The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 18, 1912, Page 4, Image 4
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Thursday, July 18, 1912.
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A vote for Duncan is a vote for
Blease.
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The governor may not be a grafter
and a crook as- charged by Felder,
but he certainly needs to be saved
from his friends.
We learn that some people in this
county are disgusted with both Jones
and Blease and say they will vote for
Duncan. They might as well vote
for Blease.
Nicholls says Blease was to get
$5,000 for pardoning DeFord,' and
yet this close friend is not denounced
by the governor. Nicholls spent
last Sunday at the mansion in Columbia
after the charges were pub
lished.
The continued friendship of Blease
and Nichols, under the circumstances,
is hard to understand. Don't you
know if h bosom friend of yours was
: "i v to go around telling things on you
Kv<. * "which were not true, even though
he was intoxicated and didn't know
he was going to get caught, you
' - would repudiate him.
Governor Blease issued a statement
Monday in which he said the
testimony brought out at Augusta
was all a tissue of misrepresentation
and wilful lies which he would show
to the people of the State at the proper
time with the proof. No one
hopes more sincerely that he will be
able to prove the charges false than
this newspaper.
> If Blease is innocent of all those
charges brought out at Augusta last
week, why is it that he does not repudiate
his friend, Nicholls? Either
Blease is guilty or his bosom friends
are telling things on him that are not
true. Why does he not denounce the
man whn wore sn irVriisrrPPt as t.Q
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their conversations caught by
the dictagraph?
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Some voters do not like the action
of Judge Jones in not resenting in a
personal way the bitter attacks of
Blease, but they should remember
that for Jones to precipitate a personal
difficulty at a campaign meeting
and thereby possibly cause a lot
of innocent people to get hurt would
Wk not do at all. Possibly his course in
not noticing these attacks is wisest
after all.
Noise don't fool all the people. The
most of the cheering done here for
Blease last Saturday was done by
people from other counties, and those
who seem to think that Blease will
carry Bamberg county will find themselves
badly mistaken after the primary.
His majority in this county
two years ago was sixty votes or less,
and numbers of men who voted for
him then are against him this year.
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There is no question but that
Blease lost votes by his speech here
last Saturday. Many men have said
'>*v .-v that
his utterances were the dirtiest
they had ever heard on the stump,
' ' and that his speech was not fit for a
gentleman to hear, much less a lady.
Even some of his political supporters
think, he made a serious mistake in
using the language he did, and it was
noticeable that the applause for him
grew less as he continued speaking,
and when he concluded his speech
there was very little cheering. We
are not mentioning these facts be'
cause we oppose the governor but
because we want the State at large
to know the true attitude of Bamberg's
people. They do not approve
\ of such utterances on the stump, even
if they are political supporters of
the man who makes them.
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The "few grains" from the "moun- C
tain" of Mr. Felder's evidence are
decidedly interesting, and the public t
awaits further revelations with interest.
There is one thing certain: Blease S(
is guilty or his bosom friends are v
telling untruths on him. Which is e]
it? Yet we hear of no broken friend- n
ships between these men and the tl
governor. e,
Governor Blease said in his speech v'
here last Saturday that he would not 11
appoint anybody but a Blease man to
office, and that if any of our county ^
officials should die or resign a Blease
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man would be appointed. If the governor
applies the Blease yard stick to s*
every man, why is it not right and c<
proper for the voters of the county to ^
apply the same yard stick to every ^
candidate offering for office this 11
year? g
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SHOT OX STREETS OF BARXWELL A
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G. Duncan Bellinger Wounded by O. p
H. Best, Jr.
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Columbia, July 16.?G. Duncan w
Bellinger, judge of probate for Rich- p(
land county, was shot and seriously jr
wounded on the streets cf Barn- w
well last night, as the outcome it is w
said, of an argument over politics, tl
Mr. Best fired three times with his Sl
pistol at Mr. Bellinger, one of the w
bullets taking effect in the latter's g,
left arm and shattering the bone. The
wounded man was rushed to a hos- ^
pital here this morning and given! fz
attention. It is feared that it may
be necessary to amputate the injur- u,
ed arm. ?
