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VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 62. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1920. * TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A Y?A9
Hays Charged
{ An Untrut
r,Av*rnnr Cex Quotes From Bulleti
to Show That Chairman Knew
of Quotas?Seven Speeches
In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Sept. 4.?Governo
Cox, Democratic presidential cand:
date, in a speech today, charged tha
Will H. Hays, Republican nations
chairman, had "deliberately perpe
, trated a falsehood under oath" i:
Chicago, at the senate committee in
vestigation of campaign contribu
tions.
The governor's charges culminatio:
of bitter partisan controversy o
campaign financing was delivered a
the state fair grounds this afternoo:
in one of seven speeches he mad
during the day's tour of Wisconsin.
Existence of the alleged Republi
can "quota" of $8,145,000 for 5
'large cities, charged by Governor Co:
last Friday at Pittsburgh, was th
basis of today's assertion by the gov
ernor.
"Mr. Hays has denied that there i
any quota," said the governor.
"I charge that there is a quota,
charge, furthermore, that Mr. Hay
deliberately perpetrated a falsehooi
3? ?+ Pltinocm U'liPtl hp sail
| UI1UC1 uatu ob vaivu^v vvmv*. ? ~
there was not a quota."
i
Governor Cox followed this decla
| ration with an assertion that a con
I ference arranged today at Marior
v Ohio, by Senator Harding, his Repub
lican opponent, with members of th
l Republican ways and means, or fi
[ nance committee, had been post
V poned, because, the governor de
clared, he had "exposed this plo
to buy the presidency of the Unite*
? States."
League Principal Issue.
The Republican war chest and th?
league of nations formed the majo
part of nearly all of Governor Cox'
address here today.
v After rear platform speeches a
Kanasha and Racine the governor de
_ livered five here. He discussed la
bor problems Snd the league with a]
audience of laboring men shortl;
after r/; arrival, then made his fai
ground's speec.., f^ted a few hour
t at the Milwaukee Athletic club, hel
an informal reception at the Cit;
Prpas r?luh and received a Democra
tic women delegation at dinner am
spoke at banquet. He closed his visi
tonight with a public address a
Plankington hall auditorium and ai
address to the Elks here for a carni
val.
The governor left late tonight fo
Chicago where he will rest over Sun
day and on Monday visit Mmneapon
and St. Paul, and make several ad
dresses, including one of the Minnes
sota state fair.
Besides his charge against Mi
Hays, Governor Cox in most of th
addresses here, flayed the "senat
oligarchy" criticized Senator Hard
ing again as "reactionary" and de
clared that, if his campaign funi
charges were true, Fred H. Upham
Republican treasurer,. should b
. ousted by Chairman Hays.
Upham Admits Quotas.
In his fair grounds speech leadinj
up to his charge against Mr. Hays
Governor Cox declared:
"Mr. Hays says that quotas havi
not been established. There is not ;
man or woman here who does not be
lieve that quotas are being estab
"Treasurer^ Upham says they an
being established."
"I have here,' the governor con
tinued, pulling a bunch of paper
from his breast- pocket and wavinj
them at the crowd, "documents is
sued from the national Republicai
committee with instructions to th<
'money diggers' as they themselve
have been called by Treasurer Up
ham, to see to it that no papers lef
on tables after luncheons shall b
destroyed in order that nobody knov
what is going on."
Producing copies of the Officia
"Rnllptin of the Reoublican treasur
which he read at Pittsburgh am
other cities recently, and whicl
figured in the senate inquiry, Gover
nor Cox proceeded:
Understood by Hays.
"In the first line of the 'Officia
* Bulletin' , . , it says that thi
! With Telling
h Under Oath
a< 'Bulletin' is official' and in another
part it says that the quotas were understood
by Chairman Hays at the
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onset.
"It says," the governor continued
r without reading, "that the amounts
' sought in each community are part of
t the campaign of general subscription
^ as originally initiated by Will H.
!* Hays and carried through by the
n treasurer's office and that the whole
l~ program is now nearing completion."
L" Like his experience with a large
outdoor audience at Gravesend race
ti track, New York, a week ago today,
f the governor, who had devoted most
t of his state fair address to the
11 league, was forced to quit because of
e shouts and roars from the crowd.
