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CAMPAIGN REOPENED IN KERSHAW MONDAY " ' ^ ' '" -ni?TiD?ivmo 1 iTin 4 VITt I UL?A5JL rntjt.u? ArriuAino j AS TO CAMPAIGN. Declares He Has Received >'o Contributions, And Challenges Opponents to Present Similar Affidavits. Camden, August 5.?On historic ground, .after a cessation of about i ten days, the political battle, which is 1 now engaging the attention of the peo- J' pie of South Carolina, was resumed he-re to-day. While the Sate campaign meeting was devoid of anything really sensational, it was evident that the bitter- : npsc which has characterize the cam- ( paign, especially the race for the gov ernorship, has not been lessened by the ' brief suspension. 5 Charges and counter charges flew ) thick and fast, although they were 1 Tirnotipallv r\f what hac al ready been said, perhaps increasing in I venom as the end of the struggle < draws nearer. ' A letter from Ex-Governor John Gary Evans to Attorney General Lyon reviewed somewhat the monotony of the Lyon-Evans situation. The crowd at the meeting was esti- < mated at 2,500, and excellent order < prevailed. County Chairman T. J. < Kirkland, in a determined manner, < having admonished the audience that 1 no unseemly conduct would be toleratTho nrpspnfp nn thp r?f "VTav- I i or S. P. Brasington and several husky < special policemen probably proved al- ] so effective in maintaining the excel- < lent order that prevailed. ] Mr. B. B. Evans launched right intp I his usual attack on Attorney General j Lyoii. He produced a copy of a letter from ex-Governor John Gary Evanfe to Attorney General Lyon, in which , the former chief executive of the State denied that he had ever paid out any money to keep Mr. B. B. Evans, his brother, out of jail. He read only a ] quarter of the letter, charging that < Wr T.vnn iliri nrrf havp thp manhnnrt to read the letter from the former governor in refutation of the lies, ac- 3 cording to the speaker, contained in Mr. Lyon's charges at Aiken that John . Gary Evans came to the rescue of his . brother, B. B. Evans, against whom ( criminal prosecution was about to be . Instituted. - v Mr. Evans again referred to the Lyon-Tillman episode, saying the attorney general charged the senior Senator with accepting a piano as "graft," and ! repeating Senator Tillman's denuncia- j tion of Mr. Lyon as delivered on the : Gfoto etone Mr. Evans said he had already made ! Mr. Lyon disgorge $12,500 and will make him disgorge more. He promised that if elected, he will put the pres-; ent attorney general in stripes for"!' ''pilfering." Mr. Evans declared Mr. Lyon is running for office today because there is more graft in sight; that he tock all the graft from the ( dispensary and was now trying for more in connection with the refunding of the State debt. When Mr. Evans concluded. Attorney ! General Lyon made a categorical reply i to certain items contained in his op-, ponent's speecfi. Mr. Lyon stated that Mr. Evans did not read all ok tfl^ let- ; I . .ter written to the attorney general by the former governor, because in that: letter the latter stated he did pay out1 money for his brother (B. B. Evans.) j Mr. Lyon further stated that at the | time the money was paid by ex-Gov- j pernor Evans the latter had no knowl- j i edge that B. B. Evans was under threat I of criminal prosecution; that he (Lv-J on) has since sent the record to John Gary Ijvans, which, according to Mr. Lyon, will show the former governor what purpose his money served. Mr. Lyon branded as false the statement that he had charged Tillman with j receiving a piano as "graft." He said i lie undertook to investigate the senator as he would the humblest citizen | of the State and had no apologies to offer. The attorney general denied he had disgorged $12,500 saying B. L. Abnev nad received 3>zo,vt'u, or wmcn unaer i his contract with the Blease winding- ! up commission, he received one-half,! the balance going toin the State treas-1 ury. "As to B. B. Evans," said Mr. Lyon, i "it is impossible for him to insult a yellow dog, and certainly impossible i for him to insult me." Mr. Lyon apol- j ogized to a Kershaw audience for rec- j ognizing such a character as B. B. Ev- j - I ans. Blease Makes Affidavit. Governor Blease was received with prolonged applause. Governor Blease began by saying that much had been heard about money contributed in this poTrmsiorn hV ^iffprpnt T>?OT)le for differ ent people: therefore. he would^bresent two affidavit^ along this line and ii lijlmhhm? ~ [ asked that the other candidates for j governor do the same thing. The gov-' ernor