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GOVERNOR BLEASE WILL ASK FOR SECOND TERM SO DECLARES IN SPEECH BEFORE AUDIENCE OF 3,500. Governor Declares That Tillman Should be Continued in Office so Long as He Lives. Orangeburg, July 7.-Before an aud ience of possibly more than 3,500 peo ple at Rickenbacker's grove, near Four Holes church, in this county, today, speaking at the annual picnic of the Tillman Volunteers, Governor Cole L. Blease declared that he would again offer for the governorship and that Senator Tillman should be continued in office so long as that distinguished statesman should live. There has been more or less speculation as to the intentions of Governor Blease in reference to again offering for the of fice he now holds; his declaration to day appeared to indicate his purposes, dependent, of course, upon circum stances that now may not be foreseen. Speakers of the Day. Featuring the day's exercises were the addresses of Senator Tillman, Governor Blease, Senator S. J. Sum mers, of Calhoun county, and Presi dent W. M. Riggs, of Clemson college. Capt. J. H. Claffy presided, introduc ing the speakers, and the large aud ience gave appreciative attention. It may be stated without fear of. con tradiction that Governor Blease made what the majority of the people con sidered a strong speech, even eloquent at times. In describing some of the cases which he had considered in view of pardons he brought tears to the eyes of some of the ladies. Senator Tillman devoted the six or seven min utes that he occupied to a speech of thanks to the people of his State for what they h@d done for him in the way of poptical preferment, declaring that he was keenly appreciative of the honors conferred upon him. Tillman's Old Fire. - Once in a while I feel the old fire again," said the feeble senator, "but I realize that my race is almost run, even though I should like to get back in a race for the senate.'' It can not be denied that Senator TllIman looks ill, his feebleness being easily percep tible. During the speech-making, he sat upon the platform, but the remain der of the day he remained seated in the automobile. .3iot a ".Blease Speech." Governor Blease spoke for an hour, having the closest attention through out The consensus of opinion was he made nothing of what has come to be known as a "Blease speech," although his condemnation of men and measures that opposed him and sought to dis credit hiim with the public was in un quflihed terms, and his language even bitter at times. Still, his utterances, taken in their entirety, were- consider ed a forcible presentation of his side of affairs in South Carolina. Much attention was paid to his pardon rec ord, the governor going into the de tails of several cases, and explaining the reasons for his actions. Tillman Calls for Explanation. An interesting incident of the day was at the conclusion of Governor iBlease's speech, when Senator Tillman called upon him to explain for the benefit of the people 'his reasons for the pardons of Wash Hunter andj George Hasty. As to the Hunter case,f the governor, in rgponding to this tall, recited the circumstances of the killing of Elbert Copeland, as he un derstood them, and the implication was that Governor Blease thinks, Wash Hunter acted in self-defence; that his victim had begun an assault upon him, and that Hunter acted to defend himself. Governor Blease stated that he was urged by the late, Col. Thomas B. Crews to go ahead and pass upon the Hunter case, acting on the merits thereof, and not let the fact that he (Blease) had been Hun ter's attorney, prevent him using his authority, and exercising the pardon ing power if he deemed a pardon justi fiable. The reasons set forth for the pardon of George Hasty were guD stantially the same as indicated in the News and Courier at the time the pardon was granted. Likens Himself to Tillman. In the course of his speech, Gover nor Blease said that Senator Tillman should be continued in office so long as he should live; that .he "should die in harness." And, the governor express ed the hope that, in spite of the mal--I igning he (Bkase) is now receiving in the State, some day he, too, would be taken into the affections of the peo ple, even as Senator Tillman, after the stormy days of his early political life, was now regarded. Governor Blease likened his course to that of Senator! Tillman, especially in reference to the opposition pitted against him. In an address of two hours' dura tion Senator Summers, of Calhoun, urged ~he ca'.ise or the Farmers' union. Senator Sumiers is a strong advocate of the Farmers' union and his presen tation today was forceful and convinc ing. President Riggs Speaks. President Riggs, of Clemson, took occasion to reply to the oft-repeated criticism hurled nt Clemson for the large amount of money placed at its disposal. President Riggs explained that much of this money is being used in work in behalf of the farmers of the State, some in the experimental endeavors. He said that if the amount were cut in half it would not affect the operating of the colege, but would curtail the efforts in behalf of the far mers. Tillman Volunteers. The occasion today was the annual picnic of the Tillman Volunteers, the local militia company of Orangeburg. The namae of the company was derived from the circumstances under which it was organized. It is recalled that at the occurrence of the Darlington riots, during the administration of Tillman as governor, the company wSs organized for service, taking its name in honor of the then governor. BEATS BILBO WITH PISTOL BUTT. Mississippi State Senator Assaulted on Train by Former Penitentiary Warden. Strakville, Miss., July 6.