The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-22

speaks of JOneS-aS chief 1uStlce
of the supreme court-as having
been influenced by public clam
or" and having violated his oath
as a justice and not decided the
case according to the recognized
law.
I am thoroughly satisfied that
Tillman's letter will not injure
me, for I have received messag-
es by telephone, telegram and
letter from every section of the
State, and they all give me as.
surances that this has done me
no injury, but, on the contrary,
in many instances, I am assured
that it has gained me strength
and given further assurance to:
the people of their confidence in
my character and fidelity to their
interests.
1 publish this communication
only to show that Gonzales is
fighting for dear life to elect
Jones and was leading MCGOWAN
into deceiving Tillman by lying
on me; and. further, to show: as
I have shown throughout the en-.
tire campaign, that Jones is Con
zalss' candidate. Why? Because
he cannot control BleaSe.
The victory is ours. It will be
recorded on Tuesday and my
friends will see that I am not de.
frauded-hence, I am sure Of re.
election. Very respectfully,
(Signed' Cole L. Blease.
Columbia. S. c., Aug. 25, 1912.
The Columbia State refused to
publish this address. either as a
news item or as an advertisement,
saying that the article contained
"more or less accurate copies of
three private kilograms, two
sent by the edition of The State
on Friday evening, and one on
Saturday to the Washington cor
respondent of The State"
It was refused publication by
the Columbia Record, August 26,
1912, "on grounds That as it ap
pears to be article as to private
kilograms, same was referred to
counsel of Record, who advised
against publication, not knowing
what consequence might be. y
This statement was made by
Wyatt Taylor, OF the Columbia
Record, in returning sane to Hon.
Fred II. Dominick, my copy for
publication. 1t was also refused
campaign manager, who offered
it for publication, either as
news item or an advertisement,
in the Charleston News and Cour-
ier.
That I have never seen the
Feaguson letter, and knew moth
ing of it's contents: is shown by
the following affidavit of Harri.
son Ferguson, to whom the "F'er'
guson letter. was written and
sent by Tillman:
State of South Carolina-County
of Spartanburg
Personally appears before me
Harrison Ferguson, who, being
duly sworn, says: That during
the campaign for governor OF
South Carolina, in the summer OF
1912, in which Jonn T. Duncan,
Ira B. Jones and Cole L. Blease
were candidates, that much was
said and written in regard to
Senator Tillman's position; that
this deponent, on the 14th day OF
August, 1912, addressed a com
munication to Senator .Tillman,
and that on the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1912, this deponent received
from Senator Tillman a reply to
his communication; that this de
ponent lives in the county of
Spartanburg, and that said com
munication was received in the
county of Spartanburg, in the
city of Spartanburg; that he did
not communicate either by word
of mouth or by writing. by him
self or by any others the contents
of said communication to Cover
nor Cole l.. BIease, and that this
deponent knows of his own know
ledge that Gov. Cole L. Blease
did not know the contents of said
communication at the time Of the
closing of the State campaign at
Greenville, South Carolina; and
that deponent further knows that
Gov. Cole L. Blease could not
have been fighting or using his
influence against Senator Till
man on account of facts set forth
in Senator Tillman's letter, be-
cause Gov. Cole L. Blease bad
never seen the letter and did not
know of its contents, and that any
statement that he did is absolute.
ly and unqulvocally false. De-
ponent further states that, so far
as his knowledge goes, Gov. Cole
| l.. Blease has never seen the let
ter written by Senator Tillman
to this deponent, that from the
receipt of said letter until after
the primary election, which was
held on the 9th day of August,
1912. that this deponent had no
conversation with Governor Cole
L. Blease, nor no correspondence.
(Signed) Harrison Ferguson.
Sworn TO before me this 18th
day of November, A. D. 1912.