The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-08
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SAYS GOV. BLEASE
DPCI4RES HE IS SATISFIED HE
WILL WIN BY BIG VOTE
Silent ON ConyentiOns-Blease, DOM
mick and Nichols Speak in
Greenville.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Columbia, May 6.-Governor Blease
declined to make any special comment
rodav on the result of the county con
ventions, but expressed htmself a:
satisfied With the reports he was re-
ceiving from over the State. q will
heat Smith $4,000 to $4,000 votes" said
the governor, telling of the many let
ters and messages Of encouragement
he was getting on every mail. Ine
governor said tile Pleasei es were not
much on handling clubs and conven-
tions, but when it came to the ballot
box they mad the votes and know how
to use them.
\ Governor BIease is satisfied his
friends will have a better showing IN
the coming convention than they did
in 1912, and when asked about the
overwhelming majority against him
that would be in hat gathering said
he was not worried.
81 am specially delighted over the
result of yesterdays election in Co
lumbia,' said the governor, referring
to the defeat Of Mayor Wade Hamp-
ION Gibbes for reelection and the run
over for mayor between Drs. F. S.
Earle and l.. A. Griffin. Further than
this he would not express himself.
Speek at Greenville.
Governor Cole. L. Blease, Assistant
Attorney General Fred H. Dominick
and Mr.. S. ]. Nichols, of Spartanburg,
will go to Greenville TO morrow and
will make speeches in the city OF
Greenville tomorrow night. MI,
Nichols is running for congress up in
that district. On Friday the governor
and Mr.. Dominick will make speeches
at Fair Play, in Oconee county, a. the
commencement exercises at the school
there, and after they are over the gov
ernor and Mr.. Dominick will make po-
itical addresses to the vo,ers. MI
Dominick is running for congress
against Congressman Aiken and Oco-
nee is in that district.
Senator John L. McLaurin, Of Ben
nettsville, was in Columbia yester-
day, leaving this afternoon for the
up-country. The senator gave out no
statement while here, but it is known
that he held conferences with several
of his friends. Mr.. McLauTin called
on Governor Blease while in the city,
but whether the call was merely per-
soaal or had 10 do with the political
situation is no: known. Mr. McLaurin
is running for governor and has stat
ed publicly that he intends to vote for
Governor Blease for the United States
senate. Two other candidates for
governor, Mr.. Charles Carol Simms,
of Barnwell and Representative W.
C. Irby, Jr., of Laurens, are warm
personal and political friends Of the
governor. AS to which of these three
will get the bulk of the administra-
4ion vote is a matter which will be
settled after the August primary.
DOminick For Congress.
Assistant Attorney General Fred. H,
Dominick, who was campaign man
ager for Governor Blease in both OF
his races for governor, is candidate
for congress in the Third congression-
al district, now represented by Con-
gressman Wyatt Aiken. Mr.. Dominick
has been visiting in the Third district
every opportunity his Official duties
permitted him TO get off and it is prob
able that after the State convention
he will make more vigorous can
vass. He declared this morning that
he was confident IF he result and
does not appear to be disturbed by
not being a delegate tc the State con-
vention from Newberry.
Several of the administration lead
ers from different parts of the State
have been in Columbia this week, but
no confirmation has been obtained OF
a rumor which has been in circula-
ton that caucus was held. The ad-
ministration leaders are not talking
about what plans they have mapped
out for the campaign beyond the fact
that they say they are not worried
over the anti-Blease wave which
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