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Gov. Blease Re
Statement o
IN THE CASE OF i
PAROLE R. A. RICHEY
VII rim
SIXTY VKii LLAT. ,U?,Lii^i> run
BLEASE.
Concerted Action to Howl Blease
Down?But Finally Gets Attention
of Crowd.
Special to Tae Herald and News.
Columbia, July 23.?The senatorial
meeting was held in the theatre ';.ere
today and' was attended by 'from 3,000
t/-v 2 nftft nponle. Mr. Pollock. !Mr.
Jennings and Senator Smith mads J
about their usual speeches. \
When Gov. Blease the last speaker, j
was introduced, there was a concerted
effort to howl him down. At the !
beginning of his speech, however, he
was presented with a silver loving
I cup troni the farmers of Richland
county, other presents, and about 15
bouquets.
He read the inscriptions on these j
testimonials, and finally gained a:i attentive
hearing from the entire aud- [
ience. He charged that the effort to ;
howl him down came from members j
of the Columbia, Metropolitan and ;
Rfdgewood clubs and he instructed
Chief Constable Kibler to close these
clubs and to keep them closed. It is
conceded that the crowd was about 60
per cent. Blease.
(The main interest so far as Newberry
is concerned centred in the i
reply of the governor to Dr. Mcintosh, j
The governor stated that he was very
sorry that Dr. Mcintosh could not
I
be present but he said that the assault!
upon Dr. Mcintosh last night was not j
committed by any Blease man because
Blease men are not midnight assas'
;ins. He did not make any attack up.on
Dr. Mcintosh, personally, but con.eluded
liis address by reading the following
statement, signed by Drs.
f Knowlton and Mcintosh and offering
-a reward of $100 to any cne who
"would prove that the signatures were
cron nin
UVl ^VllUlUV.
The statement which is directed to
the governor reads as follows:
"At the request of Mr. \V. R. Richey,
of Laurens, S. C.. and with the permission
of Capt. D. J. Griffith, superintendent
of the State penitentiary,
and of Dr. R. T. Jennings, surgeon
of the same, we have this day visited
and examined Mr. R. A. Richey, now
confined in the hospital o: the penitentiary.
We would report that we
find Mr. Richey suffering from a
marked neurosis, that the same closely
simulates a true paralysis. We are
informed that Mr. Richey has had
such trouble for t'.'c past ten years j
or more, and close confinement is |
rendering it more marKea. w e do not
believe this conditon. will oe improved
so long as Mr. Richev remains a
prisoner in the penitentiary. We do
believe that freedom, out door exercise,
etc.. would restore him to as
good a state o:' health as he has enjoyed
for the past ten years.
"Respectfully submitted.
"A. B. Knowlton, M. D.,
"James H. Mcintosh, M. D." !
The mills were not closed down today.
. , BESIGNS SEAT IN HOUSE
TO SEEK VINDICATION
McDermott, Accused Illinois Congressman,
Takes Case to his Con
stituents.
Washington, .Tuly 21.?Representative
Jc.mes T. McDermott, of Illnois,
today on the floor of the nouse ffered
I
tads Signed *f
Dr. Mcintosh
v
his resignation to take effect at once.
McDcrmott is under charges ii; connection
with the lobby investigation.
A 1 rVwmrvf t Hor*lo YY*rnll/l ''MH
uvi UlV/tV U .u 11V " V/V 1V4 ??
ibeal his case from the judiciary committee"
to the pe-p^ o: his district.
T]
He ?aid he alr?<'uy had forwarded his
resignation to t'.:e governor of Illinoisand
ad announced himself as a can- JI
di'late for re-election.
; to
Mulhall had cnar^ed that AIcDer- i
i pi
mott had permitted aim to use 111s j
congressional -rank :'or circulating
matter for t'ee maufacturers and had
claimed he received $7,500 from local
U<
pawnbroker.-, to work against the Fed.o
era; loan snark law, and a $2,000 cam- i .
. ?*1
paign contribution from a Chicago
brewers' association.
I lu
McDermott defense before t.Me com- j
nj.'ttee was that money received . rom j
the pawnbrokers was in the nature of
rer-sop.a] loans; and that the brewers t0
'.iau contributed only $500 out cf per- j
sonal funds. He also denied a charge I w
by ?*uliiall that he had forged Harold | m
F. MeCormick's name to a check for {
$250. M
*1*11' ortunatelv I came to this house
a poor man; lortunately for myself, \V;
however, taking into c nsideration the th
character of the charges matfe aginst w;
me. 1 leave this house a poor man,'' p.
said LUcDermott in announcing his m
resignation today. "I have been com- a
pelled during my services as a member
of this 'r.ouse to bororw money. I ,i(
have not been in a position to g;o to j.
bunks and to tender to em the securi- .