Some, unable to hear, beckoned
i- and .shouted for the candidate to pro1
oeed, others shouted for the fair
x events to start, and, in the bedlam of
e confusion, the governor, after fight
ing the noise until he made his charge
against Mr. Hays, closed with a smile
s and a friendly adieu.
Should Discharge Upham.
I To his audience tonight Governor
s Cox amplified his charge against
d Chairman Hays. The governor read
d m an "umciai Jtsuneun a stautment
by Treasurer Upham that Mr.
_ Hays "initiated" the Republican fi_
nancial plans. If Mr. Upham mist
represented Mr. Hays, Governor Lox
_ said the Republican chairman should
e discharge Mr. Upham.
u The Marion conference of the Re-}
publican ways and means committee
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- planned today, was canea on, iut.
t Cox added, because "in all probai
bility, there would have been an officer
there from the senate committee
serving subpoenas on every one
e of the 48 money diggers from the,
r different states."
s Most of the Republican local chairmen,
Governor Cox declared, are
t bankers and he asked whether it was
because they would know where to
_ secure funds.
!ik Denouncing the "senate oligarchy"
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y J for holding up the treaty, uovernor
r Cox said it was a "diabolical" affair,
s and added:
d "Henry Cabot Lodge will" be an exY
tremely fortunate person if his name
- is not written beside that of Benedict
3 Arnold in the history of the nation."
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L The Livingston hamily Keunicn.
n On Saturday, August 28, the children
and descendants of Mr. Levi
Livingston and his wife, Mrs. Frances,
met in annual family reunion at the
home of Mrs. Mattie Stone in the
?
Jolly Street community. The above
parents, though dead, still their children
meet to remember and honor
them and to benefit their family. The
Livingston family has grown to be
large and influential in the commun8
ity. Although the weather was
threatering and there was some sick^
ness> yet the attendance was very
good. At neon a bountiful dinner
l'. was served on a large table in the
yard; a dinner to be enjoyed and re1
3 ? A/\n
meinoereu. juunn^ me airemuun
family worship was conducted by
* the Rev. S. P. Koon. After the
'' benediction, the children went home
with the hope that they might meet
e
again.
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T. C. Whitmire Dead.
Clinton Chronicle, 2nd.
Mr. T. C. Whitmire, for many
years a resident of this city, passed
away at his home west of Clinton,
s at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon,
, after an illness pf about four weeks.
Mr. Whitmire was well known in
a | Clinton and has a wide circle of
e friends and relatives. He was born
April 6, 1851, at Whitmire, S. C.
He is survived by two brothers and
t one sister, Miss Rachel Whitmire, of
e Clinton, Mr. S. A.Whitmire of Greenv
ville, Mr. George Whitmire of Laurens.
1 The funeral services were cony
J ducted at his home and the interd
! ment in Woodside cemetery, the Rev.
h | Mr. Baldwin conducting the service
- j yesterday afternoon and wore largely
attended. The relatives and friends
| of Mr. Wh'itmire have the sincere
il sympathy of many in this county in
s the sorrow that has come to'them.
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[SMITH AND WARREN
IN SECOND PRIMARY
NOT ENOUGH VOTES OUTSTANDING
TO CHANGE RESULT
Harvey and Mauldin Will Be in Secand
Race for Lieutenant
Gove/nor.
News and Courier.
With probably less than 300 votes
not accounted for a second primary
between Ellison D. Smith, incumbent,
and George H. Warren of Hampton
is assured, in the race for the Democratic
nomination for United' States
senator.
A total of 119,316 has been reported
for in this contest. A majority
would be 59,569. Senator
Smith's total is 58,263.
A second race between Wiison G.
Harvev of Charleston and Oscar K.
Mauldin of Greenville for lieutenant
governor will be necessary.
Frank W. Shealy of Lexington, incumbent,
and D. L.' Smith of Walterboro,
candidates for railroad commissioner,
will also be in the second
primary.
W. W. Moore, incumbent, won
easily over Capt. Atticus H. Marchant
of Orangeburg for adjutant general.
