The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-24


something about the majority Or
angeburg gave against him in the
election of 1912. But" he pas
sionateIy exclaimed, where are thu
poll lists and club rolls from here?'
Robert Lide has never been accus
ed of being a Bleaseite.'
Rain commenced falling at thi:
juncture and the meeting was called
together inside the court house. The
room was packed and some found il
impossible to get in. Mr.. Rayso1
called for order and quiet so the gov
ernor could be heard, and Blease re-
sumed his speech.
Denies Charge Against Sims.
yesterday" Blease said, Eat ST.
Matthews I read by entire speech.
My purpose was to place myself in
the position that the South Carolina
newspapers could not misQuote what
7 said then. I have no apology to
make to any man or set Of men for
what I've done. I sent that paper
to The State and The News and Cour-
ier and to the papers IN the Piedmont
section and The State came out this
morning with a lie at its masthead.
1t said that I said that Jas. l.. Sims
edited a negro newspaper; said
nothing like that; I'll repeat what I
said; I said that Sims, the United
States marshal, has set type on g
Republican paper at Kingstree,' and
I have his word for it. (Some one
in the audience said, That's nothing
against him. The governor replied,
"There are lots who are not Of your
mind.")
The governor brought out an 1884
edition of Industries and Resources
in the South in which Blease said
was a history of the life OF Sims
written by Mr. Sims himself. He
then read the following: "Mr. Sims,
a native of Charleston, worked on
the Courier; went to Spartanburg
and worked on the Herald" till '7S,
then went to Orangeburg to start
The Times and Democrat. Blease
read an extract from an article writ
ten by Mr.. Sims during the controv-
ersy which arose when he was men
toned for the U. S. marshalship.
The extract reads: when was a
little over 81 years Of age was en-
ployed on a Republican paper at
Kingstree." The governor continued,
saying that he had already said that
Smith had given appointments to
men who were associated with Has
kel or the Republican party in '76:'
He read a letter from Tillman to Sem
ator Smith which bore on the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. Sims and said that
Smith had agreed to the appointment
of Sims and this would cost Smith
thousands of votes. He also referred
to a communication from Tillman to
Thos. F. Brantley in connection with
the appointment Of Sims and Wes-
ton. He said that Smith was lnstru-
mental in the appointment. of United
States marshal and district attorney.
As to Some Pardons.
Gov. Blease referred to the mat
ter of pardons and showed a apetition
for pardon he had received with
the remark, there is not a friend OF
mine on it." Some one hollored to
the governor, "Who asked you to
release Mack Stokes?" Blease re-
piled, "None of your business
He referred to the case OF the ne
gro from Orangeburg, Holman, who
was sent from the penitentiary to
the chain gang, and spoke OF the
article which appeared in The Times
and Democrat which said that Blease
showed favor to Holman. "If it was
a favor" said Blease, lit was on the
petition Of your representatives and
to keep him from raising cotton in
competition to YOU"
"Joe Bowman, negro, plead
guilty of assault with intent to raw
ish. A petition was presented for a
pardon signed by M. F. Inabinet, T..
NJ. McMichael, A. D. Fair, T. A. Sal
ley, R. H. Jennings, chief Of police
of Orangeburg, G. L. Salley and A.
N. Salley. / have investigated and
found that the assault had been COM
mitted on white woman and I
didn't pardon him.
Gov. Blease told the audience that
he had pardoned man from CAL
houn county the night before. 81
will pardon more, ''he said, "and
you and you can't help it,.
As to Smiths Labors.
Smith talked about immigrant"
(cheers for Smith were heard amid
cheers and yells for Blease). Blease
said, "your impoliteness here will
make votes for me-" He told OF an
immigrant who, he said, couldn't
write and "who was tagged and sent
into your State to work in opposition
to your boys and girlsSSmith gets
these immigrants in" Gov. :Blease
said that to others in the Senate,
Smiths immigration bill" was look
ed on as a joke and cited the Con-
gressional Record to prove it.
The speaker next took up the "cot-
ton" phase Of Smiths claims and
said "Hoke Smith and Lever are the
tSmith-Lever' BILL" and continued to
ridicule Senator Smiths raising the
price of cotton"
II was born on a farm and work
ed in livery stable and made myself
with the help of God and He has
! been with me and nave been elect
ed to the legislature, was elected
governor two times and will be elect
ed United States Senator. They