The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-08-06
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES MEET
At AIKEN AND EDGE.
FIElD.
TO TOUR PEE DEE lection
Fourteen More Counties 70 Hear
Aspirants For Seat in the
Senate

Wednesday and the other taking place
at Aiken Thursday. Both meetings
were without any particular features.
with the exception Of the reception
OF w. P. Pollock at Edgeheld and the
hearing he received at the Aiken
meeting, together with the enthusiasm
displayed by the adherents Of Gov.
a banner bedecked vehicle at the head
of = procession to the speakers Stand
and received much applause. Senator
Smith met with hearty welcome at
Edgeneld and L. D. Jennings was CIV.
en- closest attention at both places,
although he was heckled considerably
at the Aikea meeting. There was
practically nothing new IN the
speeches Of any Of tho candidates,
with the exception of the statement
BY Governor Blease that the newspe-
per reporters had to lie to hold their
Jobs, and II they did seod in the truth
the editors would change It 80 that II
would read against him and his oaD'
ddacy," or words to that effect.
PolIeeks Scores Blease.
This meeting was marked By strong
speeches Of W. P. Pollock In scoring
the governors record. Mr.. Pollock
said that there were three candidates
IN the race for the senatorship who
he kAew would keep their campaign
pledges, but that he could not vouch
for he governors keeping his pledge
he said that he he'd violated his
pledge 10 support the nominees Of the
primary when he refused TO appoint
J. q. Murray as master but appointed
L. M. c. OHveros, who was spoken
Of as the pardon broker f Aiken
county. He cited the failure Of the
governor to abide 4 , results Of the
primary by his not ageSE .as as audi.
tor Of Bambers cous j, c. Folk,
who had been nomina by the peo-
pie. He gave the goVS9or' @recoN
as regards appointments UP his
staff and replying to the CHA acu-
,tive's statement from day t. ;.ss In
regard to "Haskelkes" he ctI the
naming by the governor Of re sor
Of a Republican upon his St (; Of
the appointment Of the governor to
his staff of J. P. Gibson, who ran on
the red Republican ticket IN 1880
along with negroes. and his appoint
ment Of James Sottile as member
of his staff. He said that white boys
of South Carolina he'd to march In re-
view before this sawed Of Dago."
and before these men who had before
been affiliated with Republicans. He
said that the father OF one Of the
governors celoneh had as a law part
ner a negro. He said that II was
pity that the state troops did not have
to 90 to Mexico. as the sight Of the
governor with his little dago colonel"
being taken care of by the MeIicans
would have been glorious one to
many people, but that this treatment
would be nothing to what the people
of this state would do for Blease and
for Bleasism the twenty-ffth OF Au-
gust. He received much applause and
calls for a continuance when he had
concluded.
Jennings Makes Good Speech.
L. D. Jennings made perhaps one
Of the best speeches he has made
during the campaign. He took the
record Of the governor to task and
said that mis- efforts were being made
to open the eyes Of a good many mis-
guided people who found themselves
in a class headed by the governor
and in which class there were the
blind tigers and gamblers. He said
he didn't hope TO change these peo-
pie, but only wanted to tell the mis-
guided people Of the company they
we're in. He said that the governor
had stated at the Edgedeld meeting
that he had saved the state $4,000
by vetoes, and stated that in this
number were the payments which
should have been made for the stenog-
raphers in the recent asylum invesu-
CATION, and the governor wanted to
close UP the entire investigation" be-
cause 1t reflected upon him, that he
had in that investigation cast asper-
sions upon the good name Of a pure
woman. He cited the Emerson case
at Anderson where the father was
slain in defense Of his daughters hon
or and the slayer was pardoned by
the governor after a petition had
been sent him signed by four thou
hand people not to grant the pardon.
HIS rhetorical questions ELECTED
much applause and when he conclud-
ed he was cheered to the echo.
Senator Smith Has No Apology.
Senator Smith made tell tale
speech in favor Of his record. He said
that he had been accused OF being
man Of but one idea, and that he had
been abused for giving all his time to
the farmers. He said he had no apol-
ogy to make to anyone for giving all
Of his time towards remedying con-
tions In the agricultural districts OF