The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10

have been governor how many in
functions have been issued how many
women's trunks have been broken
open?''
What about high license?" some
body shouted,
FavOrS High License.
Thats what you ought to have"
said Gov. Blease. He explained that
he had told the legislature in mos
sage that the dispensary law ought
not to be forced on Charleston for
conditions here were peculiar. Judge
Jones, he said, had been reading q
telegram from Judge Memimnger
which he had hoped would be read at
TINS meeting. 1t said Judge Mem
minger was sick at the time of tn.
Horny court incident. IL hope" said
the governor, that Judge Memming-
er read that telegram before he sign
ed it. He signed one paper that he
did not read and it kept him off the
supreme court bench"
The governor said that at the time
of the Horny court incident Judge
Memminger in person talked with
him over the telephone and said he
had no court to hold that week or the
next, but said not a word about be-
Ing sick. 1t was, however, mighty
easy for him to get a sick certificate
and fall back on the pet excuse of
the trlckster lawyer.
Judge Jones'" exclaimed the gov
ernor, Says he never represented a
railroad. What then was he doing
with free pass when he was speaker
of the house?"
The familiar charge by Gov. Blease
was made that Judge Jones by his
votes on the Jim Crow car bills had
shown himself to be in favor of social
equality between whites and blacks.
What about the races?" INQUIRED
voice.
why | used to ride in horse races
when | was boy and IL hadn't been
governor / would have come down
here and helped you run some. did
come down and look at your race
track and | found it the best man
aged track | ever saw"
But how about the races next
year?"
Why, do like you did last year. Be
men enough to do as your please"
The Grace Matter.
Gov. Blease took up then tho Croce
matter. When elected governor, he
said, he came to Charleston and Of
fered a position on his staff to his
friend. l.. c. A. Roessler of this city,
Mr. Roessler said: mo, | don't want
the position" But the governor in
sisted he must take it. Mr.. Roessler
urged him to give the place to John
+. Grace. The governor said: 81
cant do 1t, because Grace has never
been my friend" Mr.. Roessler said
Mr.. Grace had supported the gov
ernor in his second race. Mr.. Roess
Ter said he himself had a particular
reason for asking that Mr. Grace be
appointed Later Mr. Grace and MIR
Roessler had a conversation with the
governor at the St John hotel. the
upshot of which was that Mr. Grace
was made a lieutenant colonel ON
the governors staff. Afterwards, Mr..
Grace showed the governor several
social attentions, introducing him at
Danquets and other affairs, and this
the governor said, he appreciated. In
February 1911, however, the gov
ernor received a letter from MIR
Grace urging him to make an excep
ton on his request and commission a
negro, s. w. Bennett. as notary pub
TIC. rms was after the general dis
missal OF notaries public. The gov
ernor replied that it was his policy
not to appoint negroes and he cx
pected to stand by this policy He
said tonight that perhaps the break
between Mr. Grace and himself be-
gan with this exchange of letters
Gov Bleasc said the guttcrsnipc
commission that have been crawling
ON their bellies in the filth" were 60
IN COVER to Georgia TO take the tcs
timony of man who has attempted
to buy South Carolina officials. for
whom reward of $500 is OUTSTANDING
and who is afraid to come into this
state. If 7. B. Fielder is brought be-