said he had heard it stated that money was being contributed by corporations in the present campaign and that $6,000 had been sent to Greenvillo hv r?no man hp iiRpH 111 tho in terest of a certain candidate whom the governor, however, did not name. Governor Blease then read the following affidavit made by himself: "State of South Carolina, "County of Richland. "Personally appeared before me, Cole. L. Blease, who being duly sworn, deponent saith, that in the campaign of the deponent for the Democratic! nomination for governor, during the present year, he has not, at any time, received, and no one else, has received for him as this deponent knows, and if so it was received without his authority, any sum of money from any corporation, or from any agent or officer of any corporation, or from any person or persons whomsoever to be exrjenrieri for thi? denonent in this r?am_ C ? ? ? ? " ? ?paign. "And, deponent further says that he has not received any promises from any corporation or the agents or officers of any corporations, or from any person or persons whomsoever, to contribute any sum of money whatsoever to aid deponent in his campaign, and ieponent is irOt expecting from any corporation or the agent or officer of any corporation, or from any person Dr persons whomsoever any campaign contributions, and does not desire and svill not receive any. "Deponent further* says that he has oot hired or had hired for him any campaign manager or assistant campaign managers either for the State, 3r for any county in the State, and he has not hired any man to go about the State or in any county, working for deponent's interest. "(Signed) ^ Cole. L. Blease. "Sworn to before me this 31st day of July, A. D. 1912. "(Signed J. B. Addy, L. S., "N. P. for S. C." Another affidavit from Governor Blease's former law partner and present campaign manager, Mr. Fred. H. Dominick, was read by,the governor md covered substantially the matters referred to in the latter's affidavit. "I challenge Ira B. Jones and John r. Duncan to make the same kind of affidavits and file them with the State chairman, as I expect to file these, and j wnen tney nie tnem 111 nie some oacK at them," concluded the governor in reference to the affidavits. Governor Blease then began the attack he has made on Judge Jones on over thirty stumps during the campaign, there being little if any variation to the charges so frequently made heretofore. Exhibits "Little Paper." That Judge Jones, if elected, would! be governor 4n name only, was a declaration of Governor Blease, who bas . i rv J I,.* ~ yy I eu 111s assei tiuii uii a iiLue paper j produced by him and which he says j was mailed to many voters from the! office of the Columbia State, although Judge Jones says the newspaper, so far as he is aware, is not supporting ! him, said the governor. The "little i paper"- exhibited by the governor was a portion of Judge Jones's Columbia : speeches, a part of "Blease's record." j "If Pink Gaskey should die or resign," said Governor Blease, "I will ap- : point old man Ira magistrate at Lancaster," although such action would mean the breaking of his rule to give offices only to his friends, Governor j Blease continued. The governor referred again to Judge Jones's "an- j archy" speech at Hampton; went over, j in part the King-Watson affair at the mansion, calling his visitors on that j occasion "those two drunkards;" said! he would prove Judge Jones a traitor as dirty as Benedict Arnold; charged judges with going over to Senator i Tillman's political enemies, comparing his opponent to Judas Iscariot, selling ; out for thirty pieces of silver. Today's ! audience also heard Governor Blease's i interpretation of Judge Jones's vote against the separate coach law, the basis of the governor's well known "social equality" charges. During his speech Governor Blease ! was interrupted by Mr. J. L. Guy, said to be a substantial farmer, who sup- j ported the governor two years ago.; f A Ir T"? Anr nrliV iWl. Vjruv >v milcu w auun ? jjlj uu.tinor Blease voted for Judge Jones after knowing the latter's attitude toward the separate coach law. Here is the governor's reply: "Wait! | till I get through, and if you prove you're a gentleman, I'll answer your question." The governor said he would answer questions from any gentleman, but "I do not propose to take up my time answering Jones's hirelings." In reference to Judge Jones's fore parents, Governor Blease said he had j never gotten his opponent to tell where j his father, grandfather and greater sr.dfst^er c?'n- from: that a'! oculd get out of Judge. Jones Liaat in immiiMffni his father had consumption like a lot of other folks when the time came to fight. Mr. Blease again denied that he said a Jew was no better than a "nigger," declaring that whoever attributed such a statement to him lied. The 1 * ? 