The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-20
Consolidated Aug. 8, 1881.
CANDIDATES IN 0RANGEbURG.
BLEASE AND JONES PROFESS
PLEASURE AT RECEPTION.
Orangeburg Turns Out Biggest Au-
dicnce of Canpaign--Larsc AMI Or
DERBY Crowd.

ttriy CfOWu.
Orangeburg. July 17.--Gov. Blease
and Judge Jones both profess salts
faction with the State campaign meet
ing held here today. Doubtless each
OF these leading candidates for the
gOvernorship can give Il reason,
drawn from his observation of the au-
dience. for his faith in the expecta-
ton of majority for himself i'm this
county at the primary of August %.
There was this difference apparent
To persons who studied the crowd,
that the governor. starting with the
tactical advantage Of having carried
the county two years ago over Feath-
erstone by small majority i'm a Doll
of 3.100 votes. developed his full
strength at the beginning OF his
speech. did not show on the platform
the force and skill he usually displays
and gained no ground as he worked
up TO his peroration; whereas Judge
Jones. cordially greeted but by Q mi
nority, won favor as he proceeded.
showed fine form as a campaigner ana
In the end found himself much
stronger with his hearers than when
he commenced.
1t was perhaps Significant that
neither candidate today ventured to
call for hand primary. Another fact
which indicates how matters went =
that Judge Jones il nrmiy convin, ed
Il Was Il Jones day. while GOV. Blease
holds the positive conviction that it
was Blease day.
There Is one circumstance concern
ing which no division oil opinion ,sisrs
among the campaigners, and that $
that the crowd addressed here WAS The
largest the Office seekers have faced
during four and a half weeks of
county-to-county canvassing.
lt was crowd openly and actively
partizan, but very well behaved, .oin-
pri,ins 1900 10 $500 persons.
Wide fluctuations in the attend lnce
We're due 10 Intermittent al lowers. GOV.
Blease again declined TO be enticed
int" extended defense of himself
against the Felder-Burns charges,
though ne did say that he courtel ln-
curry into his private life, which the
legislative committee had announced
Il would not investigate
Another feature bf.the meeting WAS
the effective use by Judge Jones OF the
fact that j. ii. Dukes voted lust as
he did on the Biease separate coach
bill introduced in 1890. 1t is charged
by the governor that Judge Jones, by
his vote on this measure. showed him
self to lie in favor Of social equality
between whites and negroes.
Mr.. Dukes has been a legislator
ana sheriff of this county. lie has
large influence and happens To lie
supporting Blease at this time. Other
Orangeburg men who voted with
Judge Jones on these bills were O. y.
Riley and l.. 5. Connors.
Gov. Blease again mentioned today
reports which he said at sumter and
Bennettsville had reached him, that
Ms enemies intended comprising his
, defeat by the use of money or w
counting him out. or. if necessary. bv
procuring his assassination. Barnard
Evans and Fraser Lyon exchanged
the usual amenities. Evans introduced
two variations. He denied that he
carried pistol ana ne promised to
make shortly Il revelation which
would open the eyes of the people to
mysterious and gigantic conspiracy.
the nature of which he did not dis
close.