The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-10
GOVERNOR DEN0UNcES|
GRACE OF CHARLESTON
Threatens Charleston With Me-
trOpOlitan Police.
DO AS you lPLEASE, SAYS BLEAsE.
Campaign Meeting i'll City BY
Sea Warm-LOcal Is
sues Handled.
Nc David Horton in The State.

Nc David Horton in The State.
Charleston, July ST. want to put
proposition to you, and you answer 1t at
the August primaries. Whatever you do,
l will he governor anyway for September,
October, November and December and 81
days in January. II YOU want govern
ment by Injunction and metropolitan pO-
lice force, you vote for Ira B. Jones, and
I'll give give it to you" With this auda-
cious threat Gov. Blease closed his long
awaited address at tho State CAM
paign meeting held here tonight, an aG-
dress in which he intimated that the re-
cent break between him and John P. Grace,
MAYOR of Charleston. began when he re-
fused to commission as notary public a ne
gro, S. w. Bennett, whom the mayor had
recommended. He said further, with ref
erence to charges voiced by the mayor,
that graft collected in Charleston had
been traced to the Office Of the governor
mo gentleman would insinuate that had
ever received ANY graft and any man who
and cowardly liar" The governor also
declared his intention OF standing by Ben
jamin H. Stothart, chief Of the constabu'
larry in Charleston, against whom graft
charges were recently brought before
Legislative investigation committee.
More than ], 200 persons, no women be-
ing included were assembled in HiberniaI
hall when the candidates for governor
were introduced. These spoke as usual
The meeting opened Mt 5 o'clock in the al
ternoon and continued until all of the can
didates in the party had been heard. II
was an attentive audience, but one quick
to express approval or disapproval. Quick
also to laugh, as some OF the speakers
learned to their discontinue, when q
point put forward in all seriousness
tlckled, for some reason, the risibilities Of
the crowd.
TREMENDOUS DEMONSTRATION
Tremendous demonstrations were given
in honor OF both the leading candidates
for governor, but it appeared that ap-
plause for Judge Jones came more gener-
ally from over the house and men long ac-
quanted with Charleston audiences said
the majority opinion among those present
was in favor of Jones as against Blease.
Undeniably, however, the volume OF sound
was greater in the pro-Blease outbreaks,
as it usually is. Kissing was more freely
resorted to here than elsewhere on the
campaign, as an expression OF disapproval
and Gov. Blease was the target OF a good
deal OF it. Excellent order prevailed. An
extraordinary number OF policemen in
uniform was distributed about the hall
and these were prompt in suppressing
demonstrations which they deemed i'm
proper. An admonitory wave Of the hand
proved all that was necessary in every
case.
Judge Jones devoted some portion Of his
time to reply in detail t" the speech de-
liyered at Bishopville by Gov. Blease.
The governorImade his sual declara
ton regarding negroes, lynching and 9th
or matters, but gave his attention princi-
pally to points Of local. interest in Charles
ton. Some OF his most interesting state
ments were made in response to questions
from the floor.
What about beer?" asked a voice in
the audience.
You bring me glass Oft up here and
I can talk about it better" said the gov
ernor.
What about racing?" was another
question.
"Do as you did this year." retorted Gov.
Blease "Act like men and do as you
please" This question and its answer re-
lated to the passage by the.last legislature
of an act outlawing metropolitan racing
in South Carolina from July /, 1912.
Gov. Bease spoke after the meeting to
an audience, including a number Of wo-
men, in the Irish Volunteers hall.
KISSING AT START.
HissiRg instead of applause was the first
expression from the audience after the
meeting opened. 1t broke out when the
county chairman, H. w. Connor, said the
first speaker would be Barnard B. Evans,
a candidate for attorney general. Evans
was absent. The chairman then introduc-
ed in turn the other two candidates for
that Office who were present, these being
the incumbent, j. Fraser Lyon, and Thos.
H. Peoples. ]. r. Earle was absent.
Mr.. Peoples received considerable ap-
plause. Mr.. Lyon was accorded a recep-
tion which might he fairly described as all
ovation