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JONES CANDIDATE FOR OT E NO R Chief Justice of State Will Oppose C,ov. Cole L. Blease-Resi. s as Chiei Justice. Lancaster, Sept. pr-The prssure brought to bear on Chief Justice Ira B. Jones frm all parts of South Caro hna :o beome a canante for goVVr nor has b:en so great and the argu mienzs emiplovc- 3 3. aoui:e:s agilatte e: tjist ncsel -natri-otic cit -o:S for to take :e xn - : ry nt. To day the chief jusice gave out the fo - lowing stateml: "You are authoriz ed to state that if Providence permits I will certainly be a candidate in the primary next August for nomination as governor." The announcement of Chief Ju ticz Jones' candidacy will be received with much interest in the State. Mr. Jones was vice president of the constitutional convention of 1895, of which Governor John Gary Evans was the president. Mr. Jones married Miss Rebecca Wyse, daughter of the late- Capt. Joseph Wyse, of Edgefie1d, now Salu Aa. He is a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, being an elder in the church at Lancaster. Letter to Governor. Columbia, Sept. 12.-The following letter was received . this morning at the office of the governor: Lancaster, S. C., Sept. 11, 1911. Hon. Cole. L. Blease, Governor, Co lumbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: I hereby ten der my resignation as chief justice, to take effect January 9, 1912. Very re spectfully, Ira B. Jones. The Lancaster News: You are au thorized to state that if _Eovidence permits I will certainty ie a candidate in the primary next August for nomi nation as governor. (Signed) Ira B. Jones. Lancaster, September 12. Statesman Without a Job. The forwarding to Gov. Blease an official formal statement of his resig-, nation as chief justice, and within 24 hours, the definite announcement that he would enter the race for governor next summer,- place Chief Justice Ira B. Jones as the first certain candidate to test the issue with Gov. Blease for * the--.gubernatorial term of 1913-1914. Mr. Jones has taken the stand which Gov. Tlease declared recntly in Char leston he would not take, and has tak en the risk of being the "statesman without a job," which the governor said he would. be should he resign his position as chief justice of the South Carolina supre'me court The resignation and-. announcement have been rumor'ed iA various quarters of the State for several weeks, but they come as a surprise to even those who have been expecting his candidacy. By many it has not been considered that' he would relinquish the highest judi cial office in the State, of which he may have been certain for life, at a salary equal to that of the governor, in order to become a candidate for the -'- executive office. .. .. - -. -A Reformer. *'It is universally conceded in politi cat circles that Chief Justice Jones at any time would make a most formi-' dable, if not an invincible, candidate for any ofice in the Stats. He is a product of the reform movement, one -- of the ablest and most aggressive lead ers of the warm political fights of the early 90's, but his career on the su ~preme bench has been highly distin guished for fairness and judicial in - egrity no less than for~ scholarship, -earning and aiiy * - -. Impressive Personality. Chief Justice Jon'es is a man 'of -most impressiv'e .personality, virile, -aggressive,~ alert and absolutely fear less. Quick in debate,' resourceful, * thoroughly familiar with South Caro; lina affairs, he would at any time and* against any opposition be' a difficult: man to handle on the - stump, and should Gov. Blease stick to his deter mination to offer for re-election next year, the candidacy of Mr. Jones makes it certain that there will be at least one antagonist able to cope with the gov ernor, whose stump speaking ability is highly regarded by his friends. Sev eral other influential, strong men, have been mentioned recently for governor, but so far none of them has made any announcement as to his intentions. Tillman's Attitude. What position Senator Tillman will take with regard to a race for gover nor between Messrs. Jones and Blease is a matter about which there is con Siderable speculation among those in terested in poltics. It is conceded that an active and avowed championship of either candidate by the senior sen a.tor would be an important factor. A Local Optionist. As to the liquor question, Chief Jus +ic: .Jones is by principle a local op ionist and by practice a total ab stainer. But in this race the liuor issue will occupy a position much more subordinate than it has held in gubernatorial campaigns in South Carolina within the past twenty years. Also From Newberry. Chief Justice Jones is a native of New brry, where he was born on Dt ,eeniber 29, 1S31. The early years 0 his life were spent in Newbcrry, whcre he attended Newbrry college 'or a ,; utI i n -1,S8 h e eni-Lere j, e in colige and gradua ted in theC ciass of SAr he i self as orator and debater. Aftr gi'a uaML n:e rLurnea 1o NewLerry an (ng1t school two years . that coun ty and L dgefield, sLudying law in Lile m-aantime. While .i Newberry he was associate editor of the Herald. He was admitted to the bar when 21 yearS old. In the fall of 1S75 Mr. Jones remo-r eci to Lancaster, where he has sincl resided.