The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-03
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Greenville, March 2.-onc OF the
hottest political fights this city has
cVeI known! involving, iBleaseites and
which has recently re.
suited in numerous dn;ngatinns being
SEA. tr columbia, TO thrash the mat
ter ,put behind closed doors. is ,beins
wagcl with an incXorable' fury and
promises to bring to, light more, start.
ling facts before;it hns ended - w
Tie fight virtually began when, Hon
GroSnrilie. county, defeating Jcff Cir
roath ty majority of!gbout six i!y'ts Votes:
It tx ':harged by the local Dlease forces
that the G1lreaths have for nearly a.
bali century monopoiizsd ne office OF
sEcril IL! this county. For th!rt:,,
years Ike Office was hel:i by the GIL
treatli clan and now thai It is held by
an outsider, and a dyed in-the-wool
Bleascito. Jen Gifreatn ait:i his friends
are up In arms agaiHstaiila new silerifT.
'Elie Rural Police.
Tho bill providing 10 8, 7 rural police
furcc II, this county with . chief Mt its
Ihead. exploded bomSshell in the
camp OF the force now In power. The
Gllteaiii cfan are nov charging the
present slieriff and his friends with anr
, attempt &c infiuenSe The governor in
killing TIL, appropriation for tho new
p:'iite system, The biA for a5,raiT5ai
police force IS now as.IafS and tis anti
Blcasites have ciruelatcdi s. "a ), report
ttat sihoriff Rector and his friends
! are making a cpnfeRtAa effort to have
Gov. Bleasel veto sthesa pfaprt tiop for
Stlle new police system. y, "a as
Needing an surgente pslI from, Eoiilni-
bia, to come down and join In the, fight
, being made by tie Stat3 Sheriff IS, Asr
,soeintion for their Free Rass.. . eaatiftl4
nieut, Sheriff Fieetor haste ed fna f;sn
capital city forgthissp paFlloi IS WJednes-
day afternoon. Duringlh atiseTee
the anti-BleaseItesss fFeelpo circuIated
n report that the sherifSllad met jba-
hind closed doors with tEaelfiianorgin-
teFests OF. the county. knognitasi th
abllnd tiger tritim eGSate' of. Green
lville county, and had f6ts their instiga-
Noni gene with yaajh delegation. no
as!s;;E; at.e.;; tie governor to Veto the rural
police appropriation ahIaaoehaf;Ead
! by the Gilreath faction that SheTifE
Rector is afraid of the effects of the
Iru~al police force, which would be
entirely outof his control II an appro2
iirtatiCS is made for its up-keep and
| YEAS doing all In his powerto prevent
It!e new system taking hold .t
| Power Greater Than SherifI's.
The Greenville county Law for q ru-
raj police force, with q chief and. six
policemen, gives tho new system far
ETeater power than possessed by tie
she :ifi The rural cl. .ies is authorizct.
To make an arrest for any 6ffense
/, , without warrant and he can areni enter
Ithc liurne of q Gitizen for the purpose
of ali Investigation on his oRn author.
fly The new law vail iasssn not 6nly
the power of the shpriif. but Will re.
tlitces considerably the appropriation
for his once. The: sheriff 8 llHs an
| Hounccd that he Will be compelled to
/, ,,dikcltslg all deputies anu tihhdle his
ifset ~, :,
SherG Rector isstigu forapublication
on his return from Columbia state-
i nieht bitterly, denpuncing tho dtilrty
ucrls Of tho Giirenth clan and. tiefyinE
that fact tibf1i Co do their worst. He
btandsd as M .irifamoqs : Il the re-
mort that he had held o caucus with
the hiind tiger tfiamSiEAte in HIS
private Office before going to coiun:-
Gellcs Them to Do HpYSe.
Il know Giiraath and his bunch
have cnpl loyed detectives TO wiitch me
ai:d FAY tnens" said the sherilf, ,.but i
ldefy them to do their worst well
come ain Investigation of the kind they
have threatened. The records of my
loflce are always open to the public"
Jem Gilreath has attempted to
create the impression that am graft
ling and fear the effects OF the rnfaI
police force. They arc much mistali-
en- on this point, thpng4L for II wag r
Erea9tl sysitp pref eated certain members
of the Greeny iile delegation from figllt-
ing the fiirai police, mensuFe."'3
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