The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-05-01
jones GOES AHEAD
HIS FRIENDS CLAIM THAT HE Won
IN PRIMARY
WILSON VERY POPULAR

to the Richland County Conven-
ton. and Turning Down Of the
Governor by Dne Newberry Club
Boost Jones Stock,
The Columbia correspondent Of
the News and Courier under date Of
April %, says:
"Bleasism" is the issue in the COM
ing campaign fer Governor, and on
that the political differences will be
fought out this summer. Judge Ira
B. Jones leading those opposed to
"Bleaseism, and Governor Blease
representing the issue which was ere
ated on the day that he was elected
Governor of South Carolina. And
this fact is borne out by the reports
from the Democratic Club meetings
held all over the State yesterday af-
ternoon and last night and the re-
suits of the meetings will have an
important bearing on the coming
campaign for Governor.
On the surface, and from the ne
cessarily incomplete reports received
from the club meetings, Judge Jones
friends carried the day and they are
wearing a broad smile, saying:
Look, what the sentiment is; Judge
Jones will ride into Office on big
popular wave and Governor Blease
and 'Bleaseism' will go down to de-
feat under an avalanche of votes for
Jones' This is the view as ex-
pressed by prominent Anti-Blease-
ite here today, in commenting on the
results of the club meetings last
night.
The defeat of George R. Rembert
as a delegate to the Richland County
Convention is looked on as heavy
blow to the Blease cause. Mr.. Rem
bert was the administration leader
in the House last year and on several
occasions expressed his friendship
for the Governor and his determina-
ton to stand by him; this was one
of the contributing causes, if not the
real reason why Mr.. Rembert was
left out of the delegates to the Rich
land County Convention by the vot-
ers of Ward 1 last night. Senator
Weston, Representative Youmans
and former Representative John j.
McMahan, all Anti-Bleaseites, were
numbered on the delegation elected
from Ward l.
The defeat of Governor Blease in
Ward 3, in Newberry, last night, as a
candidate to the Newberry County
Convention, is pointed out by the
Jones forces as another indication Of
the way the people are standing po-
litically. Although the Governor was
subsequently elected delegate from
another ward, the Jonesites argue
that as it has been one of the boasts
of the Governor that he could always
get what he wanted, politically, IN
Newberry, and that his home county
is behind him, the fact that one club
turned him down last night is sig
nifcant. 1t goes without saying that
this fact will be stressed il the CAM
paign this summer.
Unofficial reports from Anderson
gave the majority OF the delegates to
the County Convention there to Jones
and a telegram received here stated
that Anderson was overwhelmingly
against Blease as far as the results
of the club meetings were concerned.
Anderson was in the Blease column
two years ago, and both he and Judge
Jones have recently been making
speeches there. The endorsement OF
Jones in Georgetown and the rout OF
the Blease forces in Aikenis causing
Jones stock to boom today.
The next test will come when the
county conventions convene May g.,
at noon. to select delegates to the
State Convention. The Anti-Bleasltes
are already claiming majority OF
the county conventions and as re-
suit claim the State Convention,
which meets on May Is, and add
that Governor Blease will be defeat
ed as delegate at large While it
is too early to get an accurate idea
on this line, still this much is Ger
tair, the Anti-Bleaseiates are conf
dent of controlling the State Conven-
ton by as large a majority as they
controlled the last Legislature, and
all recall how overwhelming their
majority was in the General Assem-
bly,
That there is a strong likelihood
that the South Carolina delegation 20
Baltimore will be instructed for Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson for President
is apparent; in several ward and pre-
cinct meetings last night his candl-
dacy was endorsed and delegates to
the County Convention instructed for
him. 1t re mains for the results from
the County Convention to come in De-
fore anything definite can be risked
as 10 instructions, but this is safe:
South Carolina is for Woodrow Will
son for the Democratic nomination
fer President.
Governor Blease will be in the
State Convention as a delegate from
Newberry and his friends are clalm-
ing that delegation as we'll as many
others from other counties. They
point out that, anyhow, only about
one-fourth to one-third, and probably
less. of the voters attend the cluo
and that even if the Jones'
ties are in control Of the majority OF
the club meetings, it does not folio"
that he has the majority OF the vot-
ers
They have no; yet conceded tnat