The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-07

condition of Biease If tn. g..
carouse around the said / .....
the night. the said Blease -.
lItely no connection whate ....
and knew absolutely nothi, .- -
and | cerainly knew nothin ...
that on the next morning, .....-
ent went with the govern
the State House, assisting ...na
and stayed right by his 81, urio.
the entire ceremonies of IT, .nausu-
ration. and that this deponent knows
that the said Blease did not take a
drink of whiskey, and had not taken
one. as above stated, for several
weeks before; that Immediately after
said ceremonies depOnent accompa-
MED the governor to Wright's hotel
where he placed him in bed. and
where he was when | left him. lust
in time to take the c. y. & l.. 5 D. IN.
train, and l directed that he remain
bed until next morning and be then
taken to the governors mansion.
"(Signed) w. G. Houseal M. d.
Sworn to before me this 31st Jay
of July. 1912.
"(Signed) w. b. Wallace G. s.
(SeaD Notary Public for 6 O. J."
IF Grace wrote any editorial in
my behalf before the first primary, /
have never seen them and defy him
TO produce single one from the files
of his paper-the only ones ever hav-
ing been brought to my attention be-
ing his articles in the two issues Of
his paper between the primaries.
LAS to his support of me in the
second primary and the condition
thereof, his statements are wilful and
malicious lies, which can be testified
to by Mr.. l.. c.. A. ROsseler, Grace's
mayoralty campaign manager and
others. il necessary.
AS to the charge of his having had
a certain conversation with me over
the phone, in which he says he had
his stenographer sitting by his side
and taking it down. l desire to s:ry
that this is somewhat strange, tor
when he went to talk to me, if he was
the friend he says he was, that he
would have stenographer to sit
right at his end Of the line ready to
take down every word said. re-
member of having no conversation
with him over the telephone, hut
whether ] did or not. he and his stem
ographer could fix up any kind of a
lie and say that that was my state-
ment. | presume he worked this up
In his mind after he read of the die
tagraph. Any one could sit down in
his office. take a stenographer. pick
up phone and say I am now .alK-
ing to so and so and have the. stem
ographer take down a supposed con-
versa ion. and, OF course, Grace is
low enough down to do that, and I
have no doubt but that he could en-
ploy some stenOgrapher who would he
equally as low as himself.
IL am very sorry to have to pay any
attention to this fellows filthy irsin-
lations, and would not do so, but for
fear some might misconstrue my alb
solutely ignoring him.
IL am satisfied, from his recent
conduct. that his mind is disease.d
and | would not be surprised, at any
time, to hear of him being committed
to sanitarium. 1t is strange. aow-
ever, that when Grace was following
ing him down in the United States
senate race, that he (Grace), in The
eyes of the Columbia State and News
and Courier editors. and many others
of my enemies, was q liar, a blather-
skite and slanderer. but now, since
he has begun to abuse me and belcn
forth his filthy lies, he becomes q great
man and a high toned gentleman in
the eyes Of Gonzales, Latham and
Others. Why the change? The reo-
pie are not fooled They see through
the plot. When Grace lied On Rhett,
he was a terror and bad man. pat
when he lies on Blease, he is gem
tleman and scholar. During his re-
cent campaign for mayor, these two
newspapers were very bitter in de-
nouncing him and saying that his elec-
tion would bring shame and disgraC =
To the proud old city OF Charleston.
but now as they can use him in their
villainous fight on me, presume that
they have reached the conclusion
that the city of Charleston is highly
honored at having such distinguish