-State Sen ator Theodore Bilbo, candidate for lieutenant governor, was attacked and severely beaten here today by J. J. Henry, claim agent of the Mobile, Chicago and New Orleans railroad, and former penitentiary warden, the encounter coming as a direct sequel to a .campaign speech delivered by Senator Bilbo at Blue Mountain, Miss., recently, in which he is credited with having assailed Mr. Henry, impeach ing his character. -The affra; occurred aboard a rail road train, in which Mr. Bilbo was proceeding from Columbus to Stur gis, Miss., where he was to speak this afternoon. Using the butt of a pistol, it is asserted, Henry struck Bilbo re peatedly about the head and body. One Version of Affair. Henry, it is stated, as hae approach ed Bilbo, who was seated in the smok ing car, demanded that the utterances in question be retracted and an apolo gy made. Then he struck the State senator repeatedly about the head and body with the butt of a pistol. Henry surrendered to the sheriff here, and was released on his own Tecognizance. Other than a few cuts and bruises about his face and hands, he wgs not hurt in the silghtest. Bilbo continued his journey to Stur gis, where he was given surgical at tention. A special train was made up at Sturgis to convey him to Jackson. Stated Bilbo's Skull Fractured. Reports as to the extent of Bilbo's injuries are' conflicting. At first It was said that his wounds were not serious, but this afternoon a dispatch 'quotes Dr. Murphy, who was called to attend Bilbo at Sturgis, as saying his skull is fractured, but he is not necessarily1 fatally hurt. I Following an investigation by the legislature into some charges of ir regularities in the election of United States Senator Percy, Leroy, a court trial was held, at which Mr. Bilbo was an important witness. Ackerman, Miss., July 6.--Ross A. Collins; candidate for attorney gener al, who was accompanying State Sen-. ator Bilbo to Sturgis today, at the time of his encounter with J. 3. Henry, has given out the following statement: "When the train reached Starkville, I was seated directly in front of Sena tor B3ilbo in th.e smoking compartment, talking with Mr. Carruthers, of West Point. Carruthers left the train at Starkville, and I was looking out of the window at about half a dozen people on the station platform, when I heard a loud, dull lick. I heard a man groan and saw Senator Bilbo fall 'at the blow from a pistol. Immed iately a man covered the crowd in the smoking car with a pistol and I under stood that another person stood guard with 'b.j1. Everybody was made to vacate the car and the two men pre vented any one entering, while J. J. Henry administered repeated blows upon Senator Bilbo's head and body with the butt of a pistol. Some peo ple on the outside of the car, think ing Bilbo dead, begged Henry to stop, which he did, after havi,ng inflicted probably twenty or thirty blows." Shooting Affray in Columbia. Columbia, July 6.-In a shooting scrape near the union depot early this evening, the details of which are dif-1 ficult to obtain at this time, four men received gunshot wounds more or less serious, and one of them, Rhett Griffith belonging to a prominent family, is thought to have received injuries which may cause his death, having received at close range a charge of buckshot from a shotgun believed to have been in the hands of Charles B3. Stone. The others wounded are PolieemaIn James C. Moore, shot through the shoulder with a pistol bullet: a young mill operative named W. H. Hy den, and an unknown negro, who in the excitement went away in search of surgical attention. Young Griffith and Policeman Moore are at the Co lumbia hospital, and City Physician Manney M. Rice thinks Griffith has small ^hance of recovery. Accounts Conflicting. The shooting occurred at Heriot's meat market, and accounts are con flicting, but most of them agree that in a fusillade between Griffith, armed with a pistol, and Stone, who carried shotgun, Hyden received the first shot through the right hand, the negro was hit, Griffith received a charge of buck shot and Policeman Moore was hit while trying to stop the shooting. Stone is in the police lockup, unhurt. Developments tonight in(cate that this affray will produce one more Co lumbia homicide mystery. Recorder Verner, after an examination, held in $500 bond, as a material witness, James V. Heriot, manager of the beef market and grocery owned by J. B. Heriot & Co., where the shooting oc curred. Bail was given by J. B. Heriot, father of J. V. Heriot. The bond is returnable tomorrow morning, when the hearing will likely be continued. Rhett Griffith is not expected to live through the night. NOTICE Owing to the extreme warm dry weather the Board of Health requests all persons in the city of Newberry to clean up their' premises by Wednes day, July 12. On that day the board will inspeet and condemn all places found in an unsanitary condition. By order of the board. F. D. Mower, Chairman. D. B. Chandler, Secretary. Water Analysis. ' Charleston, S. C., June 24. Sanitary water analysis No. 632, of sample of water received June 10, 1911, from Newberry water works. Results in parts per million: Color.. .. ...... .... .....None Chlorine.. ... .... ... .... 23 Free ammonia... ... ... .......03 Albu.mintoil ammonia... ... .....03 Nitrogen In nitrates.. .. ......1.15 Nitrogen in nitrites... .........00 Hardness (as parts of Ca Co3) soap test.... ... ... ... .. .152.00 Alkalinity (as. parts of Ca Co3) 107.00 Total solids.... ... ... ....305.00 Bacterial Analysis-Bacterial indi cations of contaminations, none. Remarks-Free friom contamination. Respectfully submitted, F. L. 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