KI
ty they require. I have been compelled
to b-rrow from my friends, it
so happened that afterward persons
( H
from whom I borowed oney became
la
'.he opponents of legislation which
passed this h:use, affecting their busi
cess as pawnbrokers and as liquor ! 1 f
dealers. a
h?
"1 have many warm friends in this
! cb
iioii.se. T~eir elections are approaching.
I do not desire to embarrass them
in any way. I am conscious of no or
wrong doin^. My only offence is that ca
I -have borrowed money. ll1
c-cl
"I go ;:rom tnis hail to my constitu- i
ents for the purpose of appealing to
them for t-e vincidition. 1 am will- ,0
ing to abide by their decision."
By resigning from the house, McDermott,
of the 4th Illinois district, tA
brings to an end the agitiation in the
house that 'followed t'^e publication
and investigation of the lobby charges
made by M. M. Mulhall.a former agent
or the National Association of Manufacturers.
or
Chairman Webb, of the judiciary SI
committee, said later no action would 'a
be ought on the report of the ju- pc
pi
diciary committee recommending resolutions
reprimanding McDerni-tt and 1)1
officers of the National Association of
Manufacturers. These resolutions had ^
been fixed by a special order for ccn- &
sideration in the house Thursday.
The Business School in Newberry. s(!
,1;
Mrs. Ray's bus;ness school h^.sdone U1
very successful work, considering that ll(
it has been in operation only one
year. The school is now an institution
of the city. A large enrollment Jl
is expected in the \11. A business 11
school, such as .Mrs. Ray's, is of great ut
benefit to a town, and should receive
the hearty cooperation of the public. C:1
The advisory board met vesterdav 1
S?
afternoon and discussed matters peri
hi
taining to the interest o: the school.
A scholarship i? offered to anyone jC
enrolling and securing three other
students. c.
Si
Each one enrolling and securing
one other student will get ten per c](
cent, reduction in student's fees. tl'
Who will take advantage of the op- b(
j portunity afforded? ni
tt
Dr. Mcintosh nesting1 well. ai
. .A phone message from Columbia a
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock stat- tt
ed that Dr. J. H. (Mcintosh was resting w
well. It would be impossible to state tc
| for several days what would be the d<
' effect of the wound, but it is thought e:
j it will not be serious, as it is only
a flesh wound. In grappling with the ti
assassin Dr. Mcintosh was able to di- S
I vert t':e course of the bullet, but for tl
which the shot may have proved fatal. j rr
SURENS CROWD " !
WAS BOISTEROUS:
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t) VEKV SKK10CS DISOKDKK AT;
MEKTlXj MOWK VKH.
Jllook Exchanges Warm Words And- I
itor Who [ndertakes to Interrupt \
His Speech.
I
ie State.
r.aiirpnvc .lulv '21?Tlif> record- i
eaking crowd oT the campaign came
Laurens today to hear the senarial
candidates, t.;ere being ap oximately
4,500 persons present. i
in consequence of the shakeup at i
reenville last Saturday, many .voters !
mie here today from adjoining coun- J
?s expecting another tilt. L ng be- j
re the hour for the meeting to be- j
n the natural amphitheatre out in I
e grove where the meeting was held !
id been packed. The meeting was j
>isteious, but there was no excite-j
ent, altnough t.ie governor said j
at it had been rumored that he was |
be assassinated here today.
Reminding his hearers that there
as nothing between him and the
an who would s.i'cot, the governor
ged that "if the assassin is here, let
m dohis dirty work."'
The nearest approach to disorder j
as when W. P. Pollock'referred to j
e Union Republican ticket of 18S0, !
hich ticket contained the name of J. j
/"" :! ?! ?ft' A... 1
?jriu>>un Ul Uie guvciuui cs SlcUl. Wilt*
an in the audience branded this as
lie.
At this tense moment several po" emen
hurried about the man. woo
;pt repeating: "It is a lie and he
lows it."
The Cheraw candidate's reply was:
ii man can't come to my .face and
11 me a liar unless he's willing to
ke the consequences."
Harking back again to the assassiitirm
iripa fhp envp-rrmr said that
newspaper yesterday in an editorial
id invited the assassination of the
iief executive.
"I'f I should be killed.'" the g-vcrnadded.
