The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-08-21
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES
HEARD BY ABBEVILLE VOTERS
Large Crowd Cheer Their Favorites OF Order Pre-
vailed-All Candidates Well Received-Ran Inter-
ferred and Meeting Adjourned to Theatre.

over the State as an infamous liar
At this point Lyon arose with
clenched fist and advanced towards
Evans, but he was intercepted by
| Chairman Graydon and others, while
Chief Riley, Rural Policeman Bruce
and others took Evans in charge. The
| crowd refused to listen further to
| Evans, and after attempting for a
few minutes to get hearing he gave
it I'D and retired from the stage.
The encounter created considerable
excitement in the crowd, which was
never quite restored to its former
state of attentiveness.
| During the occurrence one man,
said to be a magistrate, was seen to
draw his pistol and step behind tree.
What his intention could have been
| is not known. AS a peace officer, he
| has a right to carry firearms.
| Governor Blease.
Governor Blease opened his speech
by giving a detailed account OF MS
| entrance into Abbeville on the after
noon before the meeting, naming sew
\ eral prominent citizens who had met
him at the depot and others who had
called at his room, stating that, upon
the insistance of Maj F. w. R. Nance,
he had appeared upon the streets and
| peen introduced to many citizens.
This, the governor said, was done to
refute a report to the effect that he
| was drunk in his room at the hotel.
Another Jones lie nailed to the
cross" said the Governor, when he
had finished his statement with re-
gard to this matter. ..
Referring to the Gus Richey case,
the Governor called upon w. H. Rich
ey, Sr., Of Laurens, to substantlate
his statement that he had never prom
ised pardon for Gus Richey in return
for the support of his brother. The
Governor stated that Mr.. w. R.
Richey, Sr., and his son were not re-
cent converts to his cause, but had
supported him two years ago.
Upon the call of the Governor, Mr.
Josh Ashley, characterized as "a lie"
any statement that the Governor had
promised him a pardon for Pearman,
convicted for the killing OF young
Nance.
Governor Blease read letter from
E. A. Newman, Pine Creek, Camden,
which contained the statement that
Charles D. Jones, son of Judge Jones,
gave Archie Vincent OF Heath
\ Springs. $50 to work for votes for his
father"
Referring to Chief Justice Gary, the
Governor said he was better man
than his predecessor, and claimed that
Justice Gary would have saved the
State thousands Of dollars in the ap-
pointment of special judges had he,
instead of Judge Jones, held the posi-
ton Of Chief Justice for the past sew
eral years.
The Governor said that while Judge
Jones was a Reformer, he had now
; allied himself with the Haskelites, OF
whom he said: "They were against
good Democracy then and they are
, against good Democracy now"
, The Governor read letter from
{ Senator Tillman, dated Aug. II, in
which the writer said so many letters
> and kilograms had come to him about
his letter to ]. L. Sims of Orange
r burg "and my supposed endorsement
, of Ira B. Jones" that he had given out
5 an interview defining his position, to
which interview his correspondent
was referred for information. In ad-
e dition, this language was quoted py
: the Governor from the letter: Il am
D sick and disgusted at the. unfairness
, and dishonesty, especially IN the
s headlines, with which certain newspa-
| pers have used my letter to Mr.. Sims
{ and tried to give it a construction IL
e does not bear" Another Tillman let
i ter which the Governor read, without
mentioning the name of the addressee
or the date, was very brief. 1t said:
"I have yours of July -. Whoever
told YOU | was lined up with John
Gary Evans or anybody else to beat
4 Blease for governor does not know
: what he is talking about
9 The Governor charged that the
- corporations were furnishing the
= money for Jones campaign, and read
letter alleged to have been written
q by Judge Jones campaign manager
eli. William Thurmond, referring q
!, supposed worker for Judge Jones tc
= Col. Leroy Springs OF Lancaster 1ol
# settlement Of his bill.
n Governor Blease made the state
= ment that the secretary Of the editor
y of The State was responsible for the
4 statement that Judge Jones owed The
" State $4,000 for printing.
= Governor Blease said his opponents
;. had to send John Gary Evans te
# Washington to get Tillman's endorse
ment. He said that for the past Il
% months South Carolina had had bu
;s one Governor and he didn't neet
ID any one to vouch for his position OF
N the "nigger" question.
! The Governor charged that an at
10 tempt would be made to rob him o
20 the election on the 9th, and callet
is upon his friends to watch the polls
- closely. He attacked the State chair
10 man of the Democratic party. JONI
'" Gary Evans, characterizing him a.
3 "the biggest scoundrel they could ge
i. to rob YOU
ID The Governor reiterated his oft-re
10 heated declaration that he woul'
y stand by his friends, saying that n
~ would accord justice to his enemies
ID but that when it came to the matte
,c of Appointments none but Blease mel
r. need apply. ,.,
+ The Governors remarks with re
is spect to Judge Jones and his oppon
o. ents in general were quite caustlc
st dirty set of liars" and other like cpl
ot thets being applied to the supporter
"a of Judge Jones. The Governo
,d charged that Judge Jones had mad
"the blacklist record of any white ma
r. in the State" by voting against tn
10 separate coach law.