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been indulged in by some of the
Bleaseites in these words: ave are
in no wise responsible for the wild
fulminations' that followed the pro-
crastinating course of the partisan
committee and the unjust, unreason-
able and outrageous untruthful atti-
tude of major portion of the press,
pulpit and various organizations of
this state are solely responsible for it.
They kindled the fires of resentment
and famed the flames of hatred by
continually referring to Governor
Blease's political adherents as can
archists, hoodlums, lower element,
ignorant, vicious and prejudiced,' and
now they wonder at the dangerous
aspect of the storm. He that SOW
eth the wind shall reap the whirlwind'
is quotation that should have been
needed in the convention last May"
and then goes on to hold out the
olive branch to the opposing faction
if they "will come into the fold" and
present solid front to the common
enemy"
| The state committee is given a
veiled threat in this matter. An
other point to be considered in this
settlement of family affairs as it
| were, is this: The constitution of
South Carolina imposes upon the
governor the duty of appointing the
county treasurers, auditors, masters
in equity, judges of probate, and
magistrates. Release him from his
primary obligation to respect the
nomination, and he can, and we think
would, appoint to those offices whom
he pleases: That would afford an
ideal opportunity to put into more ex-
tensive operation the famous declara-
ton: Il stand by my friends"
AS to Tillman.
That Senator Tillman, in the eyes
of the Bleaseites, has made amends
in large degree, for what they con-
sidered his "desertion" by advocating
the election of Jones in the fins, pri-
mary, by his letter 20 John Gary
Evans demanding instant action on
the part of the executive committee
and favoring the declaring of Blease
the nominee, is evidenced by this
statement: "It should not be forgot
ten that Senator Tillman also re-
ceived the nomination, on the face of
the returns, and should, and undoubt-
edly will be, considered the actual
nominee of the regular democracy
and supported accordingly in the
next general assembly when they go
into the matter of election for a
United tates senator" Senator Till
man ms to be solid once more
with U{e Bieasa faction
One il struck by the~fact that the
semi-ofieial "defi" has gone forth in
this announcement that, if necessary,
the Bleaseites will make an onslaught.
on the whole of the state house off,
cials the next time they get a shot
and in the general election if it goes
that far. Only two of the accredited
nominees, John G. Richards, for rail-
road commissioner, and j. E. Swearin-
gen, superintendent of education,
escaped and are acceptable to the
Bleaseites. The fact that Mr.. Swear
ingen, nephew of Senator Tillman,
is acceptable is significant. The state
house officials running without oppo-
sition in the primary were R. M.
McCown,f secretary of state; A. w.
Jones, comptroller general; E. j. Wat
son, commissioner of agriculture; w.
M. Moore adjutant general; Chas. A.
Smith, lieutenant governor. None of
these are aSYstable to the Blease-
ties for they are all considered as
"nfriendly to the governor and will
be marked for slaughter if an appeal
is made to the general election.
The Bleaseites, from this suggested
ticket, would take Oscar w. Babb, at
present assistant adjutant general
and make his adjutant general over
w. w. Moore, incumbent, and run
ming without opposition in the last
primary.
The letter goes into detail and is
considered in Columbia as being, at
least, semi-official announcement of
what the Blease faction proposes to
do If the state committee refuses to
concede the nomination to Blease.
For that reason it is of more than
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