The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-07
WITH TAUNTS AMI
SNEERS DEH|ES
COLLEAGUES
South Carolina Governed
Snaps Fingers in Faces of !
Dignified Executives
REITERATES POLICY
WITH NO APOLOGIES
Resolution Plainly Express
ing Disgust of Executives ]
at Bleaseism, Is Adopted 3
After Some Debate

Goaded TO anger by the INTRODUCES
ton Of resolution in the houso 60
governors admitting a yelled rebnt4z
for his sensational utterances uphold
ing lynch law and mob violence, G0N@
ernor Coleman T.. Blease, Of South
Carolint, yesterday hurled defiance n1A
his colleagues, openly tainted an
ridiculed them and snapped his nn0
ers in the faces OF the dignified exe
cutives.
Obtaining recognition in the mid
OF the debate over the advisabf1141
lof i, adopting the resolution, wts
sneering sarcasm he defied the co.'s
ference to pass the resolutions ax<
invited it to expel him: struttine1
boasted that he would be in the Units
States senate when those within t&|
sound of his voice had retired to e.
Classic shades of private life, x :
with almost every expletive az I'M
command reiterated the incend1n4&
utterances that had inspired tha ~ n
Duke, declaring that he had nayt
apologized in his life and had nof1
to make now. sx#
Governors In Earnest.
The original resolution, which d.
not mention Bleasa by name, but W1[I|
well aimed, was offered by Goveruoe!
o'Neal. This met with some Ops
sition and Governor Mann offered ~
none OF the governors taking ta5
ground that the rebuke was unkE1a|
served, but that 1t was beyond tA0$
province or beneath the dignity 60
the house of governors to recogni1uS
Blease's utterances.
The motion to table the resoluttouI
was lost by an Overwhelming uutQ
and the resolution offered by Gov
ernor Mann, putting the executives o.
record as opposed to lynchings IT.
mob violence was adopted. oppo9&0
only by Governor Kitchen. OF NOrtl
Carolina, and Blease. who declined
vote, with the final taunt that
makes no difference to South Cam
lima what this conference does.
The Resolution. n
This Is the resolution adopteds A SS4
Resolved, That 1t Is the scntim4x
of the governors conference, In 1QGE
sion at Richmond, Va. December ~
1912. that the whole power OF t.
several States should be used VIII
ever necessary to protect persons -
cused OF crime OF every kind agalME
the violence of mobs and to prOy1
for speedy. orderly and impart<0
trials by courts of component iuriS
diction to the end that the law r.
the protection OF life and proper8
be duly enforced and respected
the people #
A Tense Situation.
The curtain went up on the aikuH2
ton which had precipitated tho
bate ending in the rather draua1
climax when, after the conferences ~
disposed of the matter of rural frG
its. Governor Emmett O'Neal, OF 1
oama. arose quietly and in deltbaF
well chosen, words began spea
There was something in Cover
O'Neals manner and the tone O1
voice that was seemingly suppre6
an emotion that he did not CARE
reveal. that made the governors
well as the audience. sit UP and 12T
notice. and the drop OF pin c.
have been heard before he had III
ed the first few sentences. and VI
of 1t was lost in the confusion n
dent to focusing attention upon
speaker.
Governor O'Neal Dramatic
There have been certain t1tt
ances upon the floor of this corr
ence," began Governor O'Neal.
should not be allowed to pass ul
tfced. No man more sacp9
cherishes the noble ideals and
ditions Of the South than do. -
know that those ideals and traditt<
incuicate respect for law and or
II think l know. too, the spif11
the new South, and that spirit aco(
to the colored man. the weaker ri
all due protection. We want n0lz
cial equality nor sharing OF re-
sibilities, but the colored man,
and contented is an integral pa4&$
our civilization. szSz
I'VE propose TO lift him ups nm
propose to accord to him what Moz
cord to the wealthiest and most II
entail citizen. As executives ~
respective States it Ia our fr1k
to take care that the laws at4z
cuted. do not believe that any,
dition exists anywhere for whl3&
violence would provide q reme(
do not believe our peace ana H
curity demand an armed constA&
or a standing army.
Il have faith In the intelIiGGM
our people alone to uph010M
majestic supremacy Of the law
no desire to engage In pArscMA1
troversy with Governor Hleaee
believe that in view OF ths 444k
his utterances subyerSive ~ In3
order made In this cOnfeten94
been published to the world
should put this conferences Oft
ors on record as opposed a
views"
Governor 0'Neal then rsaAS
lowing resolution: n SsSs
This conference Of gcyeE11
not undertake to contrO1
divtdual views of IN naeMf
any questions of lAw ~
tioh: * declares tha4
msnt = haAsd upon ~
xGl ..-kvs Ii 49,