From the information gathered aj
here relative to the shooting, it is
claimed that Mr. Bellinger and Mr.
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.Best engaged 111 a ueaieu aigumcub qin
Barnwell yesterday morning, dur- fS
ing which hot words passed, and SJ
meeting last night on the streets of aj
that town the argument was renewed C(
with such vigor and feeling that the g
two men finally went together and a1
blows were passed. Then it is claim- ^
ed that Best pulled his pistol and
fired three times, the shots taking vj
effect in Bellinger's left arm and 0l
shattering the bone; 0]
The wounded man is a son of the ^
late Attorney General G. Duncan
Bellinger and is the judge of pro- ni
bate for Richland'county. He is one ^
of the leading young men of this city
and the news of the shooting caused pi
a sensation on the streets here to- ir
d*y- N- ^ c<
Another story about the shooting a:
is to the effect that several of the cit- ^
izens of Barnwell were having a po- w
litical argument and that Best and
Bellinger were in the crowd and that iT]
the trouble commenced that way,
finally resulting in the shooting. y].
The Story from Barnwell.
Barnwell, July 16.?In a personal ^
encounter on the streets here last
night, G. Duncan Bellinger, Esq., of
Columbia, judge of probate for Richland
county, was shot in his left arm
by O. H. Best, Jr., of Barnwell. The F
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bullet StrUCK Mr. oeumgei s chi ixx XX.
about half way between the shoul- B
der and elbow, shattering the bone, pi
The wounded man was carried to a di
local hotel, where a physician was ei
summoned and medical attention tc
given him. No attempt to remove ci
the ball*was made, but the arm was w
put in "splints and this morning Mr. m
Bellinger was carried to a Columbia e<
hospital for further treatment. The 5<
wound is said to be a very serious s<
one. di
It is difficult to get at the true tl
caus^ of the difficulty, as various tl
stories ^have been < circulated. All p,
that it is safe to state,is that blows
followed words, and in the midst of h
the encounter Mr. Best drew his pis- a;
tol and began firing. The first shot p;
hit Mr. Bellinger as stated above, the p;
other two shots going wild. n:
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The affair is a most aeyiuiauic e,
one and is deeply regretted by the f<
friends of both young men. tl
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Petition for Pardon. .
Spartanburg, July 13.?The story
coming out of Augusta to-night in- a
volving S. J. Nicholls of this city in
the alleged sale of pardons has caus- ^
ed a state bordering on consternation c<
among Nicholls's friends. Many of Cl
them met "Mr. Porter," the Burn^ ^
detective, while here and recall being: *
introduced to him by Mr. Nicholls n
and other friends of Mr. Nicholls
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were with him in Baltimore and New
York, when he was with the detec- ^
tives and being entertained by them.
C. P. Sims, who is mentioned, has *
hepn associated with Nicholls in sev
eral cases.
Sims said to-night that he had in- q
terested himself in the pardon for DeFord
and that he was to receive a ?
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fee but that he never heard that Gov. j.
Blease was to get anything out of it.
Within the last week Sims has been
busy with his petition for DeFord's 8
pardon and many of the best known *
citizens of Spartanburg signed it. r
Sims represented DeFord as being in c
I very feeble health and as having
served two terms in prison for the ^
'same offense. c
The pardon petition in supposed to s
be in Gov. Blease's hands.
HARGES BLEASE GOT GRAFT, jp*
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) the governor. H
Paid to Obstruct Probe?
"In said conversation the said Hasslmeyer
stated that he personally j j
isited the governor at Columbia and
ntered his protest against the arsnp'empnt
statins: to the erovernor
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lat tbis graft should not be collect- J:
d, but the governor waved him aside
ith the statement that he wa? runing
that end of the matter."
