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A Full Statemt "King- Wt Governor Blease Says He Wt tection of His Home, and f Given Unfortunate M There has been an effort for some time to injure Governor Blease by what is now known as the "King-WatThe Herald and News BUU lUWU\.uv> has known Governor Blease for manyyears, and knows him to be a man of generous and hospitable disposition. His life-long record for politeness and hospitality was evidence that when he ordered King and Watson out of the governor's mansion he had good reason for doing so. The matter appeared to be so clearly an invasion of the rights of his home, stirred for political reasons, that The Herald and riTron +hir>t it necessarv news U(/L v- > to mention it, except to call attention to the lengths to which an opposition press was going in its efforts to do the governor political injury. But tht? opposition to Governor Blease seems to think it is a great campaign argument against the governor. Just to see what there was in it The Iterald and News asked Governor Blease for a full statement regarding the matter. This is what he says: "Editor The Herald and News: On Sunday, July 14tn, I was at my uooie, and having been much worn by the campaign of the week preceding, I was resting in my bed. Word was irought me that a "Mr. King" wished to call to see me. I presumed he wished to call socially for a few minvtes, and willingly gave my consent to have him come. A few minutes afterwards Messrs. Watson and King came, and were brought into my room. They were both under the influence of whiskey?so much so that they were disorderly and used language which I cannot ask you to print I did what any other gentleman would have rir.YHi nnrior fhp oirmi instances?order ed them out of the mansion. "That they were drunk?and what they said?I could substantiate by persons in the mansion at the time they were there. But I do not propose to have the members of my household involved in the unpleasant newspaper notoriety that the Columbia State is seekins: to place about me and my friends. However, several gentlemen who are *not relatfed to me in any way volunteered to give me affidavits th^t these men were drunk."After King and Watson left the mansion, they fell in with Ira B. Jones and a reporter for the Columbia State. Tou may imagine how glad those two men were to get "something on Blease" even if it had to come from the mouths of two men unfortunately drunk. "Then the- next morning tne great King and Watson story appeared in the "State." That newspaper has not, at any time, ever asked me for a statement about the matter. Now, would the State bave published such a story about Governor Ansel or Governor Heyward? Of course, I could publish fhesp affidavits and a statement in ' the "State," by paying that paper at the rate of ten cents per line. "At St. Matthews, and again at oClumbia, at the campaign meetings, I charged publicly that Ira B. Jones, a reporter of the "State," and King and Watson were together in front of the State office on Sunday afternoon, a few hours after King and Watson had been ordered out of my home. Mr. .Tones has not denied mv charsre. "I want to say that poor King and Watson are not to be blamed in this matter as much as the State and Jones, for King and Watson were too drunk to realize perhaps what they were signing. , The Affidavits. The affidavits are as follows: lows: '"State of South Carolina, "Richland County. "Personally appeared Heyward B. Smith, who being duly sworn, says, that he resides in the city of Columbia. That the deponent knows J. N. King, of Greenville, and has known him for about two years. Deponent also knows 0. M. Watson, having met him in Greenville about a year ago. That deponent saw J. X. King and 0. M. Watson in the city of Columbia on Sunday, July 14th, 1912, and talked "with hnfh r?f thpm .anil hr?fh fCin? and Watson were very much under the influence of whiskey, and they were relating in presence of the deponent that they had been ordered out of - thp governor's office by Governor Blease. Some one in the cro-wd remarked that the governor did right to order them out as they were both mt of the itson" Incident is Simply Acting in the Pro7eels Sorry For Notoriety !en--Some Affidavitsi drunk. (Signed) "H. B. Smith." "Sworn to before me the 15th day of July, 1912. (Signed) "J. Hughes Cooper, (L. S.) Notary Public for S. C. "Gtota nf fnrnlinn v*. i^vuvm ?i "County of Richland. "f. il. uoney, oeing swuru, bajo, that he was until recently, when he resigned, Sheriff of Lexington county. That the deponent now resides in the city of Columbia, and is engaged in conducting the Corley's hotel. That late Sunday afternoon, July 14, 1912, J. N. King and 0. M. Watson registered at deponent's hotel. That as soon as they came there, the deponent saw that both King and Watson were drinking. "An +V> mnrnin cr rVi o "K"in V/XX lUlO O anc. Watson were reading the Columbia "State," and