The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-09
MAKES CHARGE
OF "PEONACE"
MR.. POLLOCK ALLEGES THAT
DARLINGTON MAN DID
THIS
A BIG CIR OW ID
Attended the Meeting at Darling.
ton Yesterday-Smith Goes
To Washington
BIG CROW D
Special to The Intelligcncer.

Special TO The Intelligcncer.
Darlington, August S.Approximately
2.1ec voters heard the senatorial can
oidates here today darlington people
say that twO-thirds Of the crowd was
ants administration. There were about
500 Blease followers. some from other
counties.
Tile meeting was feaurcd by the
charge by W. p. Pollock that "Iosb
kirvin held "a mortgage on Darling
Ion county plantation in remunera
ton for recently invoking the COVER
nor mercy for A. G. Tedder. convict
ca Oh manslaughtcr and sentenced to
life imprisonment. Kirvin is n candi-
date for the state legislature and the
charge was made in Darlington today
that this local candidate had been
promised the privilege of distributing
state patronage. The governor had
commuted the life sentence to 20 years
on the chaingang before the pardon.
Senator Smith departed from his
customary speech for moment TODAY
to make his first plea OF the campaipi,
Tor the cotton mill vote A grouU of
mill operatives were attempting ia
aeckle and confuse the speaker.
Turning directly TO these. Senator
Smith said he would work for them ma
faithfully as he had for the farmers
If the mill workers would take hin
into their confidence. He emphasized
this by assuring them that he would
make no promise that he would not
keep.
In the morning a petition had been
presented to Governor Blease asking
that he call an extra session OF the
legislature to formulate some plan of
concentrated effort to counteract the
demaralized condition of the cotton
markets incident to the war crisis in
Europe. The governor explained that
this extra session would be called only
on the condition that The members
agree in advance to pass "stay law"
which would not admit of the fore.
closure Of chattel mortgages.
L. D. Jennings. who spoke first,
came to the defense Of newspaper
men by saying that the governors
campangn was built largely on abuse
OF the newspapers and the nawsnaber
reporters. This speaker said that he
didn't know anything OF the newspa-
pers' reports OF previotfs campaigns.
He did know, though, he added, that
the reporters in this campaign were
giving accurate accohnts.of the meet
ings and had not at any time told lies
on any man. Mr.. Jennings explained
that the newspapers were educating|
the people as to the chief executives
record. much to. tue, despair of the
governor. He and Mr. Pollock, the
speaker explained. had held up the
governors record from day to day and
the governor had not yet had the tenn
ertty to call them liars.
Senator Smith leaves tonight for
Washington to formulate plans in ad. |
vance for the cotton congress. Hei
Today read telegram from the assist
ant secretary OF the treasury assuring
the senator that this official would
meet with the senator tomorrow
morning in conference to go over tile
financial situation.
Senator Smiths plan is to have the
machinery to co Operate to the new
banking and currency law completed
80 that farmers can demand money on
cotton which has to be accepted by
The next meeting of the campaign |
will be at Bishopville next Monday. Il