Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-15
MANY RUMORS

News was received in Yorkville
resignation Of Governor Blease. the
news coming as a distinct surprise to
some, while others expressed the
opinion that they were not surprised
at anything the governor might do
Dispatches concerning the rumor
were meager: there were number OF
people on the streets and soon Dame
Rumor was travelling at a rapid rate
BY two o'clock everybody on the
streets knew the governor had resign
ed, but there were a score of state
ments as to the reason Of his action.
Say had you heard it," asked one
man. Heard what?" another replied
why, Governor Blease has turned
loose every blamed prisoner in the
penitentiary and on the chaingangs
and resigned his job"
We'll, I'll declare" was the rejoin-
der. What do you know about that
Who did he resign to-" Why, the
lieutenant governor, Of course" was
the answer to the question. We'll,
1 never thought he would do it."
We'll, Coles quit" an adminis-
tration sympathizer informed an anti
I'm sure glad; it's a good riddance
reckon he was afraid he would be
impeached," was the answer.
my friend replied the informer,
II don't know why he resigned.
ain't heard. But don't you think 1t
was because he was afraid Of being
impeached That word afraid, is
one wold, the meaning Of which Cole
Blease amt never learned. You fel-
lows ought to know by this time that
he amt afraid Of nothing"
There being no comeback to this,
the supporter carried the news in one
direction and the anti in another.
Soon the news was In the midst OF
another group. How are we going
to work our roads without any chain
gang?" one man asked, and the reply
was: why, man, you don't believe
that rumor do you? I don't believe
but he amt turned all the convicts
loose. I'll bet you q Stetson hat he
amt turned six York convicts loose. '.
And Governor Blease has quit.
another man commented. We'll,
don't know why he did it. He had q
reason. But II I had been him
would not have done it. would have
stayed in office until January 10.
noon, just to show my enemies that
was governor to the last moment OF
my time. Well, as I was saying, he
knows what he's doing. We will know
all about 1t tomorrow when the paper
comes out. / declare"--and he walked
up the street telling the news to at
least three people between the tempo
rary court house and the corner.
hot hn
exclaimed a pompous citizen. I'VE will
have a decent governor in a few days
What Blease does doesn't matter to
me. II I thought I looked like a
Bleasite, I'd leave the county. / reckon
he's gone crazy and quit"
THE legislature was voting to i'm
peach the governor this morning. He
heard it and resigned, and that Is all
that kept them from doing It," another
man said. He deserved 1t too. Now,
we will have good government"
"Oh, I don't know replied another
man, who took the news coolly. THE
next governor will pardon about as
many folks as Blease has pardoned
But the newspapers will stand In with
him and won't say anything about
them. Therefore, you won't hear much
cussing about pardoning. Blease has
made as good governor as any Of them
The newspapers have given him the
dickens. They won't bother Manning
That Is about all the difference. Why
do you know we have some lawyers
right here in York county who have
been so bitter against him, but who
are really indebted to him for favors-
pardons for their clients and the like
But I'll tell you one thing, it's like he
himself says, he's shore been COVER
nor"
And thus the rumors and the COM
ments continued throughout the after
noon and evening.