The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-14

Deen benefited.
Ihe governors attitude on State
nnances is pound foolish and Denny
Wise and the voters have not forgot
ten how he favored the unloading of
I a 100000 debt on the S,ate for =
! new state house
VIII Blease lose Charleston? He
will!
The blind tiger elemen: in Char
lesion and the political ring rulers OF
! that municipality will stand for al
! most anything except what is known
/ as "double-d dealing and double-cross-
! Ing. The citizens of that cultured
community have been double-dealt
and double crossed. That is the rea-
| son john p. Grace, the mayor Of
I Charleston is today Waging a bitter
! tight on Blease. Bear this in mind.
Judge Jones has nothing to do win
the Grace-Biease affair. 1t is a fight
in the official family and further CAY
ry this statement: John p. Grace IS
a member OF the staff OF the Cover
! nor
| Whatever might have been said or
done has nothing to do with the cam
| paign of Judge Jones
This much is certain, Judge Jones
Will receive the vote of the anti
Grace faction in Charleston. This
much more is certain, that Mayor
Grace will swing every possible vote
to Judge Jones. To split the Grave
vote would give Jones a majority in
Charleston. Further bear this n
mind. Elmore Martin. the sheriff OF
Charleston county. and political
power has not much love for the gov
ernor
Governor Blease has expressed
great confidence in Ben II. Stothart
his chief constable in Charleston
county. Stothart is the personal rep
resentative of the governor and has
been directly charged with receiving
graft money from the blind tigers.
| He refused to testify when placed on
the stand on the grounds that it
might incriminate him." but several
days ago he wrote a letter to Blease
| in which he protested his innoncence.
| This situation is doing Blease harm,
and the question arises will Blease
dare TO dismiss Stothart? Will Stot-
hart tell all that he knows? He may
| be forced to or be held in contempt
when he appears before the legisla-
| tive committee.
In the last election Gov. Bleasa
| carried Richland county by 2,544 to
1923. He Will not carry Richland
| county in this election. There are -
men in the race for the legislature
and seven of them are out and out
Jones men. There are serious doubts
| as to whether Geo. r. Rembert the
! styled Blease leader in the house, will
| be, returned. He has lost ground in
| the last several weeks adm is still los
| ing it.
The general opinion expressed is
that Judge Jones will carry Spartan
J burg county by substantial ma
; jority. The disgraceful affair in the
i Harris theatre several nights ago has
| caused all Jones men in that county
| to get busy. That affair was a prac-
| tical demonstration of Bleaseism in
| action. 1t has served notice on the
| people and shows just what the citi-
EZens of the State may expect In the
| last election Blease received 1850
votes to Featherstone's 4,544 Gov.
Blease has done nothing to gain
votes in Spartanburg and there is no
reason 70 believe that he will cut
| down the nti-Blease vote
Greenville county will give Judge
| Jones large majority. In the 1910
primary BleaSe rec ned 2.2li votes
to Mr.. Feathers ones 2S3G in Green
vile. Many things have happened
since that time. In the meantime the
governor has incurred the enemty Of
| G. ii. MahOn. former mayor Of Green
vile; Adam Welborn. we'll known
] attorney, and j. y. King and Q. ~
Watson. Mr.. King is We'll known
throughout Greenville county and has
a large following He was at work
| for Blease in that county when in
suited by the governor. Both NJ.
| Welborn and Mr.. Mahon have large
| fOllOWings in Greenville and these
| men will not be found in the Ble9se
| column.
The big fight for votes is going To
/ he ndnrSnn In H.