The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-08-25


persons present, many of both fac.
tons coming from adjoining counties.
Not one-third of these left when the
governor had finished. Mr.. Jennings
&C an ovation, when introduced. Of
the three remaining candidates, Sena-
tor Smith was by far the favorite.
State Senator John H Clifton, county
chairman, presided.
Smith First Speaker.
Senator Smith was the first speak
er today. When introduced, he got
rousing welcome from the large
audience that had gathered from
Sumter and several adjoining counties.
The people were reminded that he was
on his native heath, the greater por-
ton of his life having been spent in
and around Sumter. 81 a mglad to
tell you at this, the last meeting of
the campaign that have endeaVored
with all the power of brain and man
hood to conduct a campaign of issues
and facts. 1t has been my daily ef-
fort to put before you the record I've
made in the United States senate. 1
believe that every man VINO holds pub
lie Office should come back and give
an explanation of the things he's done
and the things he's stood for" Sena-
tor Smith added.
Six years ago, he reminded them,
he had been elected by the largest
majority the State had ever given any
one for the Office. His platform then
was the pledge to do what he could
to ameliorate the conditions then
confrontin gthe farmers of the South,
and particularly those of South Caro-
lima. "I pledge you here and now
that, il elected, l will add to my ef-
forts the experience of six years and
continue to work for you" the speak
e. announced with emphasis.
The senator then launched into a
discussion of the disadvantages under
which farmers had formerly labored,
and again illustrated their bettered
circumstances, produced by organiza-
ton OF cotton growers and legisla-
ton to regulate the prices Of cotton,
by telling for the 44th time during
the campaign "the holding our own"
Joke, which not once had failed ito
get over" In leading up to the general
discussion of his particular efforts to
get a better market for cotton, Sena-
tor Smith illustrated this again to-
day by the cavalry horse" joke
which, too, made A. trips from the
hotel to the depot, since the cam
paign opened June II, and finished
this final lap in splendid form.
Senator Smith discussed in detail
the new banking and currency law,
explaining the special feature, appli-
cable to securing relief in the present
crisis which the market is now con-
fronting. He discussed the resolu>
tions ne introduced to have the bag
ging and tie and the nitrate and am
moniate trusts investigated, and the
results accomplished. "In eight weeks
nitrate of soda dropped $1S a ton, and
the price o. bagging and ties has been
cut practically in two," he explained.
It was also shown by having cotton
grades standardized, cotton specula-
tors last year made clear profit OF
SIS a bale on good ordinary, to
which they were not entitled, an ex-
pert not being able 10 tell the differ
ence between this grade and that OF
"middling" after being bleached. Sen
ator Smith said he was going back
to the United States in spite of the
world, the flesh, the devil, and these
three lawyers" At the conclusion OF
his speech, the senator received a sill
yer loving cup, with the inscription,
"E. D. Smith, From Your Lynchburg
Friends. You've Kept the Faith, Au-
gust 20, 1914"
"a Considerable Theft"
The governor got a good round OF
applause when introduced. He war;
ed his friends to watch the ballot box
es next Tuesday 'sTwo years ago
they stole from me from 11,OOC to
$4,000 votes,' he charged. A secret
train, he said, had been run to Sum-
ter today from Orangeburg, this being
packed with anti-Bleaseites. He then
read letter, in which the charge was
made, he said, that orders had gone