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BLEASE'S UTTERANCES STIR I P CONFERENCE | tCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3). the law for the protection of life and; property be duly enforced ;md respect-j ed by the people." | "I hold in my hand," sa^J Governor Bkase, when he rose to defeiui himself, "the fourth letter threatening my life I have received this morning, it was handed me just now by some one 1 don't know and it was addressed to me in the care of the Governor ot Virginia." *I know nothing of the letter, sir," 1 vofnrtoH rinvprnnr "YTann. of Virginia. I i VlVi WVU Y V v? ... ? , w *'I never beard of it before; I did not receive it; 1 know nothing of its contents." "It doesn't matter," continued Gov- ; I ernor Blease. "I speak nobody's opinion but my own. The newspaper head lines have misrepresented me. When i" spoke yesterday about the marriage of, Jack Johnson in Chicago, I did not say he would be lynched in South Carolina. I did say that the laws of my State forbade the marriage and 1 did say that 1 didn't know if the marriage had been performed in South Carolina; whether the law protecting him would have been possible of enforcement or not. "Now, what I want to say to you is this; 1 don't care one whit whether] you adopt this resolution or not. You may expel me for all I care. On the' i!l&t day of next January I will begin i my second term as governor. On the j 4th of March, .1915, if @od-spares me, I t T,-;n pn-rtrn ir> nc a mAinhfir of the ! JL ? XII O VI UI u iu M .? j United States Senate. I snap my fingers at your resolutions, for all the resolutions and all the motions you may act upon will not avail to keep me out. ' Long after many of you gentlemen here today are resting in the shades of private life I will be reaping the awards of public sentiment.: Long after you Governors are no i longer Governors, the white women! iof South Carolina will pray for me with their arms around their girls-, and will arise from their knees to'kiss their husbands and beg them to go to the ballot box and vote for Blease to protect them from their daily' ter. ror." A faint round of applause rippledj over the hall, succeeded by a storm | of hisses. ^ ;!( : A aozen governors, thinking the South Carolina Governor had conduct- j ed, clamored for recognition, but he' held the floor and smiled at the turmoil. "What care I for your hisses?" he shouted, shaking his clenched fist at j the chairman and turning to face his colleagues. , "Hiss if you must. Only snakes and j geese hiss.". Again his voice was drowned in the storm. When the vigorous rapping of the chairman had brought order, he j continued: "You're making yourselves Tidiculous in the eyes of the nation.1 Why do you have to declare against mob law? They ought to know you1 back in your homes. They ought to I meet you each one at the railroad sta i i J ~J ri,-.,. lion wiLfl a oza4>s uauu aua sa>, uu?ernor, we are glad you did not endorse i the utterances of that South Caroli. man. "When I said I never would order j out the militia to protect the black j brute who laid his desecrating hand upon a white woman, I spoke the truth. J 1 say it now again. That is my posi- i tion, gentlemen, and if you don't agree! with me, in the words of the great I Virginian, 'Go to it.' " The four governors who voted j against the resolution declared em- | phatically that they opposed mob violence. They voted in the negative, they : said, because they thought they would exceed the rights of the conference. | On the final ballot Governor Blease did 1 not vote. After the result had been' announced he arose and said: %tl did not vote, gentlemen, because it makes no difference to me, one way | or the ocher, what this conference thinks or does." Conference adjourned at C> o'c'^ck this afternoon to meet in Colorado Springs next year at a date to be determined by the executive committee. Vanv r*f tho <mvprnnrc will Ipsivp hprp at 5 o'clock to-morrow morning for Washington, where they will meet President Taft, who has invited them to the White House to discuss "rural cerdits." The conference today appointed a committee of five to draft uniform State legislation, under which oldstyle farm mortgages could he replaced with short or long term farm bonds. A chain of new State banks through out the country to oe auuionzea oy the various legislatures under a uniform law and the listing of the bonds 011 stock exchanges are contemplated. Under the terms of the resolution the bill to be drafted by the committee^ shall be submitted to the governors or^ and must be approved by. Notif I ?All persons o Caldwell & . asked to come n .1 on L/eceniucr ^u, arrangements accounts on and save time Caldwell & Ha two-thirds of them before it shall be j sent to the legislature. FELLOW GOVERNORS DO NOT FOLLOW HIM | Gilchrist Especially Takes Exception j to Gov. Blease's Position as to Lynching tor criminal Assault. Richmond, Va.