1 J/* a rt-o i n,C f governor maae nis usuai maue agamsi the newspapers for publishing "filth and slime not fit to enter the dirtiest negro hovel and for printing lies on the governor of South Carolina." He said it was strange that the mayor of Spartanburg should be asked to reoitrn honansp mnvor of Charleston was howled down and'that the mayor of Manning, in bronze, should adorn the State house grounds. J After referring to his pardon record and declaring +hat he is "going to par- j don so?ne more," Governor Blease ! made this statement: "Suppose they | are lucky enough to beat me? I will j have all of September, October, November and December and part of Jannarv and if vou ever saw a man sweat, I'll make that gang sweat blood before [ get through with them." At the close of his speech, Governor Blease invited questions from the au-, dience, but too many tried-to quiz him j at once, resulting in so much confusion that no questions were answered. Gov. Blease received a beautiful floral emblem, presented in behalf of many V?r Hfioe Tarooco TTnilfrh. SUppuiLCIS uy 1I11SO 1.^1 , daughter of Senator W. R. Hough, of this county. A Darlington watermelon ! was also presented Governor Blease bysome of his admirers from that city, who came here in an auto decorated with streamers Rearing the name "Blease" in large letters. The governor was carried from the stand to his carriage on the shoulders of shouting adherents, many of whom left the grounds when their champion departed. "Just Plain Jones." ~<r "* T ? J TTfUVt AH T*_ I Judge Jones was reteiveu w 1 m utmty applause, and held the undivided attention of the audience throughout his j speech, which apparently went a great way toward convincing many Kershaw county voters that he isn't, from Governor Blease's description of him as put by Judge Jones, the "devil" that those'who have never seen him expect "T am ITlSt Tllain "(1 to uywxj.. x ***** x Jones," said the speaker, who called attention to the fact that his father lived here until early manhood, when he went to Columbia. Judge Jones denied being an aristocrat, as alleged by Governor Blease, but said if he were, he would not be ashamed. Judge Jones said he had never represented a railroad or a cotton mill, still Governor Blease con tinues to charge him with being closely identified with corporations. Separate Coach Matter. Meeting the governor's arguments that he (Jones) was no lawyer, the/ speaker that the people of the people of the State must have thought he had some ability for they placed him on the supreme bench where he was for sixteen years and probably could have remained there for life if he naa not voluntarily retired. 'Every member of the legislature, Tillmanites and conservatives, and even Blease, voted for me for associate justice," declared Judge Jones. 'Why did they vote for me?" asked the speaker. "Best they had," came from a voice in the audience. "Then why didn't Blease or orvmohr-.Hv olco sntrfrpsf Pnlp L. Blftase." shot back Judge Jones. "Why did Blease vote for me after I voted against the separate coach law?" asked the speaker. "Didn't believe it" came from somebody in the crowd. "No, did not believe it then and does not now," said Judge Jones. Just about this time the Darlington automobile near tne stand oegan cnugging, interrupting the -speaker, who took occasion to remark, "That's Mr. Kerver's auto from Darlington. All Blease men here today are not from Kershaw county; they are here from various surounding counties," and Judge Jones was corroborated on this point by. several prominent Camden citizens who declared that at least three hundred, perhaps more, of the crowd were all from outside Kershaw county. Taking up the "social equality" charge, .Judge Jones mentioned several prominent men of'this county who voted as he did, against the separate coach law, among them being W. F. Russell, 3. W. Moseley, J. Walsh Flood, J. R. McGill and Kershaw coun ty's lamented and honored son, J. T. Hay. When questioned as to each of these, the audience declared that none of them believed in social equality. Judge Jones told of the part he took in redeeming the State in 1876, declared he never voted for Haskell, as Blease charged, and that his record in * standing for white supremacy in South Carolina was as good as any man's. Replies to Mixed Blood Charge, Judge Jones today, for the first time, took direct notice of the "mixed jo^rv-r.