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Keturns trom Jtsenceiey ana joeaufort
counties do not show the number
of boxes reported but comparisons
with the total registration and
total votes for county offices show
that probably not more than 300
votes are missing. All other counties
are reported in full.
The Democratic executive committee
will meet in Columbia Tuesday,
canvass the returns and declare the
election.
Vote tor Senator.
Following is the vote for candidates
for United States senator:
Irby 8,801
Pollock 15,744
' Smith 58,263
Warren 36,508
Total 119,316
Lieutenant Governor Race.
Returns show the following vote
for lieutenant governor:
Cohen 18,633
(' Harvey 53,876
Mauldin ?. 46,663
Totals .r 119,172
For Railroad Commissioner.
Votes for railroad commissioner
follow:
McCaskill 17,619
Moss 10,892
Shealy 50,014
Smith 38,019
Totals 116,623
Unopposed Candidates.
Unopposed candidates for state offices
who were elected:
Governor?Robert A.- Cooper of
Laurens.
I n-P fifjifp?W\ Banks
I OCtLCltaxj \J X ...
Cove of Columbia.
Attorney General?Samuel M.
Wolfe of Anderson.
State Treasurer?S. T. Carter of
Columbia.
Superintendent of Education?J.
E. Swearingen of Columbia.
Commissioner of Agriculture,
Commerce and Industries?B. Harris
j of Pendleton.
I r* ^ 4-y?/-vllor finriAT'O 1_Wa1?oT E.
v/nv*. ,, ,
Duncan of Aiken.
Congressional Results.
Contests for seats in congress and
races for solicitor have not been
changed by later returns.
W. Turner Logan of Charleston
has defeated F. F. Carroll of Summerville
from the First district. Fred
H. Dominick, ^Newberry, has a wide
margin over W. W. Bradley of Abbeville
in the Third district. In the
Fourth district J. J. McSwain , of
Greenville defeated three opponents.
H. P. Fulmer of Norway has a majority
of approximately 1,500 over:
i E. C. Mann of Orangeburg, incumbent
in the Seventh district.
How Solicitors Stand.
! H. S. Blackweil of Laurens and J. j
Howard Moore of Abbeville
will be in a second race for solici- .
tor for the Eighth circuit.
Leon W. Harris of Anderson defeated
two opponents in the race for
solicitor from theTenth r-ircuit.
T. C. Callison of Lexington has api
parently won by a good margin for
j solicitor in the Eleventh circuit over
Muzon Smith of Edgcfirld. In Hie
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INDORSES WOMEN AS
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TWO DAY SESSION
Four County Superintendent Va
cancies Reported?Larger Salaries
for Teachers.
W. J. Cormack in News and Courier.
Columbia, Sept. .4.?Because of
the passage of the 19th amendment
the availability of women as school
and college trustees was indorsed by
the state board of education, which
ended a two day session -here this
afternoon. !
The board's session was replete
with much business of an important!
character/ particularly the approval
of the scholarships for Winthrop and
Clemson colleges and the University1
of South Carolina, already an- j
nounced. The Citadel list will be;
given to the press in the next few
days. Various contents were heard!
and resignations of county superintendents
of education accepted.
The board said that because of the
tremendous influx of children into i
the schools and the need of additional
facilities the appropriation by!
the legislature for the public school
system next year will have to be at j
least $2,000,000. It was pointed out
that the phenomenal growth .of local
taxation for school purposes shows
that the people approve of better j
school facilities. The board recommended
larger salaries for teachers j
and county superintendents of education.
Mr. Walker Resigns.
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Dt'CcJUSt! Ui laui.Jg ilban.tr V
L. Walker of Union county resigned
and W. C. McArthur was appointed.
Supt. C. M. Wilson of New I
berry resigned to become head of
the Whitmire school a'iid Elbert H.
Anil. nominated for the place in
Tuesday's primary, was appointed to
fill out the unexpired term. Supt.
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J. W. ttouse 01 nampwi; y \v nu nac
been trying to resign for two years,
will be succeeded by W. P. Bowers,
nominated last Tuesday, as soon as
the latter can'assume the office. The
resignation of Supt. Thomas A.