*, Dec. 5.?Fully half of the 50 women in attendance at the j conference of governors this after-1 noon hurriedly departed from the j meeting when Gov. Cole L. Blease, for j the second time defending the poli- j cy of lynching negroes guilty of crim- j inal assault, shouted: "To hell with j the constitution." i Gov. Biease's declaration was made in response to a question asked by Gov. Jos. X. Carey of Wyoming. Gov. Carey desired to know if the South Carolina executive had taken an oath to uphold the constitution and laws of his State, and if these laws did not protect negroes as well as whites. "I will answer that question," replied Gov. Blease. "When the con SlllUUUIl Stcpb uci ccu me a"" ?-"v ? fense of the virtue of the white women of my State, I will resign my commission, tear it up and throw it to the j breezes. As I have said before, "To j hell with the constitution." When the- several women present i arose and left the hall Gov. Blease j ceased speaking. Among the women who made their exit were the wives and daughters of several governors attending the conference. v Gov. Albert W. Gilchrist of Florida took exception to Gov. Blease's remarks. Rising to his feet he declared "the first thing that indicated a manly I man or a womanly woman is thoughtful consideration for other people." His remarks were greeted with, cheers from the audience. Referring to the lynch law doctrine Gov. John F. Shafroth of Colorado 'said; "One mob can do more injury to society -than 20 murderers, because lynching permeates the entire community and produces anarchy. The | influence of mob rule is most reprehensible. When laws are made it should be the duty of the governor to enforce them whether he approves or not. When the law prescribes hangi 14 E Caldwell ? II I Will slaughter this stock for days. Everytl i store at cost a I cost. Thousa I * Xmas gifts be] f ;c ; iwinff the firm of Haltiwanger are i and settle before , as we have made to transfer our that date. Call and money. iltiwanger ing for an offence, and a man is found guilty, he should be hanged whether white or black and there is no excuse for mob law. I conceive it to bs our duty as governors to declare for law and order." During the afternoon session papers were read by Gov. Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada and James H. Hawley of Idaho on uniformity of divorce laws. This subject was under discussion 1 ^Til a A fior r\ Ck? Wlien JDICctS'C jsjjvjiyc. mi-vi fending the law of South Carolina, where no divorce is permitted, he proceeded to discuss-the race problem and declared that the inferior race always is swept away by.-the superior race. Gov. Blease also again defended his pardon record. Gov. W. W. Kitchin of North Carolina announced tnat there had not been a lynching in that State in six years and expressed the belief that there should be conviction in practically every case where there is a lynching. Gov. Mann of Virginia stated that he would call out every militiaman in the State if necessary to protect a man under arrest and give him a fair trial. Movement for the improvement of rural life and the upbuilding of agriculture were discussed this afternoon by Gov. A. 0. Eberhardt of Minnesota, Gov. W. H. Mann of Virginia, Gov. George W. Donahey of Arkansas and Gov. Joseph M. Brown of Georgia. nivnmp law nroblems were also dis cussed by Gov. Joseph M. Carey of Wyoming and Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut. Miss Mary Johnston, the novelist, addressed the conference on equal suffrage. It was announced that Ambassador Myron T. Herrick will be one of the speakers tomorrow morning on the subject of rural credits. WILL MEET YEARLY. Governor* in Conference at Richmond Determine to Form Permanent Organization. Richmond, Va., Dec. 4.?Permanent organization of the governors of the various States of the union, in an association to be kDown as the "Governor's conference," was