* made by Governor f .Tones said: "If I have a drop of Jew blood in my veins I don't know it, but if I did have I would be proud. Some people sneer at Jews in communities where there are none and hedge when j they are in places wnere tnere are j Jews. Any man who tries to belittle | Jews is false to truth and false to honor." Replying to Governor lease's charges that Abney used Judge Jones's - X 1 Z. _ XT son unarne to 'inegapnone to tue iueu chief justice, the speaker said: "If Ben Abney is that powerful and could megaphone through my son to the supreme court what must Abney be doing now for the corporations of South Carolina, living in the mansion and eating at the same table with the governor?" After meeting various other charges made from time to time by Governor Blease, Judge Jones proceeded to tell of some of'the things for which he stands and which he advocates as essential to the progress of the State. At the conclusion of Judge Jones's speech he was surrounded on the stand by ?nany enthusiastic admirers. In fact, the. judge was the central figure in an enjoy&ble if impromptu reception during which he shook many hands, which were accompanied by pledges of support on August 27. -BOB COLUMBIA OPENS FIGHT ON THE SOCIAL CLUBS All Places Were Closed Monday?Result of Many Raids. Columbia State, 6th. Those who expected a wee drop of | the stuff that inebriates and seldom cheers were disappointed last night unless they laid in a supply before the dispensaries closed. The socalled social clubs had the front doors closed and in the language of one of the thirsty there was nothing but water to drink. The closing of these places where whiskey and beer was illegally j sold is the result of an active campaign I . i i J 1 XT 1: \7I i. _ -Ci. .. .. Started vy me yunce. x-Nigut ttitei night raids have been made and regularly those running the clubs were required to put up a bond of $40 and the day following give bond for $200 for appearance at the next term of criminal court in Richland county. Word was passed around that Mayor Gibbes had determined to stamp out the "tigers" and according to rumor the keepers of the clubs held a meet? ing Sunday night and decided to close up. * "What's the use in trying to run a club," one is reported to have said. "It's cost me about $250 in the past \ few days in addition to the cases pending in higher court." And so they closed and there were many who waiKea trie sireei iasi nigm ana mourned because they found nothing to assuage their thirst. So Open Games. There are said to be between 15 and <20 illegal clubs in the city. So far as can be learned there were no open games in any of these but most of them had pool tables and betting on the pool games was rather frequent. The clubs were not elaborately furnished but the supplies were 'ample. They usually closed shortly | after midnight each night. Within | the past few weeks, however, new re| sorts have been opened up, especially | on Main street and as drink was sold ; by the glass and no efforts made to | obey the law the police determined j to put a stop to the whole business. IA recent decision of the supreme court jin the case of the State against Ed. Wooten gives the city authority to try the case under the city ordinances and afterwards bind the defendant lover to higher court. Cases are also i docketed against a number of clube ! charging them with storing liquor ' illegally. According to well defined ! rumors there will be no more locker clubs in the city unless they are conI ducted in accordance with the law. To Enforce Law. "Tli Q Tv/~>1 i/->n Vi o Tr\ haOn 1 n cfril P/1 1 lie puiivt UCl V ^ UV/V/a 414MV4 i to carry out the%law as far as possible. The recent decision of the su] ; preme court has opened the way for a little more effective action. The matter was put before council and every member agreed with me." This ! statement was made yesterday by I Mayor Gibbes. Mayor Giboes said yesterday that ! the chief of police had been instructed not to raid tne "locKer ciuos wnere j private property was stored in private , property. He said also that the police ! | had been instructed not to "play ! favorites with anybody" aiid that j"bulk" whiskey would be seized whenever found, no matter in what club of the city. In recorder's court yesterday morn mg visits oaiuiuaj mgui ui uic cost E. R. Poat, H. Fox and J. H. Gaston $40 each and the principal in each case was bound over to higher court. % FREE Any person buyi of stationery can 1 week, BEGINNINC You can read as r like, but no person take but one book a pay CASH for the f \ s, I BETTER GOODS AT 1 MAYES'S "THE HOUSE OF A J ?