The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-08-16
Gov. Blease at Newberry
Launched Bitter Attack
Upon Jones and
His Family.
Judge Jones Outlines His
Scheme of PolicieS-One of
Blease's Charges is Shown
by Jones to be Absurdedly
False on the Spot.

Newberry, S. c., August 13.-
Strikingly different were the speeches
which Cole Blease and Ira B. Jones
delivered at the state campaign meet
ing today in the town where both
were born and reared. Governor
Blease made this the occasion of q
virulant and highly personal attack
upon Judge Jones and his kinsmen,
ostensibly because of the arraignment
of his administration, which was a
feature of Judge Jones' recent ad-
dress in Lancaster. Judge Jones hav-
ing briefly and vigorously made reply
to this attack announced that now, as
heretofore, he would refrain from dis
cussion of the governors private life
or family affairs and turned to an ex-
position of his platform
Jones' Platform.
His remarks under this head com
prised explanations of the Torrens
land title plan, progressive reforms
in public education, workmen's
compensation or employers liability
statute, notifications of harsh COM
mon law defenses in actions resulting
from industrial accidents, a workable
state warehousing system for cotton
growers, the feasibility of requir-
ing insurance companies to invest
portion of their reserves in the state
and the necessity of elevating the
ideals of government.
Blease States No Policy.
Governor Blease spoke of politics
not at all except to assert he would
continue to stand by his friends.
Judge Jones' speech, aside from that
NV sisds es sssss 81 of s. @ poistiss s.un and
suggestions for improvement of the
public service. Both of these candi-
dates for the governorship spoke with
more than ordinary vigor, each in his
own way. There were no unusual
demonstrations by the crowd, which
consisted of about 1000 persons.
Barnard B. Evans was absent, so
Lyon ignored him in his speech.
Confused Denunciation.
Governor Blease said that at Lam
caster Judge Jones' abused him in
stead of merely announcing him to
his home people and then giving way
to other candidates, so today he pro-
posed to have something to say about
Jones. "They have been saying things
about me-" he said, "and who are
they? They say blind tigers built the
dwelling of Ed Jones, Ira B. Jones'
brother, in Newberry. They say Ira
B. Jones got rich in township rail
road bond deal and in the Halle gold
mine transaction. 1 owe no man any
thing but love-"
Attacks StepsOn of Jones' Sister.
81 am going to prove to you that
Hugh Renwick, stepson of Ira B.
Jones sister, told lie," said Blease.
Renwick, he asserted, had charged
him with sending to Oklahoma "to
bring back for trial the man who kill
ed Luther Boozer's son." a brother
in-law of the man wanted. The gov
ernor displayed a telegram he had
dispatched today to w. H. Newbold,
of Chester, "who suggested that Der
rick be sent to Oklahoma for Perry"
with Newbold's answer, which is as
follows: Solicitor Henry, Sheriff
Calvin, Luther Boozer and myself
agreed Derrick proper man to send
for Perry in Oklahoma. You sent him
at our request" Governor Blease also
exhibited an affidavit from M. B. Der
rick, saying the atlantis went west to
identify the suspect held at McAllis-
ter, Okla, because he knew the man
wanted,W. E. Perry, but the prisoner
turned out to be another man. Neither
in the Newbold affidavit nor in the
Derrick affidavit was there any refer
ence to the point whether Derrick is
a brother-in-law of the man charged
with the murder.
Does His Best to Pay Back.
"Sam JONES'" the governor, said,
"told man / was dishonest. If Sam
Jones can prove that I ever beat
man out of house rent I'll give him
500, and that's more than Sam Jones
can say. They have not only attacked
me, but they haven't spared my fam
lily in going down into the mire.
They've published, said and done such
things l don't see how decent peo-
pie stand it. The Jones men are the
dirtiest set of liars that ever dis
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