech to refuting reports
which he said the Jones crowd was
circulating on him.
He denounced as false the report on
the streets here yesterday afternoon
that he was in his room at the hotel
too drunk to come out.
He classed this also as a Jones lie"
The report that he had promised w.
r. Richey, Of Laurens county, to par
don his brother, who Is serving a SEN
tence in the penitentiary. Mr.. Richey
Is a candidate for the legislature on the
Blease ticket. He was present today
and stated to the crowd that the gov
ernor had never made any promise to
him other than to say his brother could
not be relieved
1T has been said that have prom
ised Josh Ashley to pardon Pearman,
who killed Nance, of this county," said
the governor, II want Josh Ashley to
say If I've ever made such promise to
him."
NO" said Mr.. Ashley, "it's lie"
The governor read letter from E.
A. Newman, Of Pine Creek, Camden, 8.
c., in which Mr.. Newman said that
Charles Jones had paid Archie Vincent
of Heath Springs $50 to work for Jones
until August q. Mr.. Newman said he
could prove Mr.. Vincent's statement to
this effect, by other witnesses II neces-
sary.
The governor declared that there was
a plot on foot for the Jones men to
count him out. He warned all Blease
men to go to the polls early and watch
the count.
"They got John Gary Evans, the big
gest scoundrel they could get as chair
man to rob you," said the governor.
"They are going to steal the tickets, so
that there will be a shortage"
During the governors speech he was
asked by ex-Sheriff w. r. Nance, Of
this county, how Newberry would go.
"Newberry county," replied the gov
ernor, will give me 500 or 600 major
ity and show the Jones family that
they are not in the Casey Jones class"
The governor was presented with
flowers brought to the stand by Mrs.
J. w. Bowie.