The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-25
LOOKS LIKE THREAT
CLOSE FRIEND OE GOV. BLEASE
TALKS OUT.
WRITES AN OPEN letter
In Which He Says the Governor Does
Not Propose to Enter Second Pr1.
mary, but Would Go In the Gener-
al Election With Nearly q New
Ticket.

uleESs u0t "ouAu Wv 1AA s~S
al Election With Nearly New
Ticket.
"In case action of this executive
committte makes it necessary for Gov
ernor Blease as the nominee OF the
democratic primary, to contest IN the
general election against Ira B. Jones
or some other Independent candidate
for governor, we have from various
men of more or less prominence IN
politics the following state ticket sug-
gested to US for t., Bleasites or re-
gular democrats to put out.
"For governor, Cole L. Blease, OF
Newberry; lieutenant, governor, Thos
F. Brantley, Of Oralgeburg: secre-
tary Of state, ]. v. Wallace Of Char
lesion; Comptroller General, Jas. H.
Craig. of Anderson; state treasurer,
Newton L. Bennett, of Spartanburg;
admtant general, Oscar w. Babb, OF
Laurens; commissioner OF agriculture
Jas. Norton, Of Mullins; attorney gen
eral, Thos II. Peoples, OF Blackville;
railroad commissioner, John G. Rich
ards, of Kershaw; superintendent OF
education, J. E. Swearingen, Of Edge
field.
This is the bold statement made in
a letter to The News and Courier,
dealing with the general political sit
uation in South Carolina, written by
one of the "inner circle" Of the Blease
camp and believed to be agreeable to
Governor Blease himself, II appeal
must be made to the general election
to decide the State officers for the
next two years. 1t Is certain that
some OF the men named on the above
ticket would not run in the general
election against the regular nominees
Of the Democratic party.
The naming of ticket headed by
Governor Blease makes it certain that
no matter what the action Of the
State committee provided they find
Blease not the nominee or order q
second election that the governor will
refuse to recognize the action OF the
committee and will 80 into the gen.
eral election claiming to be the regu-
lar nominee of the democratic party.
In fact, it is believed both on all sides
that the governor would refuse to go
into second primary II ordered now
and that be will claim that the State
committee has usurped power IN or
rering another primary. That they
have no legal right to do 80.
Anoather significant part OF the
letter which is recognized as at least
"semi-official''i this: Another thing
which will add strength to the regu-
lar ticket is the matter OF election
commissioners and managers. The
governor appoints the commissioners
both state and national, and he be-
ing the regularly recognized nomi-
nee of the Democratic party, he will,
OF course, see to it that none but reg
ular, straight-out Democrats are ap-
POINTED to fill those positions, and
they in turn, will select none but
true-blue, and regular Democrats for
election managers.
In that way the white men OF the
state will retain control Of the elec-
ton machinery, and it may be in that
case ther eareindependent candidates
in the field the regular Democrats will
still be able to hold the black peril
down to the usual medium, thus Civ
ing these misguided people Tin case
they 20 to that lengthy an opporta-'
nifty to return to the field after inevi-
table defeat has shown them the folly
of such acourse, as did the old time
'Haskellites."
The letter which is taken as a
statement of the Blease side OF the
present rangle in South Carolina
and outlines the course which that
faction will follow, attacks the state
executive committee as a partHan
body, overriding the will OF the peo-
pie taking unto themselves powers
which they haven't and procrasti-
mating as much as possible. Particu-
lar attention is paid to John Gary
Evans, State chairman, and W. F.
Stevenson, chairman of the sub COM
mittee probing into the alleged
frauds.
Reference is made to the dilatory
tactics of the committee and bitterly
attacks the action they have taken.
The semi-oficial statement declares
that the committee has no power to
order another primary now and In
Inmates that an ordering OF another
primary would be illegal and that
il the election for governor Is thrown
out on account Of fraud it will invali-
date the nomination for general as
sembly and all county officers and
throw them into the general election.
Disavowment is made for response
bility of the "war talk" which has
been INDUCED in by some OF the
Bleasities in these words: "We are
in no wise responsible for the wild
fulminations' that followed the pro-
crastinating course Of the partisan
committee and the unjust, unreason-
able and outrageous untruthful attl-
tude of a major proportion OF the
press, pulpit and the various organ
ization Of this State is respon-
sible for it. They kindle dthe fires OF
resentment and famed the flames OF
hatred by continually referring to
Governor Blease's political adherents
as anarchists, hoodlums, lower el,
ement, ignorant, visions, and pre-
judioed,' and n0W they wonder at the
dangerous aspect of the storm. He
that soweth the wind shall reap the
whirlwind' is a quotation that should
have been needed in the convention
last May" and then goes on to hold
out the olive branch to the opposing
faction if they will come into the
fold'' and present solid front to
the common enemy"
The State committee is given a
yelled threat in this matter. Anoth-
er point to be considered in the set
tlement of family affairs, as 1t were
is this: The constitution Of South
Carolina imposes upon the gove moi
the duty of appointing the county
treasurers, auditors, masters in equi.
ty, judges Of probate and magis'