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BLKASE SAYS HE II \S NKYV.R ITTERED \ D5SLDYAL WORD. OR DONE A DISLOYTL ACT TO HIS (OINTRY. Repeating llis Pomaria Speech at Filbert the Yonnp Man Reporting it Was Not a Stenographer and Did Not (*et it Down Correctly?Does Not l?lame the Reporter, But Says They Take Part of His Speech to Make Him Appear Not Loyal.?He - Wants to Meet Tillman Face to Face. # York, June 20.?The senatorial campaign meeting was held today in the beautiful and handsome court house. of this quaint old town anions the lulls. One who has not been to York in a good many years could not help being impressed with the handsome and magnificent court house, the handsomest in the state. Oountv Chairman .Tnhr! A Marine presided and prayer was offered by Dr. J. E. Mahaffey. A letter was read from Senator Tillman stating that he could not be present but announcing his candidacy for re-election. There 'were some 2"0 people in the court room during the speeches of Mr. Rice and Mr. Dial. They were received in silence and there was no applause during or at the conclusion of what they had to say. Governor Blease was presented at the conclusion of Mr. Dial's speech "but he stated he did not propose to talk with a watch held over him and to be limited to a few minutes and if anyone wanted to hear him speak that they could remain and he would speak after the regular meeting had been adjourned. Some ">0 personleft. man." under misapprehension.; but as so-">n as Blease teuan to speak many of them came back and by tbe time n? was warmea up in mis spefc:; j manv r:or^ had come in anrt the audi-j tori an -vn- abcvt. filled, there being j some Persons present. Mr nie?.?c was r?e~ ivecl with arplanse and h? applause throughout his speech and many were his fr'end* 'vho were i:i the audience. In it seeded to be lar^oly a Blease audience. Ther? seme misunderstanding a'bouf T-i if r.rtr.vli t f ?-v Vr*??V t2"> o t yyi r*v^CvT,^P 11172 \ J K \J A , Uic iUij/' V :?v;. J having gotten out that possibly h? would not be here. Mr. Rice. James F. Rice, of Anderson, was 'the first* :pe"k^r. He had a written speech and followed his manuscript cIo?e!~>\ row and again laying it aside, but :::iKed in conversation! style and created no enthusiasm, th?ugh %e neeple listened attentively. He "said he had henrd last year a good "bit about >'-onscripting Senator Tilman and that he would not be in the race unless the people conscripted him. hut when- failed to see any evidence that the senator had been con' scripted he thought the best tiling % was to renre him to his farm at Trenton and let him follow the example of the father of his country and spend his remaining davs in peace on his !arm. It was not wise to swap horses while crossing a stream, he said, but it depended on the strength of the horse. if ttie norsej was fe*Me and weak we'd better <ret one that could pull the loid. Till-1 man admits that he is feeble and his J memory is bad. B. Dial. N. B. Dial of Laurens, the other candidate to speak, said that he had prepared a speech for the campaign. hut so many had boDDea in ana ooijbed ort that he would have to memorize it all over again. He said the people should elect men to office whose hearts were pure and whos? tongues clean and whose patriotism hs never been questioned. He then outlined his platform, which he said had been printed in the papers. As tr> Tillman he said his old-time war cry was rotation in office, but few die 'tind none resign. Tillman's record has never been discussed. 'Six years 1 3 o r*f V n"! V;%0 116 piayea me ^ remember he wrote a letter which caught a good many people. He has been in the senate 24 years and four years as governor should satisfy the anjibition of any reasonable man. Saw him in the state convention. Tn*4 J JirtAncipivinr llVCi ICCll PQ "vlHctU U1 UISVUTOIllft (1 v came to argue that it was necesaary at this time to keep him in the senate. Lever was sent telegram from "tiis committee congratulating him on entering race. They knew Tillman v/<is not able to run and was too fep"'bie to disehage the duties of Che office. His family says he is too feeble ~H-e said his health was too bad to assume the duties of chairman of the committee on appropriations and "Swanson is acting chairman of committee on navol affairs and does the wcrk. 'Mr. Dial then read extracts Trom the Congressional Record to sfc:>w that Tillman was too feeble to discharge the duties of senator He tries to make it appear that Woodt row Wilson wants hm to remain In ! ilie senate. 