The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-03

and that he has the negro vote I'm tbis
state and then there was some more
cheering, the Jones men relishing in
hne style the baying that was being
administered.
1t was about time for another inter
ruption from the audience and 1t came
III thls FORM: Jones, you are good
man, but you're on the wrong plat
form"
We'll, my friends, the good work Is
going on for when you came here Won
didn't even think was a good man"
replied Judge Jones quick as a bash
This was the signal for another ont
burst from the Jones camp. and the
cause of a weakening in the opposi-
ton.
Brlefl yattacking the Governors
pardon record, Judge Jones pointed
out what he conceived to be the dan
ger to society and the danger to life
and property in the release of SO MANY
convicted criminals. This was met
with "he done right "hurrah for
Blease."
DO you men who want the protec-
tion Of the law for your life and prop
erty, you men who want to lie down
in your beds at night with feeling of
SAFETY and security say hurrah for
Blease In this?" asked the speaker
Then why not hurrah for the barn
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derer?"
a Telling Thrust.
Denying that he was a corporation
candidate Judge Jones said: 81 would
I wear anybody's collar and would
mt let anybody tag me-" This thrust
called forth a wild outburst from the
Jones crowd, who reveled several mo-
ments in derisive ha-ha's on the crowd
OF men around the stand who were
tagged "Bease."
400 Per Cent BIease."
Some of you out there are taaeod
Just like fertilizer bags You have an
analysis on you and it's 100 per cent
Blease,' said Judge Jones, enjoying
the situation immensely and rubbing
1t in with a ayengeance At Just about
this stage of the game the Blease men
were almost swept off the boards. the
Jones forces gaining recruits and wax
ing more enthusiastic with every word
from the speaker.
Judge Jones was about to refer to
his little note book in connection with
the record of the governor when n
Blease man in the audience queried:
Got another book?'
"Book of Revelations.
Yes replied Judge Jones, "and It
is the Book Of Revelations" This re-
tort, in view of Governor Blcase's ia
nous Book Of Pardons, was a winner.
We'll, we'll, well!" came back from
the audience.
That's just It," said Judge Jones.
am we'll and if anybody thinks he
has an old decrepit man to deal with
he will find out that am lust about
one of the liyest ones he ever saw"
Az Horry yesterday, Governor Blease
stated that Judge Memminger should
have been named to hold the Horny
Court rather than any special judge:
that he had called Judge Memminger
over the phone and was informed bv
MN that he was not engaged. Today
Judge Jones read two kilograms which
explain themselves, the first one di-
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to Judge Memminger as follows:
with reference to Horny Court Gov
ernor Blease stated in speech today
that you said you were engaged. You
remember you wired me you were too
Ill to serve. Please wire answer to
Georgetown so l can correct false i'm
preston"
Wire from Judge Memlmnger.
To this telegram the reply as read
by Judge Jones was: Referring to
Horny Court / wired you that under
orders of DR.. Manning Simons I was
too Ill to hold that Court and stated
the same thing to Governor Blease in
answer to his long distance inquiry
whether had any other Court to hold
then" This contradiction to the state
ments made by the Governor yester-
day were hailed with great applause.
Judge Jones succeeded in touching
upon all the subjects he has heretofore
dealt with, in spite of the Interruptions
from the audience, and in closing he
said: II am rejoiced at the success
of this meeting in behalf of Jones;
why, look at u these gentle woman