No Sane Man Believes Judge Jones Favors Equality
A letter from Senator Tillman to Jas L Sims discusses Judge Jones and social equality. Tillman states no sensible man believes Jones favors equality and that Jones would be a good governor due to his qualifications. The exchange references the separate car act and political positions in South Carolina.
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Columbia
Judge Jones
Sen
B. R. Tillman
Jas. L. Sims
Orangeburg Times and Democrat
Jones
Tillman
Blease
Gov. Blease
Rhodes
Granby Cotton Mills
Southern Railroad
Ira B. Jones
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Cole L. Blease
United States Senate
Frank B. Gary
le G. Walker
J. L. Coker
South Carolina
Sam J. Nicholls Dictograph Ballad of Pardon Plot
A satirical verse about Sam J. Nicholls a figure in a pardon scheme. The parody traces Nicholls courting favors from Porter Reed and others to secure clemency for a John son man while exposing political maneuvering with Blease Sims and Ira Jones. The tale ends with Nicholls exposed by a dictograph and left dwelling on a grant gone awry.
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Casey Jones
Sam J. Nichols
Finch
Mr. Porter
Blease
Sims
Sam J. Nicholls
Porter
E. 8. Reed
Mr. Blease
Jones
Mr. Nicholls
Reed
Kck
Columbia
T. B. Felder
Atlanta
Nichols
Cole
Ira B. Jones
Supreme Court impartial in Southern Railway appeal review
To the editor the writer argues that Justice Jones did not bias the court toward the Southern Railway. He cites 3299 appeals involving Jones with 2168 affirmances 952 reversals and 179 modifications to show the court’s decisions were balanced. He notes 238 circuit cases against Southern lines produced 170 affirmances 63 reversals and 3 modifications.
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Supreme Court
Southern Railway Company
Ira B. Jones
Justice Jones
Liceuit Court
Ira B. Jones Exposed to Public Life and Record
The piece profiles Ira B. Jones, a South Carolina candidate for governor, tracing his origins in Newberry County to Lancaster County law practice, service as speaker and Ways and Means chair, election as associate justice and later chief justice, and his reputation for fairness and honesty as the state’s leading jurist.
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Ira B. Sones
Lancaster County
Ways and Means Committee
House
South Carolina
Tillman
Judge Jones
Pope
Jones
Ira B. Jones
Lancaster
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Blease
Newberry
Siluda
Liberty Hill
John G. Richards, Jr
Strait
Col. Richards
Fay
Eugene B. Gary
King and Watson
State House
Columbia
Improvement in Farm Work to Start September 1
Washington reports Pres. Finley of the Southern railway announced the company will organize a department of farm improvement work to boost soil productivity and crop yields. T. G. Plunket will lead as manager, with offices in Atlanta and field assistants planned to aid farmers systemwide.
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Washington
Pres. Finley
The
Southern Railway
Department of Farm Improvement Work
8. A. Knapp
U. S. Agricultural Department
Department of
T. G. Plunket
Atlanta
State Commissioners of Agriculture
State Agricultural Colleges
Alabama Southern Railway
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railway
Northern Alabama Railway
Mississippi
Virginia & Southwestern Railway
Farm Improvement Department
Southern Railway Land and Industrial Department
Southern Railway System
Finley
Department of Farm Improvement
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Grace accuses Gov Blease over Taft remark at Pacolet mill
Spartanburg August 2. Mayor Jno P Grace of Charleston told 300 at Pacolet cotton mill village that Gov Blease would back Taft if Wilson were nominated, a claim supported by E M Seabrook and corroborated by Postmaster Harris and U S Marshal J Duncan Adams. Grace labeled Blease hypocritical and warned of votes for negro electors.
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Grace
Blease
Wilson
Pacolet Mills
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg
Jno
Mayor Grace
Commercial Club
Charleston
Taft
E. M. Seabrook
Edisto Island
Harris
J. Duncan Adams
South Carolina
Jones Seeks Governorship in Lancaster Campaign Rally
Ira B. Jones spoke to about 2000 residents in Lancaster and Yorkville amid praise from local women. He defended his record as judge and urged reform measures while Gov. Blease attacked him as a political rival and claimed Jones allies seek vote-buying from tombstone agents.
Supreme Court impartiality in railroad case decisions
In a Columbia letter dated August 5, W H Townsend argues the Supreme Court’s handling of railroad cases shows parity with other litigants. He notes many circuit court reversals with new trials leading to favorable verdicts, but insists justice cannot be measured by win counts and that each case stands on its merits.
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Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Workingman Praise for Chief Justice Jones in Labor Case
O M Rhodes recalls a 1907 Granby cotton mills verdict in Richland County. Judge Memminger ruled a blacklist violated a worker's right to employment. the South Carolina Supreme Court under Chief Justice Ira B Jones upheld the verdict, seen as a victory for labor against corporate power. Rhodes plans to return to Richland County.
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O. M. Rhodes
Granby Cotton Mills
Columbia
Judge Jones
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Ora B. Jones
S. C
South Carolina
Virginia
Richland County
Granby
Memminger
Supreme Court
Mit
Ira B. Jones
Campaign Dates Spread Across Six Cities
State campaign stops announced with dates in Greenwood Abbeville Anderson Valhalla Pickens Greenville. Events run from Thursday August 15 through Thursday August 22 with sessions noted in each city. Political organizers encourage attendance and updates ahead of statewide outreach.
County Campaign Meeting Dates Adopted by Executive Committee
The county executive committee announced campaign meeting dates as follows Antoch Thursday Aug 15 Mile Creek Friday Aug 16 Cateechee Saturday Aug 17 Dacusville Thursday Aug 22 Pumpkintown Friday Aug 23 Pickens Saturday Aug 24
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Antoch
Mile Creek
Cateechee
Dacusville
Pumpkintown
Pickens
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Jbne Wherry , Janjs
Orangeburg, 8. C
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
Mr. Sims
Nicholls
Senate
W. H. Townsend
Judge
Newberry County
Tra B. Jones
Mr. Taft
Camden
Chester
Rock Hill
York County
Yorkville
Governor Blease
Duncan
Friends
Law and Order
Colu
Teme Court of
North Carolina
Greenwood
Abbeville
Anderson
Valhalla
Greenville
the County Campaign
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