Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-30
HOT TIME AT AIKEN.
Blease and Jones Men Out in Full
Force.
THE CROWDS ARE MADE TO BEHAVE.
Judge Jones Calls Governor Bease Liar Again and Governor
Blease Declares That Whoever Says He Sold Pardon
Black LAKELAND Primaries Indicate Majority for Gov
ernor Blease-Bo Governor Blease and Judge Jones Get
Flowers.

ceived by this political claptrap?" The
query evoked another Blease demon
stration.
Hopos for the Best.
"They are trying" said Judge Jones,
ITO identify me with the legislative in
= vestigating committee which went to
Augusta. I have nothing to do with 1t,
1 did not appoint the committee, am
not its adviser and have not the least
control over it. 1t is legislative COM
mittee. However, I know its members
individually, as true and honorable
men. I hope from the bottom Of my
heart that for the sake Of the great Of
flee of the governor, and for the repu-
tation Of South Carolina, no stain Of
graft or criminality will ever be brought
to the governors chair. / have too
much pride in my state, too much love
| for her, to wish that so deplorable a
timing should come to pass"
Speaking Of the Charleston liqusr
| situation, Judge Jones said that Stot-
hart, accused by witnesses of accept
ing graft, refused, on the ground that
It might incriminate him." to explain
away the charges against him when he
had the opportunity, and 1t was mex
cusable for the governor to continue
him in office in such circumstances.
This declaration caused another out
burst of hurrahs for Blease. Still an
other broke out when he said the gov
ernor had showed himself, by con-
stitutional amendment he introduced,
| anxious to shut the school house door
in the face Of the child whose father
failed to pay his poll tax.
Would Make Them Hush.
Finally, the demonstration continu-
/ H. h. ahoi Crpff
/ ly demanded that all the speakers be
given a fair hearing, closing with the
statement, IF You don't hush, we are
going to make you hush." Gov. Blease
asked the newspaper correspondents to
| note this language. You heard him
tell the Blease men to shut up or he'd
make EN-" said the governor. IT'S
good political capital for me. and in
tend to use it during the rest OF this
campaign"
The chairman said he would as read
lily suppress Jones demonstration as
a Blease demonstration II 1t seemed to
be an attempt to howl a speaker down,
and this declaration was borne out by
| his preservation of order while Gov.
Blease was speaking later.
Were you in the war;" bystander
asked Judge Jones.
NO." was the reply. Il was eight
years old when the war begun and only
| thirteen when it closed. was go years
old on the 29th Of last December.
Judge Jones' address consisted for
the most part on a vigorous attack on
| the Blease administration, on the
grounds Of extravaganza, inefhciency,
| partiality and the eXemplification OF
low ideals. His supporters in the au-
dience-and there were many though
not quite in the neutrality-suspicious.
him heartily and often and his progress
away from the grounds was running
reception, so many sought to shake his
hand and wish him we'll in his race.
The big watermelon which was one of
his souvenirs of the occasion bore a
card reading, From an old Lancaster
friend, with all good wishes" A dain-
tily packed box Of caramels carried the
inscription: Il have taken great pleas
ure in making these caramels for you.
remember your sweet tooth and the
good bits of candy l had from your
| pocket when / was mere girl" The
signature was that of a woman of All
ken.
Hand Primary Taken.
| Gov. Blease, before entering on his
| address, called on the Blease men pres
ent to hold up their hands. He said he
wished to show Judge Jones that 45
| vi Idullh6 Oiiu o"Sotih6 NtN
him no good. A majority of the hands
went up. At the close OF his speech
the governor called for another hand
primary, but not quite so many persons
raised their hands on this call as at
first
Saying he wished to show that Judge
Jones had attempted to falsify the rec
ords of the supreme court" made when
he was chief justice, the governor read
/ Ilrnn nlyo nrly of
| that court, containing transcript or
part of the record in the case Of OK
ner VS.. Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. The speaker read clipping
from q newspaper report of Judge
| Joness speech at Lexington, In which
| Judge Jones was quoted as having
said there was nothing in the record
sent up to the supreme court regarding
the 25 cents paid by the plaintiff for
transmission Of the message over the
non delivery of which the suit was had.
| The Brooks affidavit gives extracts
from the brief filed by the plaintiffs -ap-
pellant in the supreme court, indicat-
ing that Mr.. Dominick, Of counsel for
| the plaintiff, arguing against motion
l for a nonsuit, claimed the right to go
/ before the jury with a claim for at
least the 25 cents paid on the telegram.
The affidavit also quotes the last par
agraph of the petition for rehearing, In
which the court is admoniShed that 1t
overlooked the fact of wantonness haV-
ing been evidenced by failure to deliver
the message or return the 25 cents fee
paid in advance for it's transmission.
Gov. Blease said he was glad to see
his opponent get flowers, for there was
never a funeral to which the women
did not send flowers, and Judge Joness
political funeral would take place Au-
gust 81.
Discussing his introduction once to
an amendment to exclude from public
schools the children of men who failed
to pay their poll taxes, the speaker said
this was a measure in the interest OF
good government and white supremacy
and it would have raised $4,000 to
$4,000 a year in poll taxes annually
from negroes who now pay none at all.
Thos. 3. Fielder.
"Hurrah for Tom Fielder" shouted
man perched with nine others in a tree
near the stand.
MY friend" replied the governor, IF
/ were you. wouldn't call such indie
| cent names in the presence of ladies'
"Oh, you dictagraph," another man
!; yelled, but this interruption the gov
ernor ignored.
, Jones looks pretty good to man
up a tree" declared voice from up
| among the oak leaves.
The governor ridiculed the recitation
by Judge Jones of the names of for
/ mer Aiken legislators who like him OPP
) posed the early Jim Crow" car bills.
, He said that anyway these men when
they voted thus did not have free
passes in their pockets, as Jones did,
and moreover they were laymen, not
lawyers. If Jones thought the bills
were unconstitutional he could have
helped draft a substitute that would
stand the test of the courts. The gov
! ernor denied that when there were two
5 fares, first and second class, seats were
) set apart in the first class coaches for
negroes.
: Haven't you voted for Judge Jones
| since them" inquired a man at the
rear Of the crowd.
why, if was as sorry as you,' said
t Gov. Blease, I'D vote for him now"
The questioner persisting. the gov
ernor turned to the chairman. Mr..
Croft, and said: Il want to find out
q, whether you are a fair chairman or
l not. You said my men must stop hol-
lering while Jones was speaking. Now
? make the Jones men quit interrupting
e me-"