1 deny it. said Mr. Dia'. As to I-lea e. Dial said he was op| posed to t.'ris war and had opposed ; Wilson and what could you expect i him to do if he were elected. He | quoted from Blease's Pomaria an.I ; Filbert speeches to prove what he said. He said Blease puts himself i against President Wilson and practically unanimous congress. When Dial concluded there was absolute silence, not a ripple of applause. C?le L. Blease. Chairman Marion presented Cole ??. 1 Blease, who came forward amid an j r I outburst of applause and stated that I he would not speak with a watch | hold over him with time limit, but if j I any wanted to hear him and would j I remain, he would make a speech j when the meeting was adjourned. ! The meeting adjourned. Before Gov. Blease had spoken many minutes the courthouse was practically filled, some 3">0 to 500 people being present before he concluded. He recited that he had served his county as representative and senator ana nis state as governor and he felt that he was entitled to a square deal. He was a memiber of the legislature in hie young manhood and before he was 22 years old had presided over the house. When he went to the senate he was elected president protem to succeed that good man. Governor Mauldin, when he had been in the senate on?v I two years. He said he had affidavits J and letters in his possession which i proved that there was fraud in the | election for governor two years ago land read from the State newspaper! that these affidavits and letters were i presented to the state committee br Mr. Richer, who was a member from Laurens, and the committee refused j to consider them and declared Man. I [ ning governor. ! Different in 1012. Xot so in 1912 when charges were i rac!<~> by Judge |onos. The election wr>s h^ld up nr.'l investigation starti ed. ''! ? mentioned this became of ttu? I i editorials appearing every day now *n j the State about the evidence of fraud not bee;7^_,, submitted to the committee and therefore the charge of fraud was grov'nd^ess. the State claims, when as a matter of record .from its own file.= the evidence twas in the hands of a member of the committee and thrt member ?o s-tated. but the committee would not take notice. The State must have poor memory or is simply lying. No Apolocry. 'He said he was opposed to this war and had so stated in several speeches nn anoloav to make for any! sneech he had ever made. When this war is ended and the people come to realize the suffering it has caused and fhe labor conditions and all the other horrors then will it he time to decide who was right. He asked if it was a ?rreat crime to be in accord with Tesus Christ and the doctrine of neace on earth, gcod will to men. (He "ited Robert E. Lee as being opposed to secession and yet no man in all history has been honored as he ha" been and when his -state seceded h^ went with it. though he was opposed to the war. ! Wade Hampton was opposed to secession. yet when war was declared he drew his word and there was no 'vore valiant soldier. And Alexander Stevens who became virte president of the Confederacy. And just th* other day they named a law school at the university for James L. Pettigru. who was opposed to secession and nullification. Yet 'because I was opoosed to this country going into th' war 1 must be branded a traitor to my country. .Right down deep in their hearts 90 ^er rent of the peonle were opposed to this war. But when our country went into the war and said we would h??ve war to the hilt. I was with my country. and today 7.1 per cent of the hoys in the war are from the Reform party. We have done our duty in buying j * 1 - ? ^ ^ + nnrl tVtn DOnClS, Weir Mampo w?*u Red Ooss, as well as furnihina- the boys. He said he had bought $2,6.~>0 in Liberty bonds, $1,000 in war savings stamps and contributed to the Red Cross. (Applause.) He had also done much for the sold'ers stationed at Camp .lackson who frequently came to his office for advice. He said he happened to hav? a small tract of land near the carcii? that the government needed and when they came to him about it. he said, if you need it. take it, and not a cent j will I receive. ('Applause.) But they j say that I would disorganize the army and disturb the morale of the men. fr is done for a purpose and to mislead the people. At Filbert I was repeating my Pomaria speech and the young man wh ) I was reporting it was not a stenog | rapher and could not. get it all. and j I do not blame him. but they take f r>art of it and try to make it appear ! that T am not loyal. Nobody believed t that 1 sjisi unqualifiedly that I did nc;t care what sort uf America we had after ! am gone. (i" ho d >es. I "rio not want, hi? vote. Here is what I said: "I. at Filbert, was repeating my I'omaria speech in which I had said that I believed that President Wilson and the members of congress who vote'] | for this war would be heiil responsible for every American life that was ' lost in it. and if my soul is to be j lost I did not care what sort of a.] I American they had after 1 was dead and gone, and neither does your boy. The young man who was reporting that speech got part of what I said and got it correctly, but he did noi take all of my speech, and no sensible man could expect him to take it. and when those who for a malicious purpose took his partiai report to condemn me they lied and they knew thev lied." I'nfalr Newspapers. To show the unfairness with which some newspapers treat him. Gov. Blease referred to a speech which he made a few days a.20 and in which he said: "'I do not wish for anything but the greatest success for the American army in France." When the report was published the "not" was left out and the sentence read: "I do wish for anything but the greatest success of the American army in France." Quite a difference. At Filbert I asked everyone who agreed with me to hold up his hand and every hand went up. Surely the good people of Filbert and Yorl: would not. bo accused of endorsing the statement that they did not oar? what sort of America there was after they were gone. Garbled Report. They used this garbled report to condemn me at the State Council of Defense. 1 have told them what T thought of their ar*t'on. I have told them that they lied when they say r r.m not inv.i! Sorno of von mnv sav that I am a little ior> harsh in mv lan^'tage. bvt I hope you will parrlon ir." w^c'i 1 sav this: " \ny man who pays that CoV I--. IS'ease has ever uttered one word or done one aft against his country is a damnor] con temptlble liar, and any nan who says that any of my frienrls has said or done disloyal act* against my country is the same." Gov. Blease said he did not propose to say one word about Senator Tillman, but he was going to write him to designate some place that he would meet him in debate dur in-.r the campaign, and if he does he would say certain things about him that have not yet been said, and if he refuses to meet him he will' say them' anyway. Wade Hampton was put out because in interfered with state politics. Thev say he was put out -because he did not vote for Tillman, but that is not true. (Teneral -Hampton said that when the March convention nominated Tillman he should be ruled out of the party, but as they did not do it he would vote for hkn, but he did not vote because of an unfortunate accident, he lefft bis registration ticket in Washington. Makes His Position Clear, I have said that at the time the vote was taken on the war with the lights before me I would have voted against it. r>p'' is no use to be harping on that. hpop"<;p T if T>"* t^v tell you 1 would have no influence in Washington Don't you let that worry vou. wouldn't be there long before? tbev would want, me, because when 1 to do anything I try to do it and they know 1 am a good fighter and rlr> thine-!? If I liad been in Washington when the war ibills were up I would have endeavored to make the corporations nnv the tax. Who nays the war tax? When you send a telegram you pa? tax. Same when you buy railroad tickets. T would have endeavored t': keep the . government contractors from interfering with the l?.bor as thev have bv paving such big prices # for common labor Gov. Blease said fhere was one thine: that he read in the naper tha1 amused him. when one of the gentlemen who rushed in the race spoke o: havinsr run him off the stump, am now that gentleman is not on the stump himself. As he concluded he was given mud ; applause and many waited to shalvi his hand. Tt. apnears to this reportei j iimi ir vvns h mnase meetnift. In corroboration or the repor which I wrote for The American an< j printed aibove. T desire to copy th< foPowirK from the YorkviHe Enquir j er as to number present, and th; j sentiment ns to Dolitics. and then I too. it refers to Senator Tillman's let j ter which wast read before I a r river i and which T did not hear and a cop} i . of which I did not get. So far as i could .midee the statements made In The Knqnirer are correct a* to ttic crowd iind the sentiment that pre vailed. Of course as to it bein? representative crowd from all por ) | Middle. I Worn I Are Here Told the I for Their 1 Freemont, 0.?"I was pass ; Si period of life, being- forty-six HR the symptoms incident to tha nervousness, and was in a gen so it was hard for me to do m H ham's Vegetable Compound w I the best remedy for my troubl< to be. I feel better and strc taking it, and the annoying peared."?Mrs. M. Godden. 92; ^ Ohio. North Haven, Conn.?"Lyd ble Compound restored my he? gg had failed when passing tliroi is dotulli^ llhc lb lis uiuwiui ?Mrs. Florence Isf.ij.a, Box LYDI VEGET tions of the county I did not know, J but the Enquirer is in position to i know. I Senator:!! Cajvpniirnors. The senatorial .campaign meeting I in Vcrkvillo yesterday was the larg i ext. most interesting and 'jest attvnd| e:l that has yet been held. It was a j kind of a doubl ? banded affair, j'.arti !v under authority or the state and i ... . _ ! county jJeinorrair- e.\e.iu!ve j "vit^e. and parry a free-for-all, uu! dor no especial authority. : The speakers were Hon. H. i7. j Rice of Anderson. Moil. X. H. Dial of I j Laurens and former Governor Cole L. j Blease. The two first spoVe under the j auspices of the regular Democratic J authority. The latter was introduce ! by regular authority, but made his speech at an adjourned meeting under his own authority. Governor Blease was easily the principal feature of the meeting Aiost of the people were there for the purpose of hearing what he had to saw nnd with but little interest in I anything else. All. however, gav* close and respectful attention to everybody. There was no applause < K,if Rloooo flnrl hp STOt cL | 'or pnyutiu.Y wm 1'ivuwv ?? _ ! plenty. Tin. meeting was called to order by 'ohn A. Marion, county chairman, at 11 o'clock and was opened with j nraver 'by Rev. J. E. Mahaffey. After j the prayer, the chairman introduced j Mr. H. F. Ri'*e of Anderson, who was j followed by Mr. N. B. Dial of LauJ rens. Governor Blease appeared m i !he si^ht of the chnirman in an ant? i rnoni just as Mr. Dial commenced his I jr.pech, and :Mr. Marion introduced j him. and the audience broke out in j the first applause of the morning. The aggregate attendance of the | meeting was pretty close to three I hundred people. They were repre sentative of all sections of the county 'and of all shades of political sentii ment. and affiliation. There were i i probably 2f>0 people in the room when the meeting was called to order and these had swelled to about thre? , i 1! *>uhdred people when Mr. Blease said he did not propose to sneak under f'p hnmmer of a nartisan Democratic : executive committee, some twentv five or thirty people left the room; ' but before he concluded the audience : bud ?\vpiwi to tlie largest proportion.; of the day. ] There were in the audience a number of people who were opposed U - Mr. Rlease: but a lar^e majority o1 - tho?e pre^nt were undoubtedly 1 friends of the former governor. Thev 4 applauded him vigorously and gav: J their fi'.ll approval to all he had t( ' say. The onv dissent was raised b; i Kev. J. K. Mahaffey. who, at the eon ? elusion of Mr. P.lease's speech, mad< r a 'brief argument to show that no mai j has been justified in being opposed t? ! the war even from the beginning, t The proceedings were opened t>: < the reading of a letter from Senatoi ? Tillman by the chairman. In his let ter. the senator excused -himself fron 2 rttendance 011 the campaign meeting: .. because of the pressing importance - of his duties in Washington, and alsc 1 he emphasized the value of his chair manship of the committ.ce on nava [ affairs to the people of the state. He 7 claimed th?t he was not actuated b;? ) personal ambition or financial sain; . but by duty alone. He has grown <>!<} i in the service, he said, and is still - giving the best there is in him to th* i ierL HI } Best Remedy 'roubles. .ing through the critical years of age and had all t. ^Viano-ft ? heat flashes. eral run down condition, ?T y work. Lydia E. Pinkas recommended to me as \ j? ss, which it surely proved k ^ >nger in every way since symptoms have disap- oj kyga > Napoleon St., Fremont, ym ia E. Pinkham's Vegetailth after everything else 8 igh change of life. There RffStKEmBM | 3 the trying- symptoms." 197, North Haven, Conn. AJLPINKt LYD1A E.PINKH) st2t? Hi? 'ir-alth. however, li? claims is better than it has been far years. He said he expected to be abused and lied on; but he was accustomed to i that and the people are familiar with the truth. He said that if Governor ie^ise has been correctly quoted he is .'.:t of sympathy v-.-ir'i 113 president; i :t if the people want to elect Blease, they have a right to do so. and he will bow to their will. I AN ORDINANCE i i ? ForWdding Any I'cr^on 1 o Repeatedly Loiter or Leaf on the Streets of the To>vn of Newberry or in or About Any Oilier Public l'lace of Said Town. Be it ordain&d by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry . in Council assembled: j That frcm and after the passage j of this ordinance it shall be unlaw- j. , fill for anv person to repeatedly loit- ' . I er, loflf or idle in or upon the streets , and public ways of the Town of Now- j berry, or in or abort any other pub- j lie place of said town. 1 Any person violating any of the j provisions of this ordinance shall be j deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and j, upon conviction therefor before the recorder, shall be fined not exceeding $100 00 or imprisoned not exceeding 30 days. Done and ratified under the cor- j porate seal of the Town of Newberry this 28th day of May, 191S. < 7. U1 W ri crh f " * * " ?*?"?" Attest: Mayor. T. W. Chapman. Clerk and Treas. Town of Xewberry , 6-14 3 t ??. i i \OTICE OF SCHOOL ELECTION IX i. 3IT. BETHEL-GARMANY SCHOOL . DISTRICT >0 2 & 27. ! ' ! i Whereas, one-third of the residen; electors and a like proportion of the resident free-holders of the age cf twenty-one years, in the Mt. Bethel-. Garmany School District Xo. 2 and. 27 of the county of Newberry, Stan of South Carolina, have filed a peti- j ' tion with the County Board of Edu- . : cation of 'Xewberry county. Sout:; 1 ' i Carolina, petitioning and requesting j that an election be held in the said ! School District on the question of i > levying a special tax of four (-1) mills i on the taxable property within the ! . i said district. i ) : Now. therefore, we the undersignr. ed. composing the county board of ' education for Xewberrv count v. Stat." ' of South Carolina, do hereby order i the board of trustees of the Mt. Beth ry Vo, 0 > ei-Kxiximany ouuuui ri, _ a.iu i r 27 Lo hold an elect:)n on the sai.l j - ! question of levying c: specin] tax of ! 3 : four (4) mills to 'be collected on the l I n*^, >rty ! /?.->! ir r" e vhool ) ; district, which said election shall be ! held at the new site in frcnt of Hugh t | Wilson's residence, in the said school r district No. 2 and 27. on Saturday . ! the 20th day of June. 1918. at which 1 | said election the polls shall be opene-i ; i at 7 a. m. and closed at 4 p. m. i 2 I The menders of the board of trus > i tees of the said school district shaii - j ar-t as managers of said election. Only ! j such electors as reside in the said 1 j school district and return real or " j personal property for taxation, and j who exhibit their fax reoeeipts and L j rf-.iristration certificates as required in ! ; roiera! elections, shall be allowed to ! vote. Electors favoring- levy of I ' i t i iAM^j POUND I | jl m m MEDICINE 3?l such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes'' written or print: ed thereon, and each elector opposed to such tax cast a ballot containing the word "Xo" written or printed Given under ot har^s ^eals .hi i ihe i-'tii day of .Tune, 1013. C. M. Wilson, (L. S. <. 0. P.. <" '.nni)ii. (I.. S County roar.! r.f Fd:;cat:oi: i~<r rry c nty. S. C. *|| >:i;' COLLE<?K OF i( ?\KIJSTl?\ ^ S<?u1h Carolina's (J <bst ('ollosre Vj 134th Yeiir Kevins Sf-p^mber -7. Entrance examinations at all the 9 '^"r.ty soars Frday. ^9H m. Four-year courses lead to the B. ^ a. ana i>. ?. degrees. iwu-.vsir * pre-medical course is given. Military training in all courses. A free tuition scholarship is assigned to each county cf the State. Spacious buildings and athletic sround'fc '.vol! eoi'Ti'-ed laboratories unexcelled library facilitir- . Expenses moderate. For terms and catalogue, address ?T 1 liorv'/kv T1 I VlkAT I>1I D_?? A n.AUIVI 'U.l I ivrt, LITTLETON COLLEGE. vH Has ju~t c'osed one of the most successful years in its history. The 37th annual session will begin Sept. jjA Write for new illustrated catalogue, also and QUICKLY for particulars concerning our special offer to a fevr girls who can not pay our catalogue rate. Address f. M. Rhodes. Littleton, X. C. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. I will make a final settlement of the estate of Abner Julian Derrick in tho PrAhnto Pnnrt fnr Xowbprr-/ Ci nty, S. on r n>-;iJay t!ie 36*1. Mm day of [uly, 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and will immediately there-^H after ask for my discharge as Administratrix of said estate. Belle Derrick. Admx. 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