Smith of Oconee given to the governor
some weeks ago will be considered
by the governor and Superintendent
Swearingen. The nominee of
last Tuesday's election can not accent
at this time because of business j
reasons.
Examinations for teaching will be
held in every county court house October
1, by county superintendents,
and there will be extra examinations
whenever necessary.
Appeals from Pine View school dis- i
trict of Lexington county, Lyon
school district, McCormick county,
Oak Grove school district, Cherokee
county, and Reedy River school dis- j
trict, Greenville county, were heard j
and dismissed, the decisions of coun- j
ty board boards of educations being
sustained.
The advisability of a thorough survey
covering primary, grammar and
high schools and collegiate education
was indorsed by the board, which deplored
the hardships under gone by
state colleges in getting eligible applicants
for scholarships from the various
counties, causing many vacancies.
"FX'istincr school laws and existing
needs of the schools," said Mr.
Swearingen in discussing the financial
situation, "will require public
school appropriation of at least $2,000,000
by the next legislature. The
compulsory attendance act has improved
the enrolment and attendance
of the schools in a marked degree.
High school diplomas hereafter will
be awarded to pupils completing 15
units." The phenominal growth of
local taxation was pointed out as a
sure sign of universal popular inter
est in education. The improvement
in teachers' salaries was heartily
commended. The necessity of higher
qualifications and better salaries in
the office of county superintendent
was strongly empasized.
Fourteenth circuit a second race between
R. M. Jefferies of Walterboro
and Randolph Murdaugh of Hampton
will be necessary.
David M. Smoak and John M.
Daniel, both of Greenville, will be in
the second primary for solicitor from
tfto Thiiteenlh circuit.
POINT AT ISSUE
AS TO TENNESSEE
GENERAL MISAPPREHENSION AS [
TO REAL QUESTION
Ratification
Seems Secure, But States
Should Segregate Women's
Ballots.
I
K. Foster Murray in. News and'
Courier.
Washington, Sept. 4.?Widespread
misapprehension exists as to the real
point at issue in the discussion as
to whether or not Tennessee has really
ratified the 19th amendment to
the constitution of the United States,
thus giving the privilege of suffrage
to women on an equal basis with men
in all the states.
The question at issue now is not
whether or not a state can withdraw
ratification once made. Pages of
printed comment have been devoted
to the action of New York in such a
matter years ago. As there is a heavy
prosuffrage majority in the Tennessee
senate, no possibility of the legislature's
reversing its former action
appears to exist.
It is the contention of the anti--suffragists
that Tennessee never did
ratify the 19th amendment and that
the proclamation by Secretary of
State Colby was erroneous. This con-1
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teruion lb uasea un i/iic |yawiuiu^..
tary argument that a motion to reconsider
the vote by which the lower
house of the Tennessee legislature j
approved the amendment was pending
and not disposed of when the
governor certified to Washington that
the ratification had been accomplish-;
ed. It is further argued that a reso-'
lution can not be adopted while a j
motion to reconsider it is pending. !
? i
True it is that in accepted parliamentary
procedure a bill is not regarded
as passed if a motion to reconsider
it is pending. This rule has
the authority of congress and has
been invoked frequently by the speakers
of the house of representat ves.
If this rule settled the case it
would seem clear that Tennessee
never did ratify the 19th amendment
and that the proclamation made
by Secretary Colfcy was erroreous.
Whether or not that proclamation
could be annulled and_ the error cor
r^cted would then become a nice
question of law.
Cut there is another ruling, which
prevails in congress, and has the ap-'
proval of the United States supremo
court, and this rulir.g may dccide the
validity of the 19th amendment. The
current manual of the house of representatives
contains this note under
the sections relating to reconsiaeration
:
1 nnr.nl W.
" w nen a uju naa uttn , 7
signed by the speaker and approved,
by the president, it is undobtedly a
law, although a motion to reconsider
may'not have been disposed of."
The foregoing note has the support
of a footnote in Hinds' precedents,
the standard congressional parliamentary
authority, which says:
"The courts have commented, 011
this subject: 'The effect of the
pendency of a motiop to reconsider,
according to universal usage, is to
suspend the original proposition.
ttti uo Kill r>f?rflinir
VV 11*211, Iiuvvcvcx, c* viti t 0
the motion to reconsider and before
that motion has been acted upon been
presented to the president and received
his approval, the validity of
the act, it would seem, could not
be questioned on account of the
pendency of such motion, the signI
ing of the bill by the speaker and
[ vice president being complete and
unimpeachable evidence of its passage.
