The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-25
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GIVEN A ROAST |.('|.|
Mr.. POLLOCK ATTACKS THE
GOVERNOR FOR WIDE
OPEN CRIME
CHARLESTON BARS
Running Wide Open and the Peo-
pie of Other Sections Are Dis
eliminated Against
CHARLESTON BARS
Special to. The Intelligencer.

I Speclal tos Inc lntelllgencer.
Ridgeland. June 24.--Jasper coun-
ty had little opportunity to take the
pedigrces Of the trio of candidates
who angled for votes at Ridgeland
/ today. A wreck on the Charleston
and Weetcrn Carolina railroad de-
tanned the party in Beaufort until
80 in the afternoon. or the 700 vo-
ters who had come to town early
in the day to hear each aspirant dis
cuss the different issues. not more
than 300 remained until 4 O'Clock when
, the speaking began. Then each of the
speeches was limited to 20 minutes.
While the people from the country
| were patiently awaiting the arrival of
the train from Beaufort, r. NJ. Nixon,
who ic opposing Congressman Byrnes,
of the second district made a brief ad-
dress to the voterc of Jasper county.
This candidate slightly muddied the
waters Of Senator Smith by springing
in advance one Of his pet jokes Us
l.. D. Jennings did at Beaufort. In
| the brief hour here today the candi-
dates had small opportunity to devel-
op any new angles to their customa-
~ speeches; what they had to say
was carefully said. chiefly by what
was left unmentioned.
Jennings. who has been walking
with hobnailed boots over the chief
executives neck, in discussing the
pardon record, did not even mention
,Sthe governors name.
| Pollock said If elected that II
would not be due TO -aRy political ma
3 sal R se,'s ~
tor Smith machine, which is based on
the free distribution of pumpkin seed
which wouldn't come up"
The speaker again referred to the
wide open blind tigers in Charleston
and the reckless disregard for law
which he said honeycombed the city
Mr.. Pollock reminded the people here
as ne did in Beaufort yesterday, of
TIE bars in Charleston which he said
were In full operation last Sunday
run by that DagO, Sottile" q member
of the governors staff. What" con-
tinued the speaker, "has the chief ex-
ecutive done to. better conditions? II
It's all right for Charleston, why
wrong for the people here in Jasper
county?"
This precipitated a volley of Ques-
tions from the audience. one wishing
to know "what are we doing there?''
| Othery asked why didn't you swear
out warrant. you were q citizen of
South Carolina?" The speaker brush
ed his queristg aside by answering
that he didn't have to go into the bar
to see what was going on that he was
not citizen Of Charleston county nor
an officer sworn to enforce the law.
Senator Smith Well Received
| Senator Smith made his. usual
speech. setting forth with as much
detail as the time would permit his
efforts to have enacted fair contract
between the stock exchange bears and
the cotton producers, also of the strug-
gles he had to paint Uncle Ephriam
Off the picture,'' his characteristic
way Of saying that he had placed the
farmers ON the same basis under. the
new banking and currency law as the
banker and the broker.
| The senator ELECTED much applause
when he said that he was running in
tue race like the negroes cavalry
mule" when, the driver had forgotten
the stopping word, "halt Senator
Smith wac presented with a bunch of
beautiful flowers, which ne said would
not be uced at his political funeral,
but would be pressed in memory OF
those who made heroic efforts to get
| to the United States senate. Mr.. Jen-
nings eaid he didn't believe that he
was talking to a people that could be
fooled. .No one with an ounce OF
sense" he Faid. believes that cotton
jumps UP every time Senator Smith
sits down." f;S,t
Most Of his time. however, was given
to frank discussion OF the new pri-
: mary rules; which he said "are OF
more Importance to. all factions just
now than what Senator Smith says
he has done for the price. of cot
ton"
Adjourned Friatless.