effected here tonight at the annual conference of State executives. Annual meetings will / . >AY5 laltiwanger the balance of the next 14 tka km LUllg ?11 klig Mig nd way below nds of useful low New York EVERY DAY. \ V * I ! The Ni * Capital! m / . , s I I You may I I or it matter; II s I some of yoi |v save lor be able to c "The Ban Four Per ! I . JAS. McWIUSU, t ? | be held. Its active members-will em- I | brace the governors ana governors- | | (elect of the various States, Ex-go v | ernors will be admitted to the con-1 ference as honorary members with all; privileges of the organization except the rig&t to vote. Colorado Springs, Col., was selected as the place of meeting for the conference next year. The date' of the ^neeting which probably will be earlier than December, will be decided upon later. In announcing the formation of a | permanent association, the governors Al- "U nnh_ I attending tne meeuug uuc lie the following statement concerni ing the purpose of the conference. I "The functions of the governor's! conference shall be to most yearly for an exchange of views and experiences on subjects of general importance to the peoples of the several States, the promotion of greater uniformi" ~ " * - -l-L I ty in State legislation ana me atiacu- i ment of greater efficiency in State ad- j ministration." No permanent president Is to nead the conference. A temperorary chairman will be selected for each of 'half of the days when the conference meets. The conference, however, will have a permanent secretary-treasurer, who will receive an annual sa'l( , ary of $2,500 a year. An executive j ' committee is 'to guide the affairs of j ; the conference. A rule was adopted by me con- i i ference that persDns not members ! shall not be given the floor until af-; ter ail other business is transacted; land then only by unanimous consent, j ! Efforts have been made to present j j the subject of woman suffrage to tlae governors' meeting. The new executive committee of the conference named tonight con ! sists of Gov. McGovern or wisconiu, i ! Gov. O'Neal of Alabama and Gov.- I : elect Amnions of Colorado. It is un- I derstood that "M. C. Riley of Madison, ' ! Wis., will .be elected secretary-treasI urer of the conference. Each State j was assessed $150 toward the expenses of the new organization. Visits to Norfolk and Virginia Beach in connection with the meeti ing of the National Guard association I were made today by the governors. ml, ? + ifnrn m o rL'O/1 hv TPPPfl i utr wanv/io um> nvu tions and an oyster roast. As a result of the visits the governors. held no meetings today, they j not returning "ic.3 until 7.30 o'clock i \ ^ i mil?HMff 9 m niirliAmr Qmnnffo Ron!/ I I'" GYVuciij uavuigd vaim i i Stock, - $50,000.00 IJ ^ueijwTO he a ^ier. or a MiUer^r a^arwnter, l s not what your trade or profession/put x ' ' m M v ir money in the bank It will help you I 1 1 1 L a rainy flay or a day ween you may noi iarn as mnch as now. .* .* I t That Alwavs Has The Monev" - 1^1 ft? ?UH1 " *r - J. " ^ w SfyT' Cent Interest Paid on Savings Deposits President J.JE. NORWOOD, Casber - ! "I i ^ ^ n~-?i ror ^nrisimas , We have a carefully selected line of High 1 Grade Goods for your inspection, including W 1^? flnnATimV/l DaAHIA Qfatrliftrt CL I j Drassware, uiddawaic, uuum.c, uiHiwg uu I * ver, Genuine Waterman Fountain Pens, Toilet Cases in Parisian Ivory, Manicure Cases Parisian Ivory and Pear!, Large Assortment of New Fiction, Dolls for 10c. to $5.00 each, Wirranfail fntlorv larcrp line Hudnut's Per VYUIIUUIVU VUUVAj; x / fumery, large line Imported Perfumery, Headquarters for Fireworks. : : : : FINE CANDY W* nnvvtr n laritfl ofn/?I/ ftf hmarwu'c {lllACf* IT7C tdlljf d Ittlgc oiutn ui niuvuvu O 11UVUI | Candies made by Nunnally, Whitman, LigIgett, Norris. : : : : : : ' a Band Bags, Purses, Stationery, Writing AitAA Ul/t j< f/1 Lit', lull/* ? / Come In and Let Us Show You Gilder & Weeks tonight. They convened for the night the estate of H. S. Graham, deceased, meeting at 9 o'clock and immediate- are notified and requested to present lv went into executive session to con- the same, duly attested, to the undersider the report of the committee on signed executors of the last will and permanent organization. testament of said deceased on or be- f mn j fore December 25, 1912. SOTICE TO CREDITORS. B. C. Matthews, nion flraham All persons holding claims against !l-26-4t.ltaw. Executors.