Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-16
Miseellansuus Rsadin9.
THE NEWBERRY MEETING.
Both Candidates Indulge in Personal
Abuse.

Both Candidates Indulge in Persona
Abuse.
Atlanta Journal.
Newberry, 8. c., Aug. 13.-The order
Of the campaign speaking here today
In Newberry, the home Of Governor
Blease and the native county Of Judge
Jones, was perfect, but the debate be.
tween the two was never so bitter anC
personal.
The families Of each were brought
into the discussion, and each declared
he would leave his family and theil
record to the Judgment Of the people Of
the county.
This, together with q controversy
over the suppression of the Grace mig.
ger story" in an issue Of the Lancaster
News, controversy out Of which
Judge Jones declared Governor Blease
emerged convicted Of telling q bald
falsehood; the big ovation and wealth
Of flowers as tributes given Governor
Blease by his home people, and the
magnificent speech delivered by Judge
Jones, said by a member Of his cam
paign party to be by all odds his best
deliverance so far, about tells the
story of the Newberry meeting.
Governor Blease seemed to have the
best Of II on his hand primary of the
crowd, which numbered about 1000
though 1t was evident that the Jones
men were present in no small numbers
They cheered and urged him on almost
continuously throughout his speech.
Bleass Opens Attack.
Governor Blease spoke first and
opened the attack, which he said, was
made in response to Judge Jones' at
tack on him at the meeting in Lancas-
ter, Judge Jones' home.
Jones abused me at Lancaster" said
the governor, in conducting his speech,
''and have done my best to hand II
back to him here at Newberry In full
measure.
They have been telling all manner
Of things about me-" he declared.
who are they? They say that blind
tigers of Newberry built the house of
Ed Jones, brother of Ira B. Jones. They
say that Sam Jones, another brother.
got 80 deeply In debt that they closed
up his store with distress warrant.
They say Judge Jones himself got rich
on a township deal Of railroad bonds In
Lancaster. They say that he made q
fortune out of Halle gold mines In Ker-
shaw.
II am willing to put the record of the
Blease family against the record Of the
Jones family, and let the honest people
Of the county be the judges"
Jones Fires volley.
Replying, Judge Jones said:
II see that one Of the banners out
there has 1t, 'slander cannot hurt Blease
in Newberry county, / tell you that
Blease's slander cannot hurt Jones In
Newberry county. Yet the chief exc
cutive Of your state has come before
this audience, which knows me and my
people, and says that the blind tigers
built the house Of my brother Ed, and
and then tries to slander my brother
Sam by telling Of his business failure.
my brother got no dishonest money
by reason Of that failure. Then he
brings in Hugh Renwick, the step-so
Of my sister. Isn't that reaching mighty
far to cover the Jones family? leave
what the Blease family has to be proud
Of and what the Jones family has to
be ashamed Of"
Governor Blease exhibited two copies
Of the Lancaster News of August 8, in
one of which-the one to. be sent
through Lancaster county-he declared
the Grace niger story" was published
while in the other-the one to be dis
tributed in the town of Lancaster
he said that the story had been sup
pressed.
Jones's Sons Paper.
He said that Charlie Jones, son OF
Judge Jones, was part owner Of the
paper, and sent the edition which con-
tained the story to the country people
Of Lancaster, who, he thought could
stand It,
Judge Jones secured the two copies
Of the paper from the governor, and
holding them up before the audience
showed that the one that contained the
story was blank on one side, while the
one that did not contain 1t was printed
in full.
whoever heard of a newspaper be-
ing sent out printed on only one side?''
inquired the judge.
"This shows that the paper with the
story was never sent out at all. AS q
matter Of fact when the publishers
found out the story was in type and
being printed, they had 1t stopped and
taken out. The paper with the story
was never distributed from the office.
Copy Stolen.
This copy was stolen from the office
and taken, no doubt, to Governor
Blease. This convicts the So called gov
ernor Of South Carolina Of lie, clean
out and out falsehood. Will you men
Of Newberry stand by and support a
man who Is q consummate falsifier,
who would attempt to deceive you In
this manner?"
When Governor Blease closed his
speech he received tremendous round
Of applause and was almost buried In
flowers. Two wreaths were hung
around his neck by Miss Blanche David
son, Miss Ollie Smith and Miss Chris
tie Youngblood, who brought them to
the platform. His bouquets numbered
thirteen. His Newberry friends will
present him with q silver loving cup
after his speech at Willowbrook park
tonight, where he will address the men
of the cotton mills. There were seven
Blease banners In evidence today, ex-
pressing various laudatory sentiments
about the governor.
Beginning his speech, he asked where
were the preachers, who two years ago
had written dirty, slanderous articles
against him.
what are now their financial and
physical conditions?" he asked.
Dirty Set Of Liars.
who has conducted dirty cam
paign? They not only hit me, but they
haven't spared my family In going
down in the mire. The Jones men claim
to be gentlemen and Christians. They
are the dirtiest set Of liars that ever
graced a state. If this Is the kind OF
campaign that Is coming from Chris
tians, then God help the churches OF
South Carolina
The governor said that Hugh Rem
wick, step-son Of Judge Jones sister
was telling that the governor sent M
B. Derrick to Oklahoma to get w. E.
Perry on a requisition, wanted In Ches-
ter county on charge Of killing the
son of Luther Boozer, and that the gov.
ernor never meant that Perry should
be returned. The governor exhibited
an affidavit from Derrick to the effect
that the man he saw In Oklahoma was
not the man wanted, and he read
telegram from w. II. Newbold. OF
Chester who asked the requisition,
saving that Solicitor Henry, Luther
Boozer, Sheriff Colvin and himself had
all agreed on Derrick as the man to go
after Perry.
This" declared the governor, proves
that Hugh Renwick has been telling a
lie, and 1t shows you the tactics OF
Jones's family"
Hired Politicians.
The governor also read letter from
an Edgefield man, who said that j. w.
Thurmond, Judge Joness campaign
manager had hired Henry M. kearsey,
formerly Of Augusta, to work for Jones