The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-30
1fSi'bad'' Tells of Many Things
| lie This Old World of Politics
John G. RiehsEds Has Lined Up Equally With Blease and the Nc
LauFn Forces Are Madg Rase Candidate For Third
Il. Term?-4SsRs QtkeT CasgSRaI6Sns
BY. ". p. BEARD.

fAbbeville, S. G., May 2S--The politi-
cal situation as developed by the con-
vention is about the most interesting
one ever seen In this state. First, the
eHorts OF certain leaders among the
Blease faction TO bring IN John 4?
Richards through the back door at the
eleventh hour ON a trojan horse
proposition has caused some of the
staunehest and most influential Blease
men to raise the cry OF Wolf and
exclaim beware of the Greeks when
they come bearing gifts"
IT has been numored for months
that Mr.. Richards refrained from at
2ending the "Blease Conference" to
which he was invited last November
Tor fear Of offending Senator Till
man and Gonzales" But In the mean
tune as rumor has 1t. he was supposed
10 have made strides with several
prominent Blease leaders, for mutual
supporters that were entirely satis-
factory TO the inner-cirrlesof Anti.
Blease leaders, who hoEed by that
means to get enough BIease candidates
working secretly for Richards to keep
al straight-out Blease man from get
ting into the second primary, and
thus TO destroy the movements Some
Anti-Biease leaders have been known
to state that theH would do THE ever;
If they had to set 3lease 90 to the
senate for "if we can get possession
OF the State government We VIII fix
Blease later" they said.
1t is said that Richards came
into conference held in the COVER
nor's Office the night OF the 2lst and
declared for Blease." There muct be
something In it, for the McLaurin men
are as mad as wet hens and one sena-
tor from a lower Piedmont country
who is a strong Blease man was heard
to say after the conference, that he
did not blame Senator McLaurin for
fshusing to go mot a conference with
an eleventh hour convert like RichA
ards sitting in 1t as candidate. And
~ that little crowd OF politicians, hos
tie to McLaurin don't STOP ringing in
! lnolitical halfbrseds and incomptents
tp split up the vote, i intend to quit
the Whole movement. i, am a Blease
man, but q McLaurin man first, and
We owe 1t to ourselves ito mt, mn IS
trst-class man for governor, and 1
will stand for nc other kind. as-E p s'T<.
8 That Is the kind of talk being hand
"a out In Columbia, and while there
nay be nothing come Of 1t, still it
lecas curious, and there is no denying
the fact that while the lBieaseites are
practically solid for Bleg...e they are
badly split up on the proposition for
Bisass for GoyerRorg 3
There are also minors that Gov.
Blease, seeing the impogsibility OF
his folioWers cohSsntr oIfs q
strong max for gpyer9e and to bresk
up Ne . :..e :s;4s s;s sfols seREolimeat
rnies, is censideriHg the adylsibiiity
of withdrawing from the senatorial
raee and making the race for g0Yes-
iisSS. III iiiEt case it Is 5cerIain Iiiar
all but one candidate now out would
retire and leave the field to the strong
est Anti-BleRse Goliath It ts thought
that Senator sMcLanrin would enter
the lIstsiagainst Senator Smith In suoh
event.
There is undoubtedly az far as the
gubernatorial situation iss concernesiI
a. rift with tile lnte's among the
& Bieaseiteg. The friends OF Senator
McLaurin say that they will mot sup
port richards, or any Blease man fol
that matter, who is put out to head
i, OF. MisLaurin. They point out thai
{ t'no objection ear be; reasoEably {Tais1
ed to IFby and sSihIIis refnaihing IN
the race as they announced some time
ago and coma out on their own init
tatiyes lst if ,tlIbse opbdseds to. Mo.
Iaurln bring out d Biease man nov