deponent heard one of them remark, "Now, don't that beat hell?" "P. H. Corley." "Sworn to before me, the 15th day of July, 1912. "W. F. Blackburn, (L. S.) Not Public for So. Car." "State of South Carolina, "County of Richland. "Personally came T. W. Jenkins and A. F. Aldridge, who, being duly sworn, aeposes and says, that on Sunday afternoon, July 14, 1912, we were on the street car running to College Place, near Columbia; that we overheard two men, who were heavily under the influence of whiskey (one more so than the other) say they wanted to ride all the evening; that they came down to see Governor Blease on business, and were not satisfied about it and felt insulted tlie way they had been treated by Governor Blease, who had ordered them out of the maroon. That they came down Blease men but were going back Jones men and were going to do all they could against Governor Blease. One spoke to the other and told him not to break that quart of whiskey in your pocket; one was al most asleep from the effect of whiskey and the other was boisterous. They were certainly not in a condition tos go into any one's house where there were ladies. (Signed) "T. W. Jenkins. (Signed) "A. F. Aldridge. "Sworn to before me this 24th day of July, A. D. 1912. (Signed) "J. P. Bushardt, "Magistrate, S. C." ? ? ^ ?> state Campaign dates. ? <$> ? <? Camden, Monday, August 5. Lancaster, Tuesday, August 6. Yorkville, Wednesday, August 7. Gaffney, Thursday, August 8. Snortanhur? Fridav. Auarust 9. Union, Saturday, August 10. Newbery, Tuesday, August 13. Laurens, Wednesday, August 14. Greenwood, Thursday, August 15. Abbeville, Friday, August 16. Anderson, Saturday, August 17. Walhalla, Tuesday, Augusv 20. Pickens. Wednesday, August 21. Greenville, Thursday, August 22. Tlie Postmaster Knew. Report has it that a man went into the Geary postoffice and asked for a money order. "For how much?" asked the postmaster. "About a gallon, I guess," was the reply. And the postmaster grinned and made it out for $2.50.?The Oklahoma. Very Likely. His Honor (gazing at intoxicated T>T.ir.(vnai.\ ? TVViof ip Vi a r>hftr<raA Xl'itTl pi. ) t ? lO "V/ VMM* ' * , officer? Officer (newly appointed)?Oi don't know, yer honor, but Oi think .it's straight whiskey.?Judg.?. . Absentminded husband (in Paris) ?My wife asked me to get her some Eau-de-Cologne while I was here; now, what the deuce is eau-de-cologne in French? "I hear that Dr. Smith is treating you," said his friend. "Vps " answered Dobson. "What is he doing for you?" "Well," said Dobson, "we chat together; he writes prescriptions and I tear them up, and then I feel better." 10 *. STOTHART VIGOROUSLY j DENIES GRAFT CHARGES ! I - ? ** ?? titi riArlDrrC I . TELLS (tUVLK^UK at i FULL IXYESTIGATIOX. j Blease Expresses Belief Stothart is j Honest, But Will Hare Solicitor tfake Investigation. B. H. Stothart, chief constable at Charleston, whom J. P. B. O'Neill, a liquor dealer, swore he paid "protection" money to by slipping undei the door, says, in a letter to uoveriwi Blease that he is willing to accept the proposition that if any two men can be found who swear that they gave him graft, and Ex-Mayor Rhett states : that he will helieve them on oath, the . governor dismiss him from office, He says that he will not tender his resignation, for that would be retiring un- 1 der fire; that he has*done notking < dishonorable. "The cowardly liars, { who have attempted to injure you over [' my shoulders, know it," says Stothart Ip in his letter to the governor. 1 Replying, the governor says that he ' believes that Stothart has done his 5 duty in an honorable way, but that at 3 the proper time he, the governor, is going to lay the whole matter before '' Solicitor JP^urifoy, with instructions 1 to make a rigid investigation, , and when the solicitor makes his report, J "I shall take such action as is best for 1 the best interest of thp enforcement 1 of the laws of the State," concludes 1 the governor's letter. 1 Stothart's letter to the governor fol- 1 lows: State Detective Office, Ben H. Stothart, Chief, 69 Society Street, Charleston, S. C., July 26, 1912. Hon. Cole. L. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: I notice that Judge Jones in his enoor>lioe nr what Tip r?n.lls sneeches. is QyWVUVW) V* ?? ?w? ' , continuously referring to me and saying that I should be removed from office. I beg to say that I court from you or any fair and just tribunal a full and free, investigation of all my acts as chief constable of the county of Charleston. I have absolutely nothing to conceal from the public and have not I received one cent or one dollar or any other amount from any source or sources for illegitimate purposes, or to attempt to persuade nio or to control me from doing my full duty. You know the reports that T have given you any money are most malicious and foul lies and no man can tell me so to my face. tI am proud of my reputation ana I am glad that my | character is clean and I am jealous of both, and for that reason at the proper t.im<* I shall demand :t hearing and a full investigation of the charges preferred against me. I know and you know, and all the people of South Carolina know, that these charges are trumped up just at this time to endeavor to injure you politically. I am more than willing to accept yoftr proposition that if any two men be found who will swear that they gave me graft, who ExMayor Rhett will state that he believes on their oaths, that you immed iatelv dismiss me from office. T shall not tender you my resignation, because that would be considered retiring under fire. I have done nothing dishonorable and the cowardly liars, who have attempted to injure you over my shoulders, know it. Yours respectfully, (Signed.) B. H. Stothart. The governor replied as follows: July 30, 1912. Mr. B. H. Stothart, 69 Society street, Charleston. S. C.?Dear Sir: Your letter of July 26 received. The same would have been answered earlier, but as you know, I have been out on the campaign and have been very busy, i I have never believed you dishonest, I but, on the contrary, believe that, you have always done your duty and in an honorable way. T think the proposition is entirely fair. At the proper time I shall turn this entire matter over to Solicitor Peurifov and ask him to make a thorough investigation thereof, with instructions to prosecute any violations of the law, whether it be those who have bribed or attempted to bribe you, or vrm if xvm ha.ve accented bribes. Af- I | ter Solicitor Peurifoy .makes his rei port to me I shall take such action as is best for the best interest of the enforcement of the laws of this State. Very respectfully, (Signed) ' Cole, L. Blease, Governor. Y?te For Blease. Anderson Intelligencer. If you want a governor who will be governor of the people and not of the interests?vote for Blease. If you want a governor who has no son the paid attorney of a railroad corporation?vote for Blease. If you want a governor who has ' t I ? not appointed special judges when circuit judges were disengaged, sitting it home idle?vote for Blease. If you want a governor who endeavDrs to keep the public funds from being thrown away by an unscrupulous legislature?vote for Blease. If you want a governor and not a e j a ?/-?? *diaooa llgUi trucciu >utc J.VI Ditaoc. A. L. Welch. Anderson, July 18. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? v fudge Jones' Campaign Manager, It Is Stated, Wants Estimates From The Yarions Clubs. Editor The Herald ana raws: campaign Manager Thurmond, who is running Judge Jones' campaign, has, been sending out a number of letters this year. Before the county conventions met he asked the Jones people to be sure to go to the club meetings and sleet only Jones supporters as delegates to the county conventions, rhere is no doubt about it that Thurmond caught the people napping that * * ? - -1 T.^ J A Liriie, and Jones ana xnurnona uau a convention at Columbia to suit themselves?though they wish now they tiadn't had. Well, Mr. Thurmond is sending out mother letter?one which is intended for ardent Jones men alone, and it was not expected that it would fall nto the hands of any supporter of "r%1 ? T"> -5 4- nwATC A/) Urove,rnor isiease, x>uu it uap^/cucu :hat one of the "Blease anarchists" lid get one of those letters. I want :o call to your attention one of the requests in that letter, which is as follows: "Please estimate how many voters it your club are for Jones and how nany for Blease, and let me know by leturn mail." Now, "Pussy-foot Bill" must be getling very much afraid. Awhile back ie was certain that Jones would early the State by at least 20,000. He vants to know execatly how things are looking, and he wanted his information by return mail. "Pussy-foot Bill' does not waste stamps and stationery to send letters all over South Carolina just for the fun of writing. We must take it that he had a purpose in what he was doing. Now, what is that purpose? There is evidently a determined effort being made to defeat Gov. Blease. Some of us are afraid that this cam paign will not be clean. Whether you are a Jones man or a Blease man, you should believe in fair play. The campaign should be on a high plane. The election should be fair and the count honest. Let the sons of South Carolina see to it that this is the case. Fair Play. , THE WAY TO GET FAMOUS. Do Ton Wish to Become Prominent? A Correspondent Suggests an Easy Way. Editor Herald and News: Do you wish to become a prominent man? Well, if so, you nee-d not get rich, and you need not prove yourself a hero by saving some one from being drowned, and you need not invent something to benefit mankind. There is another way now to reach fame's height And this new way is safer and cheaper than any of the older ways. Just get out and say that you used to be a Blease man, but now you are against him, and let the daily news papers know it. It makes no difference who you are, you will get a headline in the dailies. And it doesn't even matter if you nev^r were a Blease man?just say that you were, anyhow. Now there is Mahon, of Greenville. Ho couldn't carry'his county when he ran for congress?but he is famous now! And there is Welborn, of Greenville. we never neara trs uis uemg sucu a. great lawyer?but now he is the head .of the Greenville bar!. And, last, but not least, there is the great "Sergeant" King. He used to be udheard of?but now he is the greatest war veteran alive. We used to think that "Sergeant" Jasper was the greatest sergeant who ever breathed?but that was before "Sergeant" King came into the limelight! .