The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-05
Has Tilt With Man I'm Audience---Came About
When Fielder Was Mentioned.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Howl Down Judge Jones'
Many Spirited Exchanges-Lively Though
Good Natured Heckling Goes a Long
Way Towards Keeping Down
UnpleaSantnesS.

was feature Of the State campaign
meeting held here today. Numbers
of the 800 or more citizens in attend
ance had come to the meeting ready
for either fight or frolic, but the trou-
BILE which alarmists had feared be-
cause Of the tensity prevailing in the
local political situation did not occur.
In fact, there was no disposition to-
ward violence shown by anybody, al
though partisans made known their
preferences Enthusiastically and the at
mosphere was palpably electric with
feeling. Interest Of course centered in
the debate between Gov. Blease and
his leading opponent, Ira B. Jones.
There was much cheering, and after
while general laughs were frequent.
Both speakers were subjected to q
continuous but a fairly good natured
heckling. Perhaps this rapid inter-
change between speakers and individ-
uals in the crowd was the chief factor
in the restoration Of good humor. In
these cracking but harmless dis
charges the currents Of feeling with
which the situation was surcharged
were dissipated insensibly. A cir
cumstance which probably played its
part in the maintenance of reasona-
bly, good order was the presence of
women. These were out in larger
numbers, relatively and absolutely,
than at any previous meeting of this
campaign. Some of them-"the ma
jority of the ladies of Georgetown
the governor said, sent some flowers to
Gov. Blease through Dave Rogers of
Andrews. Several handsome floral
tributes were sent to Judge Jones.
one of them bearing the card of the
Women's Christian Temperance union.
Most of the women present applauded
Judge Jones, and they did it vigor-
ously and often. Gov. Blease quite
evidently felt elated over his recep-
ton, but he left the stand on con-
cluding his speech and so failed to
witness the really remarkable DEM
onstration made in favor of Judge
Jones.
Upwards Of 900 persons stood or
occupied automobiles or other We
hicles IN Prince and Cannon streets to
hear the candidates, who spoke from
a platform decorated with red, white
and blue streamers which had been
erected in the angle hard by the
venerable building of the Winyah In
digo society. Teetotalers in the cam
paign party had their misgivings
aroused somewhat when a tinkling
pitcher filled with amber liquid was
deposited on the stand, but the bever-
age was only water from Black river.
There were few developments be-
yond the contribution of new chap
ter by Judge Jones to the controversy
over special judges and the avowal
by Gov. Blease of his alignment here
with the Atlantic Coast Lumber cor
poration factions as represented
politically by DIR. Olin Sawyer.
The conservative or "Old George
town" faction, which at this time ap-
pears to have the upper hand, was
represented in force at today's meet
ing, the chairman, L. s. Enrich, be-
ing of that party.
Judge Jones had charged at Horny
that the governor by refusing to COM
mission lawyer of Conway, Paul
Quattlebaum, as special Judge under
a regular appointment by the chief
justice had caused an abortion" of
the Horny court and so entailed heavy
and needless expenses upon the
county. Gov. Blease in reply declared
that he did not commission Mr.. Quat-
tlebaum because either one Of two
circuit judges might have been as
signed to hold the Horny court. Judge
Copes, he said, was free, and Judge
Memminger had informed him by
telephone that he also was disengaged
and available for duty. Judge Jones
read today q telegram from Judge
Memminger as follows: Referring to
Horny court, I wired you that under
orders Of DR.. Manning Simmons was
too Ill to hold that court. and stated
the same thing to Gov. Blease, in an
swer to his long distance inquiry
whether I had any other court to hold
them"
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