* It was then a town wiLhout railroad or telegraph facilities. It is said that when the future chief .jastice reached Lancaster he had $10 in his pocket, and no friends or acquaintance: h- the new town. He is essentially a self-made man, in the best sense of the term. In 1890 Mr. Jones was sent,to thei house -of representatives froia Lancas ter. He at once took first rank with the leaders of the reform movemen:.1 in the house his personali.r immed-! iately made itself felt, and be became chairman of the most important com mittee, that on ways and means. A newspaper man who reporcel the pro ceedings in those stir ' days recent ly said that when Ira R Jones led a f ght in the ho'use, 't was as good as won. When Speaker John L. M. '!rby was elected United States senator, M: Jones was made speaker. As Speaker. Factional feeling ran very high in those days. It is related that upon one occasion -the house passed a reso lution taking out of the hands ;of the speaker the appointment of a free conference committee-an unieard of' proceeding. Speaker Jones at once threw down the gavel, took off the purple robe and walked down the stand. The house apologized to thell speaker, and he resumed his office. On the Bench.I On January 30, '1896, while still' speaker, he was unanimously elected associate justice of the supreme court, showing the respect in which he was held by his fellow members of the gen eral assembly. On January 22, 1902,: he was re-elected for the full term of f eight years, and his term would have: expired in 191'J, but upon the resigna tion cf, Chief Justice Pope, Associate Justice Jones was elected chief justice to tiil the term expiring in 17.4. He' thus had more than two years yet to - serve had he not resigned. The Sitiation. Politically, aside from the entry of the chief justice into the race for gov-1 ernor, the resignation of the chief jus tice is interesting. His term as chief justice expires in 1914, two years from the date when his resignation becomes effective. The resignation-is in the case of 1Chief Justice Pope--has been timed so as to become effective during the sessioni of the general assembly, thus enabling the legislature to fill\the' office promptly. Under the con'stitu-, tion the governor 'lan only make an. appointment to fill such an office where the unexpired ter:m is less than' one year, and if the chief justice had. made his resignation effective now, th governor could not have filled the office and the supreme court would have been short one judge during the coming fall term. Chief Justice Jones: wil preside during the fall term up to January 9. The legislature meets on.. January 9, and it is probable that an election will be entered upon shortly after convening. Two Vacancies Now. .There will be two places on the su prenme court to be filled, since at the last session the general assembly fail ed to elect a fifth associate justice pro-i vided for by the constitutional amend nnt recently adopted. It will be re-' menered that the general assembly was deadlocked on. the election for several weeks and adjourn-ed without making a choice. That place wili be filed, and also the position vacated by the chief justice. It has been cus-: tomary to promote one of the associate justices to chief justice, and should this be done there will be an election held for two associate justices. The: present associates justices in the or der of seniority of service, are Eu-. gene B. Gary, C. A. Woods and D. E.: Hydrick: -.When the legislature ad journed the candidate being voted for for the new position on the supreme d bench were Circuit Judges Watts and' Menminger and Representative T. B. Fraser. The developments may bring a in other candidates for the supreme lE bench, says the record. G-ov. Blease is in Cleveland attend ing a meeting of the National Council f th roed Oder of Red Men. . 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