The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-03
SENATOR SMITH HOARSE,
BUT VERY EFFECTIVE
AS USUAL
THREE NUISANCES
Tried to Annoy Speakers When.
ever They Would Rasp Their
Favorite Candidate
Special to The Intelligcnccr:

Yorkvillc, July Approximately
500 York county voters bravcd the
threatening weather this morning and
came out to listen to the United States
senatorial candidates.
There was little demonstration
When Mr.. Jennings, who spoke first,
was slashing the governor for The part
he had in the inIuisiiion OF DR. Flea
nora Sanders, three men, said by
Yorkvillc citizens to have been outsid
ers pcrsistently heckled the speaker
and piled him with questions.
During the last ten minutes of his
speech. Mr.. Jennings decried Senator
Smiths claims to have had something
| to do with the advance in the price OF
cotton, and said that "only people in
| the insane asylum would believe such
| nonsense as Senator Smith is talk
! ing" This criticism was keen!y re-
| lished by the hccklers, nnd they then
| cheered the mayor OF Sumter as en-
| Enthusiastically as they had been en-
| phatic In their disapproval few min
utes before.
Mr.. Pollock, also rode boldly over
the governors record as relates to the
asylum episode. and when the tnrcs,
became inaensed and accostcd him
with him questions, he invited them
to the, stand" ! want the psople to
see how you look" he added, pointing
to an open space on the stage. A
few minutes later the disturbcrs left
i Inr "a
! conspicuous.
Smith Was HOarse.
Senator Smith was exceedingly
| Hoarse today. but made the same Wig
orOus presentation of his SIX year rec
ord In Washington. illustrating each
phase with numerous spirited and ap-
propriate jokes. and received the only
flowers Of the day.
| Governor Bleasc was the last speak
or. though in the home county OF DIR.
lSleanora Sanders, he did not aliude to
the asylum investigation or answer In
any way the stinging attacks that are
being made on him III this connection
! Il don't admit that have done any
thing wrong" the governor faid. II
may have made mistakes" ne added
But II have, my friends don't ask
me TO explain, and my enemies can't
make me-"
| Numerous questions we're fired al
the speaker. One that was asked OF
Mr.. Jennings. when he was asserting
that he had made a success of Law,
was "how many petitions for pardons
have you drawn up?"
"Not single one," was the answer.
NOR have ever signed Cna.' the
mayor of Sumter continued II was
always lucky enough to keep my
clients OUT" he went on. "Not being
q friend OF the governor. knew there
was no chance of getting n pardon"
| The name Of Gus. Rchey OF Able
VILE popped up several times in the
meeting today Rdchey was convicted
OF assanlting little factory girl in
his home after he had adopted her. He
was later paroled by the governor.
| When Jennings was !ammerinE the
governor, some irritated Blease man
in the audience shouted ont "well. he's
going to the senate. any way"
Take RicEey Aiongl
This was answerad by n man lust
across on the opposite side of the
stand saying will lie take Gus Richey
with him7''
Again when the cover or WAS
speaking. some one asked what about
Gus Richey?"
az paroled him just as will yon
wien you s,-Al something" the gov
ernor ret6rtet.
Mr.. Pollock precipitated prolong-
ed debate with a man who asked II
there wasn't discrimination in the
election laws as applied to Charleston
and that to the state as a whole.
The man from Cheraw explatnc''
that the law for Charleston waa the.
q man should live tn the state one
year and in the county two months
before he could vote. and that for the
! remaining portion of the State man
| had to live in the state two years
p, and in the county six months.
Mr.. Pollock placed the responsible
ity for this directly upon the governor
saying that the governor had said
that he would veto any bill that might
be passed referring to the election
laws. and that the state convention
not being legislative body, could
not change law on the statute books
as is the case with the Charleston
special law.
Senator Smith made much sport OF
J the lawyer farmers as he termed his