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t •«* Hi Tr:W. it. im 1. Mr. Rickard* waa the Rcrorlt# caadidatc for railroad cob* BlMloner, If oac U to Jaded bjr tka amoant of appla raeelrodv * thalr rlskt to p speedy trial. B. B. Eraas was Uto only candi date for attorney general present. OhalrnaD Howell reed a telegram Bon Attorney General Lyon had Ifr. 'Peeples, stating they had missed the train ibis morning. Mr. Carle sent a letter explaining his inability to be present because of boslnees at eoart. Mr. Evans made some rather ar> oomplimentary remarks about At torney Oner el Lyon during his apeech. and promised some more of It at Beaufort Tuesday. He stated that the reason Lyon was fighting him so hard was ths>l If he were alected he would show up the great est grafter the State has ever known. If-elected attorney general he would not pey big fees to out ' of State lawyers, but would handle the litigation for the State him self. Referring to the pardon of John Black, the speaker said It was a noble thin* for Oev. Bleaae to do to pardon him, and the-t he would have done the same thing himself If he had been governor. He thought the convection of Black was a com* promise verdict, which he believed would be found to have an element of spite In It. "My other two op ponents, Earle and Peeples/' sc-ld the speaker, "are honorable gen tlemen, but 1 cannot sr-y the same thing of Lyon. He is not an hon est man nor a gentleman. He has said that I cannot read the truth out of the Bible, but I will retd some of the truth out of Lyon's ''Bible at Beaufort next Tuesday." v A number of times the speaker was jrcerrupted by cries of “Hur- mm rah fbr Lyon!'', and It was evi dent that the crowd was not In sympathy with him, though he did get a few cheers at the conclus ion of hls'^eech. PV»r Governor. 1 (The first speaker for governor was Judge Ira B. Jones. He re ferred In beglnnlr* to hta parent's .having come from Colleton county and having moved to Kershaw conn ty.bHe wished the people of Colle ton well. . In enterir* the race he did so not from ulterior motives, but be cause ht^, felt ho hud a mission to perform. He believed his record as chairman of the Ways and Me.-.ns committee for five years, and as speaker of the? House for five years and as s member of the Supreme court for thirteen years, was one which would enr.hle him to serve the people well. He accused the present governor of being “penny wise and pound foolish". This was exemplified oy the revocation of the commissions of notaries public which fees come from the pockets of the peo ple. If the governor wished to remove a few negro notaries, re voke their commissions and not of all the notaries. The claim that money had been saved from the fund for enforcemen of law was absurd. Thla is the wrong place to save money, spend It all and get more. If noceasary. hot enforce law by all mesas. The aa-vlng of a few hundred dol lars by veto|r« the bill providing fcf free antitoxin for dlpthsrl* would cripple the work of the State board of health, sad cause spread of contagious diseases. The governor said he would ap prove a hill appropriating 9900.0A0 to rebuild the State house not grudgingly or unwillingly, but "with pleasure." Here Is a man who would save pennlei. and sp*r<! pounds. "If the legislature were to sene] me a bill like that T would veto It as soon as 1 could get my pen to the paper, not wish ing to saddle you with a bonded debt," said Judge Jones. Hfeaae a Vserjier. Governor Blease has usurped pow er In South Carolina. We have three departments of State gov ern mere and the govqfbor bed no right to brand the legislative de partment, a co-ordinate branch as a set of cowardly Hart He hr* attempted to usurp the power of the Supreme court and It was Gov. Blett* who had precipitated the conflict between the court and the Governor. The Horry court was not hejd because Oov. Blesse s re fusal to appoint a special Judge. He had telegraphed Judge Memmltv per to know If ha were disengaged and had a reply that under orders of hla physician he was not' k able • to hoM court Governor Blease re fused to commission a apodal and pa eoart was held at Hor Rofomag to Blaaao’a chart* thft bo wan a cvrporattos candidal*. Judge Jono* aoaortod that ha was no maa'a Candida to, that ha had made no .promises, was bond. by ao pledges, wore no maa'a collar, and was unbuyeble. He had sever been a corporation attorney nor n railroad attorney. Bat who is the corporation candidate for governor. One of Oov. Blouse's, chief lieuten ants la W. H. Andrews, superinten dent of the Atlantic Coaat Lumber Corporation, and he had told Presi dent Finley of the Southern railway that If ho were elected the Southern would have a friend in the Govern or's mansion. B. L. Abney, chief counsel of the Southern railway fa a cousin of Governor Biease, and he lives c4 the Governor’s mansion. When he was representative Gov. Bleaae held a pass over the Colum bia Newberry r-nd Laurens railroad When he wants a private secretary, he goes not to some farmers home, nor to the home of a merchant, ha gets one from a railroad office. Governor Bleaae had opposed Wllao for President and favored Harmon, who was conceded to represent the moneyed Interests. ' • „ Iknattor to Hampton. 