The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-27

Tillman, in which the senator comes
out for Judge Jones in the guberna-
torial race, and also the reply Of Gov
ernor Blease to the Tillman pronun-
ciamento.
Senator Tillman's statement was
given the light of day in the morning
newspapers of Saturday morning
just three days before the primary,
including Sunday.
1t came after repeated statements
from Tillman that he was and would
continue to be neutral in the COVER
nor's race.
Replying, under date of August 8,
to letter of j. L. Sims, of Orange
burg, Senator Tillman had stated, an
swering a question put to him by Mr..
Sims:
81 do not consider that Judge Jones
was an advocate Of social equality
because he voted against that law, and
I believe he would make a good gov
ernor, because he is eminently quail
fed. 1 CAN.sAY THIS MORE WILL
INGLY BECAUSE 1T CAN NOT BE
CONSIDERED AS MY TAKING SIDES
AS BETWEEN THE MEN"
Following that Judge Jones offered
reward to any one who would pro-
duce a signed statement from Senator
Tillman to, the effect that Blease was
"eminently qualified" to be governor,
notwithstanding the fact that Tillman
had already stated that he could the
more willingly say Jones was quail
fed BECAUSE IT CAN NOT BE
CONSTRUED AS MY TAKING SIDES
AS BETWEEN THE MEN"
Tillman then, under date of August
10, issued to the press statement, in
which he said:
MANY kilograms and letters have
come to my Office since the publica-
ton of my letter to Mr.. Sims, and
Ideem it both necessary and proper,
under the circumstances, for me to
! make statement to the press. In
that way alone can prevent mistakes
from being made and having words
and ideas put into my mouth which
are not warranted =,
Il have not written any letterwhich
was intended, or could be legitimate
! ly used, as Jones campaign literature.
have desired to maintain the atti-
tude of neutrality in the governors
race, which l announced at the begin
ming. l HAVE NEVER BELIEVED A
UNITED STATES SENATOR OUGHT
TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN
THE NOMINATION FOR STATE OF
F'ICES. What letters I have written
were penned in the hope of moderat-
| ing the fury with which charges and
counter-charges were being hurled
back and forth, but instead of pro-
ducing that effect it has seemed to
increase the bitterness, AND l AM
RESOLVED THAT WILL NOT PER-
NIT MYSELF TO BE DRAWN INTO
THIS FIGHT FURTHER
In his letter published Saturday
morning Tillman bitterly attacks
Blease, and says there is so much
smoke about his corruption that l am
bound to believe there must be some
fire." notwithstanding the fact that in
the Sims letter of August he had
said, "IF THE NEWSPAPERS KEEP
ON PUBLISHING SUCH STUFF AS
GRACE'S ATTACK ON THE COVER
NOR AND THE DICTAGRAPH
"SLUSH" THEY WILL CERTAINLY
MAKE BLEASE GOVERNOR AGAIN" I"
In another Tillman letter of August
16, which appears in Governor
Blease's statement, Tillman is quoted
as saying:
81 DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HAMP-
TON HAD ANY RIGHT TO MEDDLE
IN THE CAMPAIGN AS HE DID;
NOR DO l THINK 1 OUGHT TO TRY
TO DICTATE TO THE PEOPLE AS
TO WHO THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR.
I have done my best to remain hands
off as between the two candidates for
governor. I shall continue to do so.
am not responsible because the
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