Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-19

and honesty Is all that can be accom-.
plished and 1t Is all that should be at.
tempted"
GOV. BLEASE IN GASToNIA
Passed Through on His Way to Beth
any and Talked With Newspaper Man
No less distinguished person thar
the Honorable Cole L. Blease, governor
Of the Commonwealth Of South Caro-.
lima, spent last night and a few hour.
this morning in Gastonia. Governor
Blease arrived on a late train last nigh
from Charlotte and was domiciled a
the Franklin. He was en- route to Beth
any, few miles west Of Glover, where
today he Is scheduled to deliver an ad
dress at the closing exercises Of the
high school there. When seen by a rep.
resentative Of the Gazette, the govern.
or in company with his friend and ad
wiser, Mr.. II. B. Roach, and Squire A
r. Anders, was in search Of an automo.
bile to convey him out to Bethany
While waiting for the conveyance al
the Franklin, the governor talked free.
ly and Interestingly Of himself and the
political situation in his state. MIR
Blease, unlike many other prominent
men is not averse to newspaper public.
ity and is always free and willing tc
talk. His answers to questions are mol
hedged about with IFS and lands" and
other provisional stalls. He talks
straight from the shoulder and delivers
himself Of his opinions Of men and
things in a vivid and sometimes highly
descriptive manner.
AS is generally known, few days
ago in South Carolina the county con-
ventions were held to elect delegates tc
the state convention which meets II
Columbia, next Wednesday, the Goth
The anti-Blease forces practically con
trolled these conventions and elected
their delegates to the state convention
Asked as to the probable effect Of this
upon his candidacy for the senate the
governor replied:
1T will not have any effect whatever
We have them beat both ways. They
say that they are going to disbar from
voting any man who does not hold a
registration ticket; in other words, a
man cannot vote in the primary unless
he can vote in the general election. II
they intend to enforce this ruling and
attempt to disfranchise large number
Of South Carolina voters, it will have a
boomerang effect. On the other hand
if they use the election machinery
which has been in use for the past two
years, they hoist themselves on their
own petard. For, you remember, after
the gubernatorial fight Of two years
ago in which 1 was elected by a big
majority, they said that the election
was carried by fraudulent methods. So,
you see, whichever way they go, we've
got EN- in hole"
And" added the governor, with a
twinkle, "our forces don't care so much
about this club and convention system
which Is more or less cut and dried.
That style Of politics doesn't appeal to
my supporters, the farmers, the cotton
mill operatives and the laboring class
in general. We do our work at the polls
and If they attempt this disfranchising
business they'll get themselves into a
- Of fix. No, sir, this aristocratic,
high browed kind of politics doesn't
suit my constituents and you watch
and see."
Il notice that President Wilson is
going to your state to speak at Cheraw
July s. This is rather unusual, l be-
lieve. Mr.. Wilson hardly ever leaves
the Capital to accept invitations. You
know he turned down the invitation to
speak at Charlotte, May 20. And jose
phus Daniels is to be there. How do
you account for that?" queried the
newspaper man.
Yes. l know he is not in the habit
OF running around to make speeches
and do you know the whole secret Of
his coming to Cheraw?" asked the gov
ernor, as he warmed to the subject in
hand. To the newspaper mans confess
sion that he had been unable to fathom
the depth Of such an unheralded move
on the part of the president in passing
up an invite from the great and glori-
Gus city Of Charlotte and accepting one
from the comparatively insignificant
nF tho Doe naa In
South Carolina, Mr.. Blease said:
We'll, the secret Of the whole thing
is that Wilson is very much interested
in the reelection Of my opponent, f.
d. Smith, to the senate and the sole
purpose of his coming to South Caro-
lima is to aid Smith in his campaign.
Senator Kern has been down here, too,
and | tell you that Smith had better
look out. You know, a large part Of my
political success in South Carolina is
to the mistakes Of my enc
mics. Now these South Carolina sup
porters Of mine, if they ever take Of
fense at anything, resent the idea of
outsiders coming in and trying to die
tate to them how to run their govern
ment, and especially one of those Yam
KEGS like Senator Kern from Indiana"
and here the governor applied daub
Of the vivid coloring matter character
istic of him.
Yes" he said, IF Wilson comes to
Cheraw in July and attempts to boost
Smiths campaign, 1t will react on
Smith as sure as fate"
What about Prof Clinkscales' can
didacy for the governorship?" he was
asked.
MIR. Clinkscales is a good man and