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GOVERNOR BLEASE LAMBASTS FELDER. In Bamberg Speech, Blease Denounces Felder and His Political Enemies in Characteristic Fashion ? Offers $1000 to Any Man Who Will Fetch Tom Felder on This Side of the Sa vannah River. Bemberg, S. C., July 13."?Dirty . skunks who are in Augusta endeavoring to hurt my name today are -afraid to come to my face or to come to South Carolina," said Governor Blease today, referring to the investigation in progress in Augusta, "but they go into a State that can only raise pimps and monkey-headed watermelons, and yrhose governor hasn't got sense enough to raise sap seed melons." The governor then launched into a lengthy discussion of social equality charges. In his speech today Gov. Blease iaid: "I'm willing for every act of my public life and every act of my pri vate life to be held up to the public eye. I've done things that all boys have done, things that all men have done, but not one dollar has ever fone into my pockets that was not onestly earned. "You send your committee to Augusta, guttersnipes, pimps and political prostitutes, to take the testimony of u man who's a thief and he knows it, to take the testimony of a man who the attorney general knows is the dirtiest thief that has ever been in the State. He doesn't hurt me. He hurts the State and his statements are as false as the hinges that swing the gates of hell. He knows it and that's why he won't come into South Carolina. "I'll give any man a thousand dollars who'll bring Thomas Felder on this side of the Savannah river with me present. If he's such a clean man whv wnn'f Ho PAmo infn fionfH Por*n_ lina? Why send a committee with mutton-headed Sullivan, uncle of C. C. Featherstone, at its head, which is composed of as dirty and contemptible a set of men as ever sat in a legislature, except in days of Moses and scalawags. If one of them will come to my face Monday, I'll tell him he's something that every decent man in South Carolina will resent." In referring to the story from Augusta carried by morning papers, the Sovernor said: "There never was a irtier set of lies ever published on a man. If any member of the investigating committe will meet me on Columbia's streets Monday* and tell me he believes what Tom Felder says, you won't need any duelling law and Charlie Smith will be your governor." Judge Jones left the stand amid loud cheers, which continued when ... * 1 I uvvciiiui nicaoc vvaa uitiuuutcu. uuv. Blease was loudly cheered, and while it seemed that sentiment of the crowd was pretty much divided, Gov. Blease's speech brought forth cheers louder than those that greeted Judge Jones. The crowd was in good humor and it applauded. "Judge Jones told you he was bamboozled by a pass," said the governor amid cheers. ',Well, I never was bamboozled by anybody." If you've got'a nigger wife" said the governor, in developing the social equality charge, you go and ride in a nigger's train with her," and later he said "You people who have got nigger wives in your back yards vote for Ira B. Jones." "John T. Duncan' is a cleaner man than Ira B. Jones," said the governor during his speech, which in most particulars resembled those of past days dealing with pardon record, Ben Abney incident and other things. The crowd loudly cheered the governor's reference to the Augusta investigation. There were people here today from- Orangeburg and other nearby counties. After the excitement of yesterday's tilt between Lyon and Evans the speech of the latter here today was unusually quiet and free from bitterness. When he had snoken he tank an early train for Columbia. - He made no reference to yesterday's events. Thos. H. Peeples was absent, having gone to Augusta to have a specialist remove a cinder from his eye. Lyon followed Earle and assailed the latter's record in the legislature, espcially his vote for the State dispensary. Earle attacked Lyon for charging the State for laundry, hacks, shoe shines. Pullman and like bills when on official trips to Cincinnati and other places in the North, and said: "I am convinced that the charges were wrong." He said he would not have made such assertions unless Lyon had a chance to reply. "His name is Earle, but I am sorry he is getting in the Barney Evans class; he belongs to an honorable