"more hearses would be
lied for the next day than for
any years." The cause he represent;.
he explained, would stili go on.
Reporters and editors came in again
r a scathing assault, most of them
ins placed in the "Ananias club."
"The reporters and two-thirds of
X A/lif Awn It A r\ 1 ^ T1?/M1 1 "V-v A tn
r tuitui s, lie 5am, wuuiu uc in
ill before night," if adjudged as
manias and Saphira were.
Mr. Pollock gq> the brunt 01 tl}?.
ickling today when he was making
>lo assaults 011 Ue governor's rec ci.
The leaders vwere in small!
nuns, and kept up "team work"' in i
,{.sing an uproar when a particular
)inl was being emphasized, or the
imax of an argument was ap oached.
,
Sheriff John Owens referred to
ese as "intruders" from Anderson,
reenville, Greenwood ind Spartanirg
counties.
Tailing directly to one particular I
luad, he reminded then, that they
d not belong to Laurens county and
;nce were not needed as yell leaders.
The sheriff also said that he did not
?lieve that theri would nave been
ly disrespect shown to any speakers
id there been 110 invasions from
her counties.
George A. Browning, who acted as
lairman in the absence of W. C.
by, who is a candidate for governor,
lid that these were also strangers to
im.
Gov. Biease was the first speaker
i J ay, and began with the quotation:
"Those whom the gods would deroy
b.~.ey first make mad."
He said the anti-Blease .forces were
rfeated, and in substantiation cited
tree cases where men have recently
jcome enraged. One, he said, at Whitire,
when a mill president invited
te governor "to go below;" another
Anderson "when another man with
gun climbed on the stand," and a
tird at Greenville last Saturday,
hen J. W. Norwood attempted to get
) the governor after having been
enounced as a coward by the chief
cecutive.
No Blease man, the governor connued,
had yet tried to assassinate
enator Smith. T: any one of the
iree, he wont on. had been a Mease
n. lire crv of anarchy would have
i i
gun** up and the man would have been I
lrjt in jail.
Doesn't Fear Aassassination.
In discussing assassinarion the govt-i
i.or saiti that he had no fears of
being killed, and added t at though a
Methodist ..e was a fatalist to the extfir
of believing t.iat there is a certain
way and a definite time for every
man to die, which can not be evaded
by the machinations of man.
Another report was being circulated
in Laurens county, the governor
oWrtjil Thie luac rlisit the tipo-rn FYprl
I'ZUcJge, convicted in Laurens county
in !0'i8 on the charge of assault with
intent to ravish and getting a sentence
of 20 years, had been pardoned.
iVs tne governor said, was a characteristic
campaign lie. as the penitentiary
records would show, he claimed.
thai the negro died May 1HH'.
Newspaper reporters were liars, the
chief executive charged; were paid to
lie an'2 if taey didn't would lose their
l"ol)s Warning the audience not to
believe anything that appeared in
tne newspapers, the governor predicted
his election August 2~>, basing
its certainty on reports which he has
)crn getting that many men who did
' ? * 1 A
noi support nun two years ago womu
vote fcr him this >ear.
'"If I were as certain o. being saved
ts \ am of going *o the United States
senate/' the governor continued,
then I'd never pray for myself again,
!Mt only for my 'friends, as I'd be
safe."
Again today the string of race prejudice
was much harped on, and this
urew applause frc m the strong Blease
"ollowing in the audience.
M;in'v ('(iiintr
I^aurens, he said.1was a sure enough
white man's coi nty. "A nigger," r,e
idded, "could no more ride the mail
in Laurens county tl'an a keg of powder
last in hell."
This, he explained would not be allowed
without hini as governor, and
he was sure it would not with him
in the governor's chair.
. Tlie governor got two iarge baskets
)f flowers, which he said he would
place on the graves of Tiiomas B.
Crews and John M. Cannon.
L. D. Jennings developed an attack
j;' ptomaine poisoning last night and
was not* in his best form today, but
^ot an attentive hearing.
The wholesale granting of pardons,
the mayor of Sumter said, was undermining
the system of trial by jury
md was responsible :or general disregard
for the law.
"For ages." he continued, "men's
minds were active in discovering <est
methods to try criminals. The plan
whfcb the combined wisdom of our
forefathers agreed upon was trial by
iiirv thp r>nnr; hpin? nresided over
J *-? * J ? vvv*' " w- ?O X' - ? by
a judge, supposed to be learned
in the law. Do you t?:.ink that better
tnan the present situation now existing
in South Carolina?" he asked.
