The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-03
Such is His Answer to the
Criticisms Made of His
Record as Governor
Pollock and Jennings are
Still Rapping the Chief
Executive.

Chester, June 3O.-Before apologize
ing for or explaining any act or word
of his, during the three and half years
he had been governor, Cole l.. Blease
at the senatorial campaign meeting
here today, declared he would return
to Newberry and ego back to work in
livery stable" This declaration was
taken as Governor Blease's reply to
the new attack made on him, at
WinnSboro yesterday, when l.. d. Jen-
nings and w. P. Pollock endeavored
to show from the report on the recent
insane asylum investigation, that
Blease with his board of appointees,
had attempted to discredit DR.. Flea
nora B. Saunders, formerly physi-
clan of that institution. DIR. Saunders
and DR.. Babcock, the superintendent,
resigned soon after the probe resulted
in the complete vindication of the
young woman doctor and condemna-
tion of methods employed by the
board of regents. The governor did
not refer to the Saunders case today
but Jennings and Pollock repeated
substantially what they stated yester-
day, reading from the records.
Governor Blease prophesied today
that he would carry Senator E. D.
Smiths home county, Florence. He
again declared there was now no
"Anti-Blease money" in sight al
though two years ago, he said, it
was not lacking. He did not tell
where any "Blease money" could be
found.
The governor declared he was the
happiest man in the State because
said he, he was going to be elected
to the senate, has been governor fol
two terms of "the greatest State in
the Union" and has "got the best
looking red headed woman in the
"If that don't make a man happy
: then he ought to commit suicide and
go to the devil" said the governor.
Senator Smith drew applause when
he referred to Woodrow Wilson as
"that matchless statesman" He re.
Chasing" him, declared that six years
ago he received the biggest majority
ever given a man in South Caroline
and that he had "kept the faith and ir
spite of the flesh, the Devil. and the
lawyers, am going back with six
years of experience behind me-"
L. D. Jennings, referring to the
governors claim that he was gaining
in the low country where the cam
paign opened, declared that if the
people of the upper counties vote
like those of the lower, the governo,
would have the opportunity of going
back to a livery stable, where the gov
ernor said he worked until he was 21
Jennings touched on Blease's pardon
record and read extensively from the
report in the Saunders case. He SAID
two waves had set in the State and
when they met, August 25, (date OF
primary, "Cole .Blease will be so ex-
tinguished that I guess We'll find him
in Africa where he can pardon some
more "niggers."
When Jennings was handed bou.
quet he declared 81 won't disgrace
these flowers by putting them on
Blease's political grave"
w. P. Pollock referring to Blease's
record, declared: "The men of South
Carolina will not tolerate the manners
or conduct of stable boy in the gov
ernor's Office" He declared Blease
had criticised Smith for not appoint.
ing farmers as United States mar
shall or internal revenue collectors
but that Blease had chosen Jim Sotu
tile, italian Dago blind tiger" of
Charleston as a member of his staff
He declared Blease knew of law
lessness in Charleston, but made nc
efforts to stop it and that the COVER
nor was trying to line up good but
mistaken people with the lawless ele-
ment in that city, led by Vincent Chic
co, "the king of market street" and
Jim Sottile. "Blease's record is a dis
grace to the State" said Pollock
About seven hundred voters attended
the meeting.
The candidates speak at Lancaster
tomorrow.
Senator Smith was overwhelmingly
the favorite. Long continued applause
followed the close of his speech.