\ow, ail tnese men nave reacnea the high pinnacle because they are Jones men?and because they say they used to be Blea-~,e men. The thousands of men who voted against Blease in 1910 and are now for him-won't get their names in the headlines of the newspapers?you see, rone of* them are famous?they are just "anarchists." But we see the purpose?don't wel Of course we do. The plan of the newspapers that are opposing Blease is to try to make the people believe that Blease is losing ground, and that his old friends are turning against him. Well the people are not to be fcoled. And only a few of them care for newspaper fame. One Who Seeks Not Fame. An *'Atlanta C Refuted Completely Disposes of At Southern Commercial Cor Affidavits Showing U Editor The Herald and News: In reply to your inquiry as to the report published by an Atlanta paper, as to my being under the influence of whiskey and visiting certain places in the city of Atlanta. Georgia, while In at tendance upon the Southern Commer- I cial Congress, which was held in that j city during March, 1911?which paper, I understand, is being circulated throughout this State by my political enemies?I beg to say that I have spen^ only five or .six nights in the city of Atlanta in my life, and that I j know very little of the geography of! said ciiy. jjurmg uie oummeiciiu Congress, I was there, and attended the sessions of said, congress. Upon the night the banquet was given, I had a business engagement at the Kimball I House. I met parties there, in the presence of several South Carolinians, and was afterwards invited to attend a theatre. I left the Kimball House and went direct to the theatre, and from the theatre I returned direct to the Kimball House. I. did not visit any home or go into any dwelling house or other house wliere persons slept or had rooms, except the Kim- I ball House, where I was stopping. I never in my life was in the indecent part of the city of Atlanta, to my knowledge, and if I ever passed through it, I was not aware of it. I most assuredly have never visited said paTt of the city of Atlanta at night or at any other time, and the report that I did, or that I invited four young men to accompany me, is ridiculously false, and I am sending i you herewith affidavits in reference to this report, which speak for them- J selves. This is but another of the dir? " A i j ty efforts or ine contempuuie au.u upgraded Tom Felder, backed by some of my political opponents, to do me political injury. Seeking an outlet for his malicious spite against me, which -was first engendered when I cut him off from the enonrous fees he was rprpiving' from the windine ud of the old State dispensary Felder succeeded in making a tool of a committee of the South Carolina legislature, which went to Augusta to take his so-called "testimony" and that of his hired detectives. Failing in this malignant attempt to do me political hurt, he has now taken another course, which is even more vile, if that be possible. I think the people of South Carolina have had enough of this fellow's filth, but my enemies, in their desperation, herald it' to the world, seeming to care nothing even for the fact that these falsehoods are directed against the good name of the State of South Caro lina. Cole. L. Blease. Columbia, July 30, If 12.-The affidavits.follow: STATE. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF PICKENS. t Personally appeared before me Ivy M. Mauldin, who, being duly sworn, says on oath that he attended the Commercial Congress in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, held in March, 1911; that he saw Gov. Cole. L. Blease of South /Carolina several times each day that the governor was there; that deponent and. Governor Blease attended the congress together, had rooms at the same hotel, the Kimball House; that he was in the governor's room time and again and saw him at frequent intervals; that he was in the City of Atlanta and at the Kimball House during the entire time that Governor Blease was in Atlanta, and th? deponent neither saw nor heard cf any improper, indecent or immoral conduct on his part; and at no time during deponent's stay in Atlanta did j Governor Blease appear to be in the ! least