The getting up of a petition, Mr.
Jennings explained, was due only to
the efforts of some lawyer, who was
representing the convicted man. For
this, he said, the lawyer was paid, and
he did not blame the lawyer. "It's
.lis business," he added.
Mr. Jennings pointed out that four
more years of the present policy
would produce a jstae of affairs similar
to t'.iat in -Mexico. Many in the
audience shouted their disapproval of
this by answering in the negative.
Just Like Mexico.
'IT'nere will 'be an absolute disregard
for law," the speakei? retorted,
"and that's exactly the trouble in
Mexico."
in the course of his spee/j (Ve gov
ernor had much to say about taking
he negro out of civil service, and
predicted much as to the hemp and
limb method of destruction.
The Sumter candidate said that he,
too, did not believe that the negroes
; should hold offices in South Carolina,
nit that he did not agree with the
chief executive as to the shotgun and
hemp rope plans of getting rid of the
negroes.
When the question was put to tne
audience, "Would you take part in
hanging a man who was delivering
mail in I^aurens county?" there were
many answers in the affirmative.
The proper way to prevent negroes
from holding these jobs, the speaker
explained, was by repealing the 14th
! and 15th amendments, thus dlsquaH
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FIGHT FEATURES
RIDGELAND'S DAY
()>LV DEVIATION KM) 31 Al'ATHY I
OK MEKTLMi.
(.indicates Act as Peacemakers to
Stop Trouble?Usual Speeches
l'-ul to Draw Applause.
J The State.
Riugeland, July 22.?In an effort
I to silence an auditor who appeared
! recalcitrant in the eyes of t'ae marshal.
Harry Bennett, the marshal became
the object of fists and a "billy"
at the hands of James, Ernest and
Charles Cooler. The altercation occurteci
early in the meeting of candidates
| for State offices held here today and
i was t .e only taing that marred the
piacid sur ace and undemonstrative
attitude of the audience cf about 300
$
persons, many of them women,
rhroug.'.otit the speeches of all candidates.
the audience remained indiiIVrent
tv> t'ne various pleas for its suffrage
and se.eral speakers failed to
draw applause.
The right, o:' course, was the drawing
card, while it lasted, h'u the fig.u,
like the entire meeting, began and
ended in silence, with scanty applause
and disinterested observations.
In view of the fact that close connections
.:ad t- 'be made to get to
Waltei boro, w..ere tne campaign
meeting will be held tomorrow, the
speeches of candidates for governor
were limited to ten minutes and of all
ot..er candidates to live minutes.
! The meeting was called to order at
! nj: iv o clock by W. A. Sauls, county
chairman. The Rev. J. R. Funderburk
nered prayer.
For More Military.
W. W. Moore, candidate for reelecj
tlon to the oflice of adjutant general,
spoke lirst. He advocated that a military
company be organized in eao-'
county, provided the necessary regulations
have been complied with.
M. C. Willis, opposing candidate,
charged that the indorsement o: Gen.
Moore were secured while Moore was
on a tour of inspection bearing a petition.
Candidates for railroad commissioner
spoke next, as follows: George W.
Fairly, C. D. ?F'jrtner and J. H.
Wharton.
Mr. F.rtner took J. A. Hunter to
task for "butting in" the race 'for
railroad commissioner by discussing
t e Fortner bill. "If LVlr. Hunter/'
said the speaker, "takes it up at any
othcfr meeting. 1 will show up his
record and put him out of the race.''
Frank W. Shealey and I. W. Witherspoon,
candidates for railroad com-!
missioner, were absent.
B-. Frank Kelley, candidate for lieutenant
governor, in a reply to the
charge of A. J. Bethea, said that the
reason he resigned .from the dispensary
winding-up commission was that
ir. was impossible for him to attend
its meeting because of pressing work
at home.
Andrew .J. Bethea referred to his
work in the formation of Jasper county
as G:v. Ansel's secretary.
William H. Hainer said that he was
in favor of en orcing all laws whether
good or bad.
J. A. Hunter denied that he was
working against C'. I). Fortner or was
'butting in" the race or railroad
commissioner. "Mr. Fortner is t;o insignificant,"
he said, "for me to fooi
j wrn.
The iN?tv Begins.
! Just as Thomas H. Peeples, candiI
date or attorney general, began to
I speak, an altercation between aJmes
' Cooler and Harry Bennett, marshal,
took place. Friends of the two entered
in and there were several fighting.
A "billy" was seen, landing on
the heads of the combatants, who
~i.or onH oavin? nnthinS.
