The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-24
SENATOR SCARELY
NOTICES GOVERNOR
ONLY EXCITING MOMENT
AT ST. MATTHEWS

, Chief Executive Attacks Record Of
Smith in the Senate, Denouncing
Especially Appointments Of Two
E,,iuors-Su1ith, Interrupting the
Governor, Disclaims Responsible
ity for Them-Governor Refers to
TilIman Letters to Prove Point and
Smith Warns Him Taht Lie Must
Not be Passed-Senator's Speech
q Talk to Farmers-Casual Refer
ence to Opponents-Other Candi-
dates Are Heard.
(By Special Correspondent.)
St. Matthews, June 17.-Special:
Before crowd of 500 people or
more, a great number of whom came
from different sections of the State,
the "big guns of the campaign COM
menced their firing here yesterday
morning and occupied practically the
entire day in presenting their claims
to the voters. All the places OF busl-
ness of the town were closed and the
town turned out to hear the candi-
dates for the Office of United States
Senator. By arrangement one hour
was allotted to each candidate in
which to make his speech. Good Or
der prevailed and the speakers were
given good attention. Gov. Blease
was the first speaker and was fol-
: lowed by L. D. Jennings, mayor OF
Sumter. An intermission OF 45 min
utes was given for dinner, after
which W. P. Pollock OF Cheraw spoke
and was followed by Senator E. D.
Smith.
The county chairman, DR.. 7. II.
Dreher, opened the meeting at 1880
O'Clock. He stated that he had re-
ceived letter informing him that
there would be some people on hand
prepared to make trouble, and he an
nounced that no boisterousness
would be tolerated. If there had
been any. intention Of giving trouble
it did not materializs and the entire
proceedings went through in peace
able manner. There were a num-
ber.of ladies in the audience who
listened attentively to the speaking.
Rease Opens First.
Gov. Blease opened up with an as
s. sault on the recent club meetings
and assailed the State convention
.sThis year." he said, call said let's
s have peace" He then endeavored
to show that those who had said
let's have peace had not done those
things which would be conducive to
peace. He made the charge that fac
tsonalism had been injected into the
State convention and also that the
club meetings had been packed,
= eisome clubs going so far as to put
negroes in the county conventions"
e .eThe other side," he said, appealed
TO Easkelites and negroes" He also
Z referred to the State convention as
z corporation convention" Gov
& BIease was severe in his criticism OF
the State convention and Of its ofh-
GERS, the convention, he claimed, US
ing foul means to hurt him.
He referred to the new rules for
the city people but were against the
farmers and mill men. Other
charges against the convention
which he claimed was not representa-
tive OF the people of the State, were
that they tried to put in provision
to have votes counted in private SO
stealing could be done, and were try
ing to hurt voters by making the new
primary rules.
The governor said he was not in
the race for personal benefit or pro-
3 fit but to help the people and if elect
: ed he would stand by the Democratic
party. s..If I am defeated" he said,
.I will have no Crouch
sI have been governor for the last
three years and nobody else has been
and those who don't like it can't help
( It, said the governor with a great
deal Of emphasis. He referred to
the pardoning he had done and said
he expected to issue another pardon
when he returned to Columbia last
night and would pardon another
from Calhoun county.
BIease accused Smith OF being a
representative in the Haskell con-
yention and read extracts from sew
erai papers Of that time to substan-
tiate his accusation. Smith tries to
disclaim any participation in this
convention" Somebody has lied,'
he said, "was it the newspapers"
He attributed corruption and tyran-
ny to what he termed the "Haskel'
crowd, and asked, "How long will
you st,nd for it?'
He referred to the recent visit Of
Senator Kern of Indiana to this State
and said that Smith had brought big
Yankee Kern here to tell US how to
vote.
Smith Won't Take the Lie.
Blease said Smith had W. E. Con-
zales appointed minister to Cuba to
repay The State for iayors. Sena-
tor Smith arose and addressed the
chairman saying he desired the rec
ord to be kept straight and that he
had no more 10 do with this appoint
ment than Blease. The governor
then referred to the appointment Of
Jas. L. Sims as y. S. marshal, "who
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