'Governor Bleaae had voted for Gen. Hampton on the first ballot then switched to Irby for the-Unit ed States Senate, and now he wishes to pose ‘as the friend of Hampton. htgpaet pettttoas fct hag ever seen, nag it was algneg by soma of the hoot psoplo la the county, nag wm prgoantod by the Senator and Rep- His vote was equivalent to a be trayal of Hampton and of Irby. He had voted against reducing passen ger rates, had Introduced a bill to pension Wm. Rose, a negro. Hm Pardon of John Black. Referring' to the pardon of John Black, Judge Jones said: “The friends of John Black owe nothing to Goverror Bleaae for having par doned him; for he has done as mnch aa anyone else to fix the seal of condemnation on John Black, and to blast hla reputation. He has said that he would not have pardoned him had the other defendants been convicted. He thus by imputation makes John Black out gnllty. If he considered him Innocent why did he not pc-rdon him a| first and not Impose a fine, thus saying to* the world that he believed John Black guilty of the charge on which ' he was convicted?" Judge Jones referred to the par don of Adams who killed Henry Jnues in 14)03. ■•Tell" us what you are going to do," said someone in the audience. “I’ll be mighty slow to pardon murderers, plckpock ets, barnburners, and send them back home into the rural communi ties of the RJate where there is »> protection." The spri-ker said a governor had no* business to net on a petition simply because it was numerously signed. A petition should not Control the Governor, b should start ao investigation wi*h & view to establishing the fads. If elected, the speaker promised to stand for law and order in South Carolina, and would try to uphold the dignity of the office. Judge Jones closed with considerable Ap plause. Governor Bleaae flpeaha, Governor Blease was the next speaker. Ho hid the noisy part of the crowd and they gave him a noisy welcome. He began by stating that his opponent shook kls hoary locks but he would never have the chance to be governor. "I was invited to come to your county fair. I did not com*. r>'ver heiVd before*t>f a man’s being mad because you would not come to see him. What was the use for me to come here and meet my op ponent and then have some first class man come out against me for governor." This is the 6nly statement ever made by the governo as to his refusal to accept the in- vittMor. to attend the fair last fall and make the opening eddress. which was to have been on a dlf f<»rent day from that on which Judg Jones was invited to speak. and politics was tabooed. ’ “He’ll get there Just the sr-me," said a Jones man in the audler- e. "He’ll get br<fk to I^ancaster. but he’ll nev er get a chance to pardon you. old fellow. When you are convicted for stealing, you’ll have to stay it out" replied the speaker. No Apologiew to Make. “I he-ve no apologies to make to you. "Jonee* or to any other min slrce I have beeo governor”, ' an nounced the speaker in a defiant tone. “1 pardoned John Blcck. and I am glad I did it, and 1 am proud er than ever I’ve been. His little boy came up to me this morn|r*g .in took my hand in his and v sE4d. ‘How dye, Governor*. I hath rat hor haee his thanks than that of the whole Jones goaoratioi." v* Rofoxriac to tht pardon of Adams th# governor said he ha# oaa of the mtUivoo la a body. If pooplo Jo pot want criminals pardoned don’t alga petitions. ,.;* * V—* yw-wl m m "Judge Jones sold 1 tried ta us urp the power of the Supremo cour* I didn't, 1 licked thorn to a finish, and will do the same thing In Au gust," was the wt.y the speaker an swered the charge that he attempt ed to exercise the power of the Bttpreme court as well as that of governor. He had Introduced a blj! to pension the negro, Wm. Rose, but did so by request. Judge Jones bod voted for five years against separate coaches for whites and ne groes. At Blshopville, the governor said he bad mode a speech which for ever eliminated Candidate Jones from the'race for Governor. It was he who wrote the decision of the Supreme court in the Emlly^Tay lor cose and in It he said that he said that the railroads did not have to appoint guardlons to take care of passengers. In the timber case the Jndg* had written the de cision which stated that the corpor ation did not have to remove tim ber in a reasonable time. Junps oa Newspapers. So far no reference had been made to newspapers, but ■<tho speaker could^^not. let hla favorite morsel pass, and 'lfe wound up with some thing like thi:s "It ws-3 thought that the people of the State, who are opposed to me for governor, had taken a man from somewhere be- C* tween heaven and earth, from some pinnacle, to beat me, but the truth of the matter la that he was brooch out by a mix-breed, Cubai> Spaniard and If he is elected Gonzales, the editor of the Stc-te will furnish the brains for the administration, while he fills the office." Continu ing he said: "A newspaper right here in your county published one of the biggest lies ever In print. The article said I he-d > stopped on my way to my Inauguration to treat some friends at a blind tiger. 