Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-26
LIVELY AT LEXINGTON.
Both GubernatoriaI Candidates Suffer
Rough Usage.

Following Is the Atlanta Journals
account Of the meeting at Lexington
last Tuesday:
So howled and interrupted was Gov.
ernor Blease during his speech at the
campaign meeting here today, that he
quit fifteen minutes before his time ex.
pired. BY one Of his interrupters, Rev
w. H. Hitler. formerly pastor of the
Lutheran church Of this city. but now
an insurance man Of Columbia, he was
denounced as ''an infamous liar" and
another Of his interrupters, 8. p,
Schneider, Of Lexington, a graduate OF
the university Of South Carolina, Of
fered to compare records with him al
that institution. Another member OF
the crowd insisted on his explaining
why he voted for that bad man.
JONES'" after Jones had voted against
the separate coach bill.
The crowd. which numbered about
1900, started off good naturedly, but
when the candidates for governor were
reached they began to hurl questions
and interrupt with hurrahs.
The Jones men were more persistent
in the fire of questions. opened on the
governor than at any place heretofore.
He was greeted with cries Of "hurrah
for Stothart," "hurrah for pickpockets
and barnburners." They took up Judge
Jones' charges that the governor still
had in Office the dispensary constabu-
larry at Charleston against which the
investigating committee had received
testimony showing that officer had re-
ceived graft and that the governor had
pardoned men who had been convicted
Of larceny from the person and of ar
son.
Governor Blease came back at his
adversaries In the crowd with retorts
but the retorts did not serve to silence
them as they have at other places.
They persistently came back at the
governor with greater and greater in
sistence until he gave UP his speech
with the admonition to the newspaper
men to say tomorrow, that Jones men
never howled anybody down."
While tho governor was giving his
reasons for the pardon Of Wash Rawl,
convicted Of burning the barn of D. M.
Crosson Of this county, he was inter-
rupted with a cry of "hurrah for pick
pockets" from Rev. Mr.. Hitler.
Il expect" replied the governor, 'if
you traced that mans history, you
would find out he has stolen more than
a pickpocket ever did. Stick that in
your head, you little pimp."
That's an infamous lie," yelled back
Mr.. Hitler.
"Oh, it's for you to stand In the
crowd" said the governor, "and call a
man a lie when you know that he can't
get to YOU"
While he was still discussing pardon
matters, the governor was interrupted
by Mr.. Schneider, who said:
Il want you to explain your record
as to the force Of the verdicts Of jus
tice with you, with reference to the
pardon Of criminals"
"If you had sense enough, you would
have read 1t in the newspapers" re-
piled the governor.
II can give you my arguments. but
can't give you sense enough to under
stand them"
Asking Mr.. Schneiders name and as
certaining the fact that he was a grad
uate of the university. Of South Caro-
lima, theIgovernor said:
II knew by your face you were not a
working man, and want Judge Jones
to see that 1t Is not all college gradu-
ates who are giving to bowling down"
The governor also received q call
down from Brooks Wingard, member
of the legislature from this county.
The governor was saying that Mr..
Wingard had written a letter In the
interest Of pardon Of Wash Rawi and
that Mr.. Wingard was no political
friend of his and had stood against
him in the house. -
Thereupon Mr.. Wingard yelled at
him: "You are mistaken" and the
crowd shouted: Let's hear more from
Mr.. Wingard."
This, however, they refused, saying
Mr.. Wingard had plenty Of time, to re-
ply while he was canvassing Lexing-
ton county for the legislature
Governor Blease quoted reporter OF
the News and Courier as saying that
Judge Jones in his speech last March at
Hampton had said to Blease men,
down with you anarchists" The re-
porter said his story was correct though
there might have been the opportunity
of error. Judge Jones interrupted the
governor at this juncture to say that
he had not been rightly quoted.
We've got 'em going when we get
'em to disputing among the family like
that" commented the governor.
tom Fielder, in his reply to my de-
fense to the Augusta charges" said the
governor, said that the affidavits l
have produced are from men, who have
been convicted Of felonies and pardon
ed by me, or who are under indict-
ment. There is Rev. w. A. c. Mueller,
pastor of st. Matthews Lutheran
church, who voluntarily made one OF
these affidavits. Is he man convicted
of felony? Is he a man under indict-
ment for graft? This only shows that
Tom Fielder Is ready to slander any
one."
The governor then read an affidavit
from w. Frank Rawl, which was TO
the effect that Mr. Rawl was an en-
ployee of the Edgefeld Manufacturing
company's cotton mill and that his boss
has in effect attempted to influence MS
vote against Blease by a threat OF dis
charging the employee.
Before closing his speech the gov
ernor took a hand primary OF the
crowd which showed that his followers
constituted a majority Of the crowd,
though the majority was not notice.
ably large.
Judge Jones was also badgered by
the please men during his speech but