family, but I hope he will stop such tactics as Barney uses," said Lyon on opening his speech, and admonished Earle to remember his name is Earle. Lyon was well received. He said he would not assail any ona,'s record unless he had the documents as he iiuu un ouriiey ana wouia proauce records on Evans if any one wanted to see them. "Do you want votes of grafters?" asked a big voice in the crowd. "I would not have them if I could get them," replied Lyon, and he was applauded. Sam J. Nichols of Spartanburg joined the campaign party in Barnwell yesterday, and is still in company with the candidates. A pood natured crowd of half thousand or more people heard the candidates and many times were intelligent questions asked of various candidates. "What about Jim Crow law?" asked several when Jones was speaking 1 4~ 1~:- iLi ci11vi nnot iit? stai vcu iu cajji?iii tins there were many "Hurrahs for Blease." "Let him speak," shouted several and the crowd quieted. Judge Jones then explained his stand on this measure. He was heard quietly and sanely: his clear explanation of his stand won him loud applause. Several who had shouted for an explanation of his vote on. this were hushed by Jones' speech. , "Who's got any objection to my | stand on the divorce question?" asked Judge Jones. "Blease," shouted a hearer. "Yes, Blease does seem to be the only one who finds any fault with me on that ground," replied Judge Jones, and there was laughter. "'Didn't you ever use a pass?" asked some one of Judge Jones.. "Yes I did," he answered and explained that whenever he rode on a pass, which he ^said was seldom, it was to save the State money. "Where did you get that pass?" was asked. "It was given to me. I was one of those that Bunch McBee bamboozled," replied Judge Jones, and he said he afterwards voted to abolish use of passes, while the governor voted to continue them. "Hurrah for Hampton," came from the crowd, ana Judge Jones took up the cry paying tribute to his name, and exnlainintr that, hp vntpd for Irhv because he was his personal and political frind. FELDER REPLIES TO BLEASE. Willing to Meet Governor Anywhere Outside of South Carolina. Atlanta, Ga., July 14.?"I am neither a bully nor a braggart, but I am willing to meet Blease anywhere outside,the State of South Caroliina and give him any personal satisfaction he desires." This statement was made today by Thomas B. Felder on his return to this city after testifying before the special investigating committee of tne South Carolina Legislature, probing the old State dispensary case at Augusta. The statement was in answer to a declaration made yesterday at Bamberg, S. C., by Governor Blea3e, in which he said: "I will give any man $1,000 who will get Tom Felder two feet on this side of the Savannah River and let me be present." In the statement Governor Blease also excoriated the members of the investigating committee in bitter terms, adding: "It is against the law to send challenges in South Carolina, but if any member of that committee will come to me and tell me that he believes what Tom Felder said, you wouldn't need any duelling law and Charlie Smith will be your governor." C. A. Smith is Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Continuing, the Governor referred to the lynching of three negroes recently in Olar and is quoted as follows: "You did like men and defended your neighbors and put three black bodies under the ground." On his return to Atlanta today, Mr. Felder was accompanied by Detective E. S. Reed, whose evidence, secured with a telephonic device, created a sensation at the Augusta hearing. Program Woman's Missionary Union The annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union will meet with the Mon-Aetna church, Union, Aug. 1-2. "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you." Matt. 28-20. | THURSDAY MORNING SESSION. 9:30?Devotional exercises by Rev". J. A. Anderson. enrollment of delegates. Address of Welcome?Mrs. J. A. Anderson. Response?Miss Lizzie Pittman. Report of Superintendent?Mrs. W. O. Southard. Report of divisional presidents. Reading of Constitution?Miss An- 1 nie McArthur. Electing nominating committee. Time and Place Resolution. Report on Literature?Mrs. J. H. Hodges. Adjournment. I p .m.?DevotionalMrs. Allison. Bands?Mesdames Sawyer and Jackson. Report of Margaret Home?Mrs. J. T. Scott. Address?Mrs. W. J. Hatcher . Recommendation of Board?Mrs. E. E. Watson. Report of Missionary Institute, at Chester.?Miss Cureton. Reading Minutes. Adjournment. 