The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13

Spartanburg. Aug. 9.-Thirty-flve
hundred voters endured with perfect
decorum the harangues OF y candl-
dates for State Offices today in pine
grove on Kennedy street. Partisan
ship ran high over the Jones-Blease
race for governor, but only one en-
thusias was arrested and the crowd
as a whole behaved admirably. One
hundred and fifty policemen, accord
q ing to a statement from the chairman,
z. L. Archer, were on duty on the
grounds, and the sternest of admonl-
tons were given potential disturbers
of the peace regarding that which
would happend to any one who violat-
ed the proprieties of the occasion.
Judge Jones and Gov Blease both pro-
fess satisfaction with the meeting.
Flowers were poured upon the plat
form for both candidates, and Gov
Blease was presented with silver
loving cup by Iris Landrum, the s.
year-old daughter of B. G. Landrum, a
liveryman of Spartanburg, who is a
member of the governors staff. Out
standing features of the meeting from
the news standpoint, besides the alb
sence of half expected disorder and
the small turnout of voters in view
of the poll of 1884 in this county two
years ago, were as follows:
To Prosecute Evans.
An announcement by J. Fraser Ly-
on, attorney general, following repeti-
ton by his opponent, Barnard B. Ev-
ans, of scandalous charges hitherto
made on the stump against various
persons that he purposed to swear
out a warrant against Evans shortly
to test the application to campaign
meetings of the SANDER and libel sta
tute enacted at the recent session Of
the general assembly. Mr.. Lyon said
he had requested friends on the plat
form to take down Evans utterances
for the purpose of this prosecution.
Gov. Blease tonight addressed at
the court house large number Of
sympathizers, mostly cotton mill op-
eratives who were at work during the
day.
]. G. Long, Jr., of Union, brought
here To-Day loving cup which COM
mittee of admirers expects to present
to Gov Blease at the meeting tomor-
row in Union. S. S. Timer, of Pacolet,
gave the governor a gold handled UNI
brella today as the gift of friends in
: Pacolet township.
Judge Jones was greeted most cor
daily, his sympathizers expressing
their approval by cheers and prolong-
ed hand clapping. He commented on
the fact that this audience was un-
~doubtedly the largest the candidates
had faced during this campaign. H.
paid a glowing tribute to the long
established reputation of the people
of Spartanburg county for intelligence
and patriotism.
Judge Jones displayed with indica-
tions of pride and pleasure, tele-
gram which he had just received read
ing as follows: Judge Jones, Spa"-
tanburg, S. c.: We are working AID
praying for your success. (Signed)
Daughters of the Confederacy, Colum-
bia, Aug. 90
Briefly mentioning the daily prefer
red charge of the governor that his
votes on the early separate coach bills
showed him to favor social equality
between the races, Judge Jones said
that among those who voted exactly
as he did on tAeSe n eaSureS were Geo.
B. Dean, M. o. Rowland, R. c. Sar-
ratt (now of Cherokee), Stanyarne
Wilson and c. A. Berry, former Spar
'tanburg county legislators.
One portion of the governors rec
ord which had not heretofore been
criticised in detail was vigorously at
tackled today by Judge Jones. This
was the governors policy in respect to
acts enacted by the general assembly
at its last session Judge Jones said
the constitution, article 4, section %
required the governor to sign bill OF
he approved of it and provided that
within three days failing of his sigma
ture, the measure should become law
ANYWAY unless adjournment of the