under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of July, 1912. (Signed) Ivy M. Mauldin. (Signed) Frank McFall (Seal). Notary Public for S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ^GREENVILLE. T T P PorliclA whn. hftine' dnlv sworn, say that I attended the Commercial Congress in the city of Atlan, ta, Georgia, held March 8, 9 and 10, 1911; that I was continuously with ? Governor Cole. L. Blease, of South Carolina, as a member of his staff, , night and day, attending the Commer, cial Congress, eating meals with him - - > * ? ^ Of ITimholl arjn in illS upai lUiCHLa mo mwunu House, and that I know of my own Dersonal knowledge that the said Governor Cole. L. Blease did not visit any house or home in the city of Atlanta, jsr.ve his own apartments at the KimI I 'harge" Is by Gov. Blease * tack Upon His Conduct at wfloc Fn-rntshiner Several i Vtftfj M ?rww W . - . tfer Falsity of Charge ball House; and that I further know( that Governor Blease at no time during the said meeting of this Congress, was under the influence of intoxioating liquors. (Signed) J. P. Carlisle. | Sworn to before me this 17th day of July, A. D. 1912. (Signed) Harry A. Dargan, (Seal). Notary Public for S. C. STATE OP TENNESSEE, COUNTY OF GRAINGER. Personally came before me A. B. Anderson, a notary public, in and foe the County of Grainger, State of Tennessee, Jas. P. Carey, Jr., who upon oath says, that he is a practicing attorney of Pickens County, South. Carolina; that he attended the Commercial Congress in the City of Atlanta, Ga., held March 8, 9 and 10, 1911; that he was frequently with Gov. Cole. L. Blease, of South Carolina, night and day attending conference, eating meals with him and at other places at the hotel, the Kimball House, and that as far as he knows of his own personal knowledge that Gov. Cole. L. Blease didn't visit any house or home in the City of Atlanta save his own apartments at the Kimball House; , An/! +V?of Plooao at tia Hma rini*. ami Uiav uv ? uw MV %?* my ing said meeting was under the iiu fluence of liquor while in my presence, nor was he under the influence of liquor while in the City of Atlanta, Ga., attending the Southern Commercial Congress as far as I know. (Signed) Jas. P. Carey, Jr. Sworn to before me this 18 th day of July 1912. (Signed) A. B. Anderson, (Seal). Notary Public for Tennessee. GEORGIA?BIBB COUNTY. Personally came before me, an officer duly authorized to administer oaths, N. M. Block, who being first duly swOrn says: That he attended the Commercial Congress held in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, during the month of March, 1911. Deponent arrived in Atlanta at about 11 o'clock on the morning train from Macon, and understands thar~"^~~*" fi-rvprnnr Pnle I, Rloaw arrive in Atlanta on the morning of ttie same day and a few hours before deponent arrived. Deponent went immediately from the train to the Kimball House and about fifteen minutes after reaching there he met Governor Blease ia the lobby. Deponent remained in Atlanta during said congress for two nights and left Atlanta for Macon oa ' the afternoon of the third day. Governor Cole. L. Blease left on the Augusta train a short time before deponent took the Macon train. While deponent and Governor Blease were ia Atlanta, during said Commercial Con iV . i. j1. A i? gress, tney iook tneir meais togetner, sometimes in the dining room of the Kimball House, sometimes at Durand's restaurant in the depot across the street from the Kimball House and sometimes at Durand's teachtree restaurant. The only time that deponent was not with Governor Blease during said Commercial Congress was when the governor was attending the_ _ ceremonies at the congress, when President Taft waS present and when the various State flags were present rrl, ~ c j. _;~l,i- j.vn4- A i. ?? cu, x lie ursi, uigui uxau ucpuueui wao in Atlanta at the time above mentioned, deponent and Governor Blease, together with some other South Carolinians were continuously together and deponent left the governor's room after he, the governor, had retired. This was about midnight. The other night deponent and Governor* Blease went to the Orpheum theatre, and after the performance deponent went back to trie governor s room at the Kimball House with him and re' mained with him until. nearly midnight. Governor Blease was not in. any other house or home in the City of Atlanta except as above stated, and he was at none of the times mentioned above" in the silghest degree under the influence of whiskey. During the whole time that deponent was with Governor Blefese neither deponent nor the governor took a drink of any spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors. (Signed) N. M. Block. , Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of July, 1912. W. H. Johnson, N. P. (Seal). ^ A successful man can be a lot prouder of his children than they of him. A man needs money to get married, and then he needs more of it forever after. 1