Given through Felder, "Wilson's"
ictagraph testimony is outlined as
>llows: "John M. Morris and B. L.
oland, of Spartanburg, S. C., have
:ated and will undoubtedly swear if O
filled before your committee, that 1
ole L. Blease, then a senator from
ewberry, who was acting upon the
lvestigating committee to investiate
the affairs of the late dispensary,
as employed by Jeff Dunw.oody, of
tlanta, agent for the Atlanta Brewlg
and Ice Company, t^ obstruct the
roceedings of the said committee.
"They will also swear that the said
lease sought a private interview
ith them and did everything'in his
ower to prevent them from testifytg
before said committee. Jeff Dun- i
oody, being a citizen of Georgia, M
innot be compelled to corroborate |
lis evidence, but the fact will bo
ifficiently established by those two =
itnesses.
aid to Have Taken Fee as Senator.
''In this connection I desire to state
lat when Cole L. Blease was senator
om Newberry and a bill was introuced
to appropriate $15,000, to be
3ed by the attorney general of the
tate in conducting the prosecution
gainst the grafters, that the liquor
ealers employed the said Blease,
ien a senator, to oppose the passage
f said measure and, as a matter of
ict, the said Blease did oppose by
)eech, vote and influence the passge
of said resolution and that he rejived
for his services the sum of
250 in cash, which was paid to him
t Wright's Hotel in the city of Coimbia;
State of South Carolina.
"W. B. Roy, of the city of Louisille;
Morton, a German, of the city
f Cincinnati, and James S. Farnum,
f the city of Charleston, are said to
ave knowledge of this transaction.
"After calling the election for the
ew county of Heyward, and after
le bill passed, Fred Dominick, the
lw partner of the governor, was emloyed
and paid a substantial fee to
iflnpnop pveo.utive action thereon. If
illed upon before this committee
ad Fred Dominick will corroborate
is verbal statements in connection
ith this transaction, he will state
lat he was employed because of his
tfluence with the governor, that the
jmpensation received for his serices
was substantial, that he obtainI
the desired results at the hands of
le executive, and that he divided his
ies with the governor of South Carona."
Blind Tiger Protection Money.
Wilson's dictagraph testimony by
elder said further: '/Ben H. Stewart,
chief constable, appointed by
lease, stated at the time of his ap- x
ointment to. the posiion it was unerstood
between him and the govrnor
that protection would be given
> the blind tigers operating in the
ty . of Charleston, provided they |j
ould pay a stipulated sum per
lonth to him, that this sum amount- ||
1 in the aggregate to between $3,00
and-$5,000 per month, that as
>on as the collections were made he W
educted his commission for making
le same and would personally take E
le balance to Columbia, S. C., and JB
ay it over to the governor.
"He stated further that protests
ad been made to the governor M
gainst these collections by interested B
arties, but that the governor would
ay no attention to them; that deiand
had been made upon the governor
for his dismissal, but that he
jit perfectly secure in his job, for
le governor was a man of /ndepend- I 1
nee and had the power to do as he
leased about it.
"Also that the governor had issued
pardon to one Rudolph Rabens, a
lind tiger man in the city of Charles- m 1
3n, I believe this is the name, reeiving
therefor the sum of $2,000 in
ash. The said Stothart stated that
e had conducted the negotiations
'hich resulted in the pardon of this
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"This conversation occurred in the
Lrgyle Hotel, in the city of CharlesDn,
after the said Stothart and party 1
ad had several drinks together in B
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?Mr. E. L. Spann is at home from
Charleston, where he was operated
n for appendicitis last Friday a
reek ago. He is up and doing nice- i J
y.
?Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McCrackin
pent several days at the Isle of
'alms last week, attending the antual
meeting of the State Pharma:eutical
Association.
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?Mr. ana ivirs. in. n. r buuci, wuu
vere recently married, were in the 1
:ity last Friday, ^hey are spending
l while with his parents in the Hunt- B
>r's Chapel section. '
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