The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-26
Bseri Replies to Pcurifoy's Attack.

6seri Replies to Peurltoy's Attack.
Editor Manning Times:
Inasmuch as Mr.. J. H. Peuri
foy candidate for congress saw
fit to attack me in his speech at
the court house today, I think l
am entitled to areply.
Mr.. Peurifoy accused me Of
going over the county telling
people that Mr.. Hughes was the
man that Governor Blease want
ed to go to congress. That state
ment is not true as all with
whom I have talked can testify.
He read a telegram from Gov
ernor Blease stating that be,
Governor Blease, did notauthor-
ize myself or any one else to
make any such statement for
him.
That is true; Governor Blease
told me himself in Charleston
that he was hands-off, and did
not want to be dragged into this
race. He said that no one must
use his name in behalf of any
candidate.
told him hat [ would not
compromise him In any manner
whatsoever, aud any statement
to the effect that 1 have done 50
lis false. 7 talked with Mr..
Penrifoy in Charleston about
supporting him, because he WIS
related by marriage to Governor
Blease, but when I found that
the relationship imposed no ob
litigation upon him Oh the 9th,
of last August aud that be voted
for Ira B. Jones I could not sup.
port him on the Governors
account.
I was surprised today when
Mr.. Peurifoy made his play to
the galleries at my expense: and
tried to slip into the Blease
ranks through the back door.
Mr.. Peurifoy need not have
. stated that wv. P. Beard
Beard lived at Abbeville, with
the intention of discredlt-
ing me as a resident of another
district. The News Scimlter
which I edited had good CIR
culation in this county, and the
; people of Clarendon know who
1 am, and why the papers all
over the State last summer
called me "Governor Blease's
bodyguard."
I am not travelling on Cover
nor Blease's name, l am travel
; ling on my own, and as I asked
, no ones permission to come here,
I will not leave at the bidding OF
, any one. I. have said nothing
.. to injure Mr.. Peurifoy or any OF
, the other candidates, and have
), no personal feeling against
!. either he or the others, but in
my opinion Mr.. Hughes is a bet
: ter friend to the friends and sup,
: porters of Governor Blease and
: his cause than is Mr.. Peurifoy,
+ for that reason I am supporting
! him.
:, If Mr.. Peurifoy wants to at
, tack my political course he is
welcome to the change he gets
from me. but as a matter o1
Justice and propriety I ask him
;. to Join in respecting the Request
;. of the Governor that bis name
: be not further mentioned in this
! ! controversy.
In view of the fact that he to
: day read a telegram from the
i i Governor showing that he was
i not interested in this race which
y entirely corroborates my numer
y Gus statements to the same effect
it seems to me the above attitude
' is the correct one.
If Mr.. Peurifoy wishes tt
= know my reason as to why NJ
Z should not be elected to congress
= = will say that ''Burkis is willln',
y but no more clap-trap and coat
i tail swinging Mr.. Peurifoy, yo1
L don't understand the game.
$ W. P. BEARD.
Manning, S. c., March 25, 1911;
d P. S.-The Charleston New
y y and Courier, in collision wit!
u u R. S. Whaley and J. Fl. Peur'
! foy in their joint frame-up re
y y fused to publish my signed repl.
y y to Peurifoy's untruthful charg
= against me, and which I gave t
y y it's reporter while at Manning.