The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13

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thought otherwise. He had it, but 1t
was mighty hard going. He said he
felt he could come before any audience
in South Carolina and claim respect
full hearing after his long and honor
able public service.
Judge Jones called the governor the
great bulldozer of South Carolina,
and quoted the latter's threat made at
the campaign meeting in Charleston
when the governor declared he would
try to give the people of that city
metropolitan police and injunction II
they voted for Jones.
"He wanted to bulldoze the people
of Charleston into voting for him,
said Judge Jones, who called attention
to another threat of the governors
that "if they are lucky enough to beat
me-" before leaving Office, I'll make
the gang sweat blood
Judge Jones again made his appeal
for decency and good government.
Closing amid great confusion, he re-
ceived basket of flowers.
Blease Charges Corporation Aid.
"As Judge Jones didn't bring any
thing but his corkscrew, I'll have to
drink water" said Governor Blease, in
husky voice as he began his ad-
dress.
81 charge Ira B. Jones with receiv-
ing from corporations of South Caro-
lima, or from officers of corporations,
money to pay his campaign expense.
II filed affidavits at Camden Monday
stating that was not paying campaign
managers, nor people to travel over
the State to abuse me like his crowd
is doing me-" continued the governor,
who declared that Judge Jones, after
six days, not having filed afidavits in
! reply to the charge, Il have right to
presume that he is receiving assist
ance direct or through officers from
the corporations. The governor read
letter from J. T. Willard, he said, of
Greenville, to "show what dirty filth
the Jones gang is using to try to beat
me-"
AS read by the governor, the letter
indicated an effort to induce one of
his supporters "a cousin of the writer)
to desert the governor, as "you are
consistent church member, and do not
drink or gamble" The governor said
that when the campaign was over he
would make ]. T.. Willard answer for
"the dirty lie he has sent out"
81 can go home" said the governor,
"go to bed, stay there until the 9th of
August and then beat Ira 3. Jones"
In connection with defence of his
pardon record the governor said he
had mo apology to maze to Jones or
his supporters" for anything he had
done as governor. The governor said
''this crowd" after him went to Au-
gusta and got some slime and filth,
then went to Spartanburg; that they
worked Fielder and Burns and "Dis-
Grace" from Charleston Worked all
the dirt and filth and l haven't word
against Judge Jones, because he's fol-
lowed by dirty, filthy crowd that can
be controlled by Spaniards-Cuba
niggers."
Jones, if he should be elected. would
be governor in name only, he declared,
saying: Gonzales will furnish the
brains" "But you needn't be uneasy"
the governor assured his supporters,
"for Jones amt got no more chance of
being governor this year than that
school building got ID walk over mere
and shake hands with the chairman" !"
When the governor said: 81 thank
you all for this reception" indicating
he was about to stop, there came from
one man in the crowd in pleading tone,
ooh, go ahead, don't stop" The gov
ernor declared Judge Jones wanted
the crowd to howl him down. To the
governors invitation to visit him in
Columbia there was a thunderous
thank you" In conclusion the gov
ernor made this prediction tomorrow
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