1 was too ill to stand up and had td be supported by two men to get to the ple-?e for the inaugural. Hbel and send him to the go toatlary and never garden him." This was received by cheers far Blease by hla supporter*, sad laughter. During the above eol- joqay there was considers tile cx- ctementt, and mnch 'yelling hr Governor Bieeee’s supporters, mingl ed with some of "Harrah for Smoak." Just aa he was leaving^ the stand someone In the audience railed out: “Governor, 1 want to ask a favor of you. Please pardon our de- legatotn.” This Created quite a general laugh, and relieved the tenseness of the situation created by the above £pat. Presented with Flowers. A bunch of hydrangeea was pre sented the speaker at the conclusion of his speech. They were from a lady in the audience. Ir* accepting them. Governor Blease srid, he would use them to decorate Judge Jones’ political grave in August-. Jno. T. DusKraa Speaks. ‘ Johid T. Duncan was the last speaker, and he spoke to a rapidly diminishing crowd, bat there are those who said he made friends, and voters were hedrd to say they intended to support him. His address was alor-g the same line* aa formerly. He thought be was the logical candidate If the statements of the other two candi dates were to be believed. Jones says Blease Is not fit to be gov ernor, a-nd Blease saya the same thing about Jones, so the correct thing to do is to fall upon him as a compromise, middle of the road candidate. The dispensary winding up com mission, the newspapers, the candi dates and others received the at tention of the speaker/ but he was heard by only a few, and we* in- interrupted by several automobiles leaving. THE CLEMfcON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Enroll men Over 800—Value of • IVopcity Over a Million and a Quarter — Ninety-four Teacher* and Officers Degree Course*. Agriculture, Agriculture aod Chem istry. Agriculture.and Animal Indus- Y | try-, Mechanical end Electrical En they gay I wa* drunk. It was a Me and the editor knew it wher> he published It." Editor Rmoak, of The Press and Standard who occupied a seat on the stand here arose, and said: "The* is not true and you know It 1 never published any such thing. I have the article right her* "No, you haven’t yon have changed it,’* said the speaker. "No, 1 haven’t,” replied Mr. Smoak. "read this.” He handed the speaker the flipping who rend it, and said: “I’ll prove |t a lie by his own paper The flipping was read ar*d is r-s follows: “But why notice the vapor ings of a- Governor whose sympa thies are with the liquor elemer/s in and.out of the Sttate—a Governo who la>reported to have stopped a* a blind tiger and treated a coterie of friends the morning he was inauguarted as Chief Executive of ficer of the sovereign State of South. Carolina?" f Mr. Smoak then advanced to the froivt of the pfatform and demanded that the Governor read the entire editorial in a subsequent Issue of The Press and Standard, which h* did. This .editorial follows: “In onr Issue of August 9, there appeared,an editorial under the cap tion: “Governor Can’t Fiod Prohi bition". T' TNiia editorial wa* reproduced in the Newberry Observer, and rer.d by a half-brother of Governor Bleas Eugene B. Blease, Esq., of Newber ry. who Immediately wrote us a IsfQtthy- letter in which he enters in to an account of the part Gov. Blease played on the day he was inaugurated Governor, stating that he was with him all day. Govern or Blease being very ill, a.nd that he knew of his o».vu knowledge the report that his brother “treated a coterie of friends” at a blind tiger the morning he was inaugurated, to be false. - We are glad to have the den'al of the report had heard, which came to the Editor of The Press and Standard through a friend shortly r.Jter the inaugural. We have no desire to be unfair to Governor Bleaae or unjust to hln and we are glad to offer the state ment of his brother ns a- correction to the report we had hTard. W would be pleased to publish Mr Blease's letter In full, and It Is one of the best we have seen, free from any invective, courteous and po lite. but he 1'equests that It be not published." 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