The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09

governor do the same thing. The gov
ernor said he had heard it stated that
money was being contributed by COR
porations in the present campaign and
that $4,000 had been sent to Green
vile by one man to be used in the in
terest of certain candidate whom the
governor, however, did not name. Gov
ernor Blease then read the following
affidavit made by himself:
"State of South Carolina,
County of Richland.
Personally appeared before me,
Cole. L. Blease, who being duly sworn,
deponent saith, that in the campaign
of the deponent for the Democratic
nomination for governor, during the
present year, he has not, at any time,
received, and no one else, has received
for him as this deponent knows, and
if so it was received without his auth
ority, any sum of money from any cor
poration, or from any agent or officer
of any corr poration, or from any per-
son or persons whomsoever to be ex-
pended for this deponent in this cam
paign.
and, deponent further says that he
has not received any promises from
any corporation or the agents or Of
fcers of any corporations, or from any
person or persons whomsoever, to con-
tribute any sum of money whatsoever
to aid deponent in his campaign, and
deponent is not expecting from any
corporation or the agent or officer of
any corporation, or from any person
or persons whomsoever any campaign
contributions, and does not desire and
will not receive any.
"Deponent further, says that he has
not hired or had hired for him any
campaign manager or assistant cam
paign managers either for the State,
or for any county in the State, and he
has not hired any man to go about
the State or in any county, working
for deponent's interest.
"(Signed) Cole. L. Blease.
Sworn to before me this 31st day of
July, A. D. 1912.
"(Signed J. B. Addy, L. S.,
IN P. for S. c."
Another affidavit from Governor
Blease's former law partner and pres
ent campaign manager, Mr.. Fred. H.
.Dominick, was read by, the governor
and covered substantially the matters
referred to in the latter's affidavit
II challenge Ira B. Jones and John
T. Duncan to make the same kind of
afidavits and file them with the State
chairman, as expect to, file these, and
when they file them I'll file some back
at them," concluded the governor in
reference to the afidavits.
Governor Blease then began the at
tack he has made on Judge Jones on
over thirty stumps during the cam
paign, there being little if any varia-
ton to the charges so frequently made
heretofore
Exhibits "Little Paper"
That Judge Jones, if elected, would
be governor in name only, was a de-
claration of Governor Blease, who bas-
ed his assertion on a "ittle paper"
produced by him and which he says
was mailed to many voters from the
Office of the Columbia State, although
Judge Jones says the newspaper, so
far as he is aware, is not supporting
him, said the governor. The little
paper" exhibited by the governor was
a portion of Judge Jones's Columbia
speeches, a part of "Blease's record"
''If Pink Caskey should die or re-.
sign" said Governor Blease, q will ap-
point old man Ira magistrate at Lam
CASTER" although such action would
mean the breaking of his rule to give
offices only to his friends, Governor
Blease continued The governor re-
ferred again to Judge Jones's "an-
archy' speech at Hampton; went over,
in part the King-Watson affair at the
mansion, calling his visitors on that
occasion chose two drunkards;;" said
he would prove Judge Jones traitor
as dirty as Benedict Arnold; charged
judges with going over to Senator