<^Rnval I "* A UU ^UCU ^ >*w w 6 Full Quarts, $6.50 12 Fi Remit Postal or Express Money 0 Certified Check. Guaranteed to please plete price list mailed upon request Sold Exclusively H. CLARKE & SONS, Ir The So ath'a Greatest Mail Order Win lii?m- mi hi POLICE OFFICERS REMOVED. Spartanburg Disciplines Police for Allowing Howling Down of Jno. P. Grace. -N Spartanburg, Aug. 5.?Upon refusing to resign, J. Edward Vernon, chief of police, and Lieuts. w! T. .Cudd and 1 i F. H. Johnson, the latter a cousin of j Mayor 0. L. Johnson, were summarily / discharged by the city council at a ! special meeting, held tonight to in; vestigate the conduct of the police ; Saturday night, when supporters of ? * - 1 "? -i _ D Gov. Biease nowiea aowu juuu j. . , Gracc, mayor of Charleston, and threw | eggs at kirn without hindrance as he i was making a speech in the theatre in support of the'candidacy of Judge Ira B. Jones, Blease's opponent. The al: dermen were unanimous in ,their ac! tion. 1 ' The police force was reorganized bv the election of Moss P. Hayes as I chief. Robert C. Hall, a former chief, q t Alverson as first lieu I do v^aj/iuni, k/. v. ; tenant and Alexander Fleming as sec- j j ond lieutenant. The mayor was direct- ; I ea to appoint 100 special policemen ! I for next Friday when Blease and ! j i 'Jones will speak here, and the social ; clubs were instructed to close on that i i day. I Mayor 0. L. Johnson was absent j from the council meeting, having left for the mountains at 3 o'clock Sunday | morning, but returned tonight just j before the meeting adjourned. I Petitions are being circulated and {largely signed calling upon him to ; resign because of the failure of the j police to preserve order. In an affidavit presented to the council R. W. IKnox stated that he heard Mayor Johnson say he did not care how much Mayor Grace was howled down, and, "If any were arrested he would turn i~ ^ >> moc <3iirrnnriii_ mem iuusc. <> uuhduu nao ed by a crowd of excited supporters upon his arrival in the city and escorted to his office. He declined to make any statement as to the situation. In view of the action taken by the council a mass meeting, which was to have been held tomorrow to express / cd ret V \ ng 25 cents worth ead free for one J AUGUST 5th. nany books as you | will be allowed to - 'V ' ,t a time and must stationery. f V v, % J / f -'* ' ' '-1 ' ' v rHE SAME PRICE AT j [ AND CTAnr IETY OllttlL HOUSAND THINGS" i i . . -^0 S^llSlu] BOTTLED IN BOND | med to the world as being the acme of n Kentucky'* choicest product. > tinctly high-class in Quality, m roquet, and wins appreciation IB - I iY EXPRESS on Adams and IS y km Lines. : JHiv ill Quarts, - - $ 8.50 all Quarts, $12.00 HjHB rder, Registered Letter or j ^ ^ or money returned. Com ic*9 Richmond, Vau b and Whiske? Merchant*. of the police to protect Mayor Grace, has been called off. > Ware Shoals Endorses Blease. Editor The Herald and News: At a mass meeting of the citizens of Ware Shoals, the following preamble ond resolutions were unanimously adopted: f Whereas, there have been for political reasons repeated efforts to dis credit our chief executive, to blacken' his character, and impeach his integrity, and, whereas, John P. Grace, mayor of Charleston, aided and en-, couraged by a clique of the "old regime," who have fought B. R. Tillman, and the Reform Movement since its incipiency, allied with them a crowd of sore-head politicians, and the leading newspapers, issuing ancl publishing false and libelous accusations against him. Therefore, be it resolved, that we, the citizens of Ware Shoals, Green wood county, South Carolina, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby go on record, as believing the charges that have been emanating from the depraved minds, foul mouths, slanderous tongues, vile pens, and polluted hearts of John P. Grace and T. B. Felder, to be premeditated, wilfully and maliciously false. Resolved, further, that we express our fullest confidence in the honest character, ability, and integrity or our governor, and pledge ourselves to do all that lies in our power to have him re-nominated and re-elected. Signed C. W. Dixon, Secretary. TEACHER WANTED. Applications for teacher for Tranwood School may be filed with any one of the' undersigned on or before Friday, August -twenty-third. Salary forty dollars per month. Term, six U1VU cuu. J. Robert Long, ' George A. Epting, 0. H. Abrams, - Trustees. Newberry, R. F. D. No. 3. The Herald and News?best couaty