The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-03-21
GOVERNOR BLEASE ON
NEWBERRY'S FUTURE
SAYS HER PEOPLE OUGHT TO
BOOST THE TOWN MORE.
Too Much "KnOcking."-GOvernOr
Positively in Race for U. S. Sen
ate-Speed Ordinance Episode.

Governor Cole L. Blease spent
Wednesday in Newberry. The COVER
nor came to Newberry On business
and to visit his old home. There IS
2 petition before the governor for
the pardon of George w. Long, con-
yicted in Greenwood county OF man
slaughter and as it was convenient
for the attorneys in the case and for
the governor, the governor agreed to
hear arguments upon the petition 10
Newberry. The case was heard IN
the Office of Hon. Fred. H. Domlnlck,
Hon. c. c.. Featherstone appeared for
Mr. Long, and Solicitor Cooper for
the State.
The governor was accompanied to
Newberry by Private Secretary John
K. Aull. The governor is looking we'll.
He is in good health and in good
spirits. Some time ago The Herald
and News published an interview in
which the governor expressed his sat
isfaction with the recent session OF
the legislature.
When seen by representative OF
The Herald and News on Wednesday
afternoon, and asked what he thought
OF Newberry, since he was tempora-
ry visitor within Newberry's gates
a temporary visitor to his former
home-the governor said:
81 am. always glad to get back to
Newberry. 1t gives me pleasure to
come back to my home and to meet
the people among whom l have lived
all my life. But there is one kick l
want to make. There is to much
kicking among people from Newberry
in regard to Newberry. There is too
much pessimism among Newberry peo-
pie. When you see man from New
berry and ask him about NeWberry
you very seldom hear a good word for
the town. Nothing will kill a town
quicker. The get-together spirit and
the boosting spirit is what Neybt I!
needs. There is no better town than
Newberry When NeWberry people,
who know this, will get together and
work together to make it a better
town, and stand together in telling
what good town it is, Newberry will
do something. 1t always hurts town
to knock it. When one gets away
froup home and hears ones home peo-
pie knocking ones home town, it is
discouraging, especially to one who
loves the old town and has her inter
ests at heart, and to one who loves
the old county The people Of New
berry can get together and make the
old town grow, and l wish they
would"
will you positively be candidate
for the United States Senator p the
governor was asked.
Il will he replied. my platform
will be the national democratic plat
form and the State democratic plat
form"
The governor said he was beginning
to feel in Columbia as if he were liv-
ing in suburb of Newberry There
are lots of former Newberry people
in Columbia now In the State House
the governors rGiv%te secretary, Mr..
John K. Aull, is from Newberry. The
State electrician, Mr.. T. @. Boozer,
is from Newberry. Soon Hon. Fred.
H. Dominick will go to Columbia as
assistant attorney general. In addl-
ton to these, Mr.. Bill BooZer, Reed
Boyleston and others are connected
with State work Among those il
business in Columbia are Caldwell q
Hatiwanger, with their corps Of New
berry clerks; DR.. James Mcintosh,
prominent among the physicians, and
others. All these were mentioned
pleasantly by the governor.
There are two sons Of Col. Gus
Kibler in Columbia, too, who are DO
ins we'll, and whom, l feel sure, the
people Of Newberry are always in
terested in. They are Mr.. E. l..
Kibler and DR.. Clarence l., Kibler,
They are brothers Of DR., E. H. Kibler,
of Newberry"
The governor also mentioned Mr.. S.
X. Bouknight, with whom he formerly
served on the city council Of Newber-