8 p. m.?Song service and Missionary Sermon?Rev. W. D. Wakefield. Offering, State Missions. FRIDAY, AUG. 2. 9:30 a .m.?Devotional, Mrs. C. E. Watson. Ponnrf nn Traininor RpViaaI Adru A. Boyd. Y. W. A. program?Mrs. J. F. Caudle. Address?Mrs. Clinkscales. Offering, Training School Prayer?Mrs. W. D. Wakefield. Adjournment. 1 p. m.?Devotional?Mrs. G. T. Hoi lis. Obituaries?Mrs. D. C. Clarke. Report of Committees. Election of Officers, 1912-1913. Reading of Minutes. Adjournment. Notice?Delegates will please send their names to Mrs. J. C. Montjoy. (Ininn fi C. rnrA Offarav Milla Pat (to doctor)?If Oi live, doctor, shure Oi'll have you to thank for it. Pat's wife (somewhat prejudiced against the doctor)?And if you die, Pat, you can thank him, too.?Judge. Receivers Sale. By virtue of an order of the Court of Common Pleas for Union County, the undersigned Receivers will, on the 30th day of July, 1912, at 12 o'clock, noon, sell to the highest bidder, at public outcry, in the store room of the Humphries-Perrin Co., in Union, S. C.j all the fixtures, and all the re maimng stocK 01 merchandise or the aaid Humphries-Perrln Co. Terms of sale, Spot Cash. C. Allen, W. W. Johnson, J. F. Walker, Jr. Receivers of Humphries-Perrin Co. July 16, 1912. GOVERNOR INSULTS GREENVILLE MEN. Members of Order of Red Men Rudely Treated by Chief Executive at Mansion Sunday?Ordered Out of House?They Issue Signed Statement. J. N. King and O. M. Watson of Greenville issued the following signed statement Sunday afternoon: J. N. King and O. M. Watson, two citizens of Grepnville came down to Columbia yesterday to see Governor Blease about granting a 30-day respite to Stake Morris, a negro condemnd to die in the electric chair. The two citizens of Greenville met with a rude reception at the mansion of the chief executive and were indignant yesterday over the treatment they had received. Both Mr. King and Mr. Watson are members of the Order of Red Men. Mr. Kin^f and Mr. Watson arrived in Columbia about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon and telephoned the governor's mansion to ask if they could come up to see him. They were told to come ahead. They drove to the mansion in a hack. At the governor's house they found, besides his excel lency, Sam J. Nicholls of Spartanburg and an elderly man, "a relative of Gov. Blease's." Mr. King and Mr. Watson were taken into a room on the right of the hallway. They talked in a social way for a few minutes and then Mr. King told Gov. Blease that he had come down to see him about granting a 30-day respite to Stake Morris. Gov. Blease told Mr. King that the "sleuths" were after him with "dictaphones" and refused to have anything to do with granting the respite. Mr. King asked Gov. Blease if he thought for a moment that the people would believe that stuff and told nim if he refused to grant the respite in this case he was done with him after treating him in the manner he did. Then Mr. King and Mr. Watson left the mansion . Mr. King and Mr. Watson walked i A.L -T - a * rnt lugeiuer as tar as main street, men Mr. Watson persuaded Mr. King to let him go back to see the governor again. When Mr .Watson got back to the mansion he told Gov. Blease he wanted to speak to him a minute. Gov. Blease ashed him if it w "n regard to the same matter Mr. K ? had spoken of. Mr. Watson told him it was. "Then Gov. Blease ordered me to leave his mansion," said Mr. Watson esterday afternoon. "And I said, 'All right, Mr. Blease!"' Mr. King said yesterday afternoon: "My feelings have been very much hurt by Gov. Blease and if Tom Felder does not want to come across the Savannah river, then I will accommodate Blease." rar. iving ana Mr. watson knew Stake Morris well and came to Columbia at their own expense to ia-; tercede for the old negro w^th the governor. Neither of them is a lawyer and they declare that they had nothing to gain from granting the respite. The above statement is correct: (Signed) J. N. King, contractor, Greenville, S. C. (Signed) O. M. Watson, Metal Worker, July 14, 1912. Greenville, S. 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