(See Field vs. Clark, 143 U.
S. supreme court reports, p. G50, Feb.
29, 1892.)' "
The regularity of the signatures
by the legislature's officials in Tennessee
may be assumed and it would
appear quite probable that the quoted j
ruling of the supreme court puts the
Tennessee ratification beyond successful
attack.
Nevertheless, as a practical mat- j
ter, the subject is one of dispute, and
there is probability of prolonged liti- j
nation upon it, and prudent politicians
believe that every precaution
should be taken to avert confusion
over the results of November's elecI
tion. Tiie case can hardly reach the
| supreme court for final ratification
| before that election, and. if the Ten|
nessvv ratification should ho held
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'COTTON GROWERS
CLOSE SESSION
PROGRAM OF WANNAMAKER
ADOPTED IN FULL.
Rprommsndation Made to Associa
tion Members That Such Mimimura
Price Be Fixed.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 3.?Appointment
of a committee of 55
Southern bankers, business men and
officials of the various divisions of
the American Cotton association to
confer with W. P. G. Harding, governor,
and members of the federal re ?
1 i r -c^v. +1,^
serve coara oepiemuer x^>, iui mc
ipurpose of obtaining clear cut.pro|
nouncement of policy on the financ{ing
of the 1920 cotton crop, marked
j the last session of the association
I here late today.
I With adjournment sine die of the
j association practically the entire proj
gram of policy recommended by
i President J. S. Wannamaker had
i been adopted, topped with a reeomj
mendation to members that cotton be
i held for a minimum price of 40 cents
| middling basis, with one cent per
j month added -after November 1.
Members were also urged to hold
their cotton seed for $60 a ton.
Other proposals adopted urgc^ establishment
of cooperative marketing
svstems in every cotton1 growing
i county, the formation of an export
[ corporation to sell cotton in central
| Europe, the reduction of acreage to
j cotton and increasing acreage for
food and forage crops, and retirement
of 25 per cent, of the higher
grade cctton.
Southern banks with loans in Eastern
banks are requested in a geni
eral resolution adopted this evening
[ to recall these loans in order that
I the money may be diverted to financ!
ing the South's crops and a rs.>clution
by Former Governor Manning
of South Carolina calls on the governors
of cotton states to proclaim
September 20 "cotton day" on which
date meetings are to be held in all
counties to develop interest in the
piogram of the association.
The principal address of the day
was delivered by Judge W._T. llamr.cy,
governor of the Eleventh district
federal reserve bank, who deplored
the action of fixing the price of cotton
at 40 cents, declaring that it
could r.ot be achieved. He brought
a note of pessimism into the convention
by declaring the farmer must
j practice strict economy and prepare
for hard times.
I The convention voted to meet in
1921 at Dallas, Texas.
MISS VERA BOWMAN SISTER
TO DR. E. H. BOWMAN
Cedartown (Ga.) Standard, 2nd.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bowman received
the sad message Saturday that
their daughter. Miss Vera, had passed
away at the home of her sister. Mrs.
G. E. Maddox of Oklahoma City,
from an attack of appendicitis. Following
the less of their son, Bancroft",
j a couple of weeks ago in Texas, this
second affliction comes as a crushing
| blow to them, and they have much
1 sympathy in their loss. Mrs. Maddox
and her sister, Mi*s. Sue Paille of Atlanta,
who was called to Oklahoma by
her illness, arrived here with the remains
Tuesday morning. Funeral
services were conducted that afterI
noon at the home on College street
by her pastor, the Rev. C. A. De
Vane. Other relatives coming from
a distance to attend the funeral were
Dr. E. H. Bowman and son, Emory,
of Newberry, S. C., Mr. E. M. Bowman
of St. Elmo, Tenn.,
Mr. S. W. Bowman of Shreveport,
La., Mr. and Mrs.
Felix Bowman of Ne?/ Orleans, Mrs.