I VV yI t/ Ulllift 1 aik\A, fcj?-*>j ***^5 ?? - ? w
Several auditors, among them the
sheriff and candidates, forced their
way between the fighters and after
pulling and pushing in brute silence
finally separated them. Blood flowed
from the faces of Mr. Bennett and
James Cooler.
The altercaticn began when Cooler
asked threateningly, it is said, "How
| about Tom Peeples." Mr. Bennett
told him to keep quiet, and resenting
j the order. Cooler clinched. The fight
(CONTINUED ON PAC^ 5.)
DR. J. H. M'INTOSH
WOUNDED BY ASSASSIN
PHYSICIAN SHOT AM) PAINFULLY
INJURED.
Drives Him Away After Struggle.
Sure of Hearing Reference to
Bothering "Colie.
5
The tiSate, 23rd.
Dr. James H. Mcintosh, well known
Columbia physician, was shot and
painfully wounded 'by an unknown
man. who attacked him shortly
before .2 o'clock this morning as
the physician was returning home
along Marion street after a visit to
the Knowlton hospital. According
to statements by Dr. Mcintosh
the assailant, after a struggle, fled
! over the wall of the Presbyterian
) churchyard, shouting as he scaled the
j wall: "New, you won't bother Colie
! tomorrow," or "Now, Colie won't be
bothered by you tomorrow*."
Dr. Mcintosh recently has been
brought forward into the senatorial
j campaign, Gov. Blease having said
j that he expected to invite the doctor
: to be on the stage at today's meeting
I when he would answer the question
I asked at Greenville, as to his statej
ment regarding the condition of R.
| A. Richey. who was paroled by the
| governor-.
There is no clew to the identity oif
i T^V. MnTntncli'c. acciilant TTlP WOUIlfl
1/1 . .
ed man describes him as being small,
about 120 pounds in weight, dressed
in dark clothing and wearing a cloth
cap.
Bloodhounds, summoned from the
; penitentiary, arrived some time after
! the shooting. Bystanders had been
| kept away from the part of the wall
j which the assailant had scaled in his
j escape. The trail, t-erefore, was reli
atively easy.
' The dogs followed the trail through
j the graveyard to Bull street and
| thence down that street to the cor!
nor nf Rnli and Pendleton streets.
Tnere the tiail was lost, about half
way across Pendleton street. '
Statement of Father,
i Dr. James Mcintosh, father of
Dr. James H. Mcintosh, this morning
made the following statement, as repeated
by his son when he reached
Knowlton's hospital a'.ter being shct:
!
"Dr. Mcintosh left Knowlton's hospital
about 15 minutes to 2 o'clock
this morning. As he was passing along
Mariou street by the First Presbyterian
church a man stepped out
from behind a large tree and called,
'Hands uu,' presenting a pistol as ne
| did so. Ur. iViciniosu gr<tuijcu iu^
I pistcl and grappled with the man. In
I the scuffle tiie pistol was placed
against Dr. Mcintosh's stomach and
fired one time. Dr. Mcintosh staggered
and ley to the ground, immediately
the assailant left, crossed
the sidewalk and jumped the fence,
saying, 'Colie won't be bothered with
| you tomorrow.' Dr. Mcintosh got his
j own pistol cut and fired twice as his
I assailant got over the fence. An instant
later he fired t:e remaining
three chambers to attract attention.
The attacking party disappeared
through the Presbyterian graveyard.
"Dr. -Mcintosh has never been in
the habit of carrying a pistol, but bei
~ncTM"f>innc fnr the last three
11J ^ V-Wuu i vi -?? nights
that he was shadowed he had
taken bis pistol along with him.
"The bullet struck in the right side
just over the liver. The seriou mess
j can nor be determined until a thorough
examination has be#en made
which is now in process."
At 4:30 this morning it was announced
taat Dr. Mcintosh had come
out :rom the ether which had been
i administered for tiie examination.
| The wound was found to be only sui
perfiC/ial and7 the doct r's condition
! ?tr? h?> "snlendid."
Was piUliUUUVbU vu iy.^ ?
Among the first persons to reach
the wounded man were Dr. It. A. Lancaster,
B. F. Auman, J. R. Shepherd
and a number of others who hurried
to the spot from their homes. The
shots and Dr. Mcintosh's cries for help
alarmed the neighborhood and in a
few minutes many persons were at
hand.
The physicians was perfectely composed,
according to those first at his
! side, and at once describe*! the a-f(COXTIXUED
ON PAGE 4.)