H. A. Riggs of Corpus Christi, Texas,
and Mrs. E. P. Morrissette of Atlanta.
The deceased was a young lady generally
beloved, and her death is
deeply regretted.
vo;d, improbable as that may seem.
it might involve the country :n grave
perplexities if the ballots of the women
in states affected by the ruling
could not be segregated from-those
of the men. The election of the
president and vice president and the
complexion of congress politically
might hinge on this. This difficulty
would not arise, of course, where
there is already woman suffrage by
a state's own action.
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SMITH AND WARREN
ISSUE STATEMENTS
"DIRECT COLLUSION" BETWEEN
BLEASE AND SMITH CHARGED
Only Combination With People ot
South Carolina, Says Incumbent.
Statement From Westcn.
The State, 4th.
George Warren of Hampton, candidate
for the United States senate,
yesterday issued a statement
charging a "direct collusion" be-,
tween former Gov. Cole L. Blease
and Senator E. D. Smith to defeat
him.
Senator Smith, who will enter the
second primary with Warren as his *
,
opponent, denies the cnarges cuu- ,
tained in Warren's statement, denouncing
as "absolutely false" the
statement that he was in any combination
in his race for the senate, "except
with the people of South Carolina"
to serve them to the best of
his ability.
Mr. Warren also referred to District
Attorney Francis H. Weston as
the "reputed campaign manager of
I CvniVVi ? />}larced that
UCllatUl VJA11AWI1, 0
Mr/ Weston, "a long and bitter enemy
of Governor Blease," was a visitor
to the office of Mr. Blease. Mr.
Weston in a statement made after
reading Mr. Warren's charges says
that he is not and has not been the
campaign manager of Senator Smith,
and also states that the implication
that he "negotiated a deal with Mr.
Blease" is absolutely false.
' Mr. Warren's statement follows:
"I charge a direct collusion be
tween former Gov. Cole L. jsiease
.
and Senator E. D. Smith to defeat
' 1
me for the United States senate. .
"This alliance, made in utter des
peration, was effected and put jnto
operation as an 11th hour effort to /
overcome the sentiment which had
been created during the campaign in
my favor.
"This campaign I was determined
to make, and did make, without appeal
to factionalism or factional
prejudices. To demonstrate this fact,
thousands of voters of both of the socalled
factions gave support to my
candidacy.
"Dated August 18, and signed by
former Governor Blease, with his persona!
signature cf 'Cole,' letters were
prepared pledging Mr. Blease's support
to Senator Smith for reelection ^
on.4 maiM nnt durine subsequent days
to reach the personal friends of the
former governor as an 11th hour appeal
to factionalism.
"This letter was circulated by hand
as well as through the mails, and
used at the polls by workers for Senator
Smith.
"The active support of Mr. Blease
of the j candidacy of Senator Smith
was with the knowledge and consent
e o
01 CitJUctiUi /uiiiicn.
"Acknowledging: receipt of a letter
from Mr. Blease, dated August 6,
Senator Smith, a few days later, expressed
in a communication to Mr.
Blckse his appreciation of the permission
to use the Blease letter.
"During the time of the mailing
out of the hundreds of letters, on the
verge of thte election, the reputed
campaign manager of Senator Smith,
District Attorney Francis H. Weston,
a long and bitter enemy of Governor
Blease, whom the latter has repeatedly
denounced, was a visitor to the
office of Mr. Blease.
"The sequence of events leading
up to the actual mailing out of the
Blease letter need, in my opinion, no
further explanation.
"Another method used in the desperate
attempt to elect Senator
Smith was the circulation around the
polls of reports that I was a Bleaseite,
these being circulated among
1 strong anti-Blease men and that I *
was running on a wet platform, fi- .
nanced by the liquor interests. This,
I charge, was a deliberate and premeditated
distortion of facts.
"My idea has been, and stiil is, to
| enthuse my friends with the knowl!
rp. that a new dav has dawned in
! South Carolina politics, a new day in
which demagogic tirades should give
way to logical discussions of fundamental
principles of government. My
i opponents are still living in the past
of old animosities engendered and
fostered by factional bitterness